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Sheltered from the elements by the Conservatory, every delicate petal on this towering Verbascum is perfect.
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Verbascum rorippifolium 'Silberkandelaber'
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Verbascum rorippifolium 'Silberkandelaber'
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A close-up of the Verbascum flowers. A member of the Scrophulariaceae family.
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Under one foot high by 18 inches across with yellow pea-like flowers.
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A Yellow Mound in the Gravel Garden
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Lilium callosum v. flaviflorum
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A bright yellow Lily, native to Japan, blooming in the Gravel Garden.
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Hot colors on the Cliff with pink Dianthus pavonis (AGM) in front of Sedum kamtschaticum-- the Sedum shown on June 1 in bloom with its yellow flowers, has now turned orange.
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Dianthus and Sedum
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Lilium martagon
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Back to the Woodland for more deep pink--Lilium martagon, native to Europe and Asia.
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The woods surrounding Stonecrop are filled with native Mountain Laurels--the eological niche must be perfect for them. Here are a few growing in the Gardens--the patterns in the flowers are amazing.
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Kalmia latifolia
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Kalmia latifolia
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And a pinker form with equally intricate flowers.
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It seems like the hardy Water Lilies are blooming very early--which may be because they are in their second year after being repotted, they were well fertilized last year, and the pond water is quite clear this spring.
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Nymphaea 'Fabiola'
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Geranium macrorrhizum
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This Geranium seems to be in several places although I think this photo is from the Cliff. Although the flowers are simply white, the buds and stems are pink making this Geranium quite colorful.
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Moving on to the blues--a lot of Tradescantias were blooming in various places--including this particularly blue form on the Himalayan Slope.
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Tradescantia
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Symphyandra zangezura
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Back on the Cliff, a diminutive upright member of the Campanulaceae family with distinctive delicate little blue bells.
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And in the Conservatory, stalks of blue flowers on a member of the Lamiaceae family with strongly scented thick leaves.
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Plectranthus zuluensis
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Jasminum undulatum
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The stone walls of the raised beds near the potting Also in the Conservatory, an Angel Hair Jasmine with a single row of long narrow slightly twisted white petals. Native to India and China.
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