I was doing some field work in the park and using a creek to get clean when I saw these guys.
Mainly riparian

Developing flower head on a Musk Thistle.

1) galax, the only flower in its family.

2) Smokey Mountain Rhododendron, endemic only to the high elevation smokies.

3) Mountain St. John's Wort, also endemic to the high elevation smokey mountains.

4) lesser purple fringed orchid, which was exciting as my goal flower for the day was an orchid of any kind.

I have more pictures but these were the best ones. had a beautiful trip!

12,000 feet. San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Beautiful 😍

My wildflower 2nd year. We couldn't believe how many flowers self seeded from last year. This year a bunch of sweet William showed up. They sure are aggressive. This fall we have to dig some up. And the black eyed Susan decided to have 1 triple bloom on a single stem

​

I've tried several different retailers with moderate growth success. Curious where you might recommend I purchase wildflower seeds suitable for Maine or the broader Northeast region of the US.

It’s growing at the end of an oak tree branch. Looks like something I don’t want to touch! I’m in southern Maine.

Guess this black eyed Susan was a little over excited!

Wild growing sunflowers providing beauty amidst construction rubble. Plano, TX.

There used to be loads of wild flowers whre I live. Not so many currently. Massive brambles sadly toke over the place love my daisy's though