I checked another one off the Bucket List yesterday. I finally got my feet( knees) wet in the shoals of the Cahaba River. Staying on my feet was a feat in itself, but thanks to many helping hands, I managed to capture a few photos of the infamous Cahaba Lily! ( Hymenocallis coroniaria) These lovelies only thrive in shoals with an open canopy and moving water and bloom from May - June. A special thank you to Independent Presbyterian Church's Highland Avenue Forum for sponsoring Dr. Larry Davenport's lecture last week as well as our outing yesterday which he led.
River’s star attraction is in full bloom this spring.
Cahaba Lilies - Cahaba Lilies One of the most iconic plants of the Cahaba River is the Cahaba lily, an aquatic flowering plant which grows only in Alabama, Georgia, and
The Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge protects the largest stand of Cahaba lilies in the world at Hargrove Shoals. We’ll tell you how to see the Cahaba lily blooms at Hargrove Shoals and why they are essential to Alabama.
Cahaba or “shoal” lilies appear from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina
I visited friends in Alabama and decided to make a quilt inspired by the beautiful Cahaba lilies. It is a large throw quilt and made with a cotton top, batting, binding, and a gray cotton back. The batting contains scrim which stabilizes the fabric and allows the quilt to be hung with minimal distorting. The quilt looks good hung or on a bed. (The bed in the photo is queen sized.) The wires, brackets, and clamps for hanging are not included. I begin my process by intuitively pinning fabric pieces to a large cork board and never using a pattern. I included photos of the process. While I personally designed and sewed the entire top, I outsourced the final assembly of the quilt to Nancy Stovell, at Just Quilting, and her long-arm sewing machines.
From the back roads of Florida to the mountaintops of Virginia, we rounded up the hidden, off-the-beaten-path places that our editors return to year after year.
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Dragonflies zip and dart in a dizzying dance to catch Mayfly snacks against an aqua blue river scene. This pattern is inspired by the Cahaba River in Alabama. People familiar with the majestic Cahaba Lily might recognize them silhouetted in the background. The wallet compartment includes 6 designated card slots, a zipper change compartment and a cash or receipts sleeve. The larger zippered compartment fits a passport and most smart phones. Go hands-free by adding on one of our 28-51" straps or sliding onto your own belt so you can easily sling your wallet around like a crossbody, wear as a waist belt or keep close to your chest for security. -Measures 8.25" long x 4.5" tall x 1" deep, the larger compartment measures 7.75" x 4" and is pictured containing an iPhone 11 pro with case. -6 designated card slots, zippered change compartment, cash sleeve -Premium water resistant polyester made from recycled plastic, easy clean nylon liner. Metal Hardware.💧♻️ *Pictured with a matching Sidetrack Crossbody that is available separately. *Only the most recent Venture Wallets have two d-rings. This one only has one.
Alabama is filled with natural beauty, and there’s probably nothing more beautiful than the arrival of the Cahaba lilies each spring. The plant is super rare (more about that later) and even more gorgeous. In fact, when Naturalist William Bartram viewed the lilies before the Revolutionary War, he wrote, “nothing in vegetable nature was more …
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The enchanting blossoms of spider lilies seem to appear out of nowhere following late-summer rains. Try the bulbs at home to create your own show.
The Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge protects the largest stand of Cahaba lilies in the world at Hargrove Shoals. We’ll tell you how to see the Cahaba lily blooms at Hargrove Shoals and why they are essential to Alabama.
From the northern mountains to the southern coastal plains, Alabama's landscape is blanketed with a diverse array of wildflowers and native plants. Many species found in Alabama are also common throughout the southeastern United States, including spring-blooming flowering trees and shrubs such as the southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), downy serviceberry (Amelanchier […]
Cahaba or “shoal” lilies appear from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina
What's your Forever Wild moment? Beth Maynor Young was captured by the Cahaba Lily. A call for submissions.
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River of Lilies on the Cahaba River in Alabama. The shoals lily, Hymenocallis coronaria, once grew in all Southern rivers at the fall line until the rivers were dammed. This is one of my favorite camping places on the Cahaba. I would wake up early and head out to the lilies before the sun came up. 1200WS1-6
The Cahaba lily (Hymenocallis coronaria) is an aquatic flowering plant native to the major river systems of Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. A type of spiderlily belonging to the amaryllis family, the Cahaba lily is noted for the striking beauty of its three-inch-wide white flowers. The lily requires a very specialized habitat—swift-flowing water over rocks […]
