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Drummond’s Phlox

Phlox drummondii making an appearance in the conservatory. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was named after 19th century Scottish botanist Thomas Drummond who was apparently collecting seeds and samples in its native range in Texas in 1835.

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Pink flowers: Malva trimestris / Rose Mallow

Purple flowers: Centaurea cyanus / Cornflower

Red flowers: Phlox drummondii / Annual Phlox

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Phlox is in Full Bloom and Especially Beautiful at Sunset

Phlox at Sunset Right now the Drummond’s phlox (Phlox drummondii) is in full bloom and quite glorious. It tends to grow in large clusters in areas that get adequate amounts of sunlight, which includes roadsides and medians. This image was actually shot in the road median just outside of Chiefland, Florida. I was on my way home and had been watching the sun getting lower and lower in my rear view…

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Estoy empezando un jardín de flores. Por ahora todas están el potes pero me siento felíz de ver florear a las primeras.

Admiren, mis bebés

Son Flox de Drummond Enano

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I have been asked by @breezehurricane and @hyperfixated-homo about the flowers, so here we go:

- Cattleya Orchids (for his sister)

- Morning Glories

- Agapanthus

- Myrtle

- Azalea

- Astroemeria

- Amur Adonis

- Butterfly Orchid

- Drummonds Phlox

I might add more or maybe some fruits and veggies but this is what I have right now

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Instead of searching through a correspondence list, start with what is in your own backyard and find the correspondence. 

The firewheel is a hardy little devil that pops up during the hottest months without fail, even in years with drought, and can take root in places with hardly any soil. It is endurance, perseverance, a fuck you in the face of poor odds. 

Rain lilies are short-lived beauties. They pop up after a real good rain and only bloom for 2-3 days. They are cleansing, they are fleeting, they are water and passion.

Research, look up the correspondence, or use your intuition, but connect with your land (if that is important to you). You have your own witch garden already growing around you, you just have to look.

[photos from the LBJ Wildlife Center]

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Beautiful Flowers that Can Be Found in the Wild

Wild flowers are considered a favourite among flower lovers, and who can blame them? Most wild flowers are considered to be beautiful, fragrant and colourful. Most of the wildflowers can be grown in gardens or spontaneously under the right conditions.

Here are some descriptions of the most popular wild flowers.

African Daisy

This is an annual flower with 2 to 4 inches wide daisy like flowers. It is a native of South Africa and comes in bright shades of white, yellow and orange.

Agave

The stalk is branched and has yellow-green flowers.

Baby Blue Eyes

These are delicate, sky blue, cup shaped flowers that bloom throughout spring. They are more commonly seen in California.

Bird Cherry

These have attractive individual flower-spikes, and during their prime season let out a strong almond like scent.

Celandine

This flower has eight, glossy, butter yellow petals arranged in a rosette on a delicate stalk.

Corn Flower/Bachelor's Button

An annual native of Europe, this flower is seen in blue, white, pink and red.

Drummond Phlox

With flowers that are deep red, they are concentrated in clusters on top of a sturdy stem.  

Dog Violet

These violet flowers are round in shape, and boast an almost lavender colour.

Foxgloves

Thriving in the woodlands, foxgloves are a magnificent deep pink, with hanging bell like flowers.

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Texas Wildflowers by Gerard Harrison Via Flickr: www.VisibleIntent.com

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// Fun fact:

I’m guessing based on some research (with some friends’ help), that the flowers at Arthur’s grave in game are Drummond's Phlox and Texas Lantana.

Also, I don’t have a good picture bc no one’s screenshotted it ever so I took a phone pic but Arthur’s flower he keeps in his tent is probably a Dudleya Cymosa (Canyon Live-Forever).

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Featured Photo: Flower of the Day – Drummond's Pink Creeping Moss Phlox

Featured Photo: Flower of the Day – Drummond’s Pink Creeping Moss Phlox

Today’s Featured Flower Photo of the Day: Drummond’s Pink Creeping Moss Phlox Here is today’s featured photo flower presentation. To let this year shine bright, I am featuring fine photos of flowers, continuing to honor the brighter side of life again this year. Today’s Flower of the day is the Drummond’s Pink Creeping Moss Phlox. Drummond’s Pink Creeping Moss Phlox, or Phlox Subulata is a…

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rain garden seeds planted—Watch for: black-eyed Susan, purple coneflower, cup plant, boneset, Joe Pye weed, sneezeweed, swamp milkweed, turtlehead, ironweed, blazing star, obedient plant, Cardinal flower, tall bellflower, Indian grass, big blue stem.

backyard wildflowers planted—Watch for: Eastern Red Columbine, Swamp Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, New England Aster, Partridge Pea, Lance-Leaf Coreopsis, Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Indian Blanket, Ox-Eye Sunflower, Blazing Star, Wild Lupine, Wild Bergamot, Evening Primrose, Beard Tongue, Black-eyed Susan, Sweet Black Eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Rigid Goldenrod

and corner/side shade wildflowers—Watch for: Wild Columbine, Cornflower, Siberian Wallflower, Chinese Houses, Lance-Leaf Coreopsis, Plains Coreopsis, Sweet William, Foxglove, Purple Coneflower, California Poppy, Baby’s Breath, Sweet Pea, Rose Mallow, Baby Snapdragon, Scarlet Flax, Sweet Alyssum, Four O’clock, Lemon Mint, Forget Me Not, Five Spot, Baby Blue Eyes, Evening Primrose, Red Poppy, Drummond Phlox, None-so-Pretty, Johnny Jump-Up

