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2013-05-13 01:41:28 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Teloschistes exilis

Species from North America, South America, southwestern Africa, and Hawaii

Photographed at the start of the Harris Creek Trail, Cossatot River State Park/Natural Area, Howard County, Arkansas

#lichenpoker   #arkansas  

2013-05-13 01:23:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Calopogon oklahomensis

Species from central North America

Common name: Oklahoma grass-pink

Photographed in Downs Prairie Natural Area, Prairie County, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #orchids   #arkansas  

2013-05-12 10:52:41 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

Iris 'Bubble Gum Ballerina'

A Louisiana Iris hybridized by Haymon and introduced in 1990

Louisiana Iris grow a little different from Bearded Iris. They are generally taller plants with fully underground rhizomes. They prefer more water during the growing season but don't require it. They can grow in standing water. Finally, they start blooming just as the Tall Beardeds are finishing up their season.

Photographed at White Rock Gardens, Benton, Arkansas, a private iris and daylily display garden.

#louisianairis   #iris   #gardening   #flowers  

2013-05-10 02:43:00 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

Dianthus barbatus cultivar

Species from southern Europe

Common name: Sweet William

Brian planted a pack of general wildflower seeds last year - just a few actually came up and grew, and this is one of them.

Growing in our back yard - Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#perennials   #flowers   #gardening   #littlerock   #arkansas  

2013-05-09 12:07:35 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Iris 'Drama Queen'

Hybridizer: Keppel
Year of Introduction: 2003
Dykes Medal Winner for 2011

Tall Bearded Iris season is in full swing here in central Arkansas. We've had cool temperatures through May - normally the irises are winding down right now. Rain about once a week is doing a little damage to the flowers, but it is also helping build strong rhizomes for next year.

Photographed at the Arkansas State Capitol Iris Garden, Little Rock, Arkansas

#iris   #littlerock   #arkansas   #beardediris   #flowers  

2013-05-05 22:10:56 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Arisaema triphyllum

One of the two species of Arisaema native to North America.

Common name: Jack-in-the-Pulpit

This is available from specialty native plant and perennial nurseries and is easily grown in the woodland garden.

Photographed at Devil's Eyebrow Natural Area, Benton County, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #aroid   #arkansas  

2013-05-03 10:41:39 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Narcissus tazetta v. orientalis 'Double Roman'

These daffodils are supposed to be early bloomers. Hm. They were among the last to bloom for us this year. They came from a bag of mixed daffodils planted two years ago.

This shot is from a month ago. Daffodils are quite done here in central Arkansas right now.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#littlerock   #bulbs   #gardening

2013-05-02 11:27:58 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Iris 'Slovak Prince'

Hybridizer: Mego
Year of Introduction: 2002
Tall Bearded Iris

Growing in my front yard. Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#iris   #gardening   #littlerock   #flowerphotography  

2013-05-02 02:24:44 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Sisyrinchium cultivar

We got this Blue-eyed Grass last year at a local garden center later in the season, out of bloom. So far this spring it's been a real stunner. The flowers need a good warm and/or bright day to open fully.

Photographed growing in my front yard, Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock

#gardeningwednesday , curated by +Juliane Clausen, +Jan Aynes, and +Grant Meyer 

#gardening   #flowers   #flowerphotography  

2013-04-30 11:29:40 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Amsonia hubrichtii

Species endemic to the Ouachita mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

It has entered the horticultural trade and is very popular.

Common name: Threadleaf Bluestar

Photographed at Middle Fork Barrens Natural Area, Saline County, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #arkansas   #apocynaceae   #flowerphotography  

2013-04-28 13:12:52 (3 comments, 4 reshares, 25 +1s)

Lonicera sempervirens

Species from eastern North America

Common name: Trumpet Honeysuckle, Coral honeysuckle

North America's most famous native honeysuckle. The original native range of this species is unclear as it has escaped cultivation regularly.  It is still the preferred honeysuckle for gardens as it is not as aggressive as Japanese honeysuckle and will not strangle shrubs and trees.

