N.C. flower program for highways has its roots in tourism – Winston

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Purple coneflowers in the NC 268 traffic circle at U.S. 52 North.

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Daylilies at the Pilot Mountain scenic overlook on U.S. 52 north.

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Purple coneflowers in the NC 268 traffic circle at U.S. 52 North.

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Daylilies at the Pilot Mountain scenic overlook on U.S. 52 north.

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Daylilies and crape myrtle at the Pilot Mountain scenic overlook on U.S. 52 north.



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Posted: Friday, September 4, 2015 12:15 am

N.C. flower program for highways has its roots in tourism

By Amy Dixon
Special Correspondent

Winston-Salem Journal

Traveling the various interstates and highways throughout North Carolina, we are fortunate to have an abundance of colorful annuals, perennials, blooming trees and native wildflowers. The NC Department of Transportation does a fine job of making sure travelers have a plethora of seasonal plantings to enjoy.

Throughout the year, fields of poppies, sunflowers, larkspur and cosmos begin to dot the medians and line the roads. Exit ramps and overlooks explode with yellow as mass plantings of Stella de Oro daylilies begin to bloom.

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