Plantlife
Upland pine forests dotted with persimmon, turkey oak, sweetgum, flowering dogwood and other shrubs are found in the park. Open canopy forests combine different types of pine and dense groundcover such as gallberry, saw palmetto, wiregrass, wild blueberry and wax myrtle. Along the river and large streams in the floodplain area, the forest is dominated by various species of oaks and hickory, red maple, sycamore, magnolia, holly, tupelo and azaleas.
The water level in the flood plain and swamp lakes fluctuates and may even become completely dry. Plants vary according to the water supply. Look for White Mariposa Lily, Milkmaids, Naked-Stemmed Buckwheat, False Baby Stars, Georgia Saxifrage, Two-Eyed Violet, Star Lily and other emergent plants.
Common Name: Nymphaea Shirley Bryne
Scientific Name: Nymphaea Shirley Bryne
Blooming Time: Day
Flower Description: Pink petals with bright yellow nectar cup
Leaf Description: Spread of 4 to 5'
Comments: Viviparous; free flowering; tolerates partial shade
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Common Name: Nymphaea Pamela
Scientific Name: Nymphaea Pamela
Blooming Time: Day
Flower Description: 8 to 13" sky blue flowers; stellate, round to flat shape; very sweet fragrance; flowers held above the water
Leaf Description: Up to 15" green leaves; new leaves are heavily blotched with purple; spread of 5 to 8'
Comments: Nonviviparous; very free flowering; use in medium to large water garden
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Common Name: Yellow Salsify
Scientific Name: Yellow Salsify
Blooming Time: Day
Flower Description: Yellow salsify is a robust, tall annual or biennial weed. It is more or less branched, and the stout stems arise from 30-100 cm tall.
Leaf Description: The leaves are thinnly lanceolate, tapering gradually from the enlarged base to a point at the distal end. Individual leaves measure up to 30 cm long.
Comments: Nonviviparous; very free flowering; use in medium to large water garden
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Common Name: Alstroemeria
Nickname(s): Alstro, Peruvian Lily, Ulster Mary, Peruvian Princess
Origin: Alstroemeria is named after the Swedish botanist Baron Klas von Alstroemer. The South American flower's seeds were among many collected by Alstroemer on a trip to Spain in 1753. Alstroemerias are all native to North American South and South America. There are about 50 species and they are all in the Amaryllis family. In their native state they are pretty but nothing like what we see today as a cut flower or a garden plant.
Availability: Year round with a wide range of colors, reds, pinks, lavenders, yellows, salmons, oranges, and white.
Size: 9-5 blooms per stem - 3/4 to1-1/4" across when fully opened
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