| One of the richest trios yet in the Black Garden; the White Garden continues to glow; a nearly hidden Asclepias has clusters of small flowers and distinctive spherical seed pods; and two more exciting Clematis are blooming--a yellow species along the Skinny Vista and a purple species in the Conservatory. Continue. |
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Starring in the Black Garden, an Aralia continentalis stalk with its purplish-black fruit hangs over Hypoestes 'Pink Splash' with its small purple leaves spotted with pink and Perilla frutescens var. crispa with its large purple leaves.
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| Also in the Black Garden--at the top of the photo-- Graptophyllum pictum 'Chocolate'--a dark cultivar of the Caricature Plant. A member of the Acanthaceae Family native to Australia and the Pacific Islands. And at the bottom of the photo--Capsicum annuum 'Mascarade'--an Ornamental Pepper with purple fruit. A member of the Solanaceae family. | ||||
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Pale pink Rosa 'Bishop Darlington' and variegated foliage of Weigela 'Florida Variegata.' (AGM)
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A burgundy Salvia gracefully develops as its bracts separate and pull back from the flower stalk. AGM |
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White Phlox glows in the late day sun in the White Garden.
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| Continuing in the White Garden, the name of this cultivar of Lobelia is not to be confused with Penstemon 'Alice Hindley.' | ||||
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Datura inoxia with white flowers and dark green leaves with the frilly light green leaves of Perilla frutescens.
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| Also in the White Garden, a striking Dahlia with a single row of slightly pinched petals. | ||||
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A deciduous bushy subshrub with leaves divided into oval leaflets and airy sprays of small white flowers. A member of the Rutaceae family, it is native to Asia from the Himalayas east and is the only species of the genus.
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| The soft silvery blue-green leaves of a large mass of this Plectranthus were shown about to bloom on July 28. | ||||
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Spherical seed pods of Asclepias physocarpa-- shown flowering on the left--covered with little hook-like projections.
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| A tender shrub with small white flowers tinged with pink which are followed by the large inflated seed pods shown on the left. Native to South Africa and a member of the Asclepiadaceae family. Also known as Gomphocarpus physocarpus. | ||||
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The first of two exciting species of Clematis discovered blooming today. This species has pure yellow flowers with extraordinarily thick--almost sponge-like--petals. Growing wonderfully on the wall on the north side of the Skinny Vista. Native to China and considered by some to be the finest yellow species.
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| And the second unique Clematis of the day. Although hardy to zone 3, this species, native to the southeastern US, was blooming in the Conservatory--with its leathery urn-shaped flowers light pink on the outside and rich purple on the inside. As the seed heads ripen, they turn to face up. |
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