Horticulture Gardens Today

Acanthus spinosus , also known as Spiny Bear's Breeches.  Pictures taken May 28, 2012. Link to Acanthus spinosus : Link to Acanthus...

Double Fernleaf Peony ( Paeonia tenuifolia 'Rubra Plena').  At Purdue Horticulture Gardens, April 5, 2012. Link to Paeonia tenuif...

Pigsqueak ( Bergenia crassifolia ) is flowering. Bergenia is in the Saxifrage family.  Pictures taken March 30, 2012.   Link to previou...

Armenian grape hyacinth ( Muscari armeniacum ).  Picture taken March 24, 2012. Link to previous post on Muscari armeniacum :

Another sign of spring, daylily ( Hemerocallis fulva ) emerging out of the ground.  Often daylilies escape from cultivation and become estab...

The snowdrops ( Galanthus sp.) and winter aconite ( Eranthis sp.) are blooming nicely already at Purdue Horticulture Gardens.  Picture ta...

Here's a plant still happily green even with the wintry weather.  These are leaves of Acanthus mollis .  Notice the patch of snow in t...