Sunday, June 03, 2007

June 3 Garden Photos

Lilium philadelphicum, western wood lily. This little gem is really hard to find, both in the wild and for sale. It is a native to my area, a widespread plant of western North America. It is now sparse due to overcollecting and habitat destruction. It's the most beautiful native lily in the west.
Dicentra spectabilis 'Goldheart'. This is a beautiful and vigorous selection of bleeding heart with golden yellow-green leaves.
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin, northern small-flowered yellow lady's slipper. Looks almost exactly like the larger variety except much smaller. The pouch is the size of your thumbnail.
Alpine columbine, Aquilegia alpina. While columbines are supposed to be short-lived, I've now had this one for 4 years and it just gets better and better.

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