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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Yes, nice...and it gives me something to look forward to...in a couple of weeks. ![]()
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Fox
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northcentral rural Arkansas, usa
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I thought you might like that mayapple bloom, just for you dapjwy!
![]() Yes about that point of view, I think it was the leprechauns that helped me with that particular picture. ![]() Hey dapjwy, have you spotted some mayapple in the woods out your way yet? Yanno they are easy to find colonies before everything else turns green I have spotted over 30 colonies already this year, some even growing beside the state highway. ww |
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Official Plant Nerd
Join Date: Dec 2008
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I spotted my marsh marigolds and blue flag iris starting to come up. Ramps are shooting up too.
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Heron
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: c. Mississippi
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![]() Nope, the R. canescens does not need any stratification. All it needs is moist enough & warm enough soil to get those seeds to germinate. They sure are tiny, though. And you know what that means... tiny seedlings! Am. beautyberry does not need any pre-treatment either. But I have read that you can expect about 50% germination success. Maybe it just needs a little more time. I've been waiting what seems like forever for my cardinal flower and oakleaf hydrangea to germinate. It finally did last week! WW, I love your mayapple blooms! And Lin, you continue to make me jealous.. hahaha.
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Heron
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: c. Mississippi
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Another bloom from me: my Am. strawberrybush (a favorite of mine)
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1st Place Winner Winner Butterfly/Moth Contest & Official Ant Man
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New Jersey
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Here's a few from my trip to the Mt. Cuba Center's 9th Annual Wildflower Celebration.
The first image should really be a seed mix because this was gorgeous. Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica Woodland Poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum Fernleaf Phacelia, Phacelia bipinnatifida Trillium cernuum Trillium simile Swamp Pink, Helonias bullata Bog Rosemary, Andromeda polifolia Trillium pusillum |
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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Niiiiice.....rattlesnake fern, rhododendron canescens, and mockernut hickory.
All P.O.M. worthy if you ask me!
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Fox
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northcentral rural Arkansas, usa
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ty havalotta, I like the rattlesnake fern shot also. Oh gosh I just now realized I posted the mayapple pix twice...hahaha oh well. As for the POM, there is some awesome pixs already entered, I might find something later today to enter.
Hey Equilibrium if ya get a snapshot of those marigolds & iris, I would be interested to see. Hey kchd, that strawberrybush I heard right here at WG that makes a favorite food for the deer, W2Go! This pix is for you hahaa ![]() Very nice shots Milta, I can't pick a favorite they are all so interesting. Tapping my toe, anxious to get another pix of this dwarf iris, hopefully blooming. ![]() ww |
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#39 |
WG Fundraising Coordinator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Kentucky
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Calycanthus floridus, sweetshrub. I can't say enough good things about this shrub. Mike Dirr said to plant this near an entrance so I did and boy am I glad! The fragrance of the blooms are to die for, strawberry-melon to my nose and strong! It's right to the left of my front door and in front of a window to the family room where I keep the window open on warm spring days. Wow, a breath of heaven and a gracious welcome home!
The shrub has an open airy habit in shade and grows to 9-10 feet tall. The foliage is glossy green and gets a nice yellow-orange in fall. It blooms for a long time, at least 6 weeks! I have the cultivar 'Athens' which has yellow/white blooms but the species has a dark red bloom. Make sure if you purchase one of the species that you buy it in bloom, some don't have that delicious scent and some actually have a fetid odor so buyer beware. If this shrub is native to your area you really deserve to add this one to your plant list. It's unassuming but charming in so many ways. As you can tell I'm a big fan! |
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Heron
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: c. Mississippi
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Linrose, love your Calycanthus! I got some seeds this winter and winter-sowed them. So far, I have 2 lovely little seedlings.
WW, you are rotten. I almost spewed my scotch all over my computer screen at your photo of the Paulownia. ![]() Here's another bloom from me, A. triphyllum. Quickly becoming another favorite!
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