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It’s the First Day of Spring

Spring Vibrations Today is officially the first day of spring for 2024. Here in central Florida signs of spring started about a month ago with some early blooming wildflowers and the occasional clouded sulfur butterfly. By now our iconic spring flowers, the Drummond’s phlox (Phlox drummondii), are popping up everywhere that there is open ground and plenty of sun. It always makes me happy to see…

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Botanical engravings and decorated title page taken from ‘The American Flora’ by Asa. B. Strong. Published 1855 by Hull and Spencer.

1) Mr Drummond’s Phlox, Unequalled-leaved Goldfussia

2) Mexican Argemone,

3) Crimson Passionflower,

4) Green Hellebore,

5) Foetid St John’s Wort,

6) German Lilac,

7) Hoary Diplopappus,

8) Fringed Saxifrage,

9) Balloon-flowered Fuschia, Saffron Crocus

The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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Wildflowers

Previously:  Chapter I: Incipient Chapter II: Halcyon Chapter III: Allure

Chapter IV: Dalliance 

Since his conversation with Serra in the field that day Quinn had started noticing Kyle even more. Specifically, he noticed how he had spent much of his free time chatting with Serra. To say he was jealous wasn’t entirely true, however it wasn’t false either. He had wanted his sister to be happy, and he was glad that she was able to talk to someone else comfortably after being at the orphanage for so long. Reversely though, he had wanted that attention for himself. 

Quinn found himself silently watching them over his book, which he had long forgotten about. He felt sick every time they laughed together or touched in even the slightest way, and he hated it. Irony would be so cruel to have both of them crush over the same guy, he mused to himself. Fixing his glasses, he sighed and closed the book in his lap. It was pointless to try and continue reading when his mind was elsewhere.

The next time he looked up Kyle was standing over him, his face smiling and clearly amused. Confused, Quinn looked around him for Serra. She wasn’t there anymore. He wondered for a moment where she had gone, but that was easily forgotten about when he heard the smooth laugh above him. Darting his eyes up, Kyle was still standing there, offering him a hand.

“She’ll be right back,” he said as if answering the question Quinn hadn’t spoken aloud. “You really do watch over her, huh?”

At that Quinn hadn’t been sure if he should be offended or not. Of course, he watched over her. Serra was the only family he had left, his little sister by three minutes and two seconds, something he would never let her forget. As the older brother, it was his job to protect her.

“I’m sorry. That came out wrong,” Kyle retracted his hand, shoving it into the pocket of his jeans. “I mean, I think it’s awesome you care about her so much.” Quinn still said nothing, but any trace of him being offended had vanished.

“Why don’t we go somewhere private and talk for a bit? I’m sure she’ll be alright for a little while on her own, right?” True, Quinn thought, but he was still apprehensive. He and Serra came in a pair, never one without the other. It was a foreign idea to him to leave her alone. A moment of deliberation passed before Quinn finally agreed, setting his book on the small end table in the living room before standing.

There weren’t a lot of places that were private. Sure, there were only ever sixteen kids here at a time, but that didn’t include any cooks or groundskeepers that could be wandering around. The only place that had come to mind was the wildflower field, and it seemed to be the best choice at the time.

Over the years, the path to the clearing had become well trodden. Anyone who wandered far enough into the willow trees would have been able to find it. They spent most of the trip in silence, and any talking that had been exchanged had been answered in a simple yes or no fashion until they reached the edge of the field. Quinn had never been quite sure what it was about it that made him feel at ease, but he visibly relaxed as the fragrance of the Drummond Phlox filled his nose, and he lead Kyle through the clearing into the large field. He heard the sharp intake of breath beside him as the scenery came into view and he smiled a little, a small sense of pride overcoming him.

“How in the world did you find this place?” Kyle seemed awestruck, his mouth agape and eyes wide. He found himself staring at the boy’s big, enthusiastic eyes. Quickly, he mentally kicked himself for comparing them to the color of open sky and shook his head of the thought before he answered, adverting his eyes back to the expanse of green.

“I guess it’s been about five years now,” he started. “Serra ran off because she was being teased, and I followed her here. So really, she’s the one who found it. I just get to reap the benefits by knowing how to get here.” Kyle chuckled.

“It’s impressive.” He took a few steps into the field, not exactly caring where his feet landed and crushing several flowers as he made his way further in. “You don’t see places like this in the city.”

“You’re from the city?” Quinn stepped beside him, though he had taken care to avoid the flowers as he usually did.

“Yeah. My Dad was from there. After he died, Mom and I never left.” He fell quiet for a second, as if lost in a memory. “I wonder if we had moved if things would have been different.”

Quinn could relate to that. Many nights had been spent awake lost on that same train of thought. He knew Serra had done the same.

