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Cape Cod Flowers and Plants { 102 images } Created 3 Feb 2010

Photos of flowers on Cape Cod, both wild and cultivated
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  • Plymouth Gentian in bloom along the shore of a pond in Orleans.
    Plymouth Gentian Patch _MG_2073.tif
  • A pickerel ween blossom as it starts to fadee.
    Pickerel Weed II _G8A5118.tif
  • A pickerel weed blossom starts to bloom.
    Pickerel Weed _G8A5120.tif
  • A bumble bee feeding on a coneflower
    Bumblebee on Coneflower _G8A5293.tif
  • A cluster of Plymouth gentian blooms along the bank of a Cape Cod pond
    Plymouth Gentian III _MG_2077.tif
  • Plymouth gentian grows only on the edges of sandy oak and pine surrounded ponds.
    Plymouth Gentian II _MG_2079.tif
  • Hudsonia tomentosa, also called beach heather, blooms in the dunes of Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Beach Heather _MG_1589.tif
  • A red poppy in a meadow at Mass Audubon's Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary
    Red Poppy_G8A3584.tif
  • Skunk cabbage spouting in early April in a boggy area along the Lee Baldwin Trail at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.
    Skunk Cabbage Sprout _MG_6408.dng
  • Queen Anne's Lace Seedhead _G8A8195.tif
  • A cluster of large milkweed bug nymphs on a burst pod
    Milkweed Bug Nymphs _G8A8173.tif
  • Seeds bursting out of a milkweed pod
    Milkweed Pod _G8A8175.tif
  • Spotted Knapweed blooming in a wildflower meadow at Brewster Community Gardens
    Spotted Knapweed _G8A7294.tif
  • A lichen covered piling rising out of the West Reservoir has a plant sprouting from its rottting core, and is adorned with shed exoskeletons of dragonfly nymphs.
    Metamorphosis _G8A5898.tif
  • A cardinal flower in bloom on the bank of the Herring River in Harwich
    Cardinal Flower _G8A5888.tif
  • A cluster of lady's slippers along the Eddy Bay Trail in Brewster
    Lady's Slippers _MG_9060.tif
  • Lady's slippers grow best in mixed pine and oak woodlands, here in the Bell's Neck conservation area.
    Lady's Slipper _MG_8844.tif
  • Sea Lavender blooms in the marsh in mid summer.
    Sea Lavender8634.jpg
  • A feather rests atop cranberries floating in a late winter flooded bog in Harwich
    Feather and Cranberries _G8A1729.tif
  • Leftover ripe cranberries floating in a flooded bog.
    Winter Cranberries _G8A1209.tif
  • In late winter, skunk cabbage is emerging from a bed of moss.
    Skunk Cabbage and Moss _G8A1102.tif
  • The seedhead of a tall reed stands above the marsh along the bank of Quivet Creek.
    _Tall Reed Seedhead
  • Snow and ice decorate a dried seed head on the edge of a bog.
    Snow Capped _G8A0690.tif
  • A delicate bridge of ice connects two winter-brown seed heads on a stem
    Ice Bridge _G8A0686.tif
  • River Birch with Snow _G8A0658.tif
  • Fresh snow clings to a pine branch in the Bell's Neck Conservation Area
    Snow on Pine _G8A0656.tif
  • A white mushroom pushes through a layer of pine needles and oak leaves.
    Fall Mushroom _G8A0474.tif
  • Ripe winterberries will become food for wildlife
    Winterberry _G8A0456.tif
  • A burst-open milkweed pod displays the seeds and silk that a re packed within.
    Milkweed Pod _G8A0094.tif
  • A backlit milkweed glows against a dark background at Long Pasture Sanctuary.
    Milkweed Glow _G8A0092.tif
  • Salt marsh fleabane growing below Fort Hill in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Salt Marsh Fleabane _MG_9732.tif
  • A cluster of milkweed pods in the meadow at Fort  hill in Eastham.
    Milkweed Pods _MG_9685.tif
  • Wild peas and dusty miller bloom in June at Nauset Beach in Orleans.
    June Dune_5031.jpg
  • A sunflower bud opens its petals
    Sunflower II_MG_2154.tif
  • Daylilies are so named because each flower lasts only one day.
