This is a white Tradescantia or Spider Flower that grows as a perennial in my PHippsburg, coastal Maine gardens. It is related to the house plants commonly known as Wandering Jew and Spider Plants.
Dodecatheon meadia is a member of the primrose family. It is a perennial in my coastal Maine gardens and blooms in May. It is commonly called Shooting Star, Mad Violets, Mosquito bills or Sailor's Caps. For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
Dodecatheon meadia is a member of the primrose family. It is a perennial in my coastal Maine gardens and blooms in May. It is commonly called Shooting Star, Mad Violets, Mosquito bills or Sailor's Caps. For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
Iris ensanata, variety "Diamedes" also called Russian iris, introduced 1991, Japanese "Roof" Iris Maine coastal garden, Phippsburg. Japanese irises do really well here in damp soil.
New Dawn climbing rose, purple clematis and Feverfew sprawling over my greenhouse, Phippsburg, Maine
Dodecatheon meadia is a member of the primrose family. It is a perennial in my coastal Maine gardens and blooms in May. It is commonly called Shooting Star, Mad Violets, Mosquito bills or Sailor's Caps. For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
My coastal Maine garden in late June - garden fountain of child clutching fish, junipers, Japanese maple, allium and foxgloves
Dodecatheon meadia is a member of the primrose family. It is a perennial in my coastal Maine gardens and blooms in May. It is commonly called Shooting Star, Mad Violets, Mosquito bills or Sailor's Caps. For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
This is a white Tradescantia or Spider Flower that grows as a perennial in my PHippsburg, coastal Maine gardens. It is related to the house plants commonly known as Wandering Jew and Spider Plants.
This is a white Tradescantia or Spider Flower that grows as a perennial in my PHippsburg, coastal Maine gardens. It is related to the house plants commonly known as Wandering Jew and Spider Plants.
This is a white Tradescantia or Spider Flower that grows as a perennial in my PHippsburg, coastal Maine gardens. It is related to the house plants commonly known as Wandering Jew and Spider Plants.
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