Oddities are those botanical wonders
that shouldn't be there. . .
but are.

Often times it's a flower that's the wrong color or has too many petals. Sometimes it's an odd growth habit. Either way, it's unique. Here's some of the Oddities that we've come across.

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White Arethusa
Arethusa bulbosa
Photo credit: kb

 

White Fringed Polygala
Polygala paucifolia
Photo credit: kb

 

Four-leaved Trillium
Trillium sp.
Photo credit: Norm Boyer

 

White Bird's Foot Violet
Viola pedata
Photo credit: Norm Boyer

 

White Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Photo credit: Norm Boyer

 

White Calopogon
Calopogon tuberosus
Photo credit: Doug McGrady

 

White Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Photo credit: Doug McGrady

 

Double-flowered Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia
Photo credit:kbarton

 

White Ladyslipper
Cypripedium acaule
Photo credit: Norm Boyer

 

Double-flowered Wood Anemone
Anemone quinquefolium
Photo credit: Francis Underwood

 

Variegated Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetida
Photo credit: Norm Boyer