It’s time for late-summer wildflowers and the last of the blueberries. On a recent rainy Saturday, I captured these bright yellow flowers near Mount Pisgah. 
photo by Margaret Williams
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Okay, so what are those flowers and why don’t they grow wild in my yard?
Most probably it’s Ox-eye Sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides, which produces wonderful fields of yellow this time of year or perhaps Jerusalem Artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus, which, of course has no relationship to either Jerusalem or an artichoke.
Both would grow wonderfully in your rich sun-lit yard!
Both would grow wonderfully in your rich sun-lit yard!
Anybody wanna dig some up for me?
Beautiful. My niece will be coming through Sunday on her way to a photography internship in Alabama. Can you point me to places like this that will be in bloom then?
@Ashkat, A great place to go especially if your niece is interested in close-up nature photography would be nearly anywhere along the Blue Ridge Parkway this time of year, and for flowers in bloom, Graveyard Fields, Craggy Gardens or Rattlesnake Lodge (all are short hikes away from the car)
Another absolutely wonderful resource is our own Botanical Gardens on the UNC-A campus. http://ashevillebotanicalgardens.org/