    Daylily_MG_0539.tif
  • Coreopsis blooming in a Cape Cod garden.
    Coreopsis_MG_0537.tif
  • Hydrangeas are popular in gardens on Cape Cod. There is a hydrangea festival every summer.
    Blue Hydrangea_MG_0532.tif
  • The New Dawn rose is a sturdy climbing rose. This one is on a trellis on my house, and stetches up 15 feet.
    New Dawn Rose_MG_0531.tif
  • Low tide at Sea Street Beach in Dennis shows a jumble of plant life and pebbles.
    Rockweed and Pebbles_MG_3344.tif
  • A pink lady's slipper blooms in the pine-oak forest on Wing's Island, Brerwster.
    Pink Lady's Slipper_D70-0409.tif
  • Ferns growing in the wildflower garden at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
    Fern Frond_D70-0395.tif
  • The blossom of a Jack-in-the-Pulpit, spotted on the grounds of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
    Jack-in-the-Pulpit_D70-0392.tif
  • Spring growth emerges from the water of Silver Spring in Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
    Silver Spring Sprouts_D70-6745.tif
  • Spring rain causes spore horns to grow out of a cedar-apple rust gall on an eastern red cedar.
    Cedar-Apple Rust Gall_MG_2638.tif
  • In spring, a cattail's previous season's seeds are released and are carried away on the breeze.
    Shedding CattailD70-6707.tif
  • Skunk cabbage is one of ht earliest plants to emerge in a springtime wetland.
    Skunk Cabbage-Spring_D70-6373.tif
  • When the hotdog-shaped seedhead of th cattail releases its seeds, they are carried away by the cotton-like fuzz.
    Cattail_D70-6343.tif
  • Yellow trillium bloom in the wildflower garden at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.
    Yellow Trillium_MG_0126.tif
  • Ferns turning golden in autumn along the bank of Stony Brook, in Brewster.
    Autumn Fern_MG_0612.tif
  • A thistle blossom peeks over seeds on the same plant.
    Thistle_D70-5439.tif
  • A flowerhead of Queen Anne's Lace glows from sunlight above.
    Queen Anne's Lace_D70-4751.tif
  • A pink lady's slipper blooms in the mixed pine and oak woodland of the Bell's Neck Consevation Area in Harwich.
    Pink Lady's Slipper_D70-4264.TIF
  • A wild iris in bloom along the bank of the reservoir in the Bell's Neck Conservation Area in Harwich.
    Wild Iris_D70-4278.TIF
  • A yellow flag iris blooming at the Stony Brook Mill Site.
    Yellow Flag Blossom_D70-4261.TIF
  • The blossom of a purple lace cap hydrangea.
    Purple Lace Cap Hydrangea_MG_8818.TIF
  • The money plant got its name from its appearance in autumn.  The plant forms flat discs to hold the seeds, and when the seeds all, round transluscent membranes are lefy, resembling silver dollars.
    Money Plant_D70-4026.TIF
  • Kwanzan cherry blooms glow with late day golden light.
    Kwanzan CherryD70-4022.TIF
  • Lunaria, or money plant, is a biennial.  The white form is less common than the purple.
    White Lunaria_D70-4024.TIF
  • Back-lit tulips glow in the warm spring sun.
    Tulip Glow_D70-3917.TIF
  • The blue blossom of common chicory
    Chicory-D70-1632.TIF
  • Back-lit goldenrod with a sunburst at Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable
    Goldenrod and Sunburst_MG_5639.TIF
  • Sunburst and goldenrod at the Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary in Barnstable.
    Sunburst and Goldenrod_MG_5641.TIF
  • The New England Blazing Star is the only native liatris in the area.  It is globally rare, and Massachusetts lists it as threatened.
    New England Blazing Star_MG_5921.TIF
  • A bee busily pollinating a sunflower blossom.
    Sunflower and Bee_MG_5786.TIF
  • A morning glory climbs a sunflower in my front yard.
    Sunflower and Morning Glory_MG_5785.TIF
  • A yellow flag iris blooming at the Stony Brook Mill in Brewster.
    Yellow Flag_MG_4735.TIF
  • There is a beautiful clump of yellow lady slippers in the wildflower garden at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.
