ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Wayne Baxter discovers Mother Lode Virginia, Bluebells + mystery, Monroe Co., KY

Southern Monroe County hillside patch of Virginia Bluebells is at least 70 years old

Wayne Baxter re-visited a favorite spot in Monroe County, KY, and submitted pictures of what looks like the Mother Lode of Virginia Bluebells, along with a Mystery, four petal yellow flower he's hoping a reader will identify. He writes:
"I visited a large patch of wild flowers in southern Monroe County on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

"I was sure I was going to have the first Virginia Bluebells picture of the season, but I see Mitzi Bault beat me to It. I know the patch has been there 70 years. Perhaps someone else can ID the little yellow flower, photographed in one of the accompanying photo(s)."
Related: - Down on Russell Creek with Mitzi: 27 Mar 2018 - II




This story was posted on 2018-03-28 02:30:35
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



Wayne Baxter: Mother Lode of Virgina Bluebells, Monroe Co., KY - Picture I



2018-03-28 - Southern Monroe County, KY - Photo by Wayne Baxter.
Wayne Baxter re-visited a favorite spot for Virginia Bluebells, native wildflowers, in the area. where a hillside is covered with the beautiful flower. The flowers are predominately blue in this area, but they may also be pink or white, according to Wikipedia entry: Mertensia_Virginica Photo Tue 27 Mar 2018 by Wayne Baxter.

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



Wayne Baxter: Blue Bells with Mystery Yellow Flower for ID - Picture II



2018-03-28 - Southern Monroe County, KY - Photo by Wayne Baxter.

When Wayne Baxter re-visited Monroe County, KY, to observe a Mother Lode of Virginia Bluebells carpeting a favorite hillside, he took one up-close and personal shot of a single plant, which also included the little four-petal yellow flower for CM Readers to identify.
Identifications, amplifications, comments -
  1. Page Candler - W. Baxter's mystery flower - Celandine or Wood Poppy

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



Wayne Baxter: Mother Lode of Virgina Bluebells, Monroe Co., KY - Picture 3



2018-03-28 - Southern Monroe County, KY - Photo by Wayne Baxter.
A sight of a single Virginia Bluebell plant is worth the pilgrimmage to see the Mother Lode of Bluebells Wayne Baxter re-visited on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Southern Monroe County, KY, not far from Clay County, Tennessee, not far from the Cumberland River.

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



Wayne Baxter: Mother Lode of Virgina Bluebells, Monroe Co., KY - Picture 4



2018-03-28 - Southern Monroe County, KY - Photo by Wayne Baxter.
Wayne Baxter re-visits this huge patch of Virginia Bluebells, which he discovered many years ago. He's learned that it has been part of the landscape for over 70 years.

Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.