Native plants for a Cape Cod garden

Delphinium tricorne displaying its velvety blue flowers April 28 2013

April 2013 is long gone, but only now have I found some time to look back at the pictures I took. Often a flower catches your eye, and off you go taking the shot, or a few. The intention was to write about the plant that very moment, but there is always something else that seems to take precedence. This pattern has repeated itself much too often this year, and I find myself playing catch-up late at night, often many days or weeks later…

Now, a month later, I find these lost shots on my camera. Before giving in to the reflex to wipe the memory card, I take another peek at the plant month that was. The pictures did not all turn out perfect – many suffer from an unsteady hand or low light conditions, but I did select a few to give you a sampling of the flowers and shapes you could add to your woodland garden. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia) in full bloom April 28 2013

The large bellwort is simply spectacular against a still barren woodland. The leaves remain as a beautiful groundcover long after the flowers are gone

Virginia bluebells bring the best spring blue ever. (April 28 2013)

The white trout lily is barely a few inches tall, but it makes up for size with this beautiful display

Posted in Flora, Interesting | 2 Comments

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1. on June 10, 2013 at 8:54 PM | Reply Lin

   We just left the Cape after a wonderful visit. What is the beautiful yellow flowering shrub that is blooming by the side of the road and in the bogs? It looks similar to Forsythia, but is smaller and the flowers are yellow ball shaped?

   Is it native or invasive? None of the nurseries could tell us anything.

   
   
2. on June 10, 2013 at 10:08 PM | Reply gman

   Hi Lin

   Thank you for checking out the blog. Do you have a more exact location for the plant that you describe? Or a picture? I am having a hard time thinking of a sizeable native shrub with those features, without seeing the actual plant. I can go take a look at what you saw in the next day or so…