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 soils tend to be a bit more moist. I saw great sweeps of tickseed yellow in
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Do you suppose the cow stops to admire this spot of color on her way out to pasture each morning?
I 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,
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I 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 growing in my pasture. Eradication plans remain on hold until positive identification is accomplished. Which I hope will
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My second favorite daylily – an elderly man on the next street over ran a small garden center and traded me the starts for these
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