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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Wildflower Wednesday May 27, 2015

Today I am linking with-

 Wildflower Wednesday, hosted by Gail

Today's Flowers hosted by Denise

Saturday's Critters hosted by Eileen

I Heart Macro hosted by Laura

Macro Monday 2 hosted by Gemma and Mystical Magical Teacher

Macro Monday Mixer hosted by All the V's

Wordless Wednesday hosted by NC Sue

I have 2 acres of semi-forested Red Cedar and Big-leaf Maple, with lawn areas, gardens, and pockets and strips of wildflowers.  The dainty Siberian Spring Beauty are blooming-


False Solomon's Seal is blooming, with it's very lovely fragrance-

A rhizomatous perennial that appears in the spring and spreads like a ground cover in shady areas is Hydrophyllum tenuipes, Pacific Waterleaf (some related varieties have been developed for the garden with purple flowers)-

The Pacific Waterleaf along with geraniums and spring beauty have carpeted this area behind our shop that used to be overgrown with blackberry vines.  Another wildflower that spreads very well by seeding is Tellima grandiflora, Fringecup, related to Heucheras.  You can see pale spikes of it-

It is springing up by itself in many areas of the garden where it is generally welcome-

You can see how it gets its name of Fringecups, so delicate-


What wildflowers are blooming for you?

The roses in my driveway circle are blooming, and Rosa Mundi, with variegated magenta and white swirled flowers, is a sport of the Apothecary rose and I make a salve with the petals every year, it is a onceblooming rose and so really puts on a show, it is just beginning-


Champney's Pink Cluster is behind it on the trellis-

Meanwhile in the front yard some irises, really much more purple than what the camera decided, are blooming in front of some more Fringecup-

Another clump of Lupine has started to bloom, Gallery Pink-

I discovered a different moth in the garden, I haven't been able to find an ID so far, can you see the hearts?-

Hannah

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52 comments:

  1. LeaMay 27, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    Very pretty, especially the Fringecup.
    Happy Wild Flower Wednesday!
    Lea

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    1. HannahMay 27, 2015 at 10:28 PM

      Thanks, Lea, I have so many weeds, I appreciate the native plants that are left here. I'm surprised how much the Fringecups have been spreading around.

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  2. TexWisGirlMay 27, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    lovely and wild. :)

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    1. HannahMay 27, 2015 at 10:30 PM

      Thanks, Theresa, and I didn't have to plant any of these.

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  3. Dorothy BordersMay 27, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    Wonderful wildflowers, and the fringecup is especially nice.

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    1. HannahMay 28, 2015 at 10:40 PM

      Thanks, Dorothy, those little pink fringes are amazing.

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  4. A Colorful WorldMay 27, 2015 at 10:37 PM

    Such lovely wildflowers! I have always loved tiny wildflowers and the flowers of various herbs....always have been favorites of mine!

    I got tickled that you said the trees in Lake Drummond in the Dismal Swamp reminded you of Lemony Snicket. :-)

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    1. HannahMay 28, 2015 at 10:42 PM

      Thanks, Marie, I seem to remember that in Lemony Snicket the places were dismal and had imaginative names.

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  5. outlawgardenerMay 27, 2015 at 11:02 PM

    Such a sweet fringecup flower!

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    1. HannahMay 28, 2015 at 10:43 PM

      Thanks, Peter, they are tiny but very detailed and cute.

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  6. eileeninmdMay 28, 2015 at 3:12 AM

    They are all beautiful wildflowers, a pretty sight! Have a happy day!

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    1. HannahMay 29, 2015 at 12:49 PM

      Thanks, Eileen, it's fun to have wildflowers in my yard. I enjoyed your Maryland spring photos.

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  7. Linda KayMay 28, 2015 at 5:57 AM

    Very lovely and unusual flowers.

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    1. HannahMay 29, 2015 at 1:15 PM

      Thanks, Linda, they are fun to see. I enjoyed your Texas style wedding photos, that takes me back. Easterners at my college were surprised to see people wearing cowboy boots and hats.

