I had planned to head out to the garden to piddle, but instead I sat down to import images from my camera. Wow, I opened the first image of Dalea purpera. An outstanding landscape form from a native Kansas plant. Check these images out and go get some!
Dalea purperea-Purple Praire Clover with Nasella tenuissima and Perovskia atriplicifolia
Petals appear from the bottom first.
With Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta'
Grouped with Nasella tenuissama
Natives gone wild?
Looking good. Really like the Purple Praire Clover. I planted three in my garden this spring. They're still just little sprigs. Some day....
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of growing from seed....though it germinated, they are NOT liking the cool weather we are having. Yours like wonderful!
ReplyDeleteOdd coincidence; I posted a picture of the native Purple Prairie Clover this morning as well, although mine is less exuberant from the grass competition than your clump!
ReplyDeleteGreggo, I have to ask, were you planning to piddle in your garden as in 1) to spend time aimlessly, or 2) urinate? I can only suppport the second option if you have deer bothering your garden or if you want to save on fertilizer.
To use triflingly; squander: piddle away one's time. v.intr. 1. To spend time aimlessly; diddle. 2. Informal To urinate. [Origin unknown.] piddle [ˈpɪdəl]. vb.
DeleteI will have to use definition no. 1. However I plead the second amendment also.
Well, if you have deer bothering your garden, the 2nd Amendment works. And depending on where you drop them, that might help fertilize as well.
DeleteLOL, I had to think about that a minute, too, when I first read the word.
DeleteDoesn't the Purple Prairie Clover have a lovely vase shape? I like your composition using so many natives with various textures and colors.
ReplyDeleteYours seems a little advanced over my single, lonely specimen. It looks absolutely beautiful - and I love how you've showcased its form in several of your photos!
ReplyDeleteI love the Prairie Clovers! If I had more sun, I would add a few to my garden. Your photos are excellent--all of them.
ReplyDeleteVery nice and I love the purple Prairie Clovers! Isn't it fun to take a whole bunch of photos and see what develops!
ReplyDeleteI'm regretting a design years ago (ex-architect client compressed timeline by 2 months, so became a rush)...unable to incorporate a meandering drift of Purple Prairie Clover through a xeric planting (or between a lawn and xeric planting). For all the great effects you show in your first photos...stunning dance of bloom "hats"!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Your plant combinations & textures are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images of a very cool native that doesn't get enough attention. Saw it on the High Line recently and then picked it up at a nursery a few weeks ago. I planted it too deep in a border couple seasons ago and it didn't make it. That beautiful shape needs to be front row!
ReplyDeleteNot familiar with that one--it's really pretty. Terrific photos, too.
ReplyDeleteGreggo, quite a while since I last dropped by. Glad I did the Dalea purpera looks sensational, like a peacock. Talking of which, piddling in your garden over here may not go down very well with neighbours of a sensitive ilk...
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely native plant, and one I had never met at all!-- Good job Greggo.
ReplyDeleteAlso I was relieved that you clarified just exactly what you were and were not doing in your garden. But just be careful okay because people walking by probably carry cell phones with cameras.
I fell hard for Dalea when I first saw it at the Denver Bot. Garden. I took many pictures of it without even knowing what it was.
ReplyDeleteI have one clump almost this size, and look forward to my smaller ones filling out more. Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteOH, THE LIGHT!
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