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Friends of the Wild Flower Garden

Early Summer Photos - June in
the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

 Foxglove Beardtongue  
  As the season moves into early summer we see the Upland Garden bursting into bloom while the Woodland Garden, except for the path in the bog, takes some rest from it's spring activity. Some photos will show a second image upon roll-over with the mouse cursor. More photos and plant information can be found by looking up individual plants in the "Archive/Site Plan"    
 
Art on the Bridge
Upland Garden Path
  
Art on the Bridge in the Woodland Garden. Photo by Phoebe Waugh  
     
Prairie Sundrops
  
Prairie Sundrops (Meadow Evening Primrose) (Oenothera pilosella Raf.). Family: Evening Primrose. Upland Garden. This member of the Evening Primrose family has flowers open during the day. Photo under of a grouping.
The winding path in the Upland Garden leading to the central hill on a gentle early summer day.
  
         
Blue Flag
Yellow Flag
  
Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor L.). Family: Iris. Woodland Garden. Also known as the Larger Blue Flag. A second type (Iris virginica) is also found in parts of Minnesota.
Paleyellow Iris (Yellow Flag) (Iris pseudacorus L.). Family: Iris. Woodland Garden. Photo under of a blooming clump. The flowers are the same size as the Blue Flag (about 4" wide). This plant is an escapee from cultivation.
  
         
Northern Bedstraw
 Northern Bedstraw. (Galium boreale L.). Family: Madder. Upland Garden. A characteristic of all Bedstraws is leaves in a whorl - in this case a whorl of 4. Found throughout Minnesota. Photo under of close up of flower cluster.
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum Bartram). Family: Parsley. Woodland Garden. A very tall plant of moist areas with a large umbrel of white 5-part flowers. Photo under of the leaf junction with the stem which shows the clasping sheath characteristic of this plant. Found throughout Minnesota.
Cow Parsnip
  
         
Spiderwort
 Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.). Family: Spiderwort. Upland Garden. A plant of open grassy areas, native to the counties around the Twin Cities.

Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br.). Family: Pea. Blooming from spring into early summer, the Upland Garden presents large groups of these colorful stems. Photo under of a typical cluster.
False Blue Indigo
  
         
Tall buttercup
Forget-me-not
  

Tall Buttercup (Ranunculus acris L.). Family: Buttercup. Upland Garden. A native of Europe, now naturalized in much of Eastern Minnesota. Photo under of a typical blooming clump.
True Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis scorpioides L.). Family: Borage. Woodland Garden. Found along the path through the bog, these dainty blooms peek out from under the leaves of taller plants where they bloom all summer. Close-up photo under.
  
         
Alum Root
 American Alumroot (Heuchera americana L.). Family: Saxifrage. Upland Garden. This tall plant has a clump of basal leaves only. Each small flower in the clusters at the top has long protruding stamens.
King of the Meadow (Tall Meadow-rue) (Thalictrum pubescens Pursh). Family: Buttercup. Upland Garden. Somewhat taller than Alumroot, which grows nearby, the leaves are alternate on the stem. The flowers have stamens that resemble small clubs. Close-up photo under.
Tall Meadow Rue
  
         
Yellow Daylily
Orange Hawk Weed
  
Yellow Daylily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.). Family: Lily. Upland Garden, growing extensively on the central hill near the fountain.
Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum L.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden. The flowers are on a long stem above a clump of basal leaves. While some Hawkweeds are native, this species is considered an invasive.
  
         
Wild rose
Oxeye Daisy
  
Wild Rose (Rosa blanda Aiton); Family: Rose. Also known as Smooth Rose. Many of these shrubs bloom in the Upland Garden. Typical plant in photo under.
Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare Lam). Family: Aster. Upland Garden. The common daisy found in fields, roadsides and home gardens and lawns.
  
         
Foxglove Beardtongue
 Foxglove Beardtongue (Talus Slope Penstemon) (Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims ). Family: Figwort. Upland Garden. The white flowers can have a purple tinge to them. Growing in extensive groups at the east end of the Upland Garden. Close-up photo under.
Heartleaf Four-o'clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacMill.). Family: Four-o'clock. The flowers are in small clusters of 2 to 5. This plant growing near station 42 in the Upland Garden. Photo under of full plant showing it's distinctive leaves. Most common in the southern half of Minnesota.
Wild Four O'clock
  
         
Thimbleweed
 Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana L.). Family: Buttercup. Upland Garden. The greenish-white flowers forming an elongated fruit head on tall stems. Growing as a single plant or in large clumps as the photo under shows.
A pair of Garden visitors making use of the Garden Guidebook in the Upland Garden.
Guidebook in Hand
  
         
Common Ninebark
Squirrel on the Odell Birdbath
  
Common Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim). Woodland Garden. Family: Rose. This shrub is now a quite large plant growing at the intersection of the bog paths in the Woodland Garden. Photo under of the full plant.
An afternoon drink for a thirsty squirrel at the Amy Odell birdbath near the Martha Crone Shelter in the Woodland Garden.
  
         
 
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