Anise Hyssop (Agastache rugosa). June 28, 2010.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Stokesia
Stokesia is placed in the Vernonieae subdivision of the Asteraceae, which includes our native Vernonia, or ironweed.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Ensete

The ensete is outside again and grown bigger since last year. This picture was taken June 21, 2010.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Jewels of Opar
If you visit this Talinum patch, look for the purslane. It's here as well.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Dahlia

Dahlia 'Toluca'. Picture taken June 19, 2010.
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Dahlia tubers can be eaten like sweet potatoes.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Chlorophyllum molybdites

This mushroom is back! Same place as last year. The recent wet weather has been good for fungi. Mushrooms are popping up all over the Lafayette area. Picture taken June 19, 2010.
Link to last year's post on this Chlorophyllum molybdites:
Friday, June 18, 2010
Sedum 'Arthur Branch'

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Liatris spicata
Blazing Star (Liatris spicata), planted at Purdue Horticulture Gardens, June 14, 2010. Liatris spicata is a native Indiana plant.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Snow-on-the-mountain
Purple coneflower
This is purple coneflower, Echinacea purpureum 'Magnus'. Echinacea purpureum is native to Indiana. According to Deam's Flora, the most likely Indiana habitat are prairielands, while a few isolated plants may be found in woodlands. Picture taken June 14, 2010.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Delphinium
These bright blue delphiniums stand out amongst the rest of the plants in the garden. Pictures taken June 4, 2010.
Miniature Hollyhock
This is named Miniature Hollyhock which is a hybrid of Sidalcea, (Sidalcea hybrida 'Brilliant'). The common hollyhock is genus Alcea. Picture taken June 9, 2010.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Southernwood

Southernwood (Artemesia abrotanum). Picture taken June 10, 2010.
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Bells of Ireland

This is Moluccella laevis, sometimes called Bells of Ireland. Moluccella is in the mint family of plants, Lamiaceae. Picture taken June 10, 2010.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Shasta Daisy
This is the Shasta Daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy'. Photo taken June 9, 2010. Shasta Daisy resembles the familiar weedy and wild Ox-Eye Daisy, but the flowers are a bit bigger. Compare the Shasta Daisy at Purdue Horticulture Gardens with the Ox-Eye Daisy on campus, here is a link:
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Butterfly weed
It's time for the butterfly weed to show its orange milkweedy flowers again. This picture was taken June 7, 2010. Asclepias tuberosa.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Kniphofia uvaria
Yellow coneflower
Yellow coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa 'Paradoxa', at Purdue Horticulture Gardens, June 4, 2010. Our native Echinacea is more familiar to gardeners, that is the purple flowered Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea paradoxa is not native to Indiana but rather is from the Ozark Mountain range, not terribly far away.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Lychnis x arkwrightii
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Lychnis is closely related to the genus Silene, of which our native fire pink (Silene virginica) is one.