A walk in the backyard:
Pink turtlehead
Japanese anemone
Elm-leaved goldenrod, a species with several flowering, arching branches toward the top of the plant giving the flowersheads a “feathery” look. There are more than a dozen species of goldenrod in New England.
Sedum
Pepper plant
Red clover
Scientific names and families:
Pink turtlehead/Chelone leonii – Plantain Family: Plantaginaceae
Japanese anemone/Anemone huphensis – Buttercup Family: Ranunculaceae
Elm-leaved goldenrod/Solidago ulmifolia – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Sedum/Hylotelephium spectabile – Stonecrop Family: Crassulaceae
Pepper plant/Capsicum annuum – Nightshade Family: Solanaceae
Red clover/Trifolium pratense – Pea Family: Fabaceae
Sally
October 20, 2018 at 11:55 pm
Beauty~right out your back door!