Showy Ladies-slipper

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Seasonal Photos - Early Summer #1 in
the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
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In early summer, from June to mid-July, after the spring glory has passed, the Woodland Garden continues to provide beauty while the Upland Garden is putting forth its first full burst of colors. Some of the photos on this page will show a close up upon a mouse roll over. A mouse click on the small image of a Fringed Gentian will bring up some additional information about the plant. More photos and plant information can be found by looking up individual plants in the "Archive/Site Plan"

  
 
Gretian Foxglove  
showy lady's slipper

Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae Walter). Family: Orchis. One of the jewels of the early summer Garden. The Minnesota state flower. About the end of May phone calls begin coming to the Martha Crone Shelter asking when they will bloom. Each year is different but a week centering around June 10th is usually good. This photo was taken on June 6th. However, in 2008 the blooms were not until June 15. There are several clumps of this plant and the bloom time is always a little different. Click image for 2008/09 photos.
Gretian Foxglove

Grecian Foxglove (Digitalis lanata Ehrh.). Found in the Upland Garden in several places with large numbers of plants. close-up photo under.

 
Buttonbush
Common Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis L.). Family: Madder. A unique shrub, located near Guidebook station 23 and 25 in the Woodland Garden. Close-up image under.
 
Fireweed
Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium L.). Family: Evening Primrose. While normally a plant of recently exposed open spaces, it can be found along the path edges in the Upland Garden. Close-up photo under.
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Bush Honeysuckle
Northern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera Mill.). Family: Honeysuckle. A small shrub with yellow flowers at the tip of the stems. Upland Garden.
 
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Swamp Milkweed (Ascelepias incarnata L.). Family: Milkweed. A common plant on the bog path in the Woodland Garden with beautiful pink flower heads. Close-up photo under.
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A brilliant Turk's cap lily (Lilium superbum L.) in the Upland Garden.
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Red Osier Dogwood
  
Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea L. ssp. sericea). Family: Dogwood. While this shrub begins to flower in late spring, it can continue blooming until fall. Look for it on the bog path in the Woodland Garden. Photo of June fruit under.  
Maltesecross (Scarlet lychnis) (Lychnis chalcedonica L.). Family: Pink. with new seed pods of Wild Blue Indigo beneath (Baptisia australis)
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