Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus luteus/ Erythranthe lutea) 猴面花

Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus luteus/ Erythranthe lutea)猴面花

Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus luteus/ Erythranthe lutea) have pretty good sized flowers in summer. 美麗的猴面花於夏天綻放.

Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus luteus/ Erythranthe lutea) flower is about 5cm in diameter. 猴面花的花徑約5公分.

Yellow Monkey Flower seed pods and seeds (Mimulus luteus/ Erythranthe lutea) 猴面花種夾與種子.

Yellow Monkey Flower (Mimulus luteus Erythranthe lutea) seeds germinated with tiny seed leaves. 猴面花種子孵出長出小小的子葉了.

Cold hardy aquatic perennial. Easy to grow. Best in full sun to partial shade location in pond or wet soil. Native in south of Canada. Yellow flowers with red/purple markings bloom in summer. Flowers attract bees and butterflies. USDA Zones:6-9. Mature size:6″-3′(H)X 9″-1′(W). Propagate by seeds, cuttings, layering or division. Self-seed. Edible leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.

耐寒多年生的水生植物. 容易栽種. 最好栽種在全日照到半日照處的池塘或濕土中. 原生於南加拿大. 夏季開黃色有著紅紫色般的花朵. 花頗吸引蜂蝶. 耐寒喜溫暖. 成熟株高6吋-3呎,寬幅9吋到1呎. 繁殖以種子,扦插,壓條或分株的方式來進行. 會自行落籽繁殖. 葉片可以生食或煮食,兼具食用與觀賞價值!

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythranthe_lutea
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/127046/
http://moorewatergardens.com/product/yellow-monkey-flower-mimulus-luteus/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythranthe_guttata

Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus ‘Dark Beauty’) 高山紫菀

Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus ‘Dark Beauty’)  高山紫菀

Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus ‘Dark Beauty’) 高山紫菀

Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus ‘Dark Beauty’) flower buds are forming! 高山紫菀的花苞形成了!

Alpine Aster (Aster alpinus ‘Dark Beauty’) 高山紫菀

Native cold hardy perennial.  Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location.  Mid summer to late fall with dark blue/violet flowers.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.   USDA Zones:3-9.  Mature size:6″-1′(H) X 9″-1′(W).   Propagate by seeds, cuttings or division.  Suitable for containers.  Excellent for alpine and rock garden.  Low maintenance.

北美原生耐寒強健的多年生草花.  容易栽種ˋ.  最好栽種在全日照處.  仲夏到秋末間開深藍紫色小菊花.  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  耐寒也耐熱.  成熟株高6吋到1呎,寬幅9吋到1呎.  繁殖以種子,扦插或分株的方式來進行.  適合盆植.  很適合高山型或岩砌花園種植.  低維護.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aster_alpinus                                                                                https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/高山紫菀                                                          https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/104518/#b

How to grow False Solomon’s Seal from seeds (Maianthemum stellatum) 假黃精種子孵法

How to grow False Solomon’s Seal from seeds (Maianthemum stellatum) 假黃精種子孵法

False Solomon’s Seal(Maianthemum stellatum)fruit turn red in fall假黃精秋天果實轉紅

False Solomon’s Seal seed germination. (Maianthemum stellatum) 假黃精種子孵出

This is a common native plant in woods you might seen them often when you go hiking.   Its tender shoots in early spring can be cooked and eaten as asparagus and its ripe red berries in late fall are also edible.  It is also a medicinal plant.   I see they usually grow in partial shade location. Very hardy and easy to grow.

這是在健行時在林地裡常見的本土多年生草花.  初春的嫩莖可像蘆筍一樣煮食,而它秋熟的紅莓果也是可以食用的.  它同時也藥用植物.

1.Collect and clean the ripe seeds in late fall.   Use soil with organic matter in a pot.  Moist the soil then lightly cover the seeds on top.   Cover the pot with clear plastic bag for first two months.

1.於秋末採收並清洗成熟的種子.   苗盆要使用含大量腐殖質的土壤.  澆濕土壤後種下種子並覆上一層薄土.  苗盆用透明塑膠袋裝起保溼2個月.

2.Check and open daily for fresh air.   Seed usually germinate around four months.

2.每天開袋透氣並檢查種子.   種子約4個月左右會陸續孵出.

3.Pick the sprouted seeds and plant them in a small individual pot in warm, partial shade location.   Keep moist.  Transplant the seedlings in the ground or larger pot when they start to grow stem.

3.將發芽的種子揀出單獨種在小盆裡,小盆放在半日照溫暖處. 保濕. 等小苗開始長出莖梗時可以轉為地植或轉用較大盆來種.

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) 尖葉緣獐耳細辛

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) 尖葉緣獐耳細辛

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) 尖葉緣獐耳細辛

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) in early spring. 尖葉緣獐耳細辛初春時剛甦醒出土.

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) 尖葉緣獐耳細辛

Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) 尖葉緣獐耳細辛

This very common native woodland groundcover is very hardy.  Prefers in partial shade location in moist soil.  Small white or blue/violet flowers in spring give nice colour in woods.  USDA Zones:4-7.   Mature size:15cm(H) X 15-20cm(W).   Propagate by dividing plant in fall or seeds (seeds have very short viability so they can not be stored).

尖葉緣獐耳細辛,非常強健的北美森林地被植物,多年生草花,有獨特的葉形,春天開白色或藍紫色的小花,先花後葉.  在春天的森林地表上增添美麗的春色.  繁殖方式以分株為主但是種子亦可但要新鮮因種子不耐儲存.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1114/                   http://www.prairiemoon.com/plants/bare-root/wildflowers-forbs/hepatica-acutiloba-sparp-lobed-hepatica.html?cat=0&from_search=y