On my visit to Auburn Botanic Gardens, I came across many lovely flowers. Here are my favourites.
First up today is the rain lily (Zephyranthes candida), whose common name comes from the fact that the lovely white flowers appear after rain storms in its native habitat in South America.
The first of two salvias is blue anise sage, or Salvia guaranitica. This is another pretty South American species. One potential problem with this plant is that it produces tubers that easily spread in the soil, especially if they are disturbed. To prevent this happening, plant in a pot!
The sage below is mealycup sage, Salvia farinacea. It does seem to be a theme today, with this plant also being a native of the America’s-particularly Mexico and the US states of Texas and Oklahoma.
Madagascar jasmine , or Stephanotis floribunda, a lovely vine that with these delicate white flowers.
Lemon daylily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus) is a very cheerful plant with these bright yellow flowers.
New York aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii) has these lovely purple flowers. In its native habitat, it grows near water that’s slightly brackish and/or near tidal marshes. It is also happy growing in soils with poor nutrient content. This is a plant that can deal with conditions that many others can’t cope with, meaning it is a delightfully useful plant because it does its thing while looking good!
Finally for today is Chinese abelia, Abelia chinensis. I like the delicate flowers of this abelia, which are also attractive to butterflies.
These are my favourite flowers from my garden visit last week. All were looking fabulous in the autumn sunshine.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/zephyranthes-candida/