With beautiful, long-lasting flowers, tough evergreen foliage, strong deer resistance, and a survivor’s zest for life, the Lenten rose is truly a lasting, lovely addition to most gardens.
Lenten Rose
Lenten Rose
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Goldenrods at the Arboretum
The Kentucky state flower is the Goldenrod. The tall and spindly plant thrives in many conditions and soil types. The flower has green and prominent yellow foliage that actively blossoms in the summer. Here is an image of the flowers at the Arboretum.
Goldenrods at the Arboretum
Sunflowers on a Field
Sunflower fields at Dix Park in Raleigh are pretty. A white fence in the background adds to this image.
Apart from pollinators, sunflowers attract beneficial insects like ladybugs and lacewings, which help control pest populations in gardens and agricultural fields. The tall stalks and dense foliage of sunflowers offer shelter to birds.
Sunflowers on a Field
Bird Plum Bonsai
A particularly popular bonsai tree is the Sageretia bonsai, which is also known as Chinese Sweet Plum bonsai or Bird Plum bonsai. This type of bonsai tree is native to Southern China and is part of the flowering shrub family; Rhamnacae. It has a bright green foliage.
Bird Plum Bonsai
A Unique Bonsai
Hinoki Cypress is a very unique and rewarding species grown as Bonsai. Its dense growth habit and fern-like tight foliage make this a unique tree with a special character. Hinoki Cypress, also commonly known as a false cypress or Japanese Cypress because they do not belong to the cypress family of trees, is a renowned variety for Bonsai.
Hinoki Cypress Bonsai
Flowers – Mystic Illusion Dahlia
Mystic Illusion Dahlia has stunning dark foliage that is almost black in color. The bright yellow daisy looking flowers with expressive golden-brown eyes create a stunning contrast of color and texture.
