Bird’s-foot violet (Viola pedata) 鳥足堇

Bird’s-foot violet (Viola pedata) 鳥足堇

Bird’s-foot violet (Viola pedata) 鳥足堇

Bird’s-foot violet (Viola pedata) 鳥足堇

Bird’s-foot violet (Viola pedata) 鳥足堇

Bird’s-foot violet foliage.(Viola pedata) 鳥足堇的葉.

Bird’s-foot violet flower.(Viola pedata) 鳥足堇的花.

The Bird’s-foot violet was already assessed as endangered when the Endangered Species Act took effect in 2008.

安大略省自2008年開始將此植物列入瀕臨滅絕的原生植物並加以保護.

This hardy, easy to grow perennial is very cute!  Small violet flowers from mid spring to mid summer.  Flowers attract bees, butterflies and birds.  Excellent in rock garden/alpine or woodland garden.  USDA Zones:4-9. Mature size:6″(H) and (W).  Easy to grow in full sun to partial shade location.  Propagate by seeds and division.

可愛的鳥足堇為強健,易栽種的多年生草花!  小巧的花朵花期為仲春到仲夏.  花為吸引蜂蝶及鳥類的蜜源植物.  很適合用於岩砌花園/高山型的花園或林地類花園.  耐寒也耐熱.  成熟株高及寬幅為6吋.  容易栽培於全日照到半日照處.  繁殖方式以種子播種及分株方式來進行.

參考網站資料連結:

Reference link:

http://www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/birds-foot-violet

Summer Gentian (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽

Summer Gentian (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽

Summer Gentian (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽

Summer Gentian (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽

Summer Gentian is flowering. (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽開花了.

Summer Gentian plant before flowering. (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽未開花的植株.

Summer Gentian is forming flower buds.(Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽花苞形成中.

Summer Gentian can be propagated by cuttings.(Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽扦插苗.

Summer Gentian flowers are going to bloom soon. (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽花即將盛開.

Summer Gentian seed pod and seeds. (Gentiana septemfida ‘Lagodechiana’) 龍膽的種莢與種子.

This long blooming time perennial is excellent for rock garden or woodland garden!  Deep blue flowers in summer and fall.  Flowers attract bees.  Best growing in full sun to partial shade location in moist soil.  Very hardy and easy to grow.  Propagation by seeds or cuttings.  Mature size:6″(H) X 1′-1.5′(W).  USDA Zones:2-9.

它是花期長的多年生草花很合適岩砌花園或山林式花園種植!  深藍色的花朵從夏天開到秋天.  花是頗吸引蜂蝶的蜜源.  最好栽種在全日照到半日照處的溼潤土壤中.  強健易於栽培. 繁殖方式以種子,扦插或分株方式來進行.  成熟株高僅6吋,寬幅為1-1.5呎.  極其耐寒,耐熱性也不錯.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gentiana_septemfida#/media/File:Gentiana_septemfida0.jpg http://www.perennials.com/plants/gentiana-septemfida-var-lagodechiana-select.html

Good things about evergreen groundcovers! 善用常綠地被植物的好處!

Good things about evergreen groundcovers!
Good things about evergreen groundcovers:
1.Spring blooming go with the spring bulbs, visually show better.
2.Summer their coverage prevent water dry out quickly from Sun so you water less.
3.Some evergreen groundcovers have their fall foliage too, make fall garden colorful. Also disguise bulbs you planted from animals.
4.Winter time when no snow, the evergreen groundcovers cover the ground so it is not visually empty and depressing.
5.If you use weed blog and evergreen groundcovers, you weed so little, save your weeding time and energy for something fun or relaxing!

善用常綠地被植物的好處!

1.春天地被開花襯脫球根花卉,增加視覺上享受.
2.夏天地被遮蔽地表使水份蒸發減少,可省水.
3.有的常綠地被葉片在秋天會變色,可增加花園秋色的欣賞價值.
4.冬天無冰雪時尚見常綠地被才不會見到禿禿的地表. 不至於整個冬天花園看起來很頹廢.
5.和透水布和碎柏木屑一起使用可大幅減少雜草的生長. 這樣可以保留精力做比較有意思+放鬆心情的趣事多好!

The evergreen groundcovers I recommend: 我推薦以下常綠的地被植物名單:

1.Lamium
2.Lungwort
3.Periwinkle
4.Carpet bugle
5.Creeping thyme (fragrant)
6.Bearberry
7.Bunchberry
8.Forget-me-not
9.Sweet William (fragrant)
10.Coralbell
11.Wintergreen
12.Dianthus (fragrant)
13.Creeping speedwell
14.Foamflower (fragrant)
15.Hen-and-chicks
16.Soapwort
17.Lamb’s ear
18.Sedum (stonecrop)
19.Saxifraga
20.Lenten rose
21.Creeping phlox
22.Evergreen Candytuft
23.St John’s-wort
24Thyme-leaf mountain bluet
25. Geranium × cantabrigiense ‘Westray’(this type is evergreen & fragrant )
26.Japanese spurge
27.Wallcress
28.Persian Stonecress

藍色森林地福祿考Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

多年生地被植物,耐陰,喜酸性土壤,春天時植株會長數枝花莖,每枝花莖開十數朵淡藍色花朵,有怡人強香,花期約1個半月,容易以分株或扦插來繁殖,另有粉紅色品種,適合大量種植於大樹下陰涼處,很耐寒,可做切花材料

Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox,  Wild Sweet William) is a  herbaceous perennial plant.  It  tolerants acid soil and shady spot.  It is native to forests and fields in eastern North America. It flowers in spring, with several flower stems with lavender-blue flowers, quite fragrant. Good for growing in group under big trees.

岩生庭薺Basket of Gold/Goldentuft alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis)

多年生常綠草本植物, 春天開黃色花, 花有香味, 可做切花, 以種子繁殖

白蜀葵 Candytufts (Iberis sempervirens)

多年生草本植物, 春天開白花, 容易栽植, 可用扦插或種子來繁殖

筷子芥 Wall-cress/Rock-cress (Arabis alpina)

十字花科筷子芥屬,多年生常綠草本地被植物,春天開花, 易於栽種

福祿考 Garden Phlox (Phlox)

多年生植物, 容易栽植, 有多種花色品種, 夏季開花, 花期很長, 叢生

日本薹草 Japanese sedge (Carex morrowii)

春天了,花莖長出來了

花開了--花穗從褐色轉米黃色且膨開了

非開花期間的常綠樣子

為多年生草本植物,常綠,叢生,矮性觀賞草的一種

Creeping Speedwell (Veronica repens)

多年生常綠地被植物, 春天開有小花, 花期不長