 Gardening Gone Wild just concluded its native plant photo contest.  They have some great photos of native plants and plant combinations.
 Gardening Gone Wild just concluded its native plant photo contest.  They have some great photos of native plants and plant combinations.
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I didn't get around to posting this photo during the contest, but it is one of my favorite photographs of a native flowering tree.  This Cornelian cherry dogwood (Cornaceae Cornus mas) was on my property before I was and it blooms in late March/early April here in zone 6b.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Gardening Gone Wild: Native Plant Photo Contest
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3 comments:
Now that is one very pretty flower for a native tree .. subtle yellow : )
It is a very pretty tree. Glad you shared your photo.
Just as a guess I would have thought thbis plant was Horse Sugar also called Sweetleaf.
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