Tuesday, July 21, 2009

The fields are alive


Here are just a few of the flowers on the property these days:

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)



Missouri Ironweed (Vernonia missurica)

There are many ironweed varieties. "Missouri" was selected due to the large number of flowers on the flower head.


Common Marsh-Pink (Sabatia angularis)



Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum)

UPDATE: My sister, the hortoculturist, found the name of this plant. The top few leaves on each stem appear to be spray painted white, same color as the flowers.

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