Lodgepole Pine/Le pin tordu

This lodgepole pine grows on a mountainside in Banff National Park on the Sarbach Lookout Trail.  The lodgepole pines you see in this area are some of the oldest and tallest you will see in the Rockies.  The last burn here was in 1640.  The lodgepole pine is the provincial tree of Alberta.

Cherry Tomatoes/ Les tomates cerises

These cherry tomatoes grow in a birdbath planter with a southwest exposure in Calgary. They are started as an annual each spring and produce delicious fruit throughout July and August.

Black Raspberries/Les framboises noires

These black raspberries grow in sandy soil in Lansing, New York on a hillside overlooking Cayuga Lake.  The ripe berry is black.

 Raspberries are a bramble fruit which are formed of several smaller fruits called drupelets.  The drupelets are all attached to the fibrous central core of the fruit.  One way the black raspberry differs from the blackberry is that when the raspberry is picked the core remains with the plant and a hollow center is created on the harvested fruit.  In the blackberry, the drupelets remain attached to the core which comes off with the fruit when picked.

LA Hybrid Asiatic Lily 'Fangio'/Lis

(lilium longiflorum)

This hybrid Asiatic Lily grows in Benny's sunny garden with a southwest exposure in Red Deer, Alberta.  This plant blooms in midsummer.  The first blooms this year arrived at the end of July.  This lily is designed to grow to a height of 32" although this year the stunning red blooms grew to a height of 60".

Tiny Ghost Dwarf Asiatic Lily/Lis

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(lilium asiatic)
This dwarf Asiatic Lily grows  in  Benny's sunny garden with a southwest exposure in Red Deer, Alberta.  This plant blooms in midsummer.  The first blooms this year arrived at the end of July.  It is true to it's name in height, grows to about 14" tall and works well for the front of a garden or in containers.

July 2013

July 2013

Siloam Amazing Grace Daylily/Hémérocalle

(hemerocallis)

This Trophytaker Daylily grows by the pond in a partly shady garden with an eastern exposure in Red Deer, Alberta.  This plant usually flowers in late July to early August.  The first bloom this year arrived on August 4.  The beauty of this lily lies in it's large, (6 inch) ruffled bright yellow flowers.

Yellow Lady Slipper /Cypripède jaune

(cypridedium calceolus or cypripedium parviflorum)

This lady slipper orchid grows by the pond in a partly shadey garden with an eastern exposure in Red Deer, Alberta.  This plant usually flowers in early June. The scientific name cypripedium is linked to the island of Cyprus,  which is the birthplace of the Goddess of Love. 

In 2013 the Lady Slippers bloom in abundance at the beginning of June.