It’s wildflower season in the Great Smoky Mountains ... a pair of female hikers stops to strike up a conversation with Harrington as he bends over the Solomon’s seal. “Hey, how are you?” he said, ...

It seems like it was not long ago that we looked at the forest floor of deciduous trees and we noted carpets of the early spring wildflowers. Having a short lifetime and a need for direct sunlight, ...

It’s wildflower season in the Great Smoky Mountains ... near a cluster of arcing green stems hung with white blooms — Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum), whose flowers grow in evenly ...

Large bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) is a native wildflower found in Ohio woodlands ... The leaves resemble Solomon’s seal, but are perfoliate, meaning they encircle the stem.

wild geranium and Solomon’s plume won’t arrive until early May. To learn more about the Ohio Spring Wildflower Bloom reports, head to ODNR’s website.