topic Re: Ruth's Golden Aster in Share Your Photos https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Ruth-s-Golden-Aster/m-p/393801#M3085 <P>Thanks. There is a very small time frame when they bloom.</P> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:14:47 GMT Tintype_18 2022-11-14T14:14:47Z Ruth's Golden Aster https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Ruth-s-Golden-Aster/m-p/390321#M3062 <P>This is a rare and endangered flower that only grows in the Hiwassee River and Ocoee River corridors in Polk County, Tennessee (the southeastern most county).&nbsp; A friend who has seen them in various places guided me in September, 2019. If you ask the forest service about them, they are non-committal. The dangers are rafters and tubers walking on the habitat or picking the flowers. They have tried to grow them in artificial environments but impossible to duplicate the environment of the cracks and crevices in rocks. Also, the rivers are subject to rising and falling levels due to recreation demands and power generation. A search will give more information. Enjoy.<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Canon SX530 HS, f/8, 1/1000, ISO-400, 0 step, 5mm" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/36774i73EF8520942C1659/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_5472 (3).JPG" alt="Canon SX530 HS, f/8, 1/1000, ISO-400, 0 step, 5mm" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Canon SX530 HS, f/8, 1/1000, ISO-400, 0 step, 5mm</span></span></P> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 23:13:53 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Ruth-s-Golden-Aster/m-p/390321#M3062 Tintype_18 2022-10-17T23:13:53Z Re: Ruth's Golden Aster https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Ruth-s-Golden-Aster/m-p/393752#M3083 <P>It's a pretty flower, and I bet they look pretty as highlights with rocks as background. I'm glad you got to see one. Great shot!</P> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 01:15:17 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Ruth-s-Golden-Aster/m-p/393752#M3083 FilmCanister 2022-11-14T01:15:17Z Re: Ruth's Golden Aster https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Ruth-s-Golden-Aster/m-p/393801#M3085 <P>Thanks. There is a very small time frame when they bloom.</P> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:14:47 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Ruth-s-Golden-Aster/m-p/393801#M3085 Tintype_18 2022-11-14T14:14:47Z