Record #:

13852

Author(s):

Lathrop, Virginia T.

Abstract:

The Mountains of North Carolina bloom between March and May. Comprising the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains, this region boasts fringed orchids, azalea, lady slippers, robin trillium, rhododendron, and numerous varieties of wild flowers. In addition to these beautiful plant species, more than 1,300 tree, shrub, and herb varieties grow, as do 700 species of fungi, 330 mosses and liverworts, and 230 varieties of lichen.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 44, Apr 1953, p2-3, il

Subject(s):

Plants--North Carolina; Flowers--North Carolina

Record #:

24675

Author(s):

Hawse, Doris H.

Abstract:

The author discusses the use of flowers and weeds in North Carolina for food, household needs, and other common remedies.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 21, February 1955, p14, 16

Subject(s):

Flowers; Flowers--North Carolina

Record #:

30779

Author(s):

Rabb, Miriam

Abstract:

From late winter to early summer, flowers are in display across North Carolina. From the southeastern coasts to the Blue Ridge Mountains, festivals, garden tours, and flower shows highlight the spring blossoms as their patterns of blooming spread across the state.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 15 Issue 10, March 1958, p15, 27, por

Subject(s):

Flowers--North Carolina

Record #:

31352

Author(s):

Phillips, Harry R.

Abstract:

Harry Phillips is the curator of native plants at the North Carolina Botanical Garden at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In this article, Phillips discusses growing and propagating native wild flowers. He also recommends native perennials, such as sunflowers and butterfly weed, that can be used in garden borders or beds in sunny locations.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 17 Issue 11, Nov 1985, p8-9, il

Subject(s):

Gardens; Native plant gardening; Flowers--North Carolina

Record #:

38190

Author(s):

Price, Walter E.; Dermid, Jack

Abstract:

Two stories from men in the field are about multiflora rose in southeastern NC and the raccoon predation in Lennon’s Marsh.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 15 Issue 10, Oct 1951, p18-20 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flowers--North Carolina; Robeson County--Description and travel; Marshes

Record #:

42691

Author(s):

Stalls, Sarah Hodges

Abstract:

The VanStaalduinen family left Holland for Hamilton, Ontario Canada in 1938. In 1943, they purchased a 240-acre in Terra Ceia in Beaufort County. Bill VanStaalduinen ran Terra Ceia Farms for 20 years after military service in the Korean War. Today, the business continues to be operated by his nephews. In 2000, Bill and son Tom opened Petals and Produce in Yeatesville. A second branch of this business was started in Washington, N.C. four years later.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 5, Sep. 2020, p76-78 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Flowers--North Carolina; Beaufort County--People; Van Staalduinen family

Record #:

43075

Author(s):

Barnes, Steve

Abstract:

After a process, Leendert Van Staalduinen and his family made their way from Holland to Beaufort County in 1943. In 1996, third generation Carl Van Staalduinen and his two brothers bought Terra Ceia Farms from their father Cornelis.

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 10 Issue 3, May-June 2021, p22-28 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Terra Ceia Farms; Tulips; Tulips--Terra Ceia; Flowers--North Carolina; Pantego; Beaufort County--Description and travel