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The following is a list of all entries from the Flowers category.
Fennel Flowers
Filed in Flowers, 2 January, 2010, 10:03 pmFoeniculum vulgare Last summer was my first time trying to grow Fennel. It wasn’t a huge success as I had to transplant it and it was in a part of my yard that was hot, red clay. But, she did well enough to get a couple good late season flower photos.
Goatsbeard
Filed in Flowers, 26 April, 2009, 2:50 pmTragopogon pratensis Hooray for weeds! This little yellow one was growing around Pilot Mountain in North Carolina where we go to rock climb. This flower is known as the Flower of Goatsbeard or Meadow Salsify.
Little White Bells
Filed in Flowers, , 1:14 pmPieris japonica of the Ericacaea family These flowers live at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC in the partial shade garden. They weren’t overly showy, but incredibly pleasant shrubs that bloom so thick with tiny little white bells that smell just slightly sweet.
Candytuft
Filed in Flowers, 2 April, 2009, 7:42 pmIberis sempervirens Hooray for bilateral symmetry! Makes for super lovely flowers. This one is from the Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC. I didn’t have much to say about this nice little flower. It’s an evergreen shrub and does well with not too much water when established, making it especially appropriate for rock gardens. The flowers bloom [...]
Blue Flossflower
Filed in Flowers, 20 March, 2009, 2:03 pmAgeratum houstonianum or Ageratum mexicanum This flower is also commonly known as Bluemink. This one was found on the fringes of an out building at the Raulston Arboretum. Looked like a lovely weed at the time. The corymb that is in focus in the picture above shows the flower cluster with florets that once blooming will [...]
