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08Jul
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3277" align="alignleft" width="293"] Liatris spicata 'Kobold'[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3276" align="alignright" width="165"] Liatris spicata 'Kobold'[/caption] The prairie blazing star, Liatrisspicata, is a densely flowering, native perennial growing…...
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01Jul
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3255" align="alignright" width="255"] Hydrangea arborescens[/caption] This week is all about hydrangeas. Hydrangeaarborescens, or smooth hydrangea is a lovely native, colonizing shrub that prefers shaded conditions…...
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24Jun
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3217" align="alignleft" width="169"] Hypericum prolificum[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3216" align="alignright" width="300"] Hypericum prolificum[/caption] First up is shrubby St. John’s wort, Hypericum prolificum, a shrub-like perennial reaching…...
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17Jun
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3155" align="alignleft" width="230"] Callirhoe involucrata[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3154" align="alignright" width="230"] Callirhoe involucrata[/caption] Purple poppy mallow (Callirhoe involucrate), is a creeping, spreading Missouri native perennial. The brilliant…...
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10Jun
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3123" align="alignnone" width="470"] Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavender Towers'[/caption] Veronicastrum, or Culver’s root, is an outstanding summer bloomer, with tall, branching spikes of white-lavender flowers. The name…...
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03Jun
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough Butterfly-weed, Asclepias tuberosa, is a very hardy, drought tolerant, Missouri native perennial with clustered orange blooms in late spring into mid-summer. [caption id="attachment_3075" align="alignleft" width="235"] Asclepias…...
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27May
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough [caption id="attachment_3056" align="alignleft" width="230"] Catalpa speciosa[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3053" align="alignright" width="230"] Catalpa speciosa[/caption] The northern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) is a large, deciduous tree native to Missouri. The…...
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19May
Bellefontaine in Bloom
Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough Irises of Wild Wood Valley [caption id="attachment_3032" align="alignleft" width="220"] Iris versicolor[/caption] Blue flag (Iris versicolor), is a wetland iris growing along shorelines or in a few…...
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