Tickseed sunflower (Bidens aritosa) This daisy-like flower appears in late August and blooms well into the fall. I suppose they can grow about anywhere, but I see them mostly in the lower ends of pastures and prairies where the...
Read MoreDo you suppose the cow stops to admire this spot of color on her way out to pasture each...
Read MoreI bought this moth orchid plant last summer on clearance, after it finished blooming, without a tag. I’m really not a ‘pink’ kind of gal, but I love the pink veins and the rich fuschia throat of this blossom....
Read MoreI know, I know. Thistles are noxious weeds. Still, the flowers are so beautiful. This isn’t a bull thistle or that troublesome and prolific outlaw Canada thistle. The leaves are prickly, and no doubt it shouldn’t be...
Read MoreMy second favorite daylily – an elderly man on the next street over ran a small garden center and traded me the starts for these in exchange for a division from my patch of old-fashioned double daylilies. Some past...
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