My hike on Friday, September 6, 2024, was on the Little River Trail from its beginning to Huskey Gap Trail. Here’s what I saw:
- Asiatic Day Flower – Few – Still at peak bloom.
- Cardinal Flower – Many – At or just beyond peak bloom – be sure to look across Little River along the bank.
- Coreopsis – Few – At or just beyond peak bloom.
- Flowering Spurge – Few – Well past their peak bloom – about gone.
- Golden Rod – Some
Great Lobelia
- Great Lobelia – Few – Almost at peak bloom.
- Heal All – Some – Past peak bloom.
- Ironweed – Few – Right at peak bloom – brilliant color.
- Pale Jewelweed – Many +++ – At peak bloom – One high slope has cover of these bright flowers.
- Saint John’s Wort – Few
- Spotted Jewelweed – Few – Past peak bloom.
- White Snake Root – Few – Just starting to bloom.
- White Top Aster – Many ++ – Many at peak bloom.
- Whitewood Aster – Some – At peak bloom – some just starting to bloom.
- Wild Golden Glow – Many – At peak bloom (in the second mile up the trail).
NOTE: Photos shown were from file folder. They were not made today.
Tom Harrington is a regular hiker who reports on wildflowers in the Smokies.