Perennials: A Quick View of Dax's Gardens, 1 by dax080

dax080 wrote:
Thanks so much for your kind comments -- the gardens are my church, and you can see I spend alot of time there -- what a blessing to be retired! To answer your questions, kosk--, we have 3 acres, of which I've put in about an acre and a half. So there's plenty to play with in the future.

The sunny yellow plants with the Baptisia are called Sun Drops - Oenothera tetragona - a midwestern native. It needs no care, is drought tolerant, and blooms for about 3-4 weeks beginning in early June. It reaches 2-3 feet, and naturalizes, which is why I have large banks of it. It needs sun, and I do keep it in line by pulling out the stragglers in the fall after it has gone dormant. Here's a close-up pic --