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Centranthus ruber

One of my favorite flowers is just starting to open. This is aka "red
valerian" or "jupiters beard". I started this stand from seed several
years ago, and I have also been successfully propagating by cuttings.
Its heaviest flowering is in June, here, but there are some flowers on
it all summer. That is a stand of Agastache, "golden jubilee" in the
background, by the way.

Canon 1DmkIII; EF70-200mm f2.8L IS; 200mm; ISO-200; f10; 1/60-sec

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"John - Pa." wrote in message
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Centranthus ruber


Marvelous John. I expect this out of you.
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Pat

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I love this and used to grow it in our garden in MD. Thanks for the memory.

John - Pa. wrote in message
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Centranthus ruber

One of my favorite flowers is just starting to open. This is aka "red
valerian" or "jupiters beard". I started this stand from seed several
years ago, and I have also been successfully propagating by cuttings.
Its heaviest flowering is in June, here, but there are some flowers on
it all summer. That is a stand of Agastache, "golden jubilee" in the
background, by the way.

Canon 1DmkIII; EF70-200mm f2.8L IS; 200mm; ISO-200; f10; 1/60-sec

May31-A - 09A_2337_Centranthus.jpg
 

Centranthus ruber

One of my favorite flowers is just starting to open. This is aka "red
valerian" or "jupiters beard". I started this stand from seed several
years ago, and I have also been successfully propagating by cuttings.
Its heaviest flowering is in June, here, but there are some flowers on
it all summer. That is a stand of Agastache, "golden jubilee" in the
background, by the way.

Canon 1DmkIII; EF70-200mm f2.8L IS; 200mm; ISO-200; f10; 1/60-sec

I like it too but have to be careful as it gets a bit weedy here

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09=IX
Prunedale California
Prunetuckey-By-The-Slough
Near Monterey Bay and Elkhorn Slough