August 2017 flowers

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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    OK, there are flowers. Lots of them. I just refused to get started on them all, but a few called out for attention. This grouping in the entrance circle, for instance, is a knock-out.
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    I think these are Monarda 'Fireball' (on the Home Page | UBC Botanical Garden homepage right now)
    MonardaFireball_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300345.JPG MonardaFireball_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300346.JPG

    Helianthus
    Helianthus_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300348.JPG Helianthus_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300351.JPG

    Rudbeckia
    Rudbeckia_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300347.JPG Rudbeckia_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300350.JPG Rudbeckia_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300354.JPG Rudbeckia-hirta_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300357.JPG

    Corrections are welcome. I know very little about common garden plants.
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    I'm a big fan of Inula, which I first learned about in this garden. These must be Inula magnifica. These leaves are so soft and fuzzy.
    Inula-magnifica_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300467.JPG Inula-magnifica_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300468.JPG Inula-magnifica_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300470.JPG Inula-magnifica_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300478.JPG

    That was showy big excitement. This is small discrete big excitement. Dichroa februga. Daniel Mosquin posted these when the flowers were all blue - Dichroa febrifuga. I like this stage with the white flowers just starting to bleed blue from the centres and the blue stamens, haven't yet seen them all blue. [Edited March 13, 2018: that link is now called: Hydrangea febrifuga, as the plant as been renamed]
    Dichroa-februga_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300241.JPG Dichroa-februga_UBCBG_Cutler_20170803_P1300242.JPG
     
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