Aug. 13, 2017 - Wildflowers

In Spring, 2015, Jeff Poenix, a friend of ours, created a wildflower garden for us at our home in northern Minnesota. It can take a couple of years for a new wildflower garden to really establish itself. So, the first year, the only flowers that bloomed were Brown-eyed Susans. Two years later, we’re starting to see more variety. This is Tall Cinquefoil.

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Wild Bergamot is a favorite of bees and hummingbirds.

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We have only a few of these Long-headed Coneflowers but we’re hoping they spread.

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Purple Prairie Clover is a welcome addition to the garden.

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This is a Giant Sunflower. Today’s commercial sunflowers were probably developed from this species.

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Here’s a pretty little purple flower that we haven’t yet identified. It’s quite small, probably less than one-half inch across. If you know what it is, please let us know. You can add a comment below (use your Facebook login when it asks you to sign in}. Or send me an email directly at earlorf@uslink.net .

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This spotted white flower is another one that we haven’t identified. I could use some help with that one, too.

8/18/17 – Diana found this one in one of her wildflower books. It’s called Rough Bedstraw.

If you would like to see more of my flower photos, click on the following link. http://www.earlorfphotos.com/Wildflowers

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