Just a week or two after emerging from the ground, the plants have produced a singular flower. This bloomed for a few days and has now disappeared, and the beginnings of a fruit are starting to show (it is May 19th and the picture is about 10 days old) Goldenseal is used in tons of […]
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Hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal)
Posted in Flora on May 19, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
Thalictrum dioicum (early meadow rue)
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This plants is a foot tall perhaps a bit more. I added it to the mix about 3 years ago and this year I am starting to see new plants pop up, so it is definitely starting to spread throughout the garden. I love the leaves that are tinted grayish green, and this year the […]
Mertensia virginica (virginia bluebells)
Posted in Flora, Uncategorized on May 19, 2024 | Leave a Comment »
The plants are just now past blooming peak. While they deliver beautiful hues of color early spring, they will a memory by Memorial day – the flowers will be gone and the seedpods will start drooping off the stems. Within another month the plants will wither and disappear altogether. Virginia bluebells do well in the […]