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Seasonal Photos - Early Summer #2 in
the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

Canada Anemone  

 
 
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Daisy Fleabane
 
Eastern Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.). Family: Composite. Found in both the Woodland and the Upland Garden. A common Minnesota plant, that easily self seeds and therefore is sometimes hard to control in a home garden.lose-up 2nd image under.
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Indian Hemp  
Prairie Dogbane (Indianhemp) (Apocynum cannabinum L.). Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane). Found in the Upland Garden. Close up image under.
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New Jersey Tea  
New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus L.). Family: Buckthorn. Found in the Upland Garden, it is a woody plant that begins blooming near the end of June. Close up image under.
 
Lead Plant  
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens Pursh). Found in the Upland Garden. Close up image under.  
Soapwort

 

 

Info buttonBouncing Bet (Soapwort). (Saponaria officinalis L.). Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink). Plants in the Garden came from a site called "Schutt's Forty" in 1912. Close up image underneath.  
Canada Anemone  

Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis L.). Family: Buttercup. Found in the Woodland and extensively in the Upland Garden. Unlike the other Anemones in the Garden, this one usually does not bloom until June. Close up image under.

 

 

 

 
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Bittersweet Nightshade
Climbing Nightshade (Bittersweet Nightshade) (Solanum dulcamara L.). Family: Nightshade. Found in the Woodland Garden. A vine without tendrils that grows near other plants for support. The ends of the stem with the flower clusters are usually self supporting. Fruit image under.
Common Dogbane
Spreading Dogbane (Common Dogbane) (Apocynum androsaemifolium L.). Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane). Found in the Upland Garden. close up image under. Info button
White Avens
White Avens (Geum canadense Jacq.). Family: Rose. Found in the Woodland and Upland Gardens. The plant has erect, somewhat hairy stems. 2nd image under of the leaf detail.
golden alexanders
Golden Alexanders (Golden Zizia) (Zizia aurea L.) Family: Parsley. Found in the Upland Garden. Close up image under.
Prairie Indigo
White False Indigo (Baptisia alba (L) Vent.)). Family: Pea. Found in the Upland Garden. Close up image under.
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta L.). Family: Rose. An introduction from Europe, now in all but 3 States, in Minnesota found mostly in the eastern 1/3 of the State.
Yarrow
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium var. lanulosa). Family: Composite. Found in the Upland Garden. Here is another plant that easily fits into any home garden. Close up image under.
 

 


 
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