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Red Butte Photo of the Day 3.September.2009

Wavyleaf Thistle (Cirsium undulatum)
Wavyleaf Thistle

Red Butte Photo of the Day 2.September.2009

Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
Oats

 

The drooping seed heads hang in clusters from slightly arching stems atop an upright clump of bamboo-like foliage. Its green leaves turn
copper in fall and the seed heads emerge green but turn purplish bronze
by late summer then dry to a straw color.

Red Butte Photo of the Day 1.September.2009

Bluebeard (Caryopteris x clandonensis 'First Choice')
Bluebeard

This compact cultivar produces dark purple-blue flowers that open the earliest out of all the Bluebeard cultivars. The flowers open late in the year on new growth.

Red Butte Photo of the Day 31.August.2009

Pink Delight Butterfly Bush

(Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight'

Buddleja

End of August Blooms

Look for these beauties as you stroll through the garden.

Red Butte Photo of the Day 28.August.2009

Cliffrose (Purshia mexicana)
Cliffrose

This large, native cousin to Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) grows 3-12 feet high and sometimes becomes tree-like in the wild.

It's evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers are pleasantly fragrant. Feathery seed heads cover the plant after flowering is through.

Red Butte Photo of the Day 27.August.2009

Pariette Cactus (Sclerocactus brevispinus)
Sclerocactus

Red Butte Photo of the Day 26.August.09

                  Sunburst St. Johnswort (Hypericum frondosum 'Sunburst') 
Hypericum

This popular bluish-green, mounding shrub bears large flowers with
striking, bushy center stamens.  The reddish-brown fruit capsuels ripen
around September and persist well into the winter.

Red Butte Photo of the Day 25.August.2009

Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii)

Datura

The Sacred Datura is a member of the nightshade family (which also includes tobacco, and food crops such as potatoes, tomatoes and chile peppers). Datura is a perennial herb which grows from a tuberous root to 2-5 feet in height and 3-6 feet in width.  It has dark green leaves which grows to 6 inches long and are oval or heart shaped.

Red Butte Photo of the Day 24.August.2009

Chamomile
(Chamaemelum nobile)

Chamomile

Chamomile is a low-growing plant with finely divided leaves.  The daisy-like inflorescence has yellow disk flowers in the center and silvery-white ray flowers surrounding them.

When crushed, the plant gives off a scent similar to apples or bubblegum.

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