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PERENNIAL: Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This stately milkweed is at home in moist habitats across much of the United States.* It has flat terminal clusters of showy pale pink to mauve flowers in summer, succeeded by interesting fruit (follicles) that split to release seeds on silken parachutes. Learn more . . . Continue reading
Taking a Closer Look at Roadside Wildflowers
Many of the wildflowers seen along local roadways or on day-trips to the beach or mountains (those yellow, orange, purple or pink blurs) can be viewed close-up in the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden in Arlington, VA. Continue reading
Posted in Glencarlyn Library Community Garden
Tagged Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias tuberosa, black-eyed Susans, blazing star, brown-eyed Susans, Butterfly Weed, common milkweed, dandelion, Eutrochium dubium, Heath aster, Hemerocallis fulva, ironweed, Joe-Pye Weed, liatris, liatris spicata, mullein, New England Aster, Orange Coneflower, orange daylily, rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbeckia triloba, Solidago altissima, Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’, Swamp Milkweed, Symphyotrichum ericoides, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Tall goldenrod, Taraxacum officinale, Verbascum thapsus, Vernonia noveboracensis
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🐝 🐝 BEE-havior: The Bubble Bee – Hylaeus
At a mere ¼-inch long, Hylaeus bees do not dominate a flower like fuzzy bumble bees three to six times their size. However, if you have sharp eyes or a zoom camera lens you can appreciate their unique appearance and BEE-havior. Continue reading
Posted in Beneficial Insects, Pollinators
Tagged Asclepias incarnata, common boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Hylaeus bee, Pycnanthemum muticum, short-toothed mountain-mint, Swamp Milkweed
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’Tis The Time of Year . . .
‘Tis the time of year . . . to look back and to look forward. To celebrate seasons past and those to come. A time when days grow shorter, and the nights grow longer. A time to remember the beauty of fall, drop into the mystery of winter, anticipate the magic of spring and imagine the surprises of summer. Continue reading
Posted in Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, MG in the Garden
Tagged Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias tuberosa, common milkweed, Cornus sericea ‘Bailyei, Orange Milkweed, red twig dogwood, Swamp Milkweed
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