Category Archives: Plant portraits

The “woodland,” “wild,” or “mountain” Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) grows within the eastern portion of the U.S.  Although the plant is small and its flowers are equally small,  Stonecrop catches the eye when it blooms. Each cluster of white flowers consists … Continue reading →

Roadsides throughout North America are cheerfully graced with groupings of Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) during summer months. Each plant has a single flower stalk which splits into two racemes of flower buds and flowers.  Here’s a close view of some Daylily … Continue reading →

The intensely red flowers of Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) catch the eye — even from a distance — in late summer.  This next photo shows flower buds, an opening flower, and several fully open two-lipped Cardinal flower blossoms on the … Continue reading →