{"id":11436,"date":"2022-05-22T14:18:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T21:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=11436"},"modified":"2022-05-22T14:20:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T21:20:22","slug":"rhodora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2022\/05\/rhodora\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhodora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I never heard of rhodora before we moved to Maine. I learned about it from an article that made it sound amazing and mystical and very rare. I had the impression it was a plant only to be seen on nearly inaccessible mountaintops, and resigned myself to maybe never seeing any in bloom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it came as quite a shock when I saw pink blooms in my own yard at camp. This happened last year, 2021, and I really wanted to see it again this year. Camp is not so pleasant in May because the black flies are fierce. I don&#8217;t like to be swarmed by black flies, but I didn&#8217;t want to miss the rhodora&#8217;s blossoms. I went today with Sam who was checking the prime on the water pump next door. It was so rewarding. Not only is the rhodora I remember in spectacular bloom, but there seem to be a lot of them! I only remember one plant, but there are two closer to the building and a whole bogful closer to the lake. Mission accomplished. And I checked the bush honeysuckle I planted last year &#8211; it has leafed out and is doing well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4674.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4674.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4674-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Rhodora in the woods at camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4677.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4677.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4677-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Bloom closeup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4679.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4679.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4679-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>A whole bogful! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4678.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/img_4678-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera (from Wild Seed Project)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I never heard of rhodora before we moved to Maine. I learned about it from an article that made it sound amazing and mystical and very rare. 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