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Black-Eyed Susans Gone Wild (In Catskills Gardens)!
Black-eyed Susans are blooming throughout the Catskills right now. Many of the wildflowers I have posted on recently are originally from Europe but have naturalized to become a significant component of the local Catskills vegetation. Not Black-Eyed Susans! Black-Eyed Susans are North American natives with about 24 good species.…
Mints of the Mountains II – Monarda (aka Beebalm)
Yarrow – Catskills Wildflower or Garden Flower?
This week, Yarrow, a common wildflower that is also popular in the garden is blooming throughout the Catskills region. Most of our woods wildflowers are native, part of the local vegetation before European settlement. Many of the wildflowers of Catskills fields and roadsides, however, were introduced to the region by…
Daylily vs. Lily Redux
Crazy Daisies of the Catskills!
Catskills Clovers! Legumes of the Catskills II
Lupins: Legumes Of Catskills Gardens!
Champion Campions of the Catskills! Pretty in Pinks Part II!
Last week I posted a blog about some garden flowers in the Dianthus family, known to botanists as Caryophyllaceae. I discussed several garden flowers in the genus Dianthus, a group of species within the Dianthus family. This week, I will discuss some other Dianthus family plants closely related to the…
Pretty in Pinks! Catskills Dianthus!
Starting to bloom right now in Catskills gardens are the flowers known commonly as Pinks, but also known by their scientific name Dianthus. They are part of a large group of flowers, annuals, biennials and perennials, in the family Caryophyllaceae, with many garden and wild representatives of interest to the…