A jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wonderland. But shouldn’t they get darker, more stripey? Or does that come with age?
The smell of the flowers of Liriodendron tulipifera incites reveries in my smell-brain. Where do I know that smell from? The ants, too, are intrigued. Wonder what they think when they fall out of the sky?
While we’re on the subject of the Magnoliaceae, will you look at these dinosaur plants? 
Umbrella magnolias, Magnolia tripetala, an understory tree.
I’d never seen these before.
En garde!
Another understory tree along the same path: pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
Flowers of. Now, I have seen these before, but only in botanical garden and arboretum settings. Here in Williamsburg, VA, they were all along this path, like the jacks, tulipitrees, and magnolias. Funny thing: we found this woodland path via the hotel book; they recommend it for joggers — good gravy, think of all they miss as they stomp through!
Ferns and pines elsewhere in the state.
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Backyard and Beyond 
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