MEADOLARK GARDENS CONTINUED - 9/14/23

The garden is starting to look like it is going to sleep for the winter, a little less manicured.  This is not a criticism, just an observation.  We still get the enjoyment of walking around this beautiful garden as we ever have.

There are still plenty of Brown-eyed susan's blooming. There was a sign at the visitor center wanting to hire people for the light show set up.  That opens in November. 

The Gazebo on Lake Caroline was quiet, but we didn't stop this time.  We were heading to one of our favorite areas, our viewing spot on Lake Lina.  Next we can see the pods from a Swamp rose mallow plant.

Other names for the rose mallow are Crimsoneyed rose-mallow, Rose-mallow and Eastern rose-mallow, with a botanical name of Hibiscus moscheutos.

This plant is called Joe-pye weed, also known as Hollow Joe-pye weed, Queen of the meadows, Hollow-stemmed Joe-pye-weed and Purple thoroughwort. Botanical name Butrochium fistulosum.

Next you can see the Globe amaranth blooms, interesting other names are Common globe amaranth, Devil's clover, Red globe everlasting, Makhmali, Vadamallli, Common Globe-Amaranth, Globe Flower, St. Francis' Cord, Bachelor's button, and Thousand Day Red with a botanical name of Gomphrena globosa.  I share these names because everything fascinates me about every flower I can identify.  

This pretty blue is the Flossflower, also known as Bluemink, Blue billygoatweed and Blueweed to name a few.  Its botanical name is Ageratum houstonianum.

Next is the Zinnia, also known as Common Zinnia, Elegant zinnia, Youth-and-age, Garden Zinnia, Youth-and-Old Age, Young Helleborine and Wild Zinnia.  Botanical name Zinnia elegans.

 

Spider flower, also known as Pink queen, Grandfather's whiskers, Spider plant and Spider legs.  Botanical name Tarenaya hassleriana.

There are certain flowers I can't stop taking photos of.  This is one of them.  It is a native of South America.  

These always fascinate me at this stage.  They are Cardoon, also known as Artichoke thistle, Globe artichoke, Prickly artichoke and Cardy.  Its botanical name is Cynara cardunculus.

The following is the Castor bean, also known as Castor oil plant, Mole bean plant and Ricinus to name a few.  Its botanical name is Ricinus communis.

The following is called a Floss flower, also known by the names Bluemink, Blue billygoatweed, Blueweed, to name a few.

Below is the area we like to sit.  There are Adirondack chairs that are very comfortable on one side, on a platform overlooking the pond.  

One of the many benches available. 

and another for those who have little ones.

My last photos from this trip's visit, done of the collage of plants and blooms we saw that day.

One last visual, a map of the garden.