Each Spring during April and May, there is an exceptional display of Spring flowers in Duff Park. (Directions to Duff Park) The flowers can be enjoyed by an easy walk on the Bill Funk Bikeway along Turtle Creek. For more vigorous hiking try any of the other many trails which wind thourgh the hills and glens of Duff Park which are pleasant any time of year but especially beautiful in the Spring. Descriptions of flowers are below each row.

    
1 - Dutchman's Breeches (Poppy family)
2 - Spring Beauty
3 - Coltsfoot (Sunflower family)
4 -Trout Lily (Lily family)

     
1,2 - Large White Trillium (Lily Family)
3,4 - Purple Trillium (Lily Family)

1 - Purple Trillium (Lily family)
2- A constellation of Bluets (Bedstraw family)
3, 4 - Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox family) and May Apples

Summer / Fall Flowers

1 - Foxglove

Doug Bauman has a excellent collection of flower images titled "Spring Walk in Duff Park, Murrysville, PA' c 2003" located at www.nb.net/~javadoug/pics108b.html - Click on the small image to view a full size image.