{"id":136017,"date":"2024-10-28T02:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T07:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=136017"},"modified":"2024-10-27T18:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T23:43:49","slug":"judas-bush-in-bloom-with-seeds-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/10\/28\/judas-bush-in-bloom-with-seeds-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Juda\u2019s Bush In Bloom With Seeds At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

While wandering on foot yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Steve Creek<\/span><\/a> and I found some blooming Juda\u2019s Bush to focus on and photograph for a bit.<\/p>\n

\"BloomingBlooming Juda’s Bush at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, f8, handheld, 1\/400, ISO 2500, -0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 248mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The light was dreadful with clouds hanging over the refuge, but I felt I had to take images of these delicate-looking native perennial plants. I\u2019d never seen them before, or if I had, I\u2019d never seen them in bloom and with seeds.<\/p>\n

Each individual flower is tiny, and the fluffy seeds? They remind me of miniature stars.<\/p>\n

\"Juda'sJuda’s Bush in bloom with seeds \u2013 Canon R7, f8, handheld, 1\/500, ISO 2500, -0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 248mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

There were clumps of Judas bushes along one of the paths we walked, and in the low light, they seemed to glow. I’m not sure my images show that glowing quality at all, but I had to try.<\/p>\n

One day, I would love to photograph these wildflowers against a very dark background. Not only do I think that would look beautiful, but I also believe the photos would have a touch of drama that would accentuate the fluffy, starry seeds.<\/p>\n

With rain forecasted for the upcoming week, I doubt these flowers and seeds will be in good condition by the end of the week.<\/p>\n

\"BloomingBlooming Juda’s Bush with seeds \u2013 Canon R7, f8, handheld, 1\/500, ISO 2500, -0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 248mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I tried to find out more about this native plant.\u00a0 What I found is that it has a spotty distribution, being concentrated in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains and along the coast. It is often found in thin woods over sandy alluvial soil, often along rivers or dunes. Juda’s Bush<\/span><\/a> is a rhizomatous perennial that produces white flowers in the fall. It is dioecious<\/span><\/a>, with male and female flowers on separate individuals.<\/p>\n

Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> has bottomland hardwood forest habitat and the nearby Arkansas River. The soil was sandy where Steve and I found these native wildflowers. I’m thrilled that we found these gorgeous wildflowers in bloom with seeds yesterday.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my wildflower, shrub and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While wandering on foot yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Steve Creek and I found some blooming Juda\u2019s Bush to focus on and photograph for a bit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15900,13973,13974],"tags":[970,6098,6557,7353,14190,13984,6585,4620,6518,14141,13261,15902,15901,4302,2291,7554,2135,5065,3896,4307],"class_list":["post-136017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-judas-bush","category-oklahoma","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-autumn","tag-blooming","tag-blooms","tag-blossoms","tag-bottomland-hardwood-forest","tag-bottomlands","tag-bush","tag-fall","tag-flowering","tag-green-wildflowers","tag-herb","tag-iresine-rhizomatosa","tag-judas-bush","tag-native","tag-perennial","tag-seed","tag-seeds","tag-white-wildflowers","tag-wildflower","tag-wildflowers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/judas-bush-mia-mcpherson-4263.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-znP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":131269,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/07\/26\/native-purple-passionflower-in-bloom\/","url_meta":{"origin":136017,"position":0},"title":"Native Purple Passionflower In Bloom","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"July 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"There are wildflowers blooming now that I haven't seen since I left Florida in 2009. 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