Bob and Lynne Davis e-mailed last week. They had located, and Lynne identified, a colony of hoary puccoon, a.k.a. yellow puccoon, (Lithospermum canescens) growing off Kimberlin Heights and John Sevier Highway in South Knoxville.
The wildflower prefers full-sun and mesic (balanced supply of moisture) to dry conditions with soil that contains significant amounts of loam, gravel or sand.
“Puccoon” is an Algonquian word for a number of plants that were once used as sources of dyes. In this case, a reddish color used for pottery, basketry and personal ornamentation in various ceremonies.
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