| Interesting and unusual individual plants and well thought out combinations make The Flower Garden a destination to keep returning to--and where it is so worthwhile to check out every nook and cranny for something different--and as seen by the codonopsis, below, even the inside of the "upside-down" flowers should be checked for surprises. Continue. |
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Also known as Blessed Mary's Thistle, this biennial was just coming into flower--but it is the amazing glossy green and white leaves that make this plant so memorable.
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| The bright orange flowering cluster of Lychnis chalcedonica. Although the common name is Jerusalem Cross or Maltese Cross the Latin name is from "lychnos" meaning lamp. | ||||
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White Ligusticum scoticum--also known as Lovage--and purple Stachys macrantha.
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| It's the dark red Atriplex on the left, salmon Lilies in the back, and Lythrum salicaria 'Robert' in the front. | ||||
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If you look closely you will see an Abutilon 'Linda Vista' flower in the midst of yellow Daylilies and the red leaved Canna.
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| Orange Lilies, Ligularia stenocephala and the large leaves of a Canna in the back. | ||||
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Looking through an Agapanthus flowering in a pot on the deck of the house and on to the Flower Garden.
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| This fast growing Peruvian annual is the only species of its genus and is also known as Apple of Peru or Shoo-fly because it is thought to repel flies. It was the two shades of blue that caught my attention! | ||||
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A Japanese native also known as the Toad Lily because of all its spots.
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| Another Toad Lily in another part of the garden. | ||||
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From the word "kodon" meaning bell and "opsis" meaning resembling. Seen here with the foliage of its neighbor.
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| When walking by this plant, the white bells seem pleasant enough--but turn one of the upside down flowers right side up, and look what is inside. | ||||
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A tender climber from Mexico.
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| While the geometric vegetable gardens shown on May 31 are well past their peak, this one based on various crucifers was a gem. |
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