Native Plants blooming May 20 2012
In the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, in northwest Arkansas, Devil's Den State Park offers great hiking trails and native plant viewing. Here's a bit of what we enjoyed - Blue Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis) named for Jean Ruelle, the French herbalist Devil's Den Trail Native Hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens L. Leather Flower, native Clematis viorna available from Brushwood Sensitive briar, catclaw, Mimosa quadrivalvis Guide to OK Wildflowers Black swallowtail butterfly on Arkansas beardtongue, Penstemon arkansanus Caves at Devil's Den State Park In a good year, this is a dramatic waterfall. Lovely!