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| Loriope |
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| black cohosh |
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| white encore azalea |
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| hardy begonia |
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| gaillardia |
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| Japanese anemone |
Showing posts with label hardy begonia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hardy begonia. Show all posts
Fall Blooms
9/18/16
I have several plants blooming now that we are getting into the fall season. A lot of the plants that are blooming are in my backyard garden. I have five loriope plants at each end of my long backyard garden.
There are two areas in the backyard garden where hardy cyclamen were planted years ago, and they still come up.
I planted five black cohosh at intervals along the backyard fence, and this is one of two that has a bud. This bud has been sitting there for a couple of weeks. None of the black cohosh plants seem to be doing well. They are not happy in this location. I don't know whether this flower spike is going to grow taller (they can get up to eight feet tall) or open.
This is the only encore azalea that has fall blooms on it. There are four more encore azaleas in the yard that look full and lush but have no buds. This rather skimpy looking one is the only one flowering.
There are several hardy begonia plants in the side perennial garden and this is one of them. There are also hardy begonia plants at each end of the backyard garden.
I planted two gaillardia plants in the side garden to fill in some bare spots. With their fall colors, they brighten any garden area.
There was a large stand of Japanese anemones in the backyard garden years ago. I was surprised to find that there were two clumps left hidden beneath the nandina bushes. I have mums and other flowers blooming along the front of the house and in the perennial garden. I hope to post photos of them next.
Back Garden Plants
6/18/16
There are several other shade plants growing in the back garden besides the hostas and heucheras I posted about last week. The Autumn fern (Dyopteris erythrosora) pictured at right is one of three planted in the garden. This is the first time I have planted this fern. I am hoping it will be at least semi-evergreen in the winter here as I've been told. I decided to give it a try since I wanted something in this fairly bare spot in the garden all winter. I like the orange or copper color of the new fronds.
Along the fence I planted five black cohosh (actea racemosa, formerly cimicifuga racemosa). This is another new plant for me. I wanted something against the eight-foot fence that runs along most of the back yard. I have read that the whispy plumes of tiny, star-like flowers can grow up to eight feet tall, and that the seed pods can be attractive as winter interest in the garden. I am anxious to find out if the flowers can be as unpleasantly scented as I have read.
There are six Brunnera macrophylla, or Siberian bugloss, in the garden. Brunneras are one of my favorite shade plants, not only for their tiny, lacy blue flowers in the spring, but also their large, heart-shaped leaves that last till frost.
There are a few hellebores on the side of the back garden that is near the forested flood plain. There is a whole field of hellebores there outside the fence that I planted years ago. I was surprised to see when we bought this house again, that some of the seeds from that area had made it over the fence.
I received two hardy begonias (Begonia grandis), a winter hardy begonia to zone 7, at my garden club plant exchange this May. I planted them on the somewhat empty edges of each side of the back garden. I love the plants large mounds of often red-veined, heart-shaped leaves and delicate pink flowers that bloom in August-September.
There are a few more plants and several bushes in the back garden that I will post photos of next time. Happy Father's Day to all the dads and father figures.
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| Autumn fern |
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| Black cohosh |
Along the fence I planted five black cohosh (actea racemosa, formerly cimicifuga racemosa). This is another new plant for me. I wanted something against the eight-foot fence that runs along most of the back yard. I have read that the whispy plumes of tiny, star-like flowers can grow up to eight feet tall, and that the seed pods can be attractive as winter interest in the garden. I am anxious to find out if the flowers can be as unpleasantly scented as I have read.
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| Brunnera macrophylla |
There are six Brunnera macrophylla, or Siberian bugloss, in the garden. Brunneras are one of my favorite shade plants, not only for their tiny, lacy blue flowers in the spring, but also their large, heart-shaped leaves that last till frost.
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| Hellebores |
There are a few hellebores on the side of the back garden that is near the forested flood plain. There is a whole field of hellebores there outside the fence that I planted years ago. I was surprised to see when we bought this house again, that some of the seeds from that area had made it over the fence.
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| Hardy begonia |
I received two hardy begonias (Begonia grandis), a winter hardy begonia to zone 7, at my garden club plant exchange this May. I planted them on the somewhat empty edges of each side of the back garden. I love the plants large mounds of often red-veined, heart-shaped leaves and delicate pink flowers that bloom in August-September.
There are a few more plants and several bushes in the back garden that I will post photos of next time. Happy Father's Day to all the dads and father figures.
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