The Purple Crownvetch wildflowers are blooming on Cape Cod and are so pretty! The Crownvetch “is a hardy, perennial legume primarily used for soil erosion control and ground cover. It is also known for fixing nitrogen in the soil.”
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Delicate Lesser Stitchwort Wildflowers Blooming Along The Trails At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
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Bridge Road “Window Boxes” Look Beautiful On Cape Cod!
323 viewsThe colorful “window boxes” are such a clever and beautiful addition to the bridge on Bridge Road. A few were put up last summer, but it’s now grown to five and the flowers are so pretty! Someone even added a couple of hanging plants.
Thank you for making this into such a colorful and festive area. It brings a smile to my face every time I go by… as I’m sure it does you!
Stunning Garden Star-of-Bethlehem Wildflowers Blooming On Cape Cod.
242 viewsGarden Star-of- Bethlehem are beautiful white, star-shaped flowers with a green stripe on the outside of each petal, blooming in clusters on a stalk. They bloom in the late spring and early summer and are so pretty.
However, they are very toxic so it is recommended to keep children and pets away from them.
Eastham Painters Guild Enjoying Plein Air Painting At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
349 viewsFriday morning was a gorgeous morning for the Eastham Painters Guild to gather at Fort Hill to paint those much anticipated beautiful Lupine wildflowers which everyone looks forward to seeing this time of year, (Click on blog link for other photos.)
The first to arrive and set up were Nancy and Renee who were so friendly as they told me all about the Eastham Painters Guild. It was fun to watch them sketch out their landscapes and then check back an hour later. You can see what they can create in just an hour!
As I was leaving, I could see many of the other painters just arriving. “The Eastham Painters Guild is comprised of artists from Eastham and surrounding Cape Cod communities. All of our member artists are juried into the Guild and only sell original paintings in a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor and encaustic. Many of our members have studied with nationally recognized artists and show in juried exhibits and in galleries throughout the Cape and beyond.”
Beautiful Wild Roses Blooming For Summer On Cape Cod.
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Beautiful Purple Seaside Pea Wildflowers Blooming At Nauset Beach On Cape Cod.
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Delicate Canada Mayflowers Blooming By The Boardwalk At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
284 viewsIf you hike the Red Maple Swamp Trail at Fort Hill, you will be treated to thousands of tiny, white Canada Mayflowers blooming along the boardwalk. They are just beautiful!
The Canada Mayflower is a low-growing, woodland wildflower native to North America, known for its shiny, heart-shaped leaves and small clusters of white flowers in spring, followed by red berries in summer. It is also known as the “bottle-brush” flower as it resembles a tiny bottle brush.
Have you seen them this year?
Stunning Poet’s Narcissus Wildflowers Blooming At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
298 viewsThe Poet’s Narcissus windflowers are just gorgeous and blooming by the lower parking lot at Fort Hill. Poet’s Narcissus is a fragrant late-spring blooming daffodil known for its white petals and small, red-rimmed yellow cup, often called the “pheasant’s eye.” Isn’t it stunning?
”Mythological Origin: The flower is associated with the Greek myth of Narcissus, who, in some versions, died from heartbreak or drowned while looking at his reflection in a pool. The white flower that grew there is said to have a nodding head, mimicking his gaze into the water.”
Beautiful Yellow Cypress Spurge Wildflowers Are Blooming On Cape Cod But…
394 viewsThe yellow Cypress Spurge wildflowers are so pretty growing in the meadows of Fort Hill. It almost looks like a soft blanket on the landscape. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
As pretty as they are, the “Cypress Spurge has a milky sap that is toxic and causes skin irritation, blisters, and digestive issues if ingested, making it harmful to livestock and humans.” So, beware and stay away!