Thursday, July 17, 2008

Campanula persicifolia (Bellflower)

June 2008
Planted 1 in April 2008. Location: Near patio manifold.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy' (Shasta Daisy)

July 2008
Planted 1 in March 2008. Location: West beds near lilac.

Papaver orientale 'Allegro' (Oriental Poppy)

June 2008June 2008
July 2008. I love their seed heads!
April 2008. The thing I hate about these flowers is that their foliage looks like a weed! Oh well, I love the flowers enough to keep them anyway.
Planted several in Fall 2007. Location: East of the Hawthorn.

The color borders on coral rather than red.

Salvia 'Blue Better' (Sage)

July 2008Planted 1 in April 2008. Location: East beds near Acer 'Oshio Beni'.

Gaillardia grandiflora 'Arizona Sun' (Blanket Flower)

June 2008Summer 2007
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: Just east of the Cherry tree.

I can see why it's called a blanket flower--I can't believe the profusion of blooms. They bloom prolifically from early summer until frost.

Thymus serpyllum ‘Elfin’ (Creeping Thyme)

June 2008Planted 6 in Spring 2007. Location: Near Cherry tree.

This creeps over Bubba's grave.

Zantedeschia 'Flame' (Calla Lily)

Summer 2007
Summer 2007Planted 3 in Spring 2007. These need to be lifted each fall. This year they are located just west of the garage.

Solidago (Goldenrod)

July 2008
July 2008
Planted 1 in Spring 2008. Location: West beds near Lilac.

Lilium 'Triumphator' (Trumpet Lily)

July 2008
July 2008
Planted 6 in Spring 2007. Location: Under the weeping Japanese Maple.

These smell great!

Monarda (Bee Balm)

July 2008July 2008
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: Just west of the Cherry tree.

I don't know what cultivar this is. I ordered 3 plants, all of which were supposed to be red. One ended up red, and two ended up pink, so they are obviously a different cultivar.

Campanula persicifolia alba (Bellflower)

June 2008
Planted 1 in Fall 2007. Location: Just off of the patio.

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' (Tickseed)

June 2008
Planted 1 in Spring 2007 and 4 more in Fall 2007. Location: West beds near Lilac and front beds under the Cherry tree.

Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)

July 2008July 2008
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: Under the big maple.

Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' (Japanese Barberry)

June 2008Planted 2 in June 2008. Location: Front beds under weeping cherry.

Hemerocallis 'Potentate' (Daylily)

July 2008Planted 2 in April 2008. Location: North of great room windows.

Catananche caerulea (Cupid's Dart)

July 2008
Catananche
Planted 4 in Fall 2007. Location: West of the Hawthorn.

Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet' (Virginia Sweetspire)

June 2008. I took this picture just before these little flowers opened, and then forgot to take another. Next year!
Planted 1 in Spring 2007. Location: Just off the patio.

Zantedeschia 'Albomaculata' (Calla Lily)

July 2008July 2008
Planted 3 in Spring 2007. These have to be lifted in the fall, so their location changes, but this year they're in the front yard next to the garage.

Hemerocallis 'Red Magic' (Daylily)

July 2008
Planted 4 in Fall 2007. Location: Front flower beds.

Hosta 'Veronica Lake' (Plantain Lily)

June 2008
Planted 2 in June 2008. Location: Under weeping cherry and backyard near the gate.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Sempervivum tectorum (Hen and chicks)

March 2008July 2008. There are lots of 'chicks' now, but they are different than the others I have because some of these chicks get tall. Weird!
Planted 1 in March 2008. Location: West beds near veggie garden. Jake named this one 'Long Leaf Spike'.

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

June 2008Planted 2 in June 2008. Location: Just off the patio and under the big maple.

Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Allium)

July 2008
Planted 30 or so in Fall 2007. Location: West beds near lilac and just east of the patio.

Leucanthemum superbum (Shasta Daisy)

July 2008July 2008
Planted 2 in Spring 2007. Location: West of 'Oshio Beni' maple.

Hosta 'August Moon' (Plantain Lily)

June 2008
Planted 1 in June 2008. Location: Front beds under the weeping cherry.

Euonymus japonica 'Microphylla' (Dwarf Boxleaf Euonymus)

June 2008Planted 2 in June 2008. Location: Under the weeping cherry and west of the Hawthorn.