GREEN SPRING GARDEN FLOWERS CONTINUED FROM OUR 9-24-22 VISIT

Where I took this photo, I am looking at the Visitor Center on the other side of the green. Not too far behind me is the Historic House I shared when we went to the Hummingbird Photo Exhibit.

I have two more bees for you, the following is on a Panicled aster.  This particular aster has a lot of names, and you may know it by one of them; White-panicle aster, Lance-leaf aster, Eastern line aster, Tall white aster, White panicled aster, Lance-leaved aster, Michaelmas daisy, Narrow-leaf Michaelmas daisy and Narrow-leaved Michaelmas daisy.  Its botanical name is Symphyotrichum lanceolatum.  The link I have provided on its name will take you to a website with more information.

This is a New England aster and it is native to eastern North America.  It is also known as Michaelmas daisy, Hairy michaelmas-daisy and Savoryleaf aster, with a botanical name of Symphyotrichum novae-angliae.  It is an easy-to-care for perennial and they grow in full sun with good drainage.  It is also drought tolerant and deer resistant, but rabbits will eat them.  It can grow between 1 foot and 4 feet.  

There are 70 cultivars of New England asters.  It is a late bloomer and produces its blooms in the autumn that attract many types of birds, including cardinals, titmice, chickadees, goldfinches, buntings, towhees, nuthatches, blue jays and hummingbirds.  Many insect species feed on them, so you can expect to see the occasional bird that will eat those insects.

A whole bed of pretty flowers next.  (I realize that you may know many of these, but I add all this information for myself, so that I can remember when I reread.) There is the Common eastern fleabane (white daisies), Firecracker plant (off center left).  The red flower with purple centers, also scattered in this photo, I couldn't identify.  The app said Blue waxweed, but it isn't the sharpest photo.  I couldn't find any info that they had red/purple varieties, so not sure.  Flossflower (the cornblue flower that is scattered in the photo), and in the bottom right is a purple flower I wish I had a closer inspection of, because I couldn't identify it with as little as I captured in my photo.  Not going into more detail, but I have put links on the names, if you would like to know more about them.

This beauty is the Belladonna lily, also called August lily, Jersey lily, March lily, and botanical name Amaryllis belladonna.  

"Bella donna" originates from the Italian word "bella donna", which means beautiful lady.  It has a resemblance to a pink lily.  Hence its name, the Belladona lily. These are a little past their best, a little wilted, but still lovely.  Sadly not for my garden as it is considered a very temperamental plant, and more importantly it is also toxic to animals.

This interesting flower is called Bluebill, also called Leatherflower, Purple Leatherflower, Purple clematis, Bellflower clematis, Pitcher's Clematis or Pottawatomie.  Botanical name is Clematis pitcheri.  

It is a perennial native to the south-central United States.  Closely related to the Clematis, but it blooms in bell-shaped blue flowers.  Blooming time is spring, summer and autumn.

And that's it for my flower post today.  I will have more to share when I can put another post together.  

Thanks for visiting and I hope your day is a great one.