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Flower Journal

I started my flower journal in a paper bound book in 2017, but decided it was time to take it digital because I would have more success in keeping it digitally than in written format, attempting to print out the photos. I loved the hard book and seeing it on the table, but I was always trying to catch it up. I needed to create it in a way it was more do-able for me. My initial goal was to simply record the date of first bloom each year and to adhere a photo. Now I will be able to expand to add more photos and more information on each page. I live in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, which is in Zone 6b. These pages are my digital flower journal. Click through the pages and be surprised or see the index below.

Garden and Patio Haven Video Playlist

I have been putting video snippets of my gardens on YouTube (see My Flower and Patio Haven playlist) since July 10, 2011! I invite you to go back and watch how my gardens have transformed and changed over the years. Some years I did weekly snippets because my gardens change every week! They are always evolving. My plan is to begin filming short videos of each flower to add to the individual pages.

Garden Index by Scientific Name

This index is listed by scientific name alphabetically, but each listing also has the common name second.

Agastache 'Black Adder' | Anise Hyssop (perennial) 58

Allium Siculum Hanging Bell Flowers (Bulb) 20

Allium 'Globemaster' | Ornamental Onion (Bulb) 48

Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades' | Grecian Windflower (tuber) 9

Armeria Pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Lilac' | Sea Thrift 19

Azalia (bush) 21

Callirhoe involucrata| Purple Poppy Mallow | Winecup (perennial)  24

Campanula rapunculoides | Creeping Bellflower (perennial) 54

Canna indica 'Indian Shot" (rhizome) 45

Celosia argentea Cristata ‘Variegata’ | Cockscomb Variegated 70

Convallaria majalis | Lily of the Valley (perennial) 16

Coreopsis | Tickseed (perennial) 29

Crocus sativus (corm) 1

Daucus Caruta | Queen Anne's Lace | Bird's Nest  (perennial) 36

Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower (perennial) 42

Echinacea purpurea | Echinacea "Supreme Cantaloupe" PPAF | Supreme Cantaloupe Coneflower (perennial) 61

Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby Buckwheat’ 67

Forsythia suspensa (bush) 7

Gerbera jamesoni | Gerber Daisy (annual) 47

Gladiola (corm) 30

Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | Ox-eye Daisy | Mock Sunflower (59)

Heliopsis helianthoides 'Sommersonne' or 'Summer Sun' | False Sunflower | Ox-eye Daisy | Rough Heliopsis (60)

Hemerocallis fulva | Ditch Lilies 56

Hemerocallis | Daylily –Peach (perennial)  28

Hibiscus Syriacus Althaea or Althea | Rose of Sharon (bush) 33

Hosta (perennial) 27

Hyacinths (bulb) 3

Impatiens balsamina | Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam, Touch-me-not, Spotted snapweed 68

Ipheion Uniflarum |  Star Springflower (perennial) 15

Iris laevigata | Bearded Iris (rhizome) 18

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei "Pocomoke' | Pocomoke Crapemyrtle | Crape Myrtle (bush) 40

Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star Liatris | Kansas Gayfeather (corm) 37

Lilac (bush) 14

Lilium 'orange joy' | Asiatic Lily 57

Lilium Lancifolium | Tiger Lily (bulb) 31

Liriope Spicata | Monkey Grass (perennial) 41

Lycoris Squamigera | Surprise Lily | Naked Lady, Resurrection Lily | Pink Flamingo | Hurricane Lily (bulb) 35

Muscari Arm | Grape Hyacinth (bulb) 52

Narcissus | Daffodils (bulb) 2

Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low' | Catmint (perennial) 65

Nephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis'  | Boston Fern | Hanging Basket Fern (perennial?) 38

Oenothera Speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose | Pink Ladies | Pink Buttercups (perennial) 22

Paeonia lactiflora | Peony (perennial) 23

Phlox subulata |Creeping Phlox (Pink)  (perennial) 6

Phlox paniculata | Tall Phlox (purple), Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox (perennial) 43

