July is the month of Monardas here. We have one straight species (Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa) and three hybrid cultivars: ‘Raspberry Wine’, ‘Purple Rooster’, and what I suspect is a home-grown hybrid that looks like a cross between Wild Bergamot and ‘Purple Rooster’. Gardeners interested in Monarda should check out two trials of various species …
Category: Native Plants and Wildflowers, Perennial flowers, Wildlife Gardening Tags: Bee Balm, Chicago Botanic Garden, Cultivars, Monarda, Monarda 'Purple Rooster', Monarda 'Raspberry Wine', Mt. Cuba Center, Plant Trials, Plants for Pollinators, Wild Bergamot
If you are thinking about adding Coneflowers (Echinacea sp. and cvs.) to your garden this spring, you might want to look at a recent report put out by the Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware. The Center has done extensive research with an eye to promoting the use of native plant varieties in American home gardens. …
Category: Native Plants and Wildflowers, Wildlife Gardening Tags: Best Coneflower Cultivars, Coneflowers, Cultivars, Cultivars and Pollinators, Echincea Cultivars, Mt. Cuba Center, Nativars, Pollinator Gardens, Pollinators, Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower 'Fragrant Angel'
Beyond the Trilliums and Trout Lilies, Mt. Cuba Center was bursting with a multitude of spring blooms, mostly ephemerals. Below you’ll find just some of the many species we found (some of the IDs are shakier than others, corrections are always appreciated).
Category: Native Plants and Wildflowers, Shade Gardening Tags: Allegheny Spurge, Azalea, Barren Strawberry, Bloodroot, Bluets, Celandine Poppy, Dutchman's Breeches, Dwarf Larkspur, Fothergilla, Great Merrybells, Jacob's Ladder, Mt. Cuba Center, Native Woodland Wildflowrs, Oconee Bells, Redbud, Rue Anemone, Sessile Bellwort, Spring Beauty, Spring Wildflowers, Twinleaf, Virginia Bluebells, Wild Bleeding Heart
So these past few days Judy and I have been staying with friends who live outside of Baltimore. On Friday we had an expedition to the Mt. Cuba Center near Wilmington, Delaware. This is a sort of botanical garden dedicated to the native plants of the Mid-Atlantic region. There’s lots from Mt. Cuba to show …
Category: Garden Tour, Native Plants and Wildflowers Tags: False Rue Anemone, Great White Trillium, Least Trillium, Mt. Cuba Center, Native Woodland Wildflowers, Nodding Trillium, Red Trillium, Spring Ephemeral Wildflowers, Toad Lily, White Trout Lilies, Woodland Wildflowers, Yellow Trout Lilies
