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Subrosa's Outdoor Non-Bog Photo Thread

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SubRosa

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Figured I'd start a place to post pics of my non cp outdoor plants. I have made it a point for the last several years to plant only species native to my area (SE part of PA) unless I like to eat some part of the plant. As I work on various areas I eliminate all non natives and plant native species. Here are pics of stuff in bloom:
 

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Top to bottom, left to right:
1. False Rue Anemone, Isopyrum biternatum, with common Violet, Viola sororia.
2. Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica, probably my favorite ephemeral.
3. Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica
4. Goldenseal, Hydrastis canadensis
5. Shooting Stars, Dodecatheon meadia. Soon.
6. Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis. Just missed it!
7. Lowbush Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium. Yummy!
8. Honeyberry, Lonicera caerulea. Flower and unripe fruit
9 Strawberry 'Hot Lips', Fragaria vesca. Small fruit with a huge taste.
 
Ok, kind of a cheat here, but not really......plant is actually in the bog. But it's native, and doesn't have to be to do well, so here's the crested iris, Iris cristata. A versatile plant that actually is more commonly found in woodland settings as opposed to bogs. In a shadier situation it is actually fairly drought tolerant, but in full sun the constant moisture of the bog is a necessity:
 

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Better pic:
 

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What a difference a couple days make:
 

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I.cristata is a great species. I grow it beside my bog, which is a bit too hot, dry and sunny for it and it still does pretty well.
 
Had to post a pic of this now, even though it's still at least 2 weeks away from flowering. I just wish I could get a pic to begin to do justice to the fluorescent quality of the foliage, and to show the subtle tinge of orangey pink. Uh actually that's not entirely accurate. You all wish I could get a pic that did the plant justice. I have a pic filed away in my memory, others on my phone, plus I can just go out and look at the thing:
 

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Woodland Phlox, Phlox divaricata. Normal and alba varieties:
 

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Very pretty. I couldn't help but notice the fencing in the background. I just put up the exact same thing haha. I made a circle to compost leaves.
 
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Very pretty. I couldn't help but notice the fencing in the background. I just put up the exact same thing haha. I made a circle to compost leaves.

Mine is actually two rectangles, so I could run two compost piles. I did that for 5 years or so and realized that moving the pile every few years was an easy way to improve the heavy clay soil on my property. I'm just too lazy to take down the fence until it actually gets in the way.
 
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Yeah I just made one large circular pile. Was inspired after watching this video on DIY leaf mould. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9OhxKlrWwc I think you'll enjoy watching this when you have some time.

Definitely an interesting video, but I wish I had known about the talk before it happened. I'm about 20 minutes away from where he gave it..........
 
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Ok, this one is still in a container, but is one of the few non natives that will go in the ground, this fall that is. Lonicera caerulea, the honeyberry or Haskap:
 

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Flame Azalea, Rhododendron calendulaceum. Common enough in general, but here in PA it's considered extirpated. I'll put a mature specimen up against any shrub, from anywhere:
 

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Smoke Bush, Cotinus coggygria. This plant was purchased two years ago for $1 at Home Depot. This is the first bloom.:
 

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Wood Poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum. Not to be confused with the very similar appearing European import Chelidonium majus:
 

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Love wood poppies. I have quite a few reseeding amongst my fern bed. Here they pretty much get done by May.
 
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A friend had a section of backyard under a high canopy that was planted with Wood Poppy, Virginia Bluebells and Woodland Phlox which all bloom together. The sight of them in full bloom would take your breath away.
 
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