{"id":26465,"date":"2020-09-22T18:36:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=26465"},"modified":"2020-09-22T18:55:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T16:55:11","slug":"preparing-for-mountain-gardens-flora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=26465","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Mountain Gardens Flora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A year ago at Mountain Gardens, Joe was busy preparing for the guests who were to come on our joint walk and talk. Luckily Joe had a well stocked library and I therefore spent time reading in a local flora&#8230;.not much was in flower this late in the season:<br \/>1. Floral List of Black and Craggy Mountains North Carolina (the area of NC in which Mountain Gardens is located in the Southern Appalachians and part of the Blue Ridge Mountains) including the highest mountains in the Eastern US:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26465 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26466'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190018.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190018.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190018-300x52.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190018-768x133.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190018-640x111.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26467'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1497\" height=\"327\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190019.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26467\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190019.jpg 1497w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190019-300x66.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190019-1024x224.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190019-768x168.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190019-640x140.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1497px) 100vw, 1497px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26467'>\n\t\t\t\tTradescantia subaspera is still on my list of edibles I&#8217;d love to grow\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26468'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"856\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-1024x343.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-768x257.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-1536x514.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-2048x685.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190021-640x214.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26468'>\n\t\t\t\t3 species of waterleaf (Hydrophyllum) are found here\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26469'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"521\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26469\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190023.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190023-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190023-768x500.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190023-640x417.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26469'>\n\t\t\t\tAllium canadense, ramps (Alllium tricoccum), Allium cerunuum (nodding onion) and weedy Allium vineale are the local onions\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26470'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26470\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190024.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190024-300x119.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190024-768x303.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190024-640x253.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26470'>\n\t\t\t\tBoth woodland spring beauties (Claytonia) are found in this area\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26471'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"269\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190027.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26471\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190027.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190027-300x101.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190027-768x258.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190027-640x215.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26471'>\n\t\t\t\t4 species of Smilax (greenbriers)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26472'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"492\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190028.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190028.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190028-300x185.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190028-768x472.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190028-640x394.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26472'>\n\t\t\t\tLaportea canadensis (wood nettle)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8230;and <br \/>2. Flora of Virginia<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-26465 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26473'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190038-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190038-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190038-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190038-640x854.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190038.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26474'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190040.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26474\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190040.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190040-255x300.jpg 255w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190040-768x902.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190040-640x752.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26474'>\n\t\t\t\tAlliums #1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26475'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190041-763x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26475\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190041-763x1024.jpg 763w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190041-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190041-768x1030.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190041-640x858.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190041.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26475'>\n\t\t\t\tAlliums #2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=26476'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190042.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26476\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190042.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190042-300x157.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190042-768x401.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/P1190042-640x334.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26476'>\n\t\t\t\tAlliums #3\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago at Mountain Gardens, Joe was busy preparing for the guests who were to come on our joint walk and talk. 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