Seen below ..........there are many species of goldenrod in North America and we are lucky enough to have two of them represented in our backyard : lance - leaved goldenrod on right and showy goldenrod on left...... not quite in full blossom yet though. The showy variety can easily grow 7-foot tall as seen in pic below.
Above : Yellow hawkweed : cluster and loner up close
Brown - / black-eyed Susans ..... varieties of rubeckia everywhere along forest edge.
A wall of evening primrose adorns the forest edge behind the pool. They are essentially an August wildflower here and are just starting to bloom.
Lovely!! I adore the whatever eyed susans. They grow wild here & I love to photo them.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing these lovely photos. hugs!
Nice flower photos Gerry! And I wonder something... what kind of plant is it on that first photo?? The one that have a little blue and red on it, in front of that goldenrod plant... *giggles*
ReplyDeleteWish you and your lady a wonderful day. We've had storms yesterday evening and all the night. It's still blowing very strong winds and rains. KRAM
Hello LP,
ReplyDeleteYour yard sounds wonderful! You really know how to enjoy nature. My dizzy husband only loves his lawn and mows down everything else ... (major sigh) ...
I never knew that there were so many types of Goldenrod. I've only seen the "Showy" variety in our area.
Never knew that it is called a "Hawk-weed". There's probably a fancy shmancy botanical name for it also, I suppose?! (heeh) I always admired their delicate little petals.
There's a weed here that looks a lot like it, except that the flowers are light purple. That was always one of my mothers favorite flowers. :)
Always loved the Black Eyed Susans. Used to have some of those in my yard, before "The Mad Mower" struck them down.
I know I'd *love* your yard. Thanks for sharing!
hugs...
ITs nice to see you enjoying your garden...goldenrod is one of my favorite fall flowers!.. is the Evening Primrose sort of sticky if you touch it? Not sure is that is what i see here or not. Great Pix of the nature in your garden.
ReplyDeleteEvery now and then we get something we don't recognize growing in our tiny yard. We always just say "wildflower". **LOL**
ReplyDeleteThat is what I call our dandelions!!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the helter - skelter pattern of the pictures , folks. I am not very technologically endowed. And I only shot a few yellow "wild ones ".......and taking a second look at my title makes me think of a good nickname for some old lady who hangs out a lot in her backyard ! lol Anyways I wish to thank you all and I shall now answer a few questions ! No , not sticky but rather gooey for the primrose. I had a great mentor in my Dad so they were more than just wildflowers to him..... and it rubbed off on me.... plus the fact that I worked on native language botany and zoology ...... I can name any plant or animal in Quebec and beyond in Montagnais ( Innu ) so I had to learn their corresponding names in Latin , French and English .I t is oodles of fun if that's your calling and interest.
ReplyDeleteAnd Mona ..... that big red and blue plant is the oldest one on the property .... yet it blooms every year .... a true perennial so to speak !!
And Raenie.... learn how to remove the spark plug from the lawn mower and that might cool his jets !!
**LOL**
ReplyDeleteI came up with the suggestion of pouring sugar in its gas tank. That will do the trick too (c;
ReplyDeleteMona beat me to it. I was going to ask about the tall flower in the middle. lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect job God does with flowers....even the wild ones. Aren't we lucky to have them?!
I can tell! And very nice colors! =o)
ReplyDeleteMy oh my......aren't we becoming proficient with a camera......a natural born naturalist...great shots
ReplyDeletebon voyage
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ReplyDeleteAnd Raenie.... learn how to remove the spark plug from the lawn mower and that might cool his jets !!
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Ha, ha, ha....
No, wouldn't do any good. He'd just have someone fix it for him!