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  8. chlorisMay 29, 2015 at 1:34 AM

    Your lovely wildflowers are beautiful, they look very exotic to me.

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    1. HannahMay 29, 2015 at 1:17 PM

      Thanks, Chloris, I suppose they may only occur out here, maybe they are not commercially sold flowers either.

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  9. eileeninmdMay 30, 2015 at 3:05 AM

    Hello Hannah, I am just stopping back to say thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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  10. Latane BartonMay 30, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    Nature never ceases to amaze me!! Such diverse selections and yet all God's creation.

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    1. HannahMay 30, 2015 at 7:16 AM

      Thanks, Latane, God's creation is amazing to me as well.

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  11. UnknownMay 30, 2015 at 12:01 PM

    I love all the flowers, both wild and planted. The moth is very pretty with the tiny hearts. Enjoy your weekend, Hannah!

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  12. HannahMay 30, 2015 at 5:09 PM

    Thanks, Gunilla, somehow there seems to be a lot more different moths here than butterflies.

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  13. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©May 31, 2015 at 5:34 AM

    Lovely wildflowers!

    There is a White-line Dart Moth that has something like that pattern.
    ~

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    1. HannahMay 31, 2015 at 10:59 AM

      Thanks, I was looking at the Noctuidae family but didn't find the right genus, the Dart Moths do have the ovoid orbicular spot and reniform (kidney or heart shaped) spot. That would make it an Euxoa that lives out here, like maybe tessellata? But I haven't seen one with the yellow underwing.

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  14. rainfield61May 31, 2015 at 7:39 AM

    Oh a butterfly with hearts!!

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    1. HannahMay 31, 2015 at 11:11 AM

      Thanks, Rainfield, like Laura of I Heart Macro, l enjoy finding hearts in nature, but I looked at the description of the Dart Moths and there they call the spot reniform, which means kidney-shaped, but I still think it looks more like a heart.

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  15. Minoru SaitoMay 31, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    Hi! Nice captures. Your photos are very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. HannahMay 31, 2015 at 7:29 PM

      Thanks, Minoru, it's fun to take photos of my flowers. I enjoy your Japanese tours.

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  16. kissed by an angelJune 1, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    How wonderful Hannah!!! All your plants :) How much I enjoy the wild flowers and also your other beauties...It's good to see such a natural living space!!!
    I can see the little hearts...I also love to find hearts in nature or somewhere else :) I captured a little ladybug with 'heart eyes'...(ginkgo biloba post October 2013)
    Enjoy an enchanting week in June!!!
    Katrin :)

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    1. HannahJune 1, 2015 at 1:46 PM

      Thanks, Katrin, I enjoy the wild areas of my yard, especially those without weeds invading. I'm in the throes of fighting the annual grasses going to seed now. I would someday like to have a garden without grass or lawns. The Ladybug is cute with the big white hearts.

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  17. LauraJune 1, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    Beautiful series Hannah, I love the wildflowers and the hearts on the wings of the moth! Thanks so much for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro ♥

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    1. HannahJune 1, 2015 at 1:48 PM

      Thanks, Laura, I always like to see the hearts you find, and a lot of plants seem to have heart shaped leaves, too.

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  18. Gail DixonJune 1, 2015 at 6:12 PM

    Ooohhh, so pretty! All of it. I especially enjoyed the Fringecups. Such a delicate, feminine flower. You seem to know a lot about gardening. There is so much to learn. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

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  19. HannahJune 1, 2015 at 6:30 PM

    Thanks, Gail, I enjoy sharing about flowers. I started out as mostly an edible gardener, mostly growing vegetables and herbs, but learned to appreciate the pollinators and what they needed to be happy in the garden.

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  20. OhmydearestsJune 1, 2015 at 11:42 PM

    you have a beautiful garden! so lush! love the fringe cups!

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    1. HannahJune 2, 2015 at 2:40 AM

      Thanks Jandi, lots of pretty flowers among the weeds.;-) I better love the Fringe Cups, there are getting to be a lot of them.

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  21. Hootin AnniJune 2, 2015 at 2:26 AM

    Wow....pretty garden flowers. I don't think I've ever seen any lupine other than blue. That 'wine' color lupine is really gorgeous.

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    1. HannahJune 2, 2015 at 2:34 AM

      Thanks, Anni, I bought that one at a nursery, but one I grew from seed is also red. I'm happy to see them doing so well. I'm also getting lots of little seedlings, so I don't know what I will do about them, they do get to be rather big plants. I also just learned there are Lupins that are edible, and have been grown for centuries in several parts of the world, so I'm buying some seed for them.

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  22. NCSueJune 2, 2015 at 3:03 AM

    Nice series of photos!
    Please come link up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/06/nesting.html

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    1. HannahJune 2, 2015 at 3:01 PM

      Thanks, Sue, I did go link up there. Thanks for hosting.

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  23. UnknownJune 2, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    The abundance of wildflowers is one of the things I love the most about living in western Washington, especially since I moved here from the Chihuahuan desert.

    I planted lupine this year, but the %$($^#&* slugs got to them. I'm not sure I'll get any blooms this year.

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    1. HannahJune 2, 2015 at 3:05 PM

      I have slug and bird woes too, I lay several folded pages of newspaper down next to my crop I'm protecting, then I pick it up and check on my rounds near sundown, and chop up all the slugs I find there. It does help over time. I have slugs eating holes in my bean seedling leaves. And lately, I've also had trouble with birds eating bean seedlings, as well are rabbits. I just laid down the tops of collards going to seed over my seedling bed to make it hard for the birds to nip them off.

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  24. Bob BushellJune 2, 2015 at 2:12 PM

    Beautiful flowers, and also the moth, superb.

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    1. HannahJune 2, 2015 at 5:27 PM

      Thanks, Bob, moths are so much easier to photograph here than butterflies, they hide under stuff or hold still thinking I won't see them.

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  25. HannahJune 2, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    Thanks, Bob, moths are so much easier to photograph, I don't find butterflies hiding under stuff on the ground like the moths do.

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  26. Sallie (FullTime-Life)June 2, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    The fringe up is a gorgeous wildflower! You know I have to visit my bloggy friends to see spring wild flowers ... It's really too hot here right now for most of them. I really enjoyed all of yours!

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    1. HannahJune 2, 2015 at 6:45 PM

      Thanks, Sallie, I'm glad you enjoyed them. It's not like Texas where the flowers carpet the roadsides everywhere, but I enjoy the delicate little flowers and groundcovers here.

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  27. orchid0324June 3, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    Dearest Hannah;　　First of all, thank you SO much for your sweet visits, Dear friend♪ After I started blogging, I realized how small my knowledge is about nature :-) Your varieties of Flowers are so pretty and gorgeous♡♡♡ Not many I know in your post p:-) But I googled Fringecup to check, your macro pictures intrigued me, haha. They sure are beautiful; I'm looking forward to enjoying iris in no time at the city park. Until around last month, we could enjoy azaleas (white and pink) here and there and there are a couple of them even in my little yard.
    Night Night from Japan and Have a wonderful rest of the week♪
    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

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    1. HannahJune 3, 2015 at 12:39 PM

      Thanks, sweet Miyako. I so admire your little Japanese park and the wonderful orchids growing there. They would grow here, and I had some at one point but they disappeared.

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  28. Sharon WagnerJune 3, 2015 at 7:09 AM

    So green!

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    1. HannahJune 3, 2015 at 12:51 PM

      Thanks, Sharon, it's the wet season! Yay! Things will dry out, the little ephemerals will disappear, the lawn will brown out except where watered for the poultry, but the trees and shrubs will continue green. But can't match the green of your tropical jungle.

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  29. GranthamLynnJune 4, 2015 at 7:09 PM

    Oh I always love your tours. Thanks for coming by and luring me back over. Your pics are always beautiful. Nice to see you again. Have a wonderful weekend.

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