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Huge masses of Ligularia stenocephala are dwarfed by the still getting bigger Gunnera manicata behind them.
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Gunnera and Ligularia
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Cimicifuga and Ligularia
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The yellow Ligularia spires may be quite tall--but the Cimicifuga spires--reaching eight feet--are even taller!
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This large Ligularia clump with large deeply lobed leaves is just starting to bloom with its Daisy-like flowers.
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Ligularia x palmatiloba
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Trautvetteria carolinensis
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False Bugbane, a member of the Ranunculaceae family native to Japan and North America, blooming in the Woodland. This is the only species of the genus, named after Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter, a Russian botanist.
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Just coming into bloom in the Woodland, a Japanese native and perennial member of the Hydrangeaceae family with leaves distinctively divided at the tip.This is one of only two species of the genus.
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Deinanthe bifida
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Actaea pachypoda
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Known as Doll's Eyes--for a reason than can easily be seen. See also the red-berried A. rubra on June 28.
AGM
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They went thatta way--which in this case is south--or so say all these Gooseneck Lysimachias which are all gracefully pointing that way. A member of the Primulaceae family native to China and Japan.
AGM
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Lysimachia clethroides
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Campanula cochleariifolia
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A diminutive Campanula from the European mountains is blooming in the Raised Beds in both its blue and white forms.
AGM
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Adam's Needle shines brilliantly white in the late afternoon sun in the Gravel Garden. A member of the Agavaceae family native to the southwest US.
AGM
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Yucca filamentosa
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Cimicifuga racemosa
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And more Cimicifuga racemosa--this patch is just south of the Pit House near the Gravel Garden.
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A subtle member of the Caprifoliaceae family, native to the southeast US, blooming on the Himalayan slope. The flowers seem to open a rusty orange color and then age to a pale greenish yellow--resulting in each cluster having flowers in a wonderful range of colors.
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Diervilla rivularis
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Salix repens var. argentea
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Just down from the Wisteria Pavilion, a Willow with small silvery-grey-green silky-haired-leaves (AGM) in the foreground and the light green Bamboo forest in the distance.
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Native to Asia Minor, the Hedgehog Dianthus forms a dense prickly cushion and is shown here with just a few flowers. A member of the Caryophyllaceae family, the genus name is from "dios" for divine and "anthos" for flower.
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Dianthus erinaceus
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Clerodendrum bungei
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Shown with its dark pink buds last week, this Clerodendrum has opened to a cluster of small light pink flowers.
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