Friends of the Wild Flower Garden
Late Summer Photos - Set 3 - Late July
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Friends of the Wild Flower GardenLate Summer Photos - Set 3 - Late July |
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| By late July the Garden is full of late summer period flowers, fruits and seeds. Many photos show a second image upon mouse roll-over. More photos and plant information can be found by looking up individual plants in the "Archive/Site Plan" | |||
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| The Martha E Crone Shelter in late July in seclusion among the green growth of late summer. | A stand of Gray-headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart) Family: Aster. In the Upland Garden. |
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| Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris). Family: Mint. aka Self Heal. Upland Garden, usually in partial shade which expresses the pink-purple colors. Native to most of Minnesota. Close-up image under. | Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris). Family: Mint. Here showing the more white color typical of a plant growing in full sun. |
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden along the edges of the paths. The flowers will only open in the sun and may close by early afternoon. A native of Eurasia, now naturalized in parts of Minnesota. Spreads easily for seeds so beware in the home garden. White flower types of this same species are in the Garden also. Close-up image under. | Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum L.). Family: Aster. Woodland Garden in very moist spots. A late summer bloomer, here we see the flower heads at the end of July. Native to Minnesota. Close up of the distinctive clasping leaf under . |
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Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr.). Family: Rose, A very small plant of the Woodland Garden rising on a slender stem with a flower spike at the top, flowers only 1/4" to 1/2" wide. Close-up image under. | Paleleaf Sunflower (Helianthus strumosus L.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden in various spots. Close-up image under. |
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| White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima L.) Family: Aster. Woodland and Upland Garden, generally in partial shade. Native to the Twin Cities west and south. It will easily self-seed along the edges of a woodland. The plant contains trematol, a toxic alcohol. If cows eat the plant the toxin is secreted into the milk causing milk sickness. Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks, died of the disease in 1818. The flowers just starting to open by late July. | A pair of butterflies on Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium L.) in the Upland Garden. |
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Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta L.). Family: Aster. Found throughout the Upland Garden. Close-up image under. | Showy Ticktrefoil (Canada Ticktrefoil) (Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.) Family: Fabaceae (Pea). Found in the Upland Garden. Native to the area. Close-up image under. |
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| Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa L.). Family: Mint. A flower head shown of a prolific plant in the Upland Garden at the end of July. | A bee busy at work on the cone of a Gray-Headed Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata (Vent.) Barnhart). Family: Aster. In the Upland Garden. |
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Wholeleaf Rosinweed (Silphium integrifolium Michx.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden. No leaf stalks on the opposite leaves and very tiny teeth on the leaf edge. Several other plant species also have this common name. This is one of the four Silphiums in the Garden. Close-up image under. | Hairy Sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus Raf.). Family: Aster. Upland Garden. Very short leaf stalks on the opposite leaves and a very rough texture to the leaves. Close-up image under. |
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Pointedleaf Tick-trefoil (Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.)). Family: Pea. Upland Garden. The leaves form a whorl near the base of the plant, whereas the Canada Tick-Trefoil has leaves up the flower stem. Close-up image under. | Canada Germander (American Germander) (Teucrium canadense L.). aka Wood Sage. Family: Mint. Woodland Garden. The irregular flower has the upper lip missing allowing the stamens to protrude above. Close-up image under. |
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| Fruit of the Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra Willd.). Family: Buttercup. Found in both the Woodland and Upland Gardens. Found throughout Minnesota. The lustrous berries may occasionally be white as shown opposite, but always each berry is on a slender stem compared to the White Baneberry where the berry stems are thick. The fruit and the root are poisonous. | White Fruit of the Red Baneberry(Actaea rubra Willd.) . Family: Buttercup. Found in the Woodland Garden's moist woods. When white, the berries have a conspicuous dark spot but are each on the same thin stem as the red berry type shown opposite. Berries and roots are poisonous. |
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| Hedge False Bindweed (Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. ssp. angulata Brummitt). AKA: Wild Morning Glory. Family: Morning-glory. Seen here in the Upland Garden, it is a twining vine found throughout Minnesota. The large flower corolla can also be pink. Close-up image under. | Fruit of the Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra Willd.) aka American Horse-chestnut. This pleasant looking tree is found in the Woodland Garden on the far west path and a solitary specimen right off the front porch of the Martha Crone Shelter. In late July the seed pods ( 1 - 2" in diameter) are quite large. When mature, they will drop to the ground and are easily split open to obtain the dark brown seeds inside, usually one or two, which resemble nuts. The squirrels will seldom leave any unattended. The trees in the Garden are north of their normal growth range. |
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This Downy woodpecker is keeping a wary eye for danger before attending to the suet feeder at the Martha Crone Shelter. 2nd image under. | Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench). Family: Aster. In the Upland Garden. Not a native to the area, but naturalized. Close-up image under. |
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| Garden visitors on a sunny summer day. | Our resident Woodchuck caught in the act of eating once again. |
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