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What a bonanza

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Daylily Bonanza

This is an old day lily called Bonanza. I’m not certain how old this hybrid is, but I believe it was created 40 or more years ago.

It’s a fantastic performer in the garden. I think mine is on it’s third flush of blooms this summer. It might even have bloomed more times than that but it’s at least three times.

I like day lilies for their dependable blooms. Particularly those that re-bloom. Do you grow day lilies?

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What’s been eating my daisies?

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Rudbeckia fulgida – Goldsturm – Black Eyed Susan

What do you think has been munching on my black eyed susans? Do you see the big chunks missing out of some of the petals?


I took a number of photos of my daisies, but I decided to put this one up today, even thought it’s not as lovely the one I’ve got up on my photoblog at the moment simply to show you the damage.

I’m not too worried about a few chunks out of some petals. It’s not like my whole garden or even all the daisies have been attacked. I’m just curious as to what might have done this. I suspect it might have been a caterpillar of some sort.

I’ll have to try to catch the culprit in the act.

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A true prince of a rose

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Prince Napoleon Rose

Prince napoleon is an antique rose. This one is supposed to be a climber but it’s never grown more than six or seven feet tall. I’m not complaining since it’s often lush with beautifully scent flowers.

This rose is also quite hardy. It often has almost fully green branches in late winter and early spring when the snow melts so I have very little to do with it in the way of pruning off winter damaged growth.

I love this rose.

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Simple flowers – Simply beautiful

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Blue Gentian

Blue Gentian Gentiana septemfida

I’ve been slow to get out and take photos of my blooming plants but the other day I went out for an hour and came back in with 279 photos! All but 4 were keepers.

The photo above is of blue Gentian. It’s a simple flower that blooms once or twice a year. It’s buds are interesting swirled cone shapes and then they open up into these delicate flowers.

The flowers above have a companion. Did you notice the ant?

Musk Mallow Malva moschata

Musk Mallow Malva moschata

The flower above is called Musk Mallow. It’s a North American native plant.

It’s very easy to grow, very hardy and as you can see it produces small delicate beautiful flowers. What more could you ask for in a plant?

Oh I know … did you know that you can eat the flowers and leaves of the musk mallow? The plant even has medicinal properties as well. I also believe that the root of the first flower, gentian is edible. See I grow a lot of plants that are not only beautiful, but edible as well.

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Tiny blossoms

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Milkweed flowers

I have a few types of Milkweed growing in my garden. One is a hybrid ornamental Milkweed called Butterfly Weed, and then there’s this one. I think this might be one that’s native to Canada but it’s growing where I had a tropical milkweed growing a few years ago.

Certainly the tropical Milkweed shouldn’t have survived. Perhaps it reverted to a hardier version. Either way, it’s quite pretty and it’s very large! This milkweed grows to at least five feet tall if not taller.

It’s just beginning to flower as you can see from the photograph above which is a mix of buds and tiny flowers.

The butterflies are certainly loving the milkweed that I grow as well as the petunias, the hosta flowers and the honey suckle vines. I’m sure there are other plants in my garden that they like but I see them most often around the three that I just mentioned.

Perhaps later today I’ll get some new photos of butterflies on flowers.

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