I didn't know if I was going to get a post in today (yesterday), but it was pretty nice out after work, and my camera batteries allowed me to take a few photos for Gail's Wildflower Wednesday before quitting on me. I have been having problems, either with the battery charger or the camera, and don't get as many photos at a time as I used to. (Added 11/24: I got the photos in, but did not get a chance to finish the post until this evening.)
These are the plants that caught my camera's attention. Some I've shown recently, and others have been in recent Wildflower Wednesday posts.
I am looking forward to seeing the several Zizia aurea, Golden Alexander plants in bloom, hopefully next year.
I think I showed this wild quinine plant more often than the others this summer, partly because it bloomed all summer. I planted another, but am not sure if it survived.
I'm looking for the Ratibida pinnata, grey-headed coneflowers to do well next year. The clumps are nice sized. I hope the blooms are more upright than some in other parts of the yard that don't get as much sun.
I sure am enjoying the little bluestem plants.
The Culver's Root plants look pretty with the leaves turned brown.
I planted several varieties of switchgrass. This is the only one that is the straight Panicum virgatum. It didn't get as tall or wide as the others. I need to move the daylily that is behind it.
A car drove by as I was taking this photo of the ironweed. This was still the best photo of the seedheads.
The Rudbeckia Herbstonne looks OK in brown.
The amsonia tabernaemontana could be cut back, but I'll probably wait until early spring.
I hope the Solidago flexicaulis, zig zag goldenrod spreads some next spring.
Gail, I noticed you were posting on wildflowers more than one day, so maybe you are still today.
We had a very nice Thanksgiving. I cooked for us, our kids, and grandsons. I started early, putting things in slow cookers to keep warm as I went. We were ready to eat at noon, so we could leave a little after 1:00 to go to my parents' for dessert. Larry did most of the clean up, so we could go. Linda made some pumpkin bars and a birthday cake for Larry to take to my parents, so I didn't have to make any dessert. We'll have the grandsons early in the morning so their mom can do some shopping.
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving, too.
These are the plants that caught my camera's attention. Some I've shown recently, and others have been in recent Wildflower Wednesday posts.
I am looking forward to seeing the several Zizia aurea, Golden Alexander plants in bloom, hopefully next year.
I'm looking for the Ratibida pinnata, grey-headed coneflowers to do well next year. The clumps are nice sized. I hope the blooms are more upright than some in other parts of the yard that don't get as much sun.
I sure am enjoying the little bluestem plants.
The Culver's Root plants look pretty with the leaves turned brown.
I planted several varieties of switchgrass. This is the only one that is the straight Panicum virgatum. It didn't get as tall or wide as the others. I need to move the daylily that is behind it.
A car drove by as I was taking this photo of the ironweed. This was still the best photo of the seedheads.
The Rudbeckia Herbstonne looks OK in brown.
The amsonia tabernaemontana could be cut back, but I'll probably wait until early spring.
I hope the Solidago flexicaulis, zig zag goldenrod spreads some next spring.
Gail, I noticed you were posting on wildflowers more than one day, so maybe you are still today.
We had a very nice Thanksgiving. I cooked for us, our kids, and grandsons. I started early, putting things in slow cookers to keep warm as I went. We were ready to eat at noon, so we could leave a little after 1:00 to go to my parents' for dessert. Larry did most of the clean up, so we could go. Linda made some pumpkin bars and a birthday cake for Larry to take to my parents, so I didn't have to make any dessert. We'll have the grandsons early in the morning so their mom can do some shopping.
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving, too.