https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx Join me on a flower journey through Two Coves Community Garden and around Astoria and into Astoria Park. en-us 2023-07-29 17:19:31 UTC 2023-07-29 20:26:17 UTC hello@padlet.com ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652970447 Here we see the Scarlet Sage, also known as tropical sage. It is native to Brazil.]]> 2023-07-29 18:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652970447 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652971022 I buzzed past a coneflower! This species is either a Purple Coneflower or a Pale Purple Coneflower, and both are native to the area!]]> 2023-07-29 18:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652971022 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652971411 I saw a beautiful Anise Hyssop! It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.]]> 2023-07-29 18:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652971411 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652971698 Another bee was buzzing around this Black-eyed Susan! This plant is in the sunflower family and native to North America.]]> 2023-07-29 18:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652971698 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652972062 This herb interested me because of the tendrils along the stem. It is a Borage, known as a starflower, and is native to the Mediterranean.]]> 2023-07-29 18:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652972062 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652972333 This beautiful flower is an Elegant Zinnia. It is native to Mexico and an annual flowering plant.]]> 2023-07-29 18:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652972333 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652972750 Bzzzzz… this is a Sweet-William! It is a popular, ornamental garden plant.]]> 2023-07-29 18:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652972750 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652973334 This pink beauty is a China Rose. ]]> 2023-07-29 18:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652973334 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652973758 The Gallant Soldier is so tiny. I was drawn to the amount of detail and beauty something so tiny can hold.]]> 2023-07-29 18:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652973758 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652974114 What a beautiful community garden!]]> 2023-07-29 18:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652974114 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652974565 I couldn’t identify exactly what plant this was, but it is in the genus — Brambles. It could be one of many types of raspberry or blackberry.]]> 2023-07-29 18:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652974565 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652974851 This is my favorite flower. This beauty reminds me of vacationing in Cape Cod. It is the Mophead Hydrangea. It is native to Japan!]]> 2023-07-29 18:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652974851 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652975275 This flower is the Orpine, and it has an interesting nickname — frog’s-stomach. I wonder why it was nicknamed that?]]> 2023-07-29 18:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652975275 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652975610 I can’t help but to buzz around and stop at all of the flowers! This flower is Sweet Alyssum and it’s very tiny and low growing.]]> 2023-07-29 18:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652975610 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652975964 At last, we see the Common Sunflower. A bumblebee was pollinating this flower and flew away before I could get the chance to capture him in his work!]]> 2023-07-29 18:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652975964 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652977201 This flower is the Fall Phlox and native to the Eastern and Central United States.]]> 2023-07-29 18:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652977201 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652980010 An Orange Trumpet is actively being pollinated!]]> 2023-07-29 19:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652980010 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652980888 Mexican Marigold in a house window sill bin!]]> 2023-07-29 19:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652980888 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652984698 This is a Chicory flower, a part of the dandelion family!]]> 2023-07-29 20:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652984698 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652985187 This is a Red Clover and a bee was buzzing around right before this picture.]]> 2023-07-29 20:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652985187 ndgramlich https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652987588 This beautiful red flower is helping to protect monarch butterflies. It is called the Cardinal Flower and is native to the Americas.]]> 2023-07-29 20:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ndgramlich/j0opgd28jvgzuirx/wish/2652987588