Photographed in Boyle Park, Little Rock, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #littlerock   #honeysuckle   #flowers  

2013-04-28 01:59:12 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Iris 'Glitter Gulch'

Burseen
2009

Photographed at the Arkansas State Capitol Iris Garden, Little Rock, Arkansas

#iris   #gardening   #flowers   #yellow  

2013-04-26 11:15:15 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Iris 'Blow Up'

Early Tall Bearded Iris
Hybridizer: Burseen
Year of Introduction: 1993

My tall bearded iris bed in the front yard has started blooming. We're at least a month late seeing these beautiful flowers here in Little Rock after one of the coldest March period on record.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#iris   #littlerock   #gardening  

2013-04-27 16:40:25 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 14 +1s)

Iris 'Out of the Dark'

Early Tall Bearded Iris
Hybridizer: Black
Year of Introduction: 2007

My tall bearded iris bed in the front yard has started blooming. We're at least a month late seeing these beautiful flowers here in Little Rock after one of the coldest March period on record.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#iris   #littlerock   #gardening  

2013-04-26 11:11:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Packera glabella

Species from eastern North America

Common name: Butterweed

Photographed in Boyle Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

#floralfriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner 
 
#nativeplants   #littlerock  

2013-04-09 11:04:35 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 6 +1s)

Capitol Dome

Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Constructed between 1899 and 1914 on the site of the former state penitentiary. The architect was switched mid-construction from George R. Mann to Cass Gilbert.

Central chandelier designed by Mitchell-Vance Company, New York City

#mytowntuesday , curated by +Melanie Kintz 

#littlerock   #arkansas   #dome   #statecapitals   #cassgilbert  

2013-04-09 10:58:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Vascostylis Pine Rivers 'Blue'

(Ascocenda Peggy Foo x Rhynchostylis coelestis)

Grown by Golden Gate Orchids, San Francisco

#orchids   #orchidphotography   #vanda   #flowers  

2013-04-09 10:55:53 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

Viola pedata

One of the most common and showy violets from the eastern half of the United States. Comes in a few different color forms. Appropriate for growing in the rock garden. Will not thrive in a traditional garden setting - the soil is too rich.

Common name: Showy Birdsfoot Violet

Photographed in Boyle Park, Little Rock, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #arkansas   #littlerock   #violets  

2013-04-07 19:32:21 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

Hyacinthoides hispanica

An easily grown bulb from Spain.

Common name: Spanish bluebell

Photographed at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #bulbflowers   #gardening   #littlerock  

2013-04-07 13:09:21 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Chiloschista sweelimii

Species from Peninsular Malaysia

Grown by Howard Gunn

#orchids   #orchidphotography   #species  

2013-04-07 11:32:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Polystichum acrostichoides

Species from eastern North America

The native Christmas fern was leafing out all over the forest.

Photographed along the Ouachita National Trail, west of Highway 9, Ouachita National Forest, Perry County, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #ferns   #arkansas  

2013-04-06 21:36:22 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 10 +1s)

Iris cristata 

Species from eastern North America

Common name: Dwarf Crested Iris

This was the only one I saw in bloom all day - spring is 2-3 weeks late in arriving.

Photographed along the Ouachita National Trail, west of Highway 9, Ouachita National Forest, Perry County, Arkansas

2013-04-06 13:47:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Trillium recurvatum

This cute trillium species has a strange common name - Bloody Butcher.

It is the only trillium with recurved, or downswept, sepals. See those narrow green things below the brick-red petals? In most trilliums the sepals point up along with the petals.

T. recurvatum is found mostly along states bordering the middle stretch of the Mississippi river, with the greatest occurrence in Illinois and Indiana, followed by Arkansas and Tennessee. A few scattered populations in eastern Iowa and Missouri, western Kentucky and north-central Mississippi, and outlier populations in Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Oklahoma.

Here in Arkansas I find this species growing in sandy floodplains, always close to water.

Photographed in Boyle Park, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #l... more »

2013-04-06 13:36:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Spring

Spring is finally here - the trees are starting to leaf out all over town.

This is a little wetland area in a large city park next to my neighborhood here in Little Rock.

The trees in the water are Water Tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) and Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum).

Boyle Park, Little Rock, Arkansas

#wetlands   #arkansas   #littlerock  

2013-03-31 23:05:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Grrrr. This is about 20 miles north of where I live. And what's worse, this 60+ yr old pipeline runs along the north shore of Lake Maumelle, our drinking water source.

#littlerock   #pipelinesafety   #oilspill   #arkansas  

2013-03-31 14:20:13 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Camassia scilloides

Bulb native to eastern North America. Can be grown in a moist woodland garden, and is available in the trade.

Common name: Atlantic camas

Photographed along AR 127 just east of Hobbs State Park / Conservation Management Area, northwestern Arkansas

#bulbs   #nativeplants   #arkansas  

2013-03-30 14:42:55 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Satyrium nepalense

Species from northern India and southern China

Grows as a grassland terrestrial and is found between 2100 to 3700 meters elevation.

Grown by Hanging Gardens, Pacifica, California

#orchids   #orchidphotography   #terrestrial  

2013-03-30 01:51:57 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Tulipa bakeri 'Lilac Wonder'

Species from Crete

One of the most popular species tulips.

This is the first one to open out of a large pot full of them. I'm looking forward to enjoying these all through April!

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #gardening   #spring   #containergardening  

2013-03-29 22:22:33 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)

Species from Afghanistan, Tadjikistan, and Uzbekistan

A wonderful species iris in the Juno section.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#iris   #bulbs   #gardening   #littlerock  

2013-03-29 13:26:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Quercus marilandica

Commonly called Blackjack Oak, this oak comes from southern and eastern North America. It is very drought-tolerant, and along with Q. stellata is found along the eastern edge of the Great Plains in the Cross Timbers region. It is in the Red Oak group of oaks.

Pictured are staminate catkins with young leaves.

Photographed in spring 2012 growing as a landscaping plant in the Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #oak   #tree   #littlerock  

2013-03-30 08:54:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Lycoris radiata

Species from China and Japan

Common name: Spider Lily, Hurricane Lily, Surprise Lily

A real surprise growing in a patch in our back yard. I'd noticed something growing over in that corner and assumed they were old daffodils that had become too shaded to bloom, so I didn't really pay much attention to them. Well, when the tropical storm came through and it rained for about 36 hours, three of these lovely blooms popped up a few days later!

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #littlerock   #gardening  

2013-03-29 01:04:23 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Muscari armeniacum

Species from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caucasus region

Common name: Grape Hyacinth

Photographed in the bed adjacent to our front porch.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #gardening   #flowers   #littlerock  

2013-03-29 00:50:50 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Clematis crispa

Species form southeastern North America

Common name: Swamp Leatherflower

Photographed along US70 near Loanoke, Loanoke County, Arkansas

#nativeplants   #clematis  

2013-03-23 02:17:23 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)

Iris 'Glamazon'

Spring has taken a detour and has not arrived here in central Arkansas quite yet. I'm digging into last year's photos to keep my spirits up.

This is from the Arkansas State Capitol Iris Garden, sponsored and maintained by the Central Arkansas Iris Society, of which I am a member.

Blyth
R
2007

#iris   #beardediris  

2013-03-23 01:55:37 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Pleione maculata 'Snow White'

It's time for another orchid! This is a cool growing terrestrial species from the Himalayas.

Grown by Golden Gate Orchids

#orchids

2013-03-20 02:50:02 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Red Tulip

We've got two pots on our front porch filled with traditional dutch tulips in mixed colors.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #littlerock   #containergardening  

2013-03-19 11:28:31 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 14 +1s)

Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica

Species from Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, and the Caucasus

Common name: Striped Squill

This has turned out to be an exceptionally charming little bulb. The plants are definitely on the small side, but the flowers are very beautiful and quite long lasting. I will be putting more in this fall for sure.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #gardening   #littlerock  

2013-03-17 16:48:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Narcissus jonquilla

Species from the Mediterranean

Widely naturalized in the Deep South.

Has terete, almost rush-like foliage and the flowers are used in perfumery as a floral note.

Photographed at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas

2013-03-16 13:51:40 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Narcissus Tete-a-Tete

One of the most popular miniature daffodils. It grows in cold and mild winter climates and continues flowering even when a clump becomes crowded.

