Maypop....Passiflor incarnata, a native Passionflower

There are dozens and dozens of species of Paassionflower, and less than a handful are hardy north of the tropics. This one is; it's unusual when the temperate sibling isn't outshone by its tropical relatives, but this is obviously a spectacular flower. And it's hardy in Zone 7 and vigorous; in fact if it has a fault it is that it is too "enthusiastic", it tends to take over. But look at it! Can you have too much of a good thing. And it produces edible egg-sized fruits (you eat the seeds), but be certain to wait till they're ripe. These flowers are on a Fern Valley Plant right on the road across from the Coastal Plain. Actually, these flowers and the associated foliage is spread out on asphalt.

The three surveyors are on point....The question is: where are the points?

This is a view out through the Meadow, with the Prairie to the right, towards the Capitol Columns (invisible in the distance). If you walk towards the camera on the path, you are entering Fern Valley via the new Main Entrance.

Stefan, John, and I plotted points to allow us to map the new pathway, the adjacent trees, and the forest edge. Due to some problems with the coordinate system we may have to do it over again, but hey, we're good at it now and what took a bit over two hours I bet we can do in One. Anyway, we needed an accurate plot so that we can finalize a footprint for the "Sunny Cultivar Bed" and begin killing the existing vegetation so that we won't have horrible weed problems when we do plant the garden.