Wildflowers. With emphasis on the wild.
That bouquet from last Valentine’s Day is nothing compared to the color, splendor and sheer aroma of a forest floor or Minnesota mountain meadow blanketed with wildflowers. And on the Gunflint Trail, you can scarcely take a step without seeing one.
A preview of the feast for the eyes:
Pink Moccasin Flower
Fairy Slipper Orchids
Clintonia (blue bead lily)
Lacy Ferns
Nodding Trillium
Purple Wild Iris
Indian Pipe
Purple Vetch
Asters
Joe Pye Weed
Daisies
Buttercups
Hawkweed
Queen Anne’s Lace
Highbush
Rose Hips
