Coral Bells

This picture is of a cultivar of coral bells, 'Mocha Mint'. It is a Heuchera hybrid. There are varieties of the related Heuchera americana that are native and wild in Indiana. Picture taken May 31, 2010 at Purdue Horticulture Gardens.

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Lamb's Ear

Lamb's Ear, Stachys byzantina. Picture taken May 26, 2010.

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Pyrethrum

This is Pyrethrum, Tanacetum coccineum 'Robinson Giant'. Chrysanthemum coccineum is an obsolete synonym for this plant.

Pyrethrum has insecticidal properties.

Picture taken May 26, 2010.

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Copperleaf

Copperleaf, Acalypha wilkesiana 'Macafeana'. Copperleaf has interesting foliage. Picture taken May 26, 2010.

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A more familiar Acalypha is the common weed Acalypha rhomboidea:

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Cantaurea macrocephala

Centaurea macrocephala, also called Armenian Basket Flower. Picture taken May 25, 2010.

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Centaurea dealbata

Centaurea dealbata, or Persian coneflower. Picture taken May 25, 2010.

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Hosta 'Obscura'

There are several varieties of Hosta here, this one is Hosta 'Obscura'. You can find it close to the back door of the Horticulture building. Picture taken May 26, 2010.

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Pigsqueak

Pigsqueak, or Bergenia cordifolia. These leaves will squeak like a pig if you rub them. Picture taken May 25, 2010.

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Bergenia cordifolia is an obsolete synonym for this plant, more correctly it is Bergenia crassifolia.

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Iris pseudacorus

Iris pseudacorus, the Yellow Flag Iris, at Purdue's Horticulture Gardens. This iris is not native and has the potential to be invasive, best not to plant it where it can get into our streams and wetlands. Picture taken May 24, 2010.

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Canterbury bells

Canterbury bells, Campanula medium. The flowers are big as little teacups. Picture taken May 23, 2010.

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Our native Campanula is Campanula americana.

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Lupine hybrid

Lupinus hybrid 'Tutti Frutti'. Picture taken May 21, 2010.

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Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Here are some recent pictures of the Clematis 'Jackmannii' at Purdue Horticulture Gardens, May 21, 2010.

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Climbing Hydrangea

This vine is Climbing Hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris). Pictures taken May 16, 2010.

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Our native hydrangea is Hydrangea arborescens, it is a shrub, not a vine.

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Jupiter's Beard

This is a white form of Jupiter's Beard, Centranthus ruber 'Snow Cloud', at Purdue Horticulture Gardens, May 14, 2010.

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Oriental poppy

Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale), at Purdue Horticulture Gardens, May 8, 2010.

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Mazus reptans

Mazus reptans, at Purdue Horticulture Gardens, May 8, 2010.

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Mazus is a plant in the lopseed family, Phrymaceae.

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