Sometimes it’s best to stand aside and let the plants do the talking. We’re in the middle of a heat wave in Seattle and I’m feeling lazy. This day calls out for iced tea and a swim in the lake. For those of you far away, here are a few very recent images from the Medicinal Herb Garden. If you’re local, it’s a good day for a walk in the garden. There are plenty of shady spots for a nap and there’s so much flowering all around. Enjoy.
Gentiana affinis (pleated gentian) Cascara Circle
Monardell odoratissima (mountain monardella) section D
Chenopodium foliosum (leafy goosefoot) section B
Sideritis scardica (mountain tea) section B
Punica granatum (pomegranate, shi liu pi) border areas
Glycyrrhiza lepidota (wild licorice) section B
Platycodon grandiflorus (balloonflower, jie geng) section B and border areas
Ageratina occidentalis (western snakeroot) section B
Scutellaria baicalensis (Baikal skullcap, huang qin) section B
Verbascum olympicum (Greek mullein) section F
Helianthus nuttallii (Nuttall’s sunflower) section A
Veronicastrum virginicum (culver’s root) section F
Amorpha canescens (leadplant) section D
Aralia californica (western spikenard, elk clover) section E
Cichorium intybus (chicory) section D
Chamaemelum nobile (chamomile) section C
Aster linosyris (goldilocks aster) section C
Inula helenium (elecampane, xuan fu hua) section B
Angelica dahurica (bai zhi) section B
Anemone virginiana (thimbleweed) section D
Geranium viscosissimum (sticky geranium) section D
Galium boreale (northern bedstraw) section F
Stachys officinalis (wood betony) section F
Ononis spinosa (restharrow) section A
Berlandiera lyrata (chocolate flower) section C
Verbena macdougallii (Macdougal verbena) section C
Nasa triphylla (whorled Chilean nettle) section A
Lepidium montanum (mesa pepperwort) section D
Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) section D
Tagetes lucida (Mexican tarragon) section C
Aster foliaceus (leafy-bract aster) section A
Opopanax chironium (opopanax) section A
Oenothera speciosa ( showy evening primrose) xeriscape bed and section D
Pelargonium capitatum (rose geranium) section A
Salvia patens (gentian sage) garden borders
Asclepias fascicularis (Mexican milkweed) xeriscape bed
this is no mirage
through shimmering waves of heat
a swaying milkweed
See you in the garden.