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BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY BLOOM SCHEDULE
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Many of these same plants find a home
here at Timberwolf Creek, and follow a similar blooming pattern.
You'll find the great rhododendrons -pink, like you see in the
picture on the left,, and covering our mountainside in a cascade of white
blooms. We are also home to mountain laurel, flame azaleas,
white azaleas, dogwood, and soaring tulip trees. Timberwolf Creek Bed & Breakfast
and Luxury Cabin Rentals
are situated three miles from the Parkway entrance at Milepost 456.We believe this last stretch of the Parkway is the most spectacular, with high elevations, long range vistas of mountains stacked in shades of blue, and the ethereal mist of The Great Smoky Mountains. It will take your breath away!
The bloom peak occurs within the dates indicated. Bloom peaks along the Parkway in Virginia are usually earlier than in North Carolina due to lower elevation. The selected locations are referenced to Parkway milepost markers beginning with Milepost 0 at Rockfish Gap in Virginia and ending at Milepost 469 in North Carolina.
| Flowers |
Peak |
Milepost Location |
| Skunk Cabbage (Sympocarpus foetidus) |
Feb-Mar | 176.1, 185.8, 217.0 |
| Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) |
Feb-June | Common along roadside. |
| Dwarf Iris (Iris Verna) |
Mar-Apr | 260.5 |
| Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana) |
Mar-Apr | Craggy Gardens (Picnic Area) |
| Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) |
Mar-Apr | 76.2-76.4, 296-297, 315-317, 320.8, 339.5 |
| Serviceberry-Sarvis (Amelanchier arborea) |
Mar-May | 241-242, 294-297, 308.3, 347.6, 368-370 |
| Silver-Bell Tree (Halesia carolina) |
Mar-May | 344.1-355.3 |
| Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) |
Mar-May | 147.4, 202, 260.5, 379 |
| Buttercups (Rannunculus hispidus) |
Mar-June | Common along roadside |
| Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) |
Apr-May | Craggy (Picnic Area), 458.2- Heintooga Spur Rd. |
| Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
Apr-May | Common in low woods and coves. |
| Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) |
Apr-May | 369-371 |
| Great Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) |
Apr-May | Common in rich, moist woods. |
| Soloman’s Seal (Polyganatum biflorum) |
Apr-May | Common on moist wooded slopes, coves. |
| Fringed Phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata) |
Apr-May | 370-375 |
| Bloodroot (Sanguinara canadensis) |
Apr-May | 85.6, 191-193, 198.7, 294 |
| Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa) |
Apr-May | 100-123, 381-382, 396, 400 |
| Golden Groundsel (Senecio aureus) |
Apr-May | 29.1, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 330-340 |
| Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron nudiflorum) |
Apr-May | 4, 92-97, 138.6, 145.5,
154.5 (Picnic Area), 162.9, 211.6, 217-222, 350-351, 412-423 |
| Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) |
Apr-frost | Common along roadside |
| Trillium (Trillium) |
Apr-May | 175, 200-216, 339-340, 364.6 |
| Fetterbush (Leucothoc racemosa) |
Late Apr-May | 241.1, 379 |
| Redbud (Cercia canadensis) |
Late Apr-May | 54-68 |
| Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) |
Apr-June | 367.6 (Picnic Area), 458.2 |
| Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia) |
Apr-June | 296.9, 339.5, 367.7 (Picnic Area) |
| False Solomon’s Seal (Smilacina racemosa) |
Apr-June | Common along roadside |
| Black Locust (Robinia pseudo-acacia) |
Apr-June | 100-123, 367-368, 383 |
| Witch Hobble-Hobblebush (Vibumum alnifolium) |
Apr-June | 295.5, 362-367, higher elevations in rich, moist woods. |
| Carolina Rhododendron (Rhododendron minus) |
Late Apr-June | 308-310, 404-411 |
| Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
May | 6, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 154.5
(Picnic Area),
230-232, 217-219, 378-282 |
| Large Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) |
May | 3-7, 64-85, 154.5 (Picnic
Area),
168-169, 175, 330-340, 370-375 |
| Fraser Magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) |
May | 173-174, 252-253 |
| Bluets (Houstonia) |
May-June | 200.2, 355-368 (Picnic Area) |
| Field Hawkweed (Hieracium pratense) |
May-June | 6, 78.4, 165.5, 229.5, 325-330 |
| Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) |
May-June | 84-86, 170-172, 211.6, 375 |
| Hawthorne (Crataegus) |
May-June | 155-176, 365.6, 368 |
| Small’s Groundsel (Senecio smallii) |
May-June | 29.1, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 330-340 |
| Bristly Locust (Robinia hispida) |
May-June | 167-174, 308.3, 347.9 |
| Pinkshell (Rhododendron vaseyi) |
May-June | 305.2, 342-343, 349-351, 419-424 |
| Red Berried Elder (Sambucus pubens) |
May-June | 355-360, 369, 412-425, higher elevations in rich, moist woods. |
| Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) |
May-June | 138.6, 144-145, 149.5,
164-166, 217-221, 308-310, 368-380, 412-423 |
| Fire Pink PA, (Silene virginica) |
May-June | 1-2, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 154.5 241
(Picnic Area),
339.3 (Picnic Area), 367-375, 404-408 |
| Allegheny Blackberry (Rubus allegheniesis) |
May-June | 6, 167.2, 239.9, 305-315, 339.5, 367.6 |
| Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina) |
May-June | Common along roadside in dry, rocky areas. |
| Bowman’s Root (Gillenia trifoliata) |
May-June | 24-25, 149.5, 260, 332, 368-369 |
| Bead Lily (Clintonia unbellulata) |
May-June | Common in rich, moist deciduous woods. |
