Happy Monday GPOders!
We start the week with Robin Hess in Hampton Falls, NH. Robin has shared some early fall shots in the past (Robin's New Hampshire Garden) and is back to share what bloomed and unfolded this year.
hi! Here is my New Hampshire garden. All photos were taken this fall, even the new fronds of the late flowering Ostrich Fern.
Even in its final season, Robin's garden is providing flowers for pollinators who are still hard at work. This pink “Hot Lips” chelona (Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips', zones 3-8) is a bright pink beacon against a backdrop of fall foliage.
However, adding some more radiant orange to the landscape isn't a bad idea either. Robin said this wonderful mother is the 'Amber Morning' variety (chrysanthemum “Amber Morning”, zones 5-9).
The aforementioned fronds! Robin let us know that this is an “The King” ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris “The King”, zones 3-7), and even the fronds are quite majestic. If you have the space, 'The King' is a big, bold one for woodland gardens, growing up to 50% larger than straight species.
A perfect mound from mother 'Daisy Rose' (chrysanthemum 'Daisy Rose', zones 5-9) absolutely shines against the yellow foliage behind it, while subtly matching its yellow centers.
Robin had this plant labeled as a Clematis paniculataa species native to New Zealand. But it actually appears to be a sweet autumn clematis (C. ternifloraZones 5-11) because the flowers have four sepals, while C. paniculata (known as puawānanga in the New Zealand native language) has six. This is a very common mistake, not because of home gardeners, but because of many nurseries who often mislabel these plants. And these mistakes have a huge impact, because the sweet autumn clematis is highly invasive in much of the US. However, yes not reported as invasive in Robin's area of New Hampshireand it looks well maintained, controlled and just stunning in this photo.
Just a friendly reminder that plant labels can sometimes be misleading or just plain wrong. Obviously I make my fair share of mistakes too. I am only an enthusiast, and not a botanist. It's never a bad idea to do some extra research before adding any plants to your garden. I linked them above, though Atlas of invasive plants it's an amazing resource to use.
With that, I'll get off my soapbox and say a big thank you to Robin for once again sharing her stunning garden and photography with us. Sometimes it's the seemingly simple flower photos that trigger the most interesting rabbit holes!
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