Oregon Native:Spaeralcea munroana (Orange Globe Mallow)

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Plant Name:  Spaeralcea munroana
Common name:  Orange Globe Mallow, Desert Mallow
Plant Type:  Perennial Subshrub
Plant Height:  8’ – 32’
Plant Width:  24”
Bloom Time:  May to August
Flower Color:  Pale Orange to Brick Red.
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements:  Tolerates Rocky, Sandy Soil or Clay with Fast Drainage.
Water Need:  Extremely Low.
Attributes: Attracts Bees; Deer Resistant
Note:  Cut Back to Ground Yearly; Susceptible to Fungal Rust Pathogen.
Uses: Rock Gardens; Along Driveways & Walkways; Container Planting; Bee & Butterfly Gardens.
Native to:  Western North America
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9

Report by: Viki Ashford, AGC Member

Photo by: Matt Lavin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

Growing Flowers

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Floret Flower Farm in Washington State has a website which contains a lot of information on growing flowers. Their articles are very informative.

Floret Flower Farm blog:   https://www.floretflowers.com/blog/    

 They also have an excellent section on preparing soil, planting from seeds, and a long list of  articles on “How to Grow” different flowers: https://www.floretflowers.com/resource/

Plus, it’s fun to look at all their beautiful flower photos.

Photo by: Carlotta Lucas

Oregon Native Plant: Rudbeckia hirta

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Plant Name:  Rudbeckia hirta
Common name:  Black-eyed Susan
Plant Type:  Annual or Short-Lived Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Height: 2’ – 3’
Spread:  1’ – 2’
Bloom Time: June to September
Flower Color: Yellow to Orange-Yellow Rays with Dark Brown Centers
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Requirements:  Well Drained; Moist & Organically Rich.
Water Needs: Medium;
Attributes:  Showy Flowers; Attracts Butterflies; Deer Tolerant; Drought Tolerant; Birds enjoy Ripe Seeds; Pollen & Nectar Source for Bees & Butterflies. 
Note: Usually a short lived perennial; deadhead to encourage additional blooms; at end of season let freely self seed; Susceptible to Powdery Mildew. 
Uses: Borders; Cottage Gardens; Wild Gardens; Mass Plantings.
Native to:  Most of North America
Oregon Native:   YES
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 7

Report Viki Ashford

Photo by: Carlotta Lucas

Today in the Garden

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I am not sure how I even noticed this little one, down so low.
I call it, “awaiting lunch at the Marigold Cafe “

Photo by: Lynn McDonald, AGC Member

The goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) sits on top of flowers with their first two pairs of legs spread, using those legs to grab and eat insects that come to the flowers.

Heirloom Garden, N. Mt. Park Ashland, OR

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Ashland Garden Club member’s cleaned out loads of debris at North Mountain Park’s Heirloom Garden Today. AGC member’s meet monthly to tend this lovely garden. Photos by: Lynn McDonald, AGC Member