Blooms

Beautiful Black Eyed Susan

What a beautiful flower – deep yellow/gold petals and black centers.  I guess this is a Pittsburgh flower since our favorite pro teams are black and gold! The formal name for this Black Eyed Susan is Rudbeckia f. Goldturm – now who is going to remember that name!  I wished I would have realized how […]

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Flowers at the Hatchery

While we were on vacation in Oregon, we went to the Bonneville Fish Hatchery to see sturgeon and salmon and to let everyone stretch their legs after many hours in the car.  What a wonderful surprise to see so many pretty flowers! Hydrangae. . . Beautiful roses. . . Here’s our lovely family too. . […]

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Ever Blooming Daylilies

We love lilies and daylilies, but some types just don’t last long.  The lily is known as a Lilium and is a bulb that can be planted in the fall or spring, and will bloom year after year. The daylily is know as a Hemerocallis and is a perennial.   Lilies have long stems  which grow […]