Ha! I thought about that. Oh yes, I didn't.
Yes, that's a Stokes' Aster. And a crinum that's supposed to be a native white crinum a friend in FL sent me. Obviously not. :)
More native things blooming in a Tennessee yard
She's still a pretty bloom.
Is that river oats on the left?
I'd like to have more native grasses but seemed to keep putting it off. The C. latifolium make a nice dense hedge of sorts which is great for my bunnies to hide in.
Thank you. Yes, it's a beautiful crinum. She just needs a name (besides shingles brain). :/ There is some smaller crinum foliage coming up next to that one so maybe that's the native white variety. Maybe.
Yes, river or sea oats. Good eye there. I want more native grasses too. I think Big Blue Stem (Andropogon gerardii) will my next acquisition as far as grasses go.
Natives and a few not so native.
Ditto
You have A. rupestris? I started them from seed last year. One is blooming but not the others. More water? More Sun? :)
Not sure. They are low water plants. Maybe more sun.
Many of the other A.'s can take some shade. This spot may not get enough light. Will consider that...
Thanks.
A.
Rose colored crinum, Ellen Bosanquets. These can stress ez, and turn dirty pink if they bloom themselves to death
What I believe to be a Milk and Wine- they also were expected to be a different crinum,
Hi kittriana. Your Ellens are lovely. That does look like 'Milk and Wine' to me. Does that differ significantly from Crinum 'Red and White'? I'm not sure I've gotten one crinum that was labeled correctly. But I love them all. This year our weather has been extremely cool and the crinums have been gorgeous. It's usually sunnier and hotter here in July.
I will have to look, abt the red n white, but a correct guess on a crinum usually depends on who is growing it... I thought my Ellen Bo might be the one you showed from above
I am amazed at how tall the Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers' has gotten this year!
Also in the mix are lovely pods of common milkweed, some agastaches, tall phlox, Joe Pye, goldenrod, and liatris.
And, what the heck, although not native, a beautiful canna bloom that glows in the early morning light and my first surprise lily (Lycoris squamigera) to bloom here.
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The Crinums are so pretty! I don't think they're grown much around here but they could be?
Very nice Cville. Some of my stuff seems extra tall this year . I think all the early rain did it. Have to keep my eyes on my Lycoris.
Thanks, Sally. I agree about the height of things this year. Lots of rain here as well and much cooler than usual.
It's Wildflower Wednesday again across the blogosphere.
http://www.clayandlimestone.com/
September ...
That's a very pretty hyssop. What flavor is it?
Nice, Cville!
Thanks, Sally. I have been neglecting to take photos. I just do point and shoot anyway. No fancy cameras. No time or patience to stand still for very long either. Sometimes a good macro shot and often not. :)
Amanda, it's a small 'Honey Bee Blue'.
It's such a pale, powdery blue. Haven't seen one like that. Very serene.
I got it in a trade from someone several years ago. One of these days I'll remember who it was. The mature plant is about 6' tall.
One of my favorites is blooming in the yard right now. Be sure to enlarge her photos.
http://www.clayandlimestone.com/
Interesting, thanks.
I purchased on in the spring, a white variety, and she has already disappeared. I am not sure I planted her in the right spot. Will have to consider that for next season.
I have just a few purple still blooming out there, barely visible in these photos. Meanwhile, the 'Fireworks' Goldenrod is going strong.
oops! I meant to ask you on another thread (?!) if that was 'Fireworks.' I LOVE this plant but had to pull so much of it out this spring. Didn't realize it would want to take up SO much space. :)
Yes, it definitely has a healthy appetite. :)
The ruby-throats have left, I think. I haven't seen them at the feeder the past three or four days. I hope they have a safe and speedy trip. I'll miss them.
I had a positive sighting yesterday morning. It's really too darned cold for them now, I should think. Despite the season.
They've been elusive the last month or so anyway, probably enjoying the real thing from my flower garden than what I've been able to offer in the feeders.
No ruby-throat sightings yesterday either. I'm certain they've moved south.
(Not native but threw in the Celosia because I love them. ♥)
The gal who mows ran over the elderberry bush yesterday. Ack!
Edited to say I saw a ruby-throat when I was outside snapping some pictures just now. Looks like they've eaten quite a bit from the feeder since yesterday too. So they are definitely still here.
I've got to make a fresh batch of sugar water. Still not seeing them as frequently on the feeders. When I looked out this morning I said to one of my cats: "if I was a hummer I'd be long gone by now." Seriously. At least I'm not talking to myself.
A.
lol. The dogs agree with everything I say. If only they got a vote when the people here disagree on something and majority rules.
The hummingbird's feeder seems to be emptying unusually fast, but Jim says he isn't seeing as many hummers. They're filling up on fuel for the trip, maybe?
Does anyone know the lowdown on Solidago roanensis? I found a source for it, but it's a little pricy since it is considered a threatened species. It is hard to imagine any goldenrod as "threatened." Is the more aggressive S. canadensis pushing it out or something? MK*
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I have seen the Roan Mountain Goldenrod on the Sunlight Gardens website and wanted it. However, it is currently unavailable. Please let us know what you think if you do get it. Where did you see it?
This has nothing to do with goldenrod. ;-)
http://www.clayandlimestone.com/
If the species is site specific it's threats are probably loss of habitat and people taking it from the wild, New construction, etc. I have to look this one up but it's probably getting squeezed out and not by other goldenrods.
Perhaps a woodland border edge species being crowded out by successional forests growing up after first or second cut logging. No Sun. No Sun flowers. Interesting....
The Sunlight Gardens site doesn't list it as threatened, I don't believe, but it still isn't available there. It grows in open rocky clearings of the Appalachians. It's a smaller goldenrod.
This isn't exactly directly related to natives and wildflowers ... but is indirectly related. It's a concern for many in my area of the country and an interest of mine.
http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MosManSummary_XercesSociety.pdf
No kidding. I've heard more and more municipalities "spraying" these days. Perhaps why we're seeing less and less pollinators and other winged creatures this year. And each successive year.
It is so problematic. Spraying pollinators, spraying critters, spraying us. "They paved paradise to put in a parking lot." :( I am not even cultivating roses anymore because the systemic that keeps them looking good kills so many things besides Japanese beetles, rose midges, rose beetles, etc. I will tear out what remains of them at some point and replace them with Buttonbushes for the butterflies.