    Yellow Lady Slipper_MG_4703.TIF
  • Porcelain berry, though attactive, is highly invasive on Cape Cod.
    Porcelain Berry_MG_5904.TIF
  • The cardinal flower is famous for its brilliant red bloom.
    Cardinal Flower-IMG_1351.TIF
  • A white spiranthes bloom in a meadow in Orleans.
    Spiranthes-IMG_1292.TIF
  • Bladder Campion blooming at Fort Hill in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Bladder Campion_MG_4663.TIF
  • Backlit seedheads of tall reeds near Nauset Beach in Orleans.
    Reed Seeds_MG_7097.TIF
  • Dahlias from my garden, still blooming in November.
    Dahlias_MG_7092.TIF
  • A honey bee feeding on nectar from a hosta bloom.  It puts its proboscis in a hole chewed through the  base of the flower.
    Honey Bee_MG_0264.TIF
  • Queen Anne's Lace blooms floating like clouds in my garden.
    Queen Anne's Lace_MG_0250.TIF
  • Two honey bees working on a coneflower bloom.
    Honey Bees on Echinacia_MG_0248.TIF
  • The carrion flower gets its name from its odor of rotting meat, which attracts flies to polinate it.
    Carrion Flower Blossom_MG_9513.JPG
  • The small white blossoms of the carrion flower smell like rotting meat, attracting flies.
    Carrion Flower_MG_9528.JPG
  • The blue hydragea is a common landscape planting on Cape Cod.
    Blue Hydrangea_MG_0072.JPG
  • Wild pink yarrow growing in Orleans
    Pink Yarrow_MG_0067.JPG
  • A bumble bee atop a coneflower blossom.
    Coneflower and Bee_MG_0026.JPG
  • I found this potentilla, also called Cinquefoil, growing at Fort Hill in Cape Cod National Seashore, a great location for wildflowers.
    Potentilla_MG_4623.JPG
  • Common mullein has yellow blossoms on tall stalks. On the right is bladder campion.
    Common Mullein_MG_4618.JPG
  • Beach plums growing in the sand of Wing's Island in Brewster.
    Beach Plums-Green_MG_4560.JPG
  • The carrion flower gets its name from the odorous blossoms, which smell like decaying meat.
    Carrion Flower Vine_MG_4499.JPG
  • A rugosa rose blossom and bud at Priscilla Landing in Orleans.
    Rugosa Blossom and Bud_MG_4466.JPG
  • Wood anemone blooming along the Lee Baldwin trail at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History.
    Wood Anemone_9718.jpg
  • Dusty miller and beach roses in bloom on a dune in Wellfleet.
    Dusty Miller and Rugosa Roses_9390.jpg
  • Though uncommon, wild columbine can be found in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Wild Columbine_9269.jpg
  • A bumblebee carries its load of pollen from one rugosa rose bloom to another.
    Bee and Rose_9228.jpg
  • A yellow flag iris blooming in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Yellow Flag_9208.jpg
  • Lupines bloom at Fort Hill, one of the most scenic areas  in the Cape Cod National Seashore.  In the distance are Nauset Harbor and teh Atlantic Ocean.
    Lupines-Fort Hill_MG_9167.jpg
  • Beach plum in bloom at South Cape Beach State Park in Mashpee.
    Blooming Beach Plum_MG_9113.jpg
  • Beach plum in bloom at South Cape Beach State Park in Mashpee.
    Beach Plum Bloom_MG_9108.jpg
  • Honey bees on goldenrod
    Goldenrod and Honey Bees_7184.jpg
  • Beach pea in bloom on the dunes of Nauset Beach.
    Beach Pea_5035.jpg
  • Sea Lavender blooms in the marsh in mid summer.
    _MG_0898 sea lavender.jpg
  • The Plymouth gentian is a Massachusetts listed plant of special concern.  It is limited to growing only at the edges of sandy bottomed ponds surrounded by acidic peat soil.
    Plymouth Gentian_MG_5974.jpg
  • Not common in this area, a wild columbine blooms on the floor of a mixed pine and oak forest in Cape Cod National Seashore.
    Wild Columbine_4443.jpg
  • A traditional Cape style house with a mass of hydrangeas.
    Hydrangea_5714.jpg
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