Friday, July 24, 2009

Purple Coneflower, Bee Balm, Butterfly Weed, Giant Hyssop

Some new bloomers today, all favored by butterflies and bees:

Purple Coneflower.

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)


Butterfly Weed.

This plant came in as a hitchhiker with some Milkweed from Earth Tones. I believe it is the Purple Giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariaefolia - and they wonder why people don't like to use the botanical names), a native plant in Connecticut. It's in the mint family and is aromatic. I have no way of separating from the milkweed, however.

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