The faded blooms on Monarda (Bee Balm), Clethra (Summersweet) and Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) are still damn interesting, especially when back lit by the sun:
Physostegia ‘Vivid’ (Obedient plant) and its initial blooms slowly climbing up each stem:
Boltonia ‘Snowbank’ (False Aster) exploded in bloom this past week. At least that is what I think this is. I never planted it myself so I have no idea how it got here. Which now makes me think it is something entirely different. And now I look unprofessional. And my credibility is shot. And I just started three consecutive sentences with the word “and”. Pathetic:
I had a boltonia once upon a time…funny how things can just disappear over a winter and leave you scratching your head when the empty spot becomes apparent the following spring…anyway, I did love its effect. Shoot, now I miss it and wish I had replaced it. Anyway, great pics that show that fall is coming.
Michaele – I’ll send some Boltonia any time you want it, especially this one if in fact it is ‘Snowbank’. And I don’t want Fall yet!