Phenology Friday: Hobblebush, the Harbinger of Fall
Happy Phenology Friday! As summer wanes, observe the first taste of fall color in hobblebush leaves! Hobblebush earns its name from its tendency to trip walkers with many low hanging branches that root when they touch the ground. However, in the coming weeks, you might just be tripped up by its tremendous color as well.
From left to right: Hobblebush in flower (photo credit: Hailee Gibadlo), hobblebush berries (photo credit: Val Neuhausser), and fall colors on a hobblebush plant (photo credit: @hollyyoung).
Hobblebush provides delight in all seasons. (As long as you aren’t trying to walk through a patch of it, that is.) In the summertime, large, sterile white ‘flowers’ surround the smaller white true flowers in the center of the bunch, to attract pollinators. Later, clumps of bright red and black berries replace the pollinated flowers. And before you know it, the leaves are changing too! Leaf color ranges from yellow to red, and a wide range of color can often be seen on the same plant. Thank you for helping us study the changing of the seasons!
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Thank you for including my photo. It's fun to see.
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