Trout lilies at Raccoon Creek State Park Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)
23 April 2022
Woodland wildflowers are putting on a show right now in southwestern Pennsylvania. Here are just a few of the beauties we saw yesterday at Raccoon Creek State Park Wildflower Reserve.
Trout lilies (Erythronium americanum), above, are at their peak. Look closely and you’ll find a few of the less common white trout lily (Erythronium albidum), below.
See the captions for the rest of the flowers.
White trout lily, Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)Early saxifrage, Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)Mud splattered! Large-flower trillium, Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)Sessile trillium, Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)Smooth rock cress, Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)Wild geranium, Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)Blue violets, Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, 22 April 2022 (photo by Kate St. John)
This weekend’s sunny hot weather will put these flowers past their prime soon. It’s time to get outdoors!
p.s. If you go to Raccoon Wildflower Reserve, wear boots! It is very, very muddy.
All are so pretty!!