{"id":1708,"date":"2017-06-30T16:20:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T21:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2021-09-16T17:00:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T22:00:25","slug":"wildflowers-panther-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=1708","title":{"rendered":"Wildflowers @ Panther Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My husband Hal and I chose an amazing day to go on the 7 mile round-trip hike to Panther Creek Falls. We hiked the moderately difficult trail at the mid\/end of May 2017. It was 90 degrees that day, but deep in the woods by Panther Creek, the air was significantly cooler and mostly shady. I took pictures of the many azaleas, mountain laurels, and unidentified wildflowers along the path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mountainlaurelpanthercreeekblog2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mountainlaurelpanthercreeekblog2.jpg\" alt=\"Snow white Mountain Laurel growing alongside Panther Creek Falls in Northeast Georgia May 2017\" class=\"wp-image-1777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mountainlaurelpanthercreeekblog2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mountainlaurelpanthercreeekblog2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Mountain Laurel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I found many flowers blooming- too numerous to go into detail about each one, in this post. Below is a photo gallery of some of the flowers I identified with a brief description for now. I will talk more about each of these incredible native plants in later posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/galaxcoltsfootpanthercreekblog.jpg\" alt=\"Galax, Colt's Foot, Wandflower, Found at Panther Creek, GA 2017\" data-id=\"1776\" class=\"wp-image-1776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/galaxcoltsfootpanthercreekblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/galaxcoltsfootpanthercreekblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mountainlaurelpanthercreeekblog.jpg\" alt=\"White Mountain Laurel Found at Panther Creek, GA 2017\" data-id=\"1775\" class=\"wp-image-1775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mountainlaurelpanthercreeekblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mountainlaurelpanthercreeekblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scarletcatchflypanthercreekblog.jpg\" alt=\"Scarlet Catchfly Found at Panther Creek, GA 2017\" data-id=\"1778\" class=\"wp-image-1778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scarletcatchflypanthercreekblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/scarletcatchflypanthercreekblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/squawvinepanthercreekblog.jpg\" alt=\"Squawvine or Patridgeberry Found at Panther Creek, GA 2017\" data-id=\"1780\" class=\"wp-image-1780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/squawvinepanthercreekblog.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/squawvinepanthercreekblog-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/blueeyedgrassblog.jpg\" alt=\"Blue-eyed grass Found at Panther Creek, GA 2017\" data-id=\"1773\" class=\"wp-image-1773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/blueeyedgrassblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/blueeyedgrassblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/panthercreekblog.jpg\" alt=\"Panther Creek &amp; Pink Azaleas Found at Panther Creek, GA 2017\" data-id=\"1772\" class=\"wp-image-1772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/panthercreekblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/panthercreekblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pinkazaleapanthercreekblog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pinkazaleapanthercreekblog.jpg\" alt=\"pink native Azalea growing by Panther Creek in northeast Georgia May 2017\" class=\"wp-image-1770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pinkazaleapanthercreekblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pinkazaleapanthercreekblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Pink native Azalea<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ferngullypanthercreekblog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ferngullypanthercreekblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ferngullypanthercreekblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-1782 size-full\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/closeuppanthercreekfallsblog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/closeuppanthercreekfallsblog.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/closeuppanthercreekfallsblog-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Panther Creek Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/panthercreekfallssunsetblog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/panthercreekfallssunsetblog.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/panthercreekfallssunsetblog-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I went to Panther Creek Falls once about twenty years ago, but this time was truly an unforgettable experience. The first time I visited, I was just getting started on my nature observation and writing journey. &nbsp;I had no idea then how much I would learn about the ecology, native plants, and ecosystems of this beautiful state. I am thankful to be able to enjoy the natural beauty here. My pictures don&#8217;t quite capture the scale or grandeur of the awe inspiring scene. Seeing the falls in person again was special, and worth the hike.<code><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My husband Hal and I chose an amazing day to go on the 7 mile round-trip hike to Panther Creek Falls. We hiked the moderately difficult trail at the mid\/end of May 2017. It was 90 degrees that day, but deep in the woods by Panther Creek, the air was significantly cooler and mostly shady. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=1708\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wildflowers @ Panther Creek&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,2,100,12,80,8],"tags":[90,93,95,92,29,91,31,38,94,96,97,28],"class_list":["post-1708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bushes","category-landscapeplants","category-native-plants","category-perennials","category-photo-galleries","category-shrubs","tag-azalea","tag-blue-eyed-grass","tag-ferns","tag-galax","tag-georgia","tag-mountain-laurel","tag-native-plants","tag-perennial","tag-scarlet-catchfly","tag-squawvine","tag-waterfalls","tag-zone-8"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1708"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2943,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1708\/revisions\/2943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}