Does The Mountain Laurel Grow Only On Mountains?

The answer, as you may have guessed, is a resounding "No!"

[Photo by MarashGirl©2022] This Mountain Laurel grows on the plains just outside of Boston!

Say "Good Morning" To The Hypericum x desetangsii Lamotte Des Étangs' Saint-John's-wort

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Greet the Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.

Marash Girl has requested that you greet the Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 The name scare you? Can't prononce it? That's okay. You can just call it the Yellow Daylily!

SAY HELLO TO BUSY LIZZY . . . UNLESS SHE'S TOO BUSY TO SAY HELLO TO YOU!

Please allow Marash Girl to introduce you to the "Impatiens walleriana Hook.f.", or, as more popularly known, the "Busy Lizzy"!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Greet the Geranium sanguineum L. or, in Plain English, The Bloody Crane's-bill!

Meet the Geranium sanguineum L. or, in plain English, the Bloody Crane's-Bill! Really? The Bloody Crane's-Bill? Such a scary name for such a beautiful flower!

Original Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Welcome the Mandeville laxa (Ruiz & pav.) Woodson Chilean-Jasmine!

Admittedly, this flower is a lot prettier than its name!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Marash Girl Welcomes The Oriental Iris To Her Humble Front Garden!

Please meet the Oriental Iris (Iris orientalis Mill.), an iris which made its way all the way from the orient to the gardens of New England!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Cheer Up, All Ye Who Pass!

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This Flowering Dogwood Brightens The Local Park

Cornus florida L. LC Flowering Dogwood

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Allow Marash Girl To Introduce You To The Iris pallida Lam. . . . The Sweet Iris?

All Iris are not alike, even though they may look alike! And an Iris with the same name may not be the same color!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Please Welcome The Hesperis matronalis L. Better Known As The Dames Rocket!

Please meet the Hesperis matronalis L., better known as the Dames Rocket . . . and NOT the same flower as the flower you met yesterday!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 Wait . . . Don't go away yet! Look at this!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 And this beauty!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 Above Photos by MarashGirl©2022

MEET THE PURPLE DAMES ROCKET!

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And Allow Marash Girl To Introduce You To The Japanese Spiraea!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 Above please view the Spiraea japonica L.f., better known as the Japanese Spiraea!

This Buckley Crimson Clematis Views The World Through the Slats Of An Old Wooden Fence . . .

How do you view the world?

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

And Here In All Its Glory Is The Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea Donn ex Hornem, According To Botanists)

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Say Hello To The Dames Rocket (Hesperis matronalis L.), If You Dare!

You may think you have alreadu met this dame, but have you met a dame that is white with five petals? A Dame's Rocket has four petals, while Phlox has five! Just count those petals!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Quince? Really? Awww . . . You Mean To Say Cydonia oblonga Mill., Right?

Photo taken mid-May by MarashGirl©2022

Have you ever met the Cyanus montanus (L.) Hill Perennial Cornflower?

Here's your chance!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022 And here are three of them!

And Before The Month Of June Arrives, Please Enjoy The Flame Azalea!

The Flame Azalea, known by botanists as the Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea, graces the gardens of the Boston suburbs during the month of May! (And possibly the early days of June?)

Photo by MarashGirl©2022

Marash Girl Just Met The Purple Toothwort! Would You Like To Meet Her As Well?

She's a lot prettier than her name!

Photo by MarashGirl©2022