June 2016 – What’s Blooming?

Take a look at a few of the many plants blooming at Earth Tones this June!

Coreopsis
Lance-leaved Tickseed, Coreopsis lanceolata, forms stands of attractive yellow flowers.

Blue-eyed grass
Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, does well in poor to average soils. Flowers have yellow centers and are blue to a deep blue-violet color.

Our Milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) are just getting into bloom:
milkweed

Want to attract butterflies to your garden?
butterfly weed
Try Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)!

mock orange
The Scentless Mock Orange, Philadelphus inodorus, is a shrub with showy white flowers.

blanket flower
Photo by Heather Turoczi. Blanket Flower, Gaillardia aristata.

virginia rose
Virginia Rose, Rosa virginiana, has pretty pink flowers in bloom!

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