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A wonderful color range in the Flower Garden--lavender Lythrum salicaria 'Morden Pink' and pink Rosa rugosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' (AGM) with a dark leaved Canna in the background.
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Lythrum, Rosa, and Canna
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Hystrix patula
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The Bottlebrush Grass or Porcupine Grass, an early blooming and distinctive member of the Poaceae family catches the late day light beyond the Chenopodium giganteum on the right.
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While the Woodland Garden is where we would expect to see most of the Cimicifuga racemosa, here are some towering over Inula magnifica in the Flower Garden.
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Cimicifuga and Inula
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Celosia and Melampodium
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And in the yellow section of the Rainbow Bed--two annuals--Celosia 'Yellow Feather'--a member of the Amaranthaceae family--and Melampodium 'Medallion.'
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In a pot on the deck, two different cultivars of Coleus--C. 'Red Queen' and C. 'Splash'--and Pilea bertertonia 'Moon Valley.' AGM
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Pilea and Coleus
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Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 'Variegatus'
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Known as the Coral Berry or Indian Currant, this member of the Caprifoliaceae family will have white berries.
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And in one of the geometric vegetable beds, a Pea with extraordinarily dark purple pods.
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Pisum sativum 'Pretty'
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Delphinium requienii
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A seldom seen Delphinium from Corsica-- with the foliage of its neighbor, Iris pseudacorus.
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The hairy leaves and buds of the white form of Borago are brilliantly backlit in the late day sun.
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Borago officinalis 'Alba'
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Borago officinalis
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And here, the blue form is equally hairy. The flowers of this annual, native to Europe, are used to flavor Pimms No.1 and other mixed drinks.
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With its narrow bronze foliage, this grass, native to New Zealand and known as the Leatherleaf Sedge, is truly unique--and an excellent choice to go with the orange Alonsoa warscewiczii shown here.
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Carex buchananii
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Talinum paniculatum 'Aureum'
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With small pinkish flowers and small deep red jewel-like seeds, this small plant is known as the Jewels of Opar. A member of the Portulacaceae family.
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A member of the Acanthaceae family, native to Italy, and known as Bear's Breeches--also grown for its large heart shaped foliage.
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Acanthus mollis
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Sambucus nigra 'Pulverulenta'
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The second shrubby member of the Caprifoliaceae family shown on this page, this Elderberry has distinctively variegated foliage.
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