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Rhododendron 'Blue Baron' Greetings from a wet, wet garden. In between rains, I've managed to get a few photos... (And sorry for the erratic quality of these. I have a new phone and still learning how to use it. Some of these are from the phone and others from my camera). Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' ('Dancing Peacock') Flowering Currant ( Ribes sanguineum ) 'King Edward VII' Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold' is beautiful for the first time after languishing in the garden for five years. Turns out, it is all my fault. This is a clematis that should not be cut to the ground in early spring. You live and learn, and I know that I will never understand the rules of pruning clematis.  Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold'  Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' - the aucuba that doesn't really look like the others.  But what a fine shrub this is, especially for shady situations. This was planted in 2019 and didn't grow much for the first few years but n...

Rudbeckia and Perilla

A nice combination!



Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. Gorgeous! Is that Rudbeckia triloba?

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  2. Isn't Perilla also spelled w-e-e-d?

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  3. Scott, it is. Les, yes it behaves like one!

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  4. A great combo. Isn't it odd that I haven't gotten perilla to start here?

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  5. Love them both and together they're marvelous!

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  6. I love Perilla. Dark foliage that grows just about anywhere and easy to pull out if it travels to locations out of bounds. What's not to like?

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  7. I have mountains of the purple herb.

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  8. Wow, that is a gorgeous combination. Very nice!

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  9. I normally would not mix those two colors together. The tree sits back a good distance from the angel's trumpet. It was an accident!

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