The wood poppy brings a beautiful yellow flower to the woodland garden in the spring and early summer. It likes partial sun to shade conditions. It is not native to Cape Cod, or New England for that matter, but it is a “neighbor” native to eastern states from Ontario down to Alabama and Georgia. It […]
Archive for May, 2011
Stylophorum diphyllum (wood poppy)
Posted in Flora, Plant bio, Tips on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Viola sororia (woolly blue violet)
Posted in Edible, Flora, Plant bio, Recipe, Tips on May 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This native violet has taken over one area of my yard almost exclusively, and is spreading into the lawn. I don’t mind, but if you’re a gardener that needs to be in control, I can see issues developing between you and Viola sororia. Woolly blue violet rhizomes can grow quickly, and the many flowers produce […]
Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine)
Posted in Edible, Flora, Interesting, Plant bio on May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you want hummingbirds in your yard and you don’t want to deal with a fussy plant, then wild columbine is right for you. I have these plants all over the yard, in all sorts of conditions – shade, partial shade, moist soil, dry soil, and they are thriving and flowering like there is no […]
Trillium flexipes (bent trillium)
Posted in Edible, Flora, Plant bio, Recipe on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first year I have trillium blooming in the woodland garden. I bought some plants from the New England Wild Flower Society and integrated them among the ferns and wild ginger. Right now, bent trillium (Trillium flexipes) is showing off its white flowers. Woodland gardens don’t come into their own without trillium present, […]