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Editor's Journal: Stonecrop

The Ligularia stenocephala, L. x palmatiloba and Cimicifuga racemosa continue to stand out in the Woodlands. A tree with only the "bits" of its serrated edges white catches our attention at the bottom of the Cliff along with a Gentiana and Daphne happy together in a sunny hot spot. And on the Himalayan Slope the Clerodendrum is continuing to gracefully unfold its flower clusters and the sepals of some of the buds are just starting to be tinged with pink--should be quite a show real soon!

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Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit plants indicated by AGM.

Towering L. stenocephala flower stalks swaying in the breeze.
Ligularia stenocephala
Ligularia , Cimicifuga and Gunnera
Cimicifuga flower spikes towering above the Ligularia and in front of the Gunnera manicata.
White Cimicifuga spikes towering behind the golden yellow L. x palmatiloba.
Ligularia x palmatiloba and C. racemosa
Ligularia x palmatiloba
It's three yellows--the paler yellow spike of L. stenocephala on the right and the golden yellow Daisy-like flowers of L. x palmatiloba in the center being visited by a yellow Swallowtail butterfly.
A large patch of Cimicifuga racemosa so tall they are leaning over behind an equally large patch of Rodgersia podophylla.
C. racemosa and Rodgersia
Hydrastis canadensis
The Raspberry-like red fruits of a member of the Ranunculaceae family, native to North America. Known as the Golden Seal.
And in the Gravel Garden, a bright blue Eryngium. A member of the Apiaceae family.
Eryngium variifolium
Hypericum frondosum
A very bushy Hypericum is just beginning to bloom. A member of the Clusiaceae family, this species is native to the se US.
Also in the Gravel Garden, a shrub with five-part variegated leaves. A member of the Araliaceae family native to Japan.
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus 'Variegatus'
Ulmus parvifolia 'Frosty'
At the bottom of the Cliff, a Chinese Elm with an unusual form of variegation--only the little pointed "bits" of the serrated leaves are white.
In a sunny hot spot at the bottom of the Cliff, blue Gentiana gracilipes and white Daphne caucasica.
Blue and White at the Bottom of the Cliff
Gentiana gracilipes
A close-up of the blue Gentiana shown on the left. Native to Japan.
Although thriving in the hot sunny spot shown above, this Daphne also does well in the cool moist shade of the Woodland.
Daphne caucasica
Clerodendrum trichotomum
The Clerodendrum on the Himalayan Slope is continuing to gracefully unfold its large clusters of buds and should be in bloom soon. Note that the sepals on the most advanced buds are already turning pink.
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