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"And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31)
Wild Flowers of Sleepy Hollow Lake
- Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)-
(click on the photos to enlarge)
There are about 75
varieties of fleabane, which vary in height from eight inches to over two feet, and come
in a variety of colors from the white daisy fleabane to magenta and violet. The
fleabanes in this series resemble the meadow fleabane, which is a Western wild flower, but
since these fleabanes were photographed in the East, we have not classified them. Note the
leaf structure and hairy stem with the flower cluster on top.
The fleabane photos in this
series were taken on the lake side of our home. Most people seem to want to classify
wildflowers as "weeds" and eliminate them from their lawns. To us, the
beauty of this opening bud forestalls any such conclusion. Much of our lawn is
covered with a large variety of wildflowers, which we allowed to grow and develop
naturally. We selectively string trim to maintain a neat appearance, which
also seems to enhance the beauty of the wild flowers.
There is special beauty in
this closer look at the fleabane buds atop the stem. Fleabanes are members of the
Composite family.
As the fleabane begin to
open, we can observe the several layers of petals that surround the central core of the
flower. We are filled with a sense of awe and wonder as we marvel at the diversity,
detail, and splendor of God's creation.
By the latter part of May
most of the fleabane flowers have opened, giving splashes of colored contrast to the green
background of our lakeside yard.
When we first observed this
early spring fleabane flower, we thought it was a daisy fleabane, but the only ones we
could find in the literature were all white, including the buds; thus, since this bud is
pinkish, we have not classified it.
The yellow blotches of the
out of focus cinquefoil in the background lend an ethereal look to this fleabane photo.
It's all part of the beauty of God's creation, which we should strive to preserve.
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