| New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) |
May-June | 42-43, 91-100, 138.4, 197,
211, 241, 328.6 |
| Dodder or Love Vine (Cuscuta rostrata) |
Aug-Sep | Common along roadside |
| Spiraca (Spiraca japonica) |
June-July | 368-378 |
| Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) |
May-June Aug-Sep (berry) |
242.4, 383, 394, 396 |
| Galax (Galax aphylla) |
May-July | Common in deciduous
forests, open rocky areas. |
| Fly Poison (Amianthium muscaetoxicum) |
May-July | 210-216, 406-408 |
| Phlox (Phlox carolina) |
May-July | 4, 79-82, 163-164, 200-202,
219-221, 339.3 (Picnic Area), 370-380 |
| Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) |
May-July | 74-75, 339.3 (Picnic Area), 370-378 |
| Bladder Campion (Silene cucubalus) |
May-Aug | 376-381 |
| Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) |
May-Sep | Common along open fields and roadside. |
| Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) |
Late May-July | 85.8 Sharp Top Trail, 380-381 |
| Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
Late May-June | 130.5, 162.9, 347.9, 380, 400 |
| Catawba Rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiesne) |
June | 44.9, 77-83, 130.5, 138.6,
239, 247, 266.8, 348-350, 364.1 |
| Viper’s Bugloss (Echium vulgare) |
June | May-40 |
| Sundrop (Oenothera fruticosa) |
June | 8-10, 89-91, 229, 270.6,
351-352, 355-360, 370-375 |
| Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) |
June July-Oct (berry) |
382, common along roadside in Virginia. |
| Goat’s Beard (Aruncus dioicus) |
June | 10-11, 24, 240, 337.6, 370-375 |
| Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) |
June-Aug | 63-65, 238-246 |
| Beard-Tongue (Penstemon spp.) |
June-July | 44.4, 89-91, 154.5 (Picnic
Area),
254.4, 339-340, 370-372 |
| American Elder (Sambucus canadensis) |
June-July | 29, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 136-138, 272-275, 311.2 |
| Fragrant Thimbleberry (Rubus odoratus) |
June-July | 18, 74.7, 339.3 (Picnic Area) 369-372, 406-408 |
| White Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
June-July | 162.9, 169 (Picnic Area), 232-233,
339.3 (Picnic Area), 352-353, 455-456 |
| Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) |
June-July | 102-106, 231-232, 321-327, 375-380 |
| Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) |
June-July
(bloom) Sep-Oct (berry) |
Higher elevation spruce-fir
forests, Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Pisgah. |
| False Hellebore | June-Aug | 364.6, Craggy Gardens |
| Deptford Pink (Dianthus aemeria) |
June-Aug | Common along grassy roadsides. |
| Coreopsis (Coreopsis pubescens) |
June-Aug | 29.6, 77, 157, 190, 306 |
| Butter and Eggs (Linaria vulgaris) |
June-Aug | Common along roadsides and waste places. |
| Turkscap Lily (Lilium superbum) |
June-Aug | 187.6, 364-368, 406-411 |
| Mullein (Verbasxum thapsus) |
June-Sep | Common along roadside on dry banks. |
| Bull Thistle (Carduus lanceolatus) |
Late June-frost | Common along road sides
& pastures at lower elevations. |
| Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) |
July | 6, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 169 (Picnic Area), 374 |
| Tall Meadow-Rue (Thalictrum polygamum) |
July | 85.8 (Picnic Area), 155.2, 248 |
| Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) |
July | Common in fields and along roadside. |
| Ox-Eye Daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) |
July | Common in fields and along roadside. |
| Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) |
July | Common in fields and along roadside. |
| Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
July | Common in fields and along roadside. |
| Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) |
July-Aug | 85-86, 167-176 |
| Bergamot Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) |
July-Aug | 38.8, 368-374 |
| Tall Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) |
July-Aug | 36, 161.2, 228.1, 314, 359-368 |
| Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) |
July-Aug | Common in wet areas at higher elevations. |
| Starry Campion (Silene stellata) |
July-Sep | 378-380 |
| Bellflower (Campanula americana) |
July-Sep | 370-375 |
| White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) |
July-Oct | Common along roadside. |
| Jewel Weed (Impatiens capensis) |
Aug | Common along roadside in wet areas. |
| Boneset (Eupatorium rugosum) |
Aug | 29.1, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 151, 247, 314 |
| Ironweed (Venonia noveboracensis) |
Aug | 245, 248 |
| Joe-Pye-Weed (Eupatorium purpureum) |
Aug | 6, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 146, 248, 339.3 (Picnic Area), 357-359 |
| Pokeberry (Phytolacca americana) |
Aug | 6, 74.7, 151, 239.9, 323, 376.9 |
| Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) |
Aug | Infrequently in wet places |
| Virgins Bower (Clematis virginiana) |
Aug | 131.1, 85.8 (Picnic Area), 176.1, 285-289, 313-370 |
| Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) |
Aug-Sep | 305.1, 369-370 |
| Angelica (Angelica triquinata) |
Aug-Sep | 294.7, 339.5, 355, Craggy
Gardens, Nature Trails |
| Nodding Lady Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) |
Aug-frost | 365-368 |
| Gentian (Gentiana quinquefolia) |
Late Aug-frost | 85.8, 363-368 |
| Goldenrod (Solidago) |
Sep | Common in fields and along roadside. |
| Aster (Aster) |
Sep | Common in fields and along roadside. |
| Yellow Ironweed (Actinomeris alternifolia) |
Sep-Oct | 6, 88, 154.5, 271.9, 330.8 |
| Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) |
Late Sep-Oct | 130.5, 293.3, 295.4, 305.1,
308.3, 339.5, 347.6, 367.7 |
