Tulips

 These tulips were planted in a front flowerbed with full sun in the fall of 2013. After a winter with record snowfall and extreme cold they bloomed about June 1 while Grandmaman was visiting in Ithaca.  Thinking they might only last a few days Grandmaman took these photos on June 3 but much to our surprise they are still stunning almost 2 weeks later.

It is now June 24, over three weeks after the tulips bloomed and they are just beginning to fade.  Perhaps the cool spring and late arrival of summer weather gave these tulips just what they needed to maintain their blossoms.  In the photos below you can see that the red ones are loosing their petals and the red and white ones are beginning to wilt.

 

Wisteria

This Wisteria grows on a deck trellis with a southern exposure, in sandy soil  in Lansing, New York.  

The Wisteria, a woody climbing vine, is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family.  Wisteria vines climb by twining their stems either clockwise or counterclockwise round any available support.  They can climb as high as 20 m above the ground and spread out 10 m laterally.

End of May 2014

Rhododendron

This rhododendron is a flowering shrub which grows in sandy soil in a flower bed bordering a deck with a southern exposure in Lansing, New York.  Some desirable features of this plant are that it is deer resistant and good for privacy and slope/erosion control.

End of May 2014

End of May 2014

End of May 2014

End of May 2014.

Emerald Gaiety Wintercreeper

 This evergreen "Wintercreeper" grows in well mulched sandy soil in a flower bed bordering a deck with a northern exposure in Lansing, New York.

The Emerald Gaiety Wintercreeper has a shrubby form and typically grows to 3-5 feet tall over time.  The leaves are glossy, emerald green with irregular creamy white margins.   The leaf margins acquire pink tones a winter approaches and inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers may appear in June but they are sparse and often do not appear.  This plant is  easily grown with medium moisture in well-drained soils in sun to shade.  The stems may root where they touch the ground and may be propagated by rooted stem cuttings.  

Rudbeckia

This perennial grows in sandy soil in a flower bed bordering a deck with a southern exposure in Lansing, New York.This perennial is commonly known as coneflowers 

or black eyed Susans.

  

Blackberries

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

  In the blackberry, the drupelets remain attached to the core which comes off with the fruit when picked.

Frans Hais Day Lily

Planted in Lansing, New York.

August 2013

Mid to Late Season bloomer

Scape height 24 inches

Bloom Size 4 inches

Single Bloom Form

Bright Rust and Orange Bicolor

with Creamy Orange Midrib on Petals

Flowers are edible

Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Year of registration 1955

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