| After a day of pouring rain and a day of drizzle, the sun poked out from the clouds just a bit. Many interesting plants--and combinations of plants--in the Flower Garden. And on the Himalayan Slope, the Clerodendrum trichotomum is blooming! Continue. |
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Beyond the lavender Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta the white Polygonum polymorphum shown blooming on June 14 is still a mass of white.
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| Fuzzy foliage and large flat heads of flowers floating like clouds--the outer flowers are the palest lavender and the inner flowers are a contrasting lavender. | ||||
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Green leaved Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea' in front of the purple leaved Canna and Prunus shown on the right in the border leading to the Black Garden.
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| The small dark foliage of Prunus x cistena (AGM) is complemented by the similarly colored--but far larger--Canna leaves. | ||||
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The reddish-green older leaves and pink new growth of a potted Loropetalum chinense brought out for the summer pick up the pink spots of Hypoestes 'Red Splash'.
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| The red and purple flowers of Fuchsia 'Mrs. Popple' with the red and green leaves of a Coleus and Plectranthus purpureus on the left. | ||||
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In the Red Bed, light red Monarda 'Cambridge Scarlet', (AGM) and dark red leaved Coleus 'Big Red'.
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| A Geranium with deeply cut foliage and a red spot at the base of each "cut". | ||||
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Another taller growing Impatiens, this species has yellow flowers.
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| A large planting of this Salvia is just starting to display its yellow flowers. | ||||
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The fluffy flower spikes of a member of the Lamiaceae family.
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| The patch of white Borago always seems to glow. | ||||
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Meanwhile on the Himalayan slope, the Clerodendrum trichotomum has been most gracefully uncurling its buds for a while now and is just starting to bloom.
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| This Clerodendrum, although not thought of as winter hardy in this area, seems to thrive and its fragrant pink and white flowers are always a welcome midsummer treat at Stonecrop. |
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