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Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular Wildlife and Nature Appreciation book series that includes Bird Migration and the award-winning Feathers. Stan has authored more than 190 educational books, including field guides, quick guides, nature books, children’s books, playing cards and more, presenting many species of animals and plants. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 30 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations.
Celebrate North America’s graceful and elegant wildflowers.
Wildflowers color our lives. We never tire of experiencing their beauty and charm. They capture our attention, calm us, and create feelings of tranquility. Professional naturalist and award-winning photographer Stan Tekiela has been studying and photographing wildflowers for more than 30 years. In Wildflowers, the award-winning author and naturalist has collected his very best images from throughout the United States and Canada. Stan’s full-color photos are on glorious display and are paired with his observations and expert insights, giving you the details you want in short, easy-to-read blocks of text.
Turn to any page of this elegantly designed book, and be amazed by the color, detail, and diversity of our beloved wildflowers. The sturdy softcover-with-flaps format gives the book coffee-table appeal. So bring the allure of wildflowers into your home, and let Stan’s vibrant photography captivate you.
This coffee-table book presents the world of wildflowers, with large, stunning photographs and informative text in concise blocks for easy browsing.
A Note from Stan
The Mystery of Wildflowers
Flower Parts and Parcels
Colors and Fragrances
Opening and Closing
Growth and Life Cycles
The Orchids
Spring Wildflowers
Summer Wildflowers
Late Bloomers
Beauty in Form and Function
About the Author
SPRING WILDFLOWERS
Spring is the best time for wildflowers in the woodlands of North America. As the earth wakes from its winter dormancy, wildflowers grow deep in the woods. They grow in deciduous forests under a canopy of tall, mature trees, and they are the first plants to appear. These wildflowers are called spring ephemerals.
Some of our most spectacular-looking wildflowers, such as the Virginia Bluebells, Snow Trillium and Bloodroot, are spring ephemerals. Ephemerals must sprout, grow, produce flowers and become pollinated before the branches above produce leaves and shade. The entire life cycle of these wildflowers takes place before the trees shade the forest floor. When ephemerals die back to the ground, they won’t be seen again until early next spring.
THE TROUT LILIES
Trout lilies get their common name from the patterns on their leaves, which resemble the mottled look of brook trout. Members of the lily family, trout lilies send up delicate yellow or white flowers. Insects will pollinate the flowers, but the plant doesn’t depend on the insects for reproduction. Instead, the majority of the reproduction is accomplished via underground cloning.
Trout lilies have small underground bulbs that replicate themselves repeatedly to reproduce. The replication rate is why you usually won’t see these plants growing in ones and twos. Normally trout lily plants grow in patches that can spread to produce large carpets of flowers. Genetically, all trout lily plants in a species, such as the Yellow Trout Lily and White Trout Lily, are identical. They are clones of an original plant that has reproduced over and over again.
THE TRILLIUMS
Trilliums are a favorite wildflower. There are many different kinds of trilliums, but in all species, each of the leaves, the petals and the sepals grow in groups of three. In fact, the genus name Trillium originates from the Latin word tres, meaning “three.” The Yellow Trillium, also called Yellow Wakerobin, is one of our beloved spring wildflowers. The Great Smoky Mountains are well known for the bloom of this magnificent flower in spring. It grows in the mature deciduous forests of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia.
The Large-flowered Trillium sometimes grows in large carpets, occasionally covering the entire woodland floor. As the name suggests, it produces a large flower. Three white petals with three pointed sepals stand above a whorl of three leaves. For three or four weeks, these trilliums grow under tall trees in the early dappled spring sunshine. As the season progresses, the white flowers change to beautiful shades of pink before the petals drop.
One of the more uncommon trilliums is the Painted Trillium. Growing in small groups on the forest floor, the red interior of the blooms is a real eye-catcher.
The Nature Appreciation series takes a fascinating look at some of the most amazing aspects of nature’s beauty. Each coffee-table book, approximate 9" x 8" in size, utilizes full-color photography—along with short paragraphs of information—to celebrate specific characteristics of nature’s most beloved living things. At around 130 pages and priced at $14.95 per book, the award-winning series showcases hundreds of large photographs, which appear even more impressive within the series’ simple yet elegant design.
