From my archives: Native Plant Garden, New York Botanical Garden
Marcia Strean
June 4, 2015
Approaching the NPG, along the edge, pink flower, five petals with opposite entire leaves, about
one foot tall, newly opened, are Phlox. (I learned to differentiate at a distance this similar looking
flower from Dame’s Rocket because Phlox has five petals, Dame’s Rocket four but with very
different leaves.)
What a difference a week makes! NPG gardener Meg says, “It’s a new season.” Much greener
look, fewer blooming plants.
Dwarf Beardtongue and numerous species of Beardtongue, Wild Bleeding Heart (plus a white
variety), Wild Quinine, Iris, Bluestar, Columbine, very little of Shooting Star, Fleabane,
Partridgeberry, Twinleaf, Kentucky Lady’s Slipper,Robin’s Fleabane, Pitcher Plants, Ladies
Tresses.
In the Meadow: Wild Bergamot/Beebalm, Bowman’s Root/Indian Physic/Ipecac, Lance-leaved
Coreopsis, Spiderwort.
Foxglove (by the steps down to the Education Building), Hairy Chickweed (against the Rocks by
the Queen Columbine), Celandine Poppy, Deptford Pink (by the rocks past the Split Rock).
Wild Blue (and Yellow) Indigo (Baptisia alba and B. australis), also called “Shoofly” because of
its loose limbs; farmers would break off a stem, and use it to shoo the flies from the horses
pulling their carts.
Wild Ginger: (take advantage of pointing out Wild Ginger while the unusual three-petalled,
brown flowers are still blooming under the leaves).
Lots of Red Clover, which is not native, but if you are looking for four leaf clovers you are more
likely to find them in the Red Clover than the White.
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