I remembered the correct date for September's Wildflower Wednesday, hosted by Gail, from Clay and Limestone. She usually focuses on a few, but I have trouble doing that, and end up showing lots of photos. I think I have fewer this time than usual.
The zig zag goldenrod I planted last year is blooming. I was going to buy a couple more for the front yard, but they didn't have any. I'm hoping this one reseeds.
The short toothed mountain mint is doing well, as usual. It would be a much larger clump if I didn't go out each spring and lift up the stems that have sprouted roots.
The 'Wichita Mountains' goldenrod is getting ready to put on a nice show.
Rudbeckia 'Herbstonne' has been blooming for awhile. I have quit deadheading it so the birds can eat the seeds.
I am not sure what kind of ex-aster this is, but it's one that has reseeded itself around, and I have had to pull a few that were in another plant's space.
The Rudbeckia 'Golden Glow' is still blooming, while the 'Goldquelle' appears to be finished. That's lead plant on the bottom right side of the photo.
Pitcher sage is becoming one of my favorite flowers. I learned that it is native to my part of Nebraska.
Eupatorium 'Prairie Jewel' and Virginia mountain mint:
Liatris, maybe aspera:
The butter and eggs in a washtub have a few blooms along with lots of seedheads. I need to pull some weeds from the tub.
The rigid goldenrod is almost finished blooming. There is a plant growing in a tub that I thought was something else, but now that it's blooming, see that it's one of these, so they do reseed. I planted one in the front yard this spring, but other plants grew over it, and I thought it must not have made it. I was tickled to see how much it had grown once I found it the other day. I'll have to see if I can find a spot for the one in the tub.
The gray-headed coneflowers have put a few blooms out, but are about finished for the season.
The wild quinine in the front has a newer looking bloom on the right, while the others have gotten darker. I read that they turn red in the winter.
I hope the gooseneck loosestrife makes it through the winter in the tub.
The beauty berry bushes are looking beautiful. I am thinking about moving this one first thing in the spring so I can put something taller in this spot, on the west side of the front yard. I'm not sure if they can be moved, though. Do you know?
I spent quite a lot at our arboretum last weekend, buying native plants to fill in spaces in the front yard. I am excited to see how things will look next year.
The zig zag goldenrod I planted last year is blooming. I was going to buy a couple more for the front yard, but they didn't have any. I'm hoping this one reseeds.
The short toothed mountain mint is doing well, as usual. It would be a much larger clump if I didn't go out each spring and lift up the stems that have sprouted roots.
The 'Wichita Mountains' goldenrod is getting ready to put on a nice show.
Rudbeckia 'Herbstonne' has been blooming for awhile. I have quit deadheading it so the birds can eat the seeds.
I am not sure what kind of ex-aster this is, but it's one that has reseeded itself around, and I have had to pull a few that were in another plant's space.
The Rudbeckia 'Golden Glow' is still blooming, while the 'Goldquelle' appears to be finished. That's lead plant on the bottom right side of the photo.
Pitcher sage is becoming one of my favorite flowers. I learned that it is native to my part of Nebraska.
Eupatorium 'Prairie Jewel' and Virginia mountain mint:
Liatris, maybe aspera:
The butter and eggs in a washtub have a few blooms along with lots of seedheads. I need to pull some weeds from the tub.
The rigid goldenrod is almost finished blooming. There is a plant growing in a tub that I thought was something else, but now that it's blooming, see that it's one of these, so they do reseed. I planted one in the front yard this spring, but other plants grew over it, and I thought it must not have made it. I was tickled to see how much it had grown once I found it the other day. I'll have to see if I can find a spot for the one in the tub.
The gray-headed coneflowers have put a few blooms out, but are about finished for the season.
The wild quinine in the front has a newer looking bloom on the right, while the others have gotten darker. I read that they turn red in the winter.
I hope the gooseneck loosestrife makes it through the winter in the tub.
The beauty berry bushes are looking beautiful. I am thinking about moving this one first thing in the spring so I can put something taller in this spot, on the west side of the front yard. I'm not sure if they can be moved, though. Do you know?
I spent quite a lot at our arboretum last weekend, buying native plants to fill in spaces in the front yard. I am excited to see how things will look next year.