Celebrate North America’s graceful and elegant wildflowers.
Wildflowers color our lives. We never tire of experiencing their beauty and charm. They capture our attention, calm us, and create feelings of tranquility. Professional naturalist and award-winning photographer Stan Tekiela has been studying and photographing wildflowers for more than 30 years. In Wildflowers, the award-winning author and naturalist has collected his very best images from throughout the United States and Canada. Stan’s full-color photos are on glorious display and are paired with his observations and expert insights, giving you the details you want in short, easy-to-read blocks of text.
Turn to any page of this elegantly designed book, and be amazed by the color, detail, and diversity of our beloved wildflowers. The sturdy softcover-with-flaps format gives the book coffee-table appeal. So bring the allure of wildflowers into your home, and let Stan’s vibrant photography captivate you.
This coffee-table book presents the world of wildflowers, with large, stunning photographs and informative text in concise blocks for easy browsing.
A Note from Stan
The Mystery of Wildflowers
Flower Parts and Parcels
Colors and Fragrances
Opening and Closing
Growth and Life Cycles
The Orchids
Spring Wildflowers
Summer Wildflowers
Late Bloomers
Beauty in Form and Function
About the Author
SPRING WILDFLOWERS
Spring is the best time for wildflowers in the woodlands of North America. As the earth wakes from its winter dormancy, wildflowers grow deep in the woods. They grow in deciduous forests under a canopy of tall, mature trees, and they are the first plants to appear. These wildflowers are called spring ephemerals.
Some of our most spectacular-looking wildflowers, such as the Virginia Bluebells, Snow Trillium and Bloodroot, are spring ephemerals. Ephemerals must sprout, grow, produce flowers and become pollinated before the branches above produce leaves and shade. The entire life cycle of these wildflowers takes place before the trees shade the forest floor. When ephemerals die back to the ground, they won’t be seen again until early next spring.
THE TROUT LILIES
Trout lilies get their common name from the patterns on their leaves, which resemble the mottled look of brook trout. Members of the lily family, trout lilies send up delicate yellow or white flowers. Insects will pollinate the flowers, but the plant doesn’t depend on the insects for reproduction. Instead, the majority of the reproduction is accomplished via underground cloning.
Trout lilies have small underground bulbs that replicate themselves repeatedly to reproduce. The replication rate is why you usually won’t see these plants growing in ones and twos. Normally trout lily plants grow in patches that can spread to produce large carpets of flowers. Genetically, all trout lily plants in a species, such as the Yellow Trout Lily and White Trout Lily, are identical. They are clones of an original plant that has reproduced over and over again.
THE TRILLIUMS
Trilliums are a favorite wildflower. There are many different kinds of trilliums, but in all species, each of the leaves, the petals and the sepals grow in groups of three. In fact, the genus name Trillium originates from the Latin word tres, meaning “three.” The Yellow Trillium, also called Yellow Wakerobin, is one of our beloved spring wildflowers. The Great Smoky Mountains are well known for the bloom of this magnificent flower in spring. It grows in the mature deciduous forests of Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia.
The Large-flowered Trillium sometimes grows in large carpets, occasionally covering the entire woodland floor. As the name suggests, it produces a large flower. Three white petals with three pointed sepals stand above a whorl of three leaves. For three or four weeks, these trilliums grow under tall trees in the early dappled spring sunshine. As the season progresses, the white flowers change to beautiful shades of pink before the petals drop.
One of the more uncommon trilliums is the Painted Trillium. Growing in small groups on the forest floor, the red interior of the blooms is a real eye-catcher.
The Nature Appreciation series takes a fascinating look at some of the most amazing aspects of nature’s beauty. Each coffee-table book, approximate 9" x 8" in size, utilizes full-color photography—along with short paragraphs of information—to celebrate specific characteristics of nature’s most beloved living things. At around 130 pages and priced at $14.95 per book, the award-winning series showcases hundreds of large photographs, which appear even more impressive within the series’ simple yet elegant design.