{"id":203,"date":"2013-08-17T09:47:31","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T13:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2020-08-23T16:47:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T20:47:36","slug":"flowers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/?page_id=203","title":{"rendered":"Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_171\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spotted-Touch-me-not.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spotted-Touch-me-not-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Spotted Touch-me-not\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spotted-Touch-me-not-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spotted-Touch-me-not-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spotted-Touch-me-not-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Spotted-Touch-me-not.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spotted Touch-me-not, a common inhabitant of damp areas around the pond.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_170\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Skunk-Cabbage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Skunk-Cabbage-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Skunk Cabbage\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Skunk-Cabbage-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Skunk-Cabbage-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Skunk-Cabbage-660x880.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Skunk-Cabbage.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The flower of Skunk Cabbage generates enough heat to melt the snow and ice around it and is one of the earliest seen in the swamps that surround the pond.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_157\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pickeral-Weed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-157\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pickeral-Weed-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pickerel Weed\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pickeral-Weed-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pickeral-Weed-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pickeral-Weed-660x880.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Pickeral-Weed.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pickerel Weed becomes covered with purple blossoms in the late summer decorating the shallow areas of the pond.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_155\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-155\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-155\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Invasive Purple Loosestrife\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife-660x880.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Purple Loosestrife is an invasive plant, grows in wetlands and tends to push out native species.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_144\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Fragrant-Water-lily-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-144\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Fragrant-Water-lily-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Flower Fragrant Water-lily (2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Fragrant-Water-lily-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Fragrant-Water-lily-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Fragrant-Water-lily-2-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Fragrant-Water-lily-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fragrant Water-lily flowers in mid-summer.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_142\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Buttonbush.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-142\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Buttonbush-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Flower  Buttonbush\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Buttonbush-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Buttonbush-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Buttonbush-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Buttonbush.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buttonbush grows along the edge of the water pushing its roots right into the pond. It forms dense thickets in the swamps around the pond and helps stabilize the soil from erosion. The steady drone of a multitude of bees announces the arrival of the flowers in mid-August.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_143\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Bullhead-lily.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-143\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Bullhead-lily-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Flower Bullhead-lily\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Bullhead-lily-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Bullhead-lily-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Bullhead-lily-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flower-Bullhead-lily.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bullhead-lily loves the same shallow areas of water that the Fragrant Water-lily and Pickerel Weed also inhabit.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_146\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flowers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flowers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flowers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flowers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flowers-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Flowers.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pickerel Weed and Fragrant Water-lily along the edge of the pond.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_164\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ponds-edge-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-164\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ponds-edge-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pond's edge (3)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ponds-edge-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ponds-edge-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ponds-edge-3-660x880.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many flowering plants grow in the shallow areas including a species of &#8220;Potamogeton&#8221; with oblong leaves floating on the surface and a flowering sedge emerging from the water. These plants stabilize the soil, provide shelter and food for fish fry and are beautiful to behold closely.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":201,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":563,"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions\/563"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taylorpond.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}