“If you don’t mind me asking, what happened?” No sooner did the words leave his mouth did he regret saying them. He opened his mouth to apologize, but Kyle stopped him.

“She overdosed.” Kyle had said the words easily, but Quinn could feel his mouth going dry. “She got mixed up with a lot of men after my dad passed away. All of them were into a lot of heavy drugs. It was rough for her, and me, too. As long as she’s happy wherever she is now, that’s all the matters to me.”

A thick silence hung in the air as they stood there. Quinn had never been great at consoling anyone that wasn’t his sister, much less carry on a deep conversation like the one they were having. He shifted, uncomfortable and awkward and sat within the flowers, looking up at the sky overhead.

“Our parents were murdered.” His voice was heavy as he spoke. “It was right after our birthdays. I was out shopping with a family friend. Serra hadn’t been able to go because she was sick. When I got home that night, someone was there, standing over them in our living room. I barely had time to get Serra up and hidden somewhere safe. We were only four.”

Quinn paused when he noticed his hands had been shaking. He stared at them, wondering why he was so open about his past with someone he hardly even knew and telling him a story that no one else had heard before.

“Did they ever find who did it?” Without looking up, Quinn balled his hands into fists.

“No.”

There was silence again, even more unbearable than it had been before. Angry tears rolled down his cheeks and his face burned a bright shade of red. He thought about running off and leaving Kyle there, but what would that have accomplished? The air shifted between them and he felt Kyle sit beside him.

Suddenly there was a hand on his cheek and Quinn would have sworn he felt his heart slam against his ribcage before it stopped beating completely. The pad of a soft thumb wiped away all of the pent-up rage and anger he had been feeling. Kyle’s hand was cool in comparison to how hot he felt, almost a relief.

Then it happened before he could protest, even if he had wanted to. Pliable lips covered his own in a chaste kiss, leaving him wide-eyed in shock. His first instinct had been to shove Kyle away, but something in the back of his mind told him to stay, that the kiss was something he needed. Slowly, he moved his lips to fit with the other boy’s, returning the kiss with a little more certainty. Time seemed to stop, and his problems felt further away than they had been only moments ago.

When the kiss broke Quinn found that his breath started to come back steadily, which was a shock to him because he should have been jumpy, or embarrassed, anything but calm. Fleetingly, he thought of Serra, and a darker part of him was giddy that he had been the one to kiss Kyle instead of her. The boy gave him a small smile, his hand still on his face and gently brushed away the hair from his eyes. For just that moment, Quinn didn’t think about the past, or making Serra happy, and it felt good.

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Container gardening

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If your yard is barren, the soil, the container plants is that you need! Can be grown in containers plants that will not do the soil at the site and even heat-loving perennials. Plants in containers can hide unsightly outbuildings, to decorate walkways or patio. Even the most unfit, rocky area, you can literally animate with it pots with plants. The advantage of container gardening is that it gives the possibility in a very short time in any part of the garden to form any composition without any harm to plants.

What plants are used for planting container? The range of plants used for decoration of baskets and pots, Here is very wide and bright, profusely blooming petunias, balsams, violets, marigolds, heliotropes, the Drummond Phlox, verbena, begonia, pelargonium, and gentle, giving the compositions the ease of Lobelia, lobulyarii, bacopa, nemesio, Bidens, and many other types. But in pots can be planted not only annuals, but perennials, shrubs, trees, evergreens. The main thing - to choose the capacity of the necessary size in the desired style, and not to forget to care for the plantings. In container plantings can also be used alocasia krupnokuskovoy, secretiy purple, Chlorophytum crested, ivy, agave, cacti, geranium, fuchsia. It is very important to choose the right plants for the conditions of growth and by the ability to “living together”, thereby ensuring easier and effective care

One of the leading cultures of the container design is pelargonium plusliga. Growers rightly give her the preference, as it is not only drought tolerant but also tolerates some shade and wind-resistant, abundant and long blooming. No less popular and Petunia hybrid (Petunia group), but it is used only on the most important objects of landscaping as it requires careful maintenance and more capricious than pelargonium plusliga.

Growing flowers in pots, remember that they are in extreme conditions. In a small volume of soil will affect the lack of moisture and nutrients, the plants will begin to shade each other, and some identify the specific substances that are oppressed “neighbors.”

The range of landings is also determined by the location of the container In shady places can not grow all the plants. Shade of Houston ageratum, balsams, begonias, pelargonium, tobacco, pimento, violet Vitrokka, nemesio and some other types. And if the capacity to raise above the ground, there are already quite other conditions. First, plants are exposed to temperature changes, second, the enhanced evaporation by the leaves, flowers fade faster and, in addition, the probability of breakage of shoots with strong gusts of wind In this case, the instances with compact bushes and strong root system, for example, ivy, saxifrage, verbena and marigolds. Placing the containers on the Sunny side, you need to consider that in conditions of high temperature not all plants that can not bloom and grow even fit the canadian verbena, marigolds, purslane, beans and ornamental cineraria, and godetia and annual Phlox will not withstand the overheating of the soil and die.