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.
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.
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
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 (annual) 70
Claytonia Virginica | Spring Beauty, Grass Flower, Fairy Spud (corm) 85
Convallaria majalis | Lily of the Valley (perennial) 16
Coreopsis | Tickseed (perennial) 29
Daucus Caruta | Queen Anne's Lace | Bird's Nest (perennial) 36
Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower (perennial) 42
Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby Buckwheat’ (annual) 67
Gerbera jamesoni | Gerber Daisy (annual) 47
Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | Ox-eye Daisy | Mock Sunflower (59)
Hemerocallis fulva | Ditch Lilies 56
Hemerocallis | Daylily –Peach (perennial) 28
Hibiscus Syriacus Althaea or Althea | Rose of Sharon (bush) 33
Hyacinthus orientalis | Hyacinth (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
Lilium 'orange joy' | Asiatic Lily 57
Lilium Lancifolium | Tiger Lily (bulb) 31
Liriope Spicata | Monkey Grass (perennial) 41
Muscari armeniacum | Grape Hyacinth (bulb) 52
Narcissus | Daffodils, Jonquil (bulb) 2
Narcissus telamonius plenus | Van Sion Daffodil (bulb) 87
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
Puschkinia scilloides | Striped Squill (blub) 62
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan (perennial) 32
Redbueckia laciniata | Cut-leaf Coneflowers (perennial) 34
Rose (climbing and yellow) (perennial) 17
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
Scilla Siberica | Blue Squill, Spring Beauty (bulb) 62
Sedum spectabile | Sedum (perennial) 44
Spiraea prunifolia | Bridal Wreath (bush) 4
Spotted Dead Nettle (perennial) 46
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster | Michaelmas daisy (perennial) 71
Wild Pink Silene (perennial) 11
Wild Sweet William | Blue Phlox (perennial) 12
Weeping Cherry – Double Weeping Higon Cherry (tree) 55
Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' American (perennial) 53
Woodland Spiderwort (perennial) 51
My Rustic Garden - a description of a rustic garden
Narcissus | Daffodils, Jonquil (bulb) 2
Narcissus telamonius plenus | Van Sion Daffodil (bulb) 87
Celosia argentea Cristata ‘Variegata’ | Cockscomb Variegated (annual) 70
Hyacinthus orientalis | Hyacinth (bulb) 3
Muscari armeniacum | Grape Hyacinth (bulb) 52
Puschkinia scilloides | Striped Squill (bulb) 62
Scilla Siberica | Blue Squill, Spring Beauty (bulb) 62
Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower (perennial) 42
Heliopsis helianthoides | False Sunflower | Ox-eye Daisy | Mock Sunflower (59)
Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star Liatris | Kansas Gayfeather (corm) 37
Rudbeckia Hirta | Black-eyed Susan (perennial) 32
Redbueckia Laciniata | Cut-leaf Coneflowers (perennial) 34
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster | Michaelmas daisy 71
Impatiens balsamina | Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam, Touch-me-not, Spotted snapweed 68
Agastache 'Black Adder' | Anise Hyssop (perennial) 58
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
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei "Pocomoke' | Pocomoke Crapemyrtle | Crape Myrtle (bush) 40
Claytonia Virginica | Spring Beauty, Grass Flower, Fairy Spud (corm) 85
Phlox Paniculata Peacock Cherry Red | Garden Phlox, Summer Phlox (perennial) 63
Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby Buckwheat’ (annual) 67
Spiraea prunifolia | Bridal Wreath (bush) 4