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Posted by Justin Dalaba,
North Country explorer from
North Country explorer from
July 12, 2015 —
What a beautiful weekend to be paddling through a floating garden of aquatic plants. I've seen plenty of water lilies before, anyone have a guess as to what the purple flower with the bumble bee might be?
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Comments
Kendrick Fowler
The purple flower with the bumblebee is pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata).
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Jodi Fox
Love water Lily!
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