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Early summer Photos - July in
the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea Vent.). Family Pea. Upland Garden. Close-up image under.

Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva L.). Family: Lily. Upland Garden. Naturalizes with ease. Beautiful stands along roadsides in Minnesota and in home gardens. Close-up image under.

Black Bugbane (Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa). aka Black Cohosh. Family: Buttercup. Woodland Garden and in transition to the Upland where there is shade. This example by the Avery Birding Terrace. Very tall stems (up to 6 feet), flower racemes well above any leaves. Close-up image under.

Stiff Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata Nutt.). aka Bird's foot coreopsis and Stiff tickseed. Family: Aster. Upland Garden, in large areas. Native to southern half of Minnesota. Garden plants acquired in 1927 from NE Minneapolis by Eloise Butler. Close-up image under.

Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnantheum virginianum L.). Family: Mint. Upland Garden. Native to southwestern Minnesota. ID: Notice the purple spots on the white flowers. Foliage is aromatic. Plant can become invasive. Close-up image under.

Turk's-cap Lilies (Lilium superbum L. and Lilium michiganense L.). Family: Lily. Upland Garden. Rising on a tall stem above a whorl of leaves, this plant is hard to miss. Becoming uncommon in the wild due to cultivation and roadside mowing. Close-up image under.

Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata L.). Family: Primrose. Woodland Garden. A shade plant, leaf stalks with fine fringes of hair, flowers somewhat nodding on long stalks from the leaf axils. Native to all of Minnesota. Close-up image under.

Rampion Bellflower (European Bellflower) (Campanula rapunculoides L.). Family: Bellflower. Upland Garden. A European import now widely naturalized in Minnesota. The Flowers mostly at the top of the tall stem. Close-up image under.

Common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum L.). Family: St. Johnswort. Upland Garden in various spots. This plant of the common variety has the typical black spots on the petals. Originally from Europe, now common in the eastern part of Minnesota. Can be a noxious weed in certain areas. Close-up image under.

Blue Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze). aka Fragrant Giant Hyssop, Anise Hyssop. Family: Mint. Upland Garden. Native to open dry areas of Minnesota. Leaves have an anise odor when crushed, hence the name. Close-up image under.

Great Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott). Family: Lily. Dark blue berries will form from the hanging ivory flowers. Native to the southern half of Minnesota, can show up in your garden unexpectedly from deposited seeds.

Upright Prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden. Native to western and southwestern Minnesota. Not as tall as the Gray-headed coneflower but with a taller center cone. Close-up image under.

On the Trail. A group of teens making their way through the Upland Garden.

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	White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd.). Family:Pea. Upland Garden. Close-up image under.	Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea Vent.). Family Pea. Upland Garden. Close-up image under.


Canada Lily (Lilium canadense L.) aka Meadow Lily or Wild Yellow Lily. Family: Lily. Upland Garden. The nodding bell shaped flowers are a marker of this plant. Close-up image under.		Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva L.). Family: Lily. Upland Garden. Naturalizes with ease. Beautiful stands along roadsides in Minnesota and in home gardens. Close-up image under.

	Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.). Family: Figwort. Upland Garden in several places. On all but the most immature plants there will be smaller flower spikes under the larger center spike, all rising above whorls of leaves. Close-up image under.	Black Bugbane (Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa). aka Black Cohosh. Family: Buttercup. Woodland Garden and in transition to the Upland where there is shade. This example by the Avery Birding Terrace. Very tall stems (up to 6 feet), flower racemes well above any leaves. Close-up image under.

	Smooth Oxeye (Heliopsis helianthoides (L) Sweet). Family: Aster. Upland Garden in various places. Stem somewhat rough in this variety. Native to most of Minnesota, the Nursery trade has several varieties for the home garden. Close-up image under.	Stiff Coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata Nutt.). aka Bird's foot coreopsis and Stiff tickseed. Family: Aster. Upland Garden, in large areas. Native to southern half of Minnesota. Garden plants acquired in 1927 from NE Minneapolis by Eloise Butler. Close-up image under.


American Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli) aka Canada Elderberry. Family: Honeysuckle. Woodland Garden. This large shrub only comes into flower in mid-June and flowers until late July. The first flowers don't occur until the Red Elderberry has already set fruit that is turning red. The fruits are edible. Close-up image under.		Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnantheum virginianum L.). Family: Mint. Upland Garden. Native to southwestern Minnesota. ID: Notice the purple spots on the white flowers. Foliage is aromatic. Plant can become invasive. Close-up image under.


Virgin's Bower (Clematis virginiana L.). Family: Buttercup. Upland Garden. A vine plant. You will usually spot the white flowers lying atop the leaves of other plants before you see the stem. Occurs generally in Minnesota. Can be trained to grow on a trellis in the home garden. Close-up image under.		Turk's-cap Lilies (Lilium superbum L. and Lilium michiganense L.). Family: Lily. Upland Garden. Rising on a tall stem above a whorl of leaves, this plant is hard to miss. Becoming uncommon in the wild due to cultivation and roadside mowing. Close-up image under.

	Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia L.). Family: Primrose. Upland Garden, growing in great numbers. Flowers on long stalks springing from the leaf axils. Leaves in whorls of 4 or 5. Close-up image under.	Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata L.). Family: Primrose. Woodland Garden. A shade plant, leaf stalks with fine fringes of hair, flowers somewhat nodding on long stalks from the leaf axils. Native to all of Minnesota. Close-up image under.

	Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata L.) aka Dane's Blood. Family: Bluebell. Upland Garden in several places, but only a few plants. A European import from some years ago that has established itself in the wild. Close-up image under.	Rampion Bellflower (European Bellflower) (Campanula rapunculoides L.). Family: Bellflower. Upland Garden. A European import now widely naturalized in Minnesota. The Flowers mostly at the top of the tall stem. Close-up image under.


Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta L.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden in various spots. A rough leaf and stem with hair. Native to prairie and open areas of Minnesota. Cultivars of this plant are readily available in the nursery trade. Close-up image under.		Common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum L.). Family: St. Johnswort. Upland Garden in various spots. This plant of the common variety has the typical black spots on the petals. Originally from Europe, now common in the eastern part of Minnesota. Can be a noxious weed in certain areas. Close-up image under.

	Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa L.). Family: Mint. Upland Garden. Lilac to pink flowers with a pink tinge on the flower bracts. Native to south and west Minnesota. A favorite of bees. Close-up image under.	Blue Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze). aka Fragrant Giant Hyssop, Anise Hyssop. Family: Mint. Upland Garden. Native to open dry areas of Minnesota. Leaves have an anise odor when crushed, hence the name. Close-up image under.


Winterberry (Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray). Family: Holly. aka Black Alder. Woodland Garden. A large shrub growing in the moist bog, forming red berries in the fall assuming that there are both male and female plants nearby as the sexes are separate. The small flowers form in the leaf axils. This is the only holly native to Minnesota.		Great Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott). Family: Lily. Dark blue berries will form from the hanging ivory flowers. Native to the southern half of Minnesota, can show up in your garden unexpectedly from deposited seeds.

	Queen of the Meadow (Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim). Family: Rose. Woodland Garden. Growing in prolific numbers near the bridge, this herb is a native of Europe, from which salicylic acid (the basis of aspirin) was first obtained in 1835 from the flowers. Note: The plant has various common names including Meadow Sweet and Bridewort. Likewise, other plants have been given this common name. Close-up image under.	Upright Prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden. Native to western and southwestern Minnesota. Not as tall as the Gray-headed coneflower but with a taller center cone. Close-up image under.


Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus Poir.). aka Hooked Crowfoot. Family: Buttercup. Woodland Garden. close-up image under.		On the Trail. A group of teens making their way through the Upland Garden.

	Left: Catching up with the group on a summer tour of the Garden. Right: Are We Lost? Where is Everyone Else? Below: A stand of Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) in the Upland Garden.



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	Friends of the Wild Flower Garden Early summer Photos - July in the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	On this web site we mark the transition from early summer to late summer around the 15th of July. All of the plants shown here were blooming in early July. Some will continue their bloom well into late summer. 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"

Early summer Photos - July in the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

Early summer Photos - July in
the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden