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Friday, April 28, 2017

Planting Bear Poop

From Rocky Mountain National Park:




The Park greenhouse planted bear poop, and look what has sprung to life! There have been ~1200 seedlings of both Oregon-grape and Chokecherry that have sprouted from the scat. Animals are great seed disperses and of course what comes in one way goes out the other. After defecation, seeds are left in a rich, moist medium that nourishes the growing seedling.




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Monday, April 24, 2017

Goodbye Powell Gardens!

Goodbye Powell Gardens! Thank you for a lovely afternoon!




Royal Purple Smoketree

Royal Purple Smoketree. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.






Royal Purple Smoketree
Cotinus coggygria
'Royal Purple'

Potted Flowers

Potted Flowers at Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Kale Songbird White

Kale Songbird White. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.





Sunday, April 23, 2017

Lettuce Red Rosie

Lettuce Red Rosie. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Pansy Spring Matrix

Pansy Spring Matrix. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.



Pansy Spring Matrix
Golden Yellow/Blotch

Viola Sorbet Phantom

Viola Sorbet Phantom. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Viola Sorbet Phantom


Dianthus

Dianthus. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.



Dianthus
Floral Lace White

Pansy: Spring Matrix Rose

Pansy. Spring Matrix Rose.




Pansy
Spring Matrix Rose

Pansy Matrix Sangria

Pansy Matrix Sangria. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Pansy Matrix Sangria

Dusty Miller Silverdust

Dusty Miller Silverdust. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Dusty Miller Silverdust

Snapdragon

Snapdragon. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Snapdragon
Snapshot Plumblossom

April Snow Weigela

April Snow Weigela. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.






April Snow Weigela
Weigela praecox
'April Snow'

Wilbur Kephart's Indian Peach

Wilbur Kephart's Indian Peach. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.





Wilbur Kephart's Indian Peach
Prunus persica
(Cherokee Indian Heirloom)
Wild Cherokee Indian peach from Tennessee;
Kephart family heirloom

O Yashima

O Yashima. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.





O Yashima
Flowering-Quince
Chaenomeles
'O Yashima'
Fruits make fine preserves, syrup or jam

Sapodilla

Sapodilla. Powell Gardens greenhouse. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.





Sapodilla
Manilkara zapota
Tropical tree with sweet, edible fruit;
sap makes chewing gum


Jasmine Orange-Tree

Jasmine Orange-Tree. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.





Jasmine Orange-Tree
Murraya paniculata
Flowers are falvoring and aroma for jasmine tea

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Friday, April 21, 2017

Fountain at Powell Gardens

Fountain at Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Rose Marie Magnolia

Rose Marie Magnolia. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.






Rose Marie Magnolia
Magnolia
'Rose Marie'

Sullivan Port Oxford Cedar

Sullivan Port Oxford Cedar. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Sullivan Port Oxford Cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
'Sullivan'

Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress

Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Threadleaf Sawara Falsecypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera
'Filifera'

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Star Power Magnolia

Star Power Magnolia. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.







Magnolia
'Star Power'

Flowering Crabapples

Flowering Crabapples. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.





Harvest Gold®
Flowering Crabapple
Malus
'Hargozam'

'Schubert' Canada Red Chokecherry

'Schubert' Canada Red Chokecherry. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.






'Schubert' Canada Red Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana

Blue Mist

Blue Mist. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 12, 2017.




Blue Mist
Dwarf Fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii
'Blue Mist'

Bleeding Heart

Bleeding Heart. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Perennial Garden

Perennial Garden. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Spring Starflower

Spring Starflower. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Spring Starflower
Ipheion uniflorum

Golden Ragwort

Golden Ragwort. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Golden Ragwort
Senecio aureus

Dwarf Korean Azalea

Dwarf Korean Azalea. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Dwarf Korean Azalea
Rhododendron yedoense
var. poukhanense
'Compacta'

Girard Dwarf Lavender Azalea

Girard Dwarf Lavender Azalea. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Girard Dwarf Lavender Azalea
Rhododendron (Girard Hybrids)
'Girard Dwarf Lavender'

Giant Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii)

Giant Snowdrops. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.




Grape Hyacinth

Grape Hyacinth. Powell Gardens. Near Kansas City, Missouri. April 13, 2017.





Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum

Frosty Morn Sedum






Frosty Morn Sedum
Sedum
'Frosty Morn'