Tag Archives: Flowers

Horticulture Report: Allium acuminatum

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Plant Name: Allium acuminatum
Common Name:  Hooker’s onion
Plant type : Deciduous Perennial Herb
Height: 0’ – 2’
Spread: 0’ – 1’
Bloom Time: May – July
Flower Color: Purple, White, Pin
Exposure: Sun to Part Shade
Soil Requirements: Dry, well-drained; sandy/loamy
Water Needs: Occasional Summer Water
Attributes: Bulblets reproduce easily; strong onion smell; deer resistant; attracts pollinators: bats, butterflies, birds; nectar source for butterflies
Note: Flowers appear on long stalks after leaves have died; goes dormant in summer after going to seed
Uses: Rock Garden; Dry Open Meadows; Habitat Restoration; Green Roof
Native to:  Western United States
Oregon Native: YES
USDA Hardiness Zone 5 – 9

Heirloom Garden Lavenders

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Ashland Garden Club’s Community Service: Thanks to all who helped purchase and plant 80+ new lavenders in N. Mountain Park’s Heirloom Garden. October 8, 2024

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Linda
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Bill Viki Carol Lynn

October Flowers for Pollinators

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Fall flowers for pollinators:

Thunbergia ‘Black-eyed Susan vine’
Cosmos
Gaura ‘Wandflower’ & Fall Mums
Salvia elegans ‘Pineapple Sage’

Salvia Microphylla ‘Hot Lips’ & Yellow Coreopsis
Pineapple Sage Flower
Aster amellus: Michaelmas-daisy

Happy Autumn Equinox!

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Today, Sun, Sep 22, 2024 is the first day of Autumn.

Monarch butterflies are migrating now and today I saw a one visiting my garden. This is the fourth monarch I have seen this summer. It spent several hours getting nectar and resting in the garden. It preferred the zinnia flowers more than all others. This monarch sampled other flowers, but kept coming back to the zinnias. I noticed it liked newer flowers more than the older ones. This suggests it’s a good habit to deadhead your flowers, since cutting back older flowers encourages new buds.  If interested, you can report your monarch sightings to journeynorth.org Include the number of monarchs you observed and the length of time they spent in your area.    

~Goly Ostovar, AGC Member  

Spreading Happiness: Ashland Garden Club’s Lonely Bouquet Event

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Lonely Bouquet is a global movement which encourages people to create small bouquets with a thoughtful message attached, then leave these flowers in public spaces for others to find and keep. This simple act of kindness has the power to transform someone’s day, spreading happiness throughout communities.

On September 9, Ashland Garden Club members created 30 bouquets, and distributed them randomly throughout Ashland for residents to find.

Photos by: Carlotta Lucas, AGC Member