I've put them all through the front yard and back yard and will probably plant more this coming fall.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #flowers   #gardening   #littlerock  

2013-03-16 11:39:44 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Snow Cathedral

Starting late on Christmas Day 2012 and going through the night, central Arkansas and Little Rock received 11 inches of snow.

It was cold enough the next few days that the snow did not rapidly melt.

With no power at home and the city shut down - we barely have snowplows and they don't get a lot of use - I took a long walk through Boyle Park enjoying the winter wonderland.

#littlerock   #snowmageddon   #snowysaturday  

2013-03-16 02:57:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Erythronium rostratum

Species from central North America

Common name: Trout Lily

One of the few trout lilies with upward facing flowers.

Photographed in Boyle Park, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #nativeplants   #littlerock  

2013-03-15 02:02:23 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Houstonia micrantha

Species from southeastern North America

Common name: Southern Bluet

Early spring is in full swing here in Central Arkansas!

Photographed in Boyle Park, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Arkansas

#nativeplants #littlerock #flowers  

2013-03-13 03:00:41 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant'

With the time change I can now wander around the yard after work photographing what's in bloom.

This bloomed later than the Crocus chrysanthus cultivars. I actually thought maybe they had decided to not come back!

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #flowers   #littlerock   #gardening   #crocus  

2013-03-11 23:06:44 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Heirloom Daffodils of the Deep South

I'm learning all about heirloom daffodils from the Deep South.

There are three - Narcissus pseudonarcissus, Narcissus jonquilla, and their natural hybrid Narcissus x odorus 'Campernelle'.

Our backyard has a smattering of daffodils from gardeners gone by, with Campernelle being the most common. 

Last year none of them bloomed, but this year two plants did. I'm going to water all of them well and let their foliage die back naturally and then move them all into one spot.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #daffodil   #gardening   #littlerock  

2013-03-11 10:48:16 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Anemone blanda

Species from southeastern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria

Common name: Grecian Windflower

Photographed at the Three Sisters of Amity Daffodil Hill, Garvan Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs, Arkansas

#arkansas   #garvanwoodlandgardens   #flowers   #spring  

2013-03-11 10:45:35 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 31 +1s)

Mixed Spring Tulips

The dutch hybrid tulips perform as annuals in the Deep South. Our winters are too warm and our summers are too hot.

They make great container plants. We have two attractive glazed blue terra-cotta pots filled with mixed tulips. These started coming up in late January and the first ones opened this past week.

Sunday morning was spent inside listening to a spring rainshower. Once it was finished I grabbed the camera as I really liked the light and the water droplets on the tulips.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #containergardening   #tulips   #littlerock   #flowers  

2013-03-10 19:45:25 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Pink and Yellow Feathered Tulip

The dutch hybrid tulips perform as annuals in the Deep South. Our winters are too warm and our summers are too hot.

They make great container plants. We have two lovely glazed blue terra-cotta pots filled with mixed tulips.

I really liked the light and the water droplets after a good rain shower this morning.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #littlerock   #gardening   #containergardening  

2013-03-11 10:45:31 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

Pink and Yellow Feathered Tulip

The dutch hybrid tulips perform as annuals in the Deep South. Our winters are too warm and our summers are too hot.

They make great container plants. We have two attractive glazed blue terra-cotta pots filled with mixed tulips. These started coming up in late January and the first ones opened this past week.

Sunday morning was spent inside listening to a spring rainshower. Once it was finished I grabbed the camera as I really liked the light and the water droplets on the tulips.

Broadmoor Neighborhood, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #containergardening   #flowers   #littlerock   #gardening  

2013-03-10 02:48:26 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

Abeliophyllum distichum 'Roseum'

Species from Korea

Common name: White Forsythia

Critically endangered in the wild, possibly extinct. Widely cultivated as an ornamental in North America and Europe.

Photographed at Garvan Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs, Arkansas

2013-03-09 00:23:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Ipheion uniflorum

Species from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay

Common name: Spring Starflower

Photographed at Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas

#bulbs   #littlerock   #flowers