The Lupine and the Mystery Plant look great contrasted with the little "Magic Carpet" Spirea starts. Love that Spirea's greeny-gold and maroon colors with the violet purple colors.
Here's another mystery. I had assumed that this vigorous, butt-kicking plant was Monarda (Bee Balm) but does that come in yellow? I thought Monarda was exclusively red.... whatever this plant is, the bees like it and the deer pass it up, so I'm loving it!!
Thanks for your help ID-ing these awesome plants, fellow gardeners! I received the divisions of these as gifts when they were totally dormant, and didn't know what I'd get. I'm very pleased and also puzzled.
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Your garden is lovely!! The flowers beside the Lupines look like Wild Geraniums - the leaves are certainly similar. But don't take my word for it; I'm not an expert at identifying mystery plants. I have Bee Balm in my garden, and I thought it only came in the one color, too. Good luck!
Don't know how much help I can be, but maybe this will narrow things down. I'm pretty sure the blue flowers aren't Johnson's Blue, but they do look similar to geraniums. I'm pretty sure the yellow flowers aren't a monarda, but I'm not able to identify them. Hope you're able to find out what these are - they're great plants!
You may have already identified this.
At first I thought your blue mystery flower is a Polemonium perhaps 'Purple Rain', but the foliage is different. Here is very good photo of a the hybrid Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder) 'Bressingham Purple' on Janet's blog. CLICK HERE to see it.
Now I think it is Geranium 'Rozanne' (Rozanne's Cranesbill) Here is a photo in Plant Delights Nursery on-line catalog CLICK HERE If my link does not work, go to www.plantdelights.com and search for Geranium Rozanne.
YES! The break I'd been looking for in the Mystery blue-violet flowers! They must be "Rozanne"... I just read earlier this year that Rozanne won an award.
http://gardening.about.com/od/whatsnewinthegarden/a/GeraniumRozanne.htm
And what a terrific presence in the garden it has been. Bulletproof!! Highly recommended, via torture testing here. I have not watered it in recent memory and still it blooms!
Thank you Barbee. I really like your blogs! I added you to my blogroll.
Thank you! I finally remembered what the yellow one is, also, but I noticed you already had that one pinned down. Seems you have yourself a real winner.
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