Sunday, June 28, 2009

Nodding Onion - Allium cernuum




Nodding Onion - Allium cernuum

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Morning Glory Heavenly Blue - Ipomoea violacea



Morning Glory Heavenly Blue - Ipomoea violacea

Origin: Alien, from Central America, planted from seed by my wife.

Status: Annual that is well established by reseeding itself

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Mexican Hat - Ratibida columnifera



Mexican Hat - Ratibida columnifera

Origin: Native to U.S. plains, planted by seed by myself

Status: Perennial

Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa





Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa

Origin: Native planted from seed by myself

Status: Established Perennial

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Wild Quinine - Parthenium integrifolium





Wild Quinine - Parthenium integrifolium

Origin: Native, planted by myself from seed

Status: Established perennial

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Prickly Pear Catus - Opuntia humifusa



Prickly Pear Catus - Opuntia humifusa

Origin: Native, planted by myself

Status: Established perennial

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Evening Primrose - Oenothera speciosa



Evening Primrose - Oenothera speciosa

Origin: Native, planted by my wife

Status: Established & spreading perennial

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Blue Eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium angusttifolium



Blue Eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium angusttifolium

Origin: Native, planted by myself

Status: Established perennial, not a grass at all, but a member of the Iris family

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Peony Pink - Paeonia lactiflora



Peony Mischief - Paeonia lactiflora

Origin: Alien, from Asia, southern Europe and western North America, widely hybridized, planted in our garden by my wife.

Status: Established perennial

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Wild Stonecrop - Sedum ternatum



Wild Stonecrop - Sedum ternatum

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Fairy Wings Purple



Fairy Wings Purple

Origin:

Alien from Asia, planted in our garden by myself

Azalea


Azalea

Origin:

Alien from Asia, we have several planted in our garden by my wife and the previous owner

Oxcalis


Oxcalis

Origin:

Native, arrived by itself

Foam Flower - Tiarella cordifolia




Foam Flower - Tiarella cordifolia

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself

Piedmont Azalea - Rhododendron canescens



Piedmont Azalea - Rhododendron canescens

Origin:

Native, planted in our garden by myself, I think this might be a hybrid

Common Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale


Common Dandelion - Taraxacum officinale

Origin:

Alien from Southern Europe, arrived in our garden via early settlers and the wind

Eastern Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis


Eastern Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis

Origin;

Native, planted from seed by myself, all flowers torn off the plant by my son shortly before the photo was taken

Star-of-Bethlehem - Ornithogalum umbellatum


Star-of-Bethlehem - Ornithogalum umbellatum

Origin:

Alien from Southern Europe arrived in our garden all by itself

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Lady Banks Rose - Rosa banksiae


Lady Banks Rose - Rosa banksiae

Origin:

Alien from China planted by my wife

Hybrid Tulip

Origin:

Alien from Holland planted in our garden by my wife