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title: Floriferous Friday
date: 2016-05-27 00:00:00 -06:00
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- whats-blooming
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post-date: May 27, 2016
post-time: 1:37 PM
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<p class="text-center">It is the final Friday of the month and the Garden is looking quite flowery. Come enjoy all the new blooms on this wonderful overcast day.</p>

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  <img src="/images/blogs/Arisaeme%20ringens%20Inflorescence%20JWB16_0.JPG" width="560" height="692" alt="" title="" />
  <p>Cobra Lily &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Arisaema ringens</i></p>
  <p>While in the Herb Garden, look carefully for the flowers. They are hidden by the leaves.</p>

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  <img src="/images/blogs/Echinocereus%20triglochidiatus%20Habit%20in%20Flower%20JWB16_0.JPG" width="560" height="505" alt="" title="" />
  <p>Claret Cup Cactus &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Echinocereus triglochidiatus</i></p>
  <p>This red beauty is putting on a show near Hobb's Wayside in the Children's Garden.</p>

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  <img src="/images/blogs/Oenothera%20caespitosa%20Flower%20JWB16_0.JPG" width="560" height="685" alt="" title="" />
  <p>Tufted Evening Primrose &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Oenothera caespitosa</i></p>
  <p>Fragrant and beautiful, this native can be found growing along the Great Wall and in the Natural Area.</p>

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  <img src="/images/blogs/Geranium%20sanguineum%20%27Shepherd%27s%20Warning%27%20Flower%20JWB16_0.JPG" width="560" height="485" alt="" title="" />
  <p>Shepherd's Warning Geranium &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Geranium sanguineum</i> 'Shepherd's Warning'</p>
  <p>You can't miss this stunning geranium growing across the path from the Oak Leaf Sculpture.</p>

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  <img src="/images/blogs/Philadelphus%20lewisii%20%27PWY01S%27%20Flower%20JWB16_0.JPG" width="560" height="582" alt="" title="" />
  <p>Cheyenne® Mock Orange &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Philadelphus lewisii</i> 'PWY01S'</p>
  <p>Look for this fragrant shrub growing behind the Rose House.</p>

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  <img src="/images/blogs/Rosa%20woodsii%20flower%20JWB16_0.JPG" width="560" height="447" alt="" title="" />
  <p>Woods' Rose &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Rosa Woodsii</i></p>
  <p>Another beautiful native, this rose grows in various locations in the Garden as well as in the Natural Area.</p>

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  <img src="/images/blogs/Symphytum%20officinale%20Flowers%20JWB16_0.JPG" width="560" height="607" alt="" title="" />
  <p>Common Comfrey &nbsp;&nbsp;<i> Symphytum officinale</i></p>
  <p>The leaves were once used for herbal teas. Find this perennial in the Herb Garden.</p>

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<p class="text-center">Don't delay your visit. These blooms won't last forever!</p>

<h5 class="text-center green">Photos by Jason W. Baker</h5>
