My garden in Pittsburgh -Perhaps the perennial Pale Pink is a Stargazer but I know the yellow ones are Stella d’Oro Daylily
and the Orange Daylily in Columbus Ohio.
Not everyone likes the fragrance of a lily I read.
Three Types of Lilies
Tag: perennial
Wordless Wednesday
these plants are from my friend Joan’s Garden
Pittsburgh’s Peony Season has Played
Until next year.
Peonies are perennials so will return next Spring. The peony blossoms seemed extra lush this year. And there were some varieties in the Highland Park Gardens I’d not seen before.
Peonies–“Peonies are usually sold as bare-root tubers with 3 to 5 eyes (buds), divisions of a 3- or 4-year-old plant” from the Farmers Almanac “Peonies are said to symbolize a happy life and a happy marriage”
Here is an article about the Biological Mutualism of Ants and Peonies. “It’s a myth that ants are necessary for peonies to bloom” (but they do love the nectar from Peonies)
Artist and fellow blogger from Just a Smidgen blog, paints gorgeous peony blossoms. Click to see her beautiful flower paintings.
Lenten Rose Blossoms
Lenten Rose (hellebore) in my backyard garden.
Lilies in the Backyard
They’ve returned again this year, untended. There was a big thunderstorm storm last night so I’m glad I photographed them before the pelting rain did them in. I’m amazed how they come back again and again. They don’t seem to mind the surrounding weeds.
The Neighbor’s Hydrangeas
I’ve seen quite a few photos of hydrangeas on other blogs lately. These looked especially lush.
I just received word from Happy DIY Home– “We just published an updated, comprehensive guide on 27 perennial flowers that come back every year. It is completely free and you can find it here: https://happydiyhome.
Check it out
Thanks Kelly.
Silent Sunday
I will ask her the name of it and add.
Update :Bear’s Britches(breeches) is the common name . It is a wildflower that grows in Pa woods. Needs sun to flower as it is doing now. I will look up the Latin name and get back in to you later.
Second update Ruth it is acanthus mollis. It needs partial shade and very wet soil. It needs some sun to bloom well. It can be invasive so you have to watch it and pull out stems and roots if it starts to expand. I have not found it to be a problem in that regard but I don’t let it expand much
And then my sister just sent me a photo from her Hudson River Walk today in New York City
Daylily
They return every year. I learned a Daylily (hemerocallis) is not a lily. You can read it here.
We (DIY Happy Home) just published an updated, comprehensive guide on how to grow and care for day lilies. It is completely free and you can find it here
Note: although I edited yesterday’s midday post, you might have missed it. The 250 pound bear seen in my driveway around noon, settled in a yard about three blocks up the street. After a couple of hours, he was tranquilized, captured and relocated. It was on the local news.