Flowering Now - August 2009

[Lori S.]

but I think Daucus carota is called 'Queen Anne's Lace' too.

Yes, that's what the common name "Queen Anne's Lace" refers to here (and in North American usage, generally).

[Anthony Darby]

A few stalwarts flowering in the summer heat 
Hibiscus aculeatus
Hibiscus militaris

Summer heat! Wash your mouth out!

[Arykana]

Thanks for the information
I just red on "burp.." /.=e/"'s site
so, it is mean Queen Ann's lace is the same then the  ordinary weed?

[Giles]

I'm afraid so.
I guess it's good for hover flies if you want to attract them.
-the Burpee one looks like the Daucus, the Anthriscus doesn't have such a tight head.

[Arykana]

Hm, I will obtain it on the field - cheeper

[galahad]

Hepaticas out at the moment
The pink H. nobilis has been flowering all winter
H. transylvanica

My Moraeas have buds.  Just a little early

[galahad]

Notholirion out at the moment.  It's taking over the trough!

Can anyone identify the species?

[galahad]

Romulea tetragona
Oddly enough, wouldn't open fully on bright sunny days but was nicely open in the fog today.

[arillady]

Rafa I have just seen your endemic snapdragon. I had never thought before where they are native.  I have a trailing one whose name escapes me that has been flowering on and off during summer and autumn.

[Sinchets]

Panic stations- could this be the end of summer? 
Flowering here in the garden now are our first 'autumn flowers'- wonder if it's because we had rain twice this month?
Colchicum (bought as) bivonae
Sternbergia sicula 'Arcadian Sun'
Biarum tenuifolium (?)

[Lori S.]

1) Thalictrum delavayi var. decorum
2) Clematis 'Pamiat Serdtsa'
3) Viola canadensis
4) Antirrhinum sempervirens, still blooming... a repeat from long ago, but I show it again because it's darned amazing to have a perennial snapdragon in zone 3. 
5) Double geranium... hmmm, is this a new one this year?  (If so, how could I have lost track already?!?) Or did I move the old 'Birch Double' to this spot... ?     It'll come back to me eventually...
6) Aconitum lycoctonum... I think?  (I also have a spring-blooming yellow aconitum, and I'm getting confused between the two; perhaps I'll try posting it on the ID forum.)
7) Inula ensifolia and Campanula trachelium
8 ) Seeds sown as Echinops tschimganicus but I'm no longer sure of that ID.
9) Rosa 'Champlain'
10) Aconitum napellus

[Stephenb]

Re- Viola canadensis - I've flowered this one for the first time this summer. I'm impressed that it is has flowered the whole summer from May. Quite a nice plant too! Do you know what habitat it has in the wild?

[Lori S.]

Viola canadensis occurs all across the aspen forest belt and in the coulees of the prairies, wherever there is a bit of shade and moisture.

[cohan]

Re- Viola canadensis - I've flowered this one for the first time this summer. I'm impressed that it is has flowered the whole summer from May. Quite a nice plant too! Do you know what habitat it has in the wild?

surprised that you both have this flowering so late! here it is a fairly common native, but flowering is long finished now!
stephen-just to add to what lori said--here i am in the mixed-boreal forest/aspen zone, and it doesnt seem to be a terribly fussy plant, growing in relatively 'open' aspen stands, but also in mixed forest, and i have even seen some plants near spruce in mixed forest, in quite shady spots, and flowering...
i emphasize 'open' since while these spots dont have the density/darkness of coniferous forest, this violet flowers later than some smaller species, and the trees are fully leafed out, so it is shady; also, it is growing with large epilobium/chamerion and asters among other things, which are not fully grown when it starts blooming, but well on the way, so again, it is quite shady..
i havent seen them in the wetter forest edges near low areas, so, like everything here, they are adapted for possible mid-summer dryness, which varies, but not as dry as the prairies..
 i will share some pictures when i get them sorted out..

i have a stand very near my house that has a strong tendency to pink (still white flowers, but pinkish) that both gerd and lori commented on last year--i was hoping to maybe share some seeds, but didnt find any

[cohan]

Panic stations- could this be the end of summer? 
Flowering here in the garden now are our first 'autumn flowers'- wonder if it's because we had rain twice this month?
Colchicum (bought as) bivonae
Sternbergia sicula 'Arcadian Sun'
Biarum tenuifolium (?)

sadly, here, the end is not far at all, though still very green and things flowering now; we have had frost warnings, and the high friday was 9C! should be back to mid-20's this week...
at least you have a second wave of flowering to look forward to my attention will soon turn back to indoor plants...lol