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The amazing thing to me about this photo of one of the paths leading into one of the sections of the Upper Woodland Garden is that it looks just like spring--but was taken in early September.
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Just Like Spring
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Gunnera and Ligularia
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A Ligularia dentata blooming to the left of the Gunnera chilensis. This photo is actually from the Lower Woodlands, but is placed here to compare with the other gunnera below.
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A mass of Ligularia dentata still going strong.
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Ligularia dentata
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Gunnera manicata
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As promised last time, I brought a tape measure this visit. The Gunnera leaves measure over 6 feet across and the plant measures over 7 feet high. If it gets much bigger, I will not be able to measure it.
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A late booming Ligularia fischeri extends the Ligularia season.
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Ligularia fischeri
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Actaea alba In Front of a Trio of Ligularias
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In the front we have the berries of Actaea alba shown below, the blooming Ligularias in the front are Ligularia dentata, the tall stalks done flowering are Ligularia stenocephela, and the stalks blooming in the back are Ligularia fischeri shown on the left.
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Brilliant white Hostas at the base of a tree.
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Hosta plantaginea
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Cimicifuga ramosa
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The long skinny arching spires of Cimicifuga ramosa are reaching 6 feet. Although not blooming now and not shown, other Cimcifugas nearby are C. japonica and C. racemosa.
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This perennial, a member of the Hydrangeaceae family, grows to two feet and adds a delicate yellow to the Woodland from late summer through fall.
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Kirengeshoma palmata
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Kirengeshoma and Hosta
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An excellent late summer duo complemented by a variegated grass-like plant on the right.
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Bright berries on red stems of Actaea alba. Native to eastern North America, the attractive berries are poisonous!
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Bright Berries of Actaea alba
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Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
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We have shown the Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' before, but our favorites always get shown again.
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata'--named after Samuel Brunner, a Swiss botanist. I missed its Myosotis-like flowers in the spring and will look for them next year.
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata'
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Pulmonaria sp.
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A Pulmonaria with more white than most.
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