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Meadow anemone veining

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 10:57
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Detailed veining on the leaves of meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis), a/k/a Canadian anemone, windflower, or round-headed thimbleweed, a native perennial wildflower of the buttercup family.
 

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Goat's beard blooming

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 02:29
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A healthy young specimen of Aruncus dioicus, or goat's beard, showing some bloom.

For more about goat's beard and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

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Goat's beard blooms

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 02:15
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Aruncus dioicus, commonly called goat's beard (or goatsbeard), in full bloom.
For more about goat's beard and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

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Meadow anemone

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 01:13
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Meadow anemone (Anemone canadensis), also known as Canadian anemone, windflower, or round-headed thimbleweed, is a perennial wildflower of the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family, native to the northern United States east of the Rockies, often found on river or pond banks. It tolerates varying sun and shade conditions and in favorable conditions will form dense cover a foot or two tall, sometimes aggressively. Small, usually-five-petaled white flowers with yellow centers appear in spring in mature plants and can last through summer.
 

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Wild Canadian Ginger in Bloom

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 10:54
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The small, lovely deep yellow blooms of Canadian wild ginger appear briefly in early spring.
 
For more about native plants, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

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Black snakeroot leaves

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 10:20
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This is a closer shot of the three-part compound foliage of Black snakeroot, Actaea racemosa, a shade-loving woodland perennial native to the eastern and midwestern states, also called black cohosh and formerly classified as Cimicifuga racemosa.
 
For more about black snakeroot and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

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Black snakeroot (black cohosh)

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 10:16
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Black snakeroot, Actaea racemosa, is a shade-loving woodland perennial native to the eastern and midwestern states. It is also called black cohosh, black bugbane, or just bugbane. You are very likely to find it sold as Cimicifuga racemosa, bcause there has been botanical confusion and controversy over its genus. Should not be mixed up with the similarly-named "common black snakeroot," Sanicula odorata, a low-growing member of the carrot family.

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Joe Pye Weed floret

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 09:39
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The attractive and distinctive pale purple florets of Spotted Joe-Pye Weed, Eupatoriadelphus maculatus (sometimes called spotted trumpetweed), a native perennial in the aster family, appear in mid-to-late summer.
 
For more about Spotted Joe-Pye Weed and native plants for the Midwest, especially those that do well in shade/moist areas, see the "book" on this website, Gardening with Native Plants in Shady Evanston.

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Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 20:52
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Spotted Joe-Pye Weed, Eupatoriadelphus maculatus, sometimes called spotted trumpetweed, is a hardy and fast-growing long-stemmed perennial in the aster family, indigenous to the eastern U.S. from the Great Plains to New England, and found naturally in numerous Illinois counties. It has purple stems that appear as rootlike sprouts and grow rapidly; the plant shown here grew from 1" shoots to 5 feet tall in about three months.
 

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Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

Submitted by jeffpsmith on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 20:38
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Spotted Joe-Pye Weed, Eupatoriadelphus maculatus, sometimes called spotted trumpetweed, is a hardy and fast-growing long-stemmed perennial in the aster family, indigenous to the eastern U.S. from the Great Plains to New England. In Illinois, it's found mainly in the northern half of the state. It is more shade-tolerant and moisture-loving than its cousin, Sweet Joe-Pye Weed.
 

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