Friday, June 21, 2013

Pretty in Pink

On the edge of the driveway & maybe not exactly pink but in order from the camera,
 Salvia greggii 'Diane'; Teucrium chamaedrys the Wall Germander; Pink Rain Lily;
& lastly Scutellaria suffutescens or skullcap 'Texas Rose'


Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 'Oertel's Rose'




Legend has it that Achillea (named for the Greek general Achilles) was valued by  Roman & Greek warriors who carried into battle
 to dress wounds. A natural coagulant it was also grown around carpenter's shops.
A must in the herb garden for centuries.
This one is shorter and prettier than the species.
A double pink Hibiscus syriacus or Rose of Sharon
blooms all summer
grown from a cutting from a garden in Atkinson NC






The flowers of the
 Oak Leaf Hydrangea
turning from white to pink

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