Monday, June 15, 2020

Hellebore 'Rio Carnival'

https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/HRICA.html

We have some very nice clumps of Hellebore, but this would be a welcome addition to our collection.

Seven Sons



Seven Sons, a very nice understory tree.

Tulip Tree



Tulip Tree

Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott'



Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott'

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Jeannine Yellow Allium



Jeannine Yellow Allium.

Weigela



Weigela.  Do not remember the cultivar.

Sundrops



The first Sundrops blossoms in the garden.

Nannyberry Viburnum



The Nannyberry Viburnum must also have some resistance to the Viburnum Leaf Beetle.

Blackhaw Viburnum



Blackhaw Viburnum

Unlike the Arrowwood Viburnum and European Cranberry Viburnum, the Blackhaw Viburnum has no defoliation from the Viburnum Leaf Beetle.  It must have some natural resistance.

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Viburnum Leaf Beetle on Arrowwood Viburnum



Arrowwood Viburnum, defoliated by Viburnum Leaf Beetle, which is particularly bad in the state of Wisconsin this year.

Peony 'Shirley Temple'



Peony 'Shirley Temple'

We received this delightful peony as a door prize on a garden walk at Boerner a couple years ago.

Special thanks to Dave Wanninger, Head Horticulturist at Boerner Botanical Garden.

Dave is the best.

Garlic Scapes



Garlic Scapes.

Looks like we will have a good crop of garlic this year.

Friday, June 12, 2020

Baptisia



Baptisia.  An interesting color variation vs. the more common Blue/Purple or the native White/Cream.

Sweet William



Sweet William is just starting to bloom in our garden.

Siberian Iris



Interesting bicolor blossom on Siberian Iris.  We have many others that are either White or Purple.

Carolina allspice

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=244468&isprofile=0&

Calycanthus floridus 'Athens'

On our wish list.

Fragrant Abelia

https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=292943&isprofile=0&

This would be a welcome addition to our garden.

Arrow Head



We found this arrow head while sifting compost.

Tulip Tree



This is the first year our Tulip Tree had blossoms.

Mandarin



Honeysuckle 'Mandarin'

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Dame's Rocket



Invasive, but that is a very nice blossom color.

The most beautiful Dame's Rocket we have ever had in our garden.

Grape Iris



Grape Iris.

So named due to a blossom fragrance reminiscent of grapes.

Monday, June 8, 2020

Bishop's Weed



One of my favorite plants, but can be an aggressive spreader.

Peony



This is from a clump that was here when we first moved in.  Transplanted to a new location long ago.

Poppies



We have planted Poppies for decades.  Nice to finally have a few blooms.

Windflower



Spring-blooming Windflower in neighbor's garden.  Ours are fall-blooming.

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Siberian Iris



Most of our Siberian Iris are blue/purple, but we have a few whites.

Grape Iris



Nice, but too few blooms impoverish the view.