Phlox Paniculata Peacock Cherry Red | Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox (perennial) 63

Phlox subulata | Purple Creeping Phlox (perennial) 13

Primula | Primrose – Evening (perennial) 49

Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan (perennial) 32

Redbueckia laciniata | Cut-leaf Coneflowers  (perennial) 34

Redbud (tree) 10

Rosa hybrid 'Drift' (bush) 64

Rose (climbing and yellow) (perennial) 17

Rose verbena (perennial) 50

Salvia horminum 'Blue Monday' Sage (annual) 66

Salvia Nemorosa 'Balyriclu' PP22919, Lyrical Blues Salvia | Meadow Sage (perennial) 25

Salvia yangii ( previously Perovskia atriplicifolia) | Russian Sage (perennial) 26

Sedum spectabile | Sedum (perennial) 44

Snapdragon (annual) 39

Spirea | Bridal's Wreath (bush) 4

Spotted Dead Nettle (perennial) 46

Tulip (bulb) 8

Wild Pink Silene (perennial) 11

Wild Sweet William | Blue Phlox (perennial) 12

Vinca Vine (perennial) 5

Weeping Cherry – Double Weeping Higon Cherry (tree) 55

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' American (perennial) 53

Woodland Spiderwort (perennial) 51

Other Garden

My Rustic Garden - a description of a rustic garden

Garden Index by Family Name

Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) (Pronounced am-uh-ril-uh-DAY-see-I)

Lycoris Squamigera | Surprise Lily | Naked Lady, Resurrection Lily | Pink Flamingo | Hurricane Lily (bulb) 35

Amaranthaceae family (Amaranth Family)  (Pronounced AM-ar-an-THAY-see-eye)

Celosia argentea Cristata ‘Variegata’ | Cockscomb Variegated

Asteraceae (Daisy and Sunflower Family) (Pronounced  ass-ter-AY-see-eye )

Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower (perennial) 42

Echinacea purpurea | Echinacea "Supreme Cantaloupe" PPAF | Supreme Cantaloupe Coneflower (perennial) 61

Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | Ox-eye Daisy | Mock Sunflower (59)

Heliopsis helianthoides 'Sommersonne' or 'Summer Sun' | False Sunflower | Ox-eye Daisy | Rough Heliopsis (60)

Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star Liatris | Kansas Gayfeather (corm) 37

Rudbeckia Hirta | Black-eyed Susan (perennial) 32

Redbueckia Laciniata | Cut-leaf Coneflowers  (perennial) 34

Balsaminaceae (Impatiens Family) (Pronounced bal-SOME-eh-nee-see-eye)

Impatiens balsamina | Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam, Touch-me-not, Spotted snapweed 68

Lamiaceae (Mint family) (Prounounced lay-mee-AY-see-I)

Agastache 'Black Adder' | Anise Hyssop (perennial) 58

Salvia horminum 'Blue Monday' Sage 66

Salvia Nemorosa 'Balyriclu' PP22919, Lyrical Blues Salvia | Meadow Sage (perennial) 25

Salvia yangii ( previously Perovskia atriplicifolia) | Russian Sage (perennial) 26

Lythraceae (common name is Loosestrife) (Pronounced  Lie-THRAY-see-eye)

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei "Pocomoke' | Pocomoke Crapemyrtle | Crape Myrtle (bush) 40

Polemoniaceae (Pronounced pol-uh-MOH-nee-ay-see-eye) (known as Jacob's Ladder or Phlox family)

Phlox Paniculata Peacock Cherry Red | Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox (perennial) 63

Polygonaceae (Prounounced poll-ee-gun-AY-see-eye)(Buckwheat, Knotweed or Smartweed Family)

Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby Buckwheat’ 67

Rosaceae (Pronounced roe-ZAY-see-eye)

Rosa hybrid 'Drift' (bush) 64