A flower a day ...

MarkD said:
I grow a few aloes but mine are very different. I"m afraid I really don't know. But if you post a pic maybe it'll ring a bell?
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Thanks @MarkD .
I looked it up on artificial intelligence and it said it was fine to trim off the flower stems but here’s are some pictures of it.
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I took it off the stand that it’s on. It’s got to be about 60 or 70 pounds.
 

Only perennial flowering in my yard right now. This is a bush growing on the north side of my house. Getting pretty tall so I need to prune it back in the fall or something.

Overcast, but when the sun is bright they are almost too white to look at. I need to test their petals tonight under a UV light.

I think it's a viburnum or something like that.

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PeppermintPatty said:
Thanks @MarkD .
I looked it up on artificial intelligence and it said it was fine to trim off the flower stems but here’s are some pictures of it.
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I took it off the stand that it’s on. It’s got to be about 60 or 70 pounds.
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Come to think of it probably all aloes benefit from having their spent flowers trimmed.
 

dilettante said:
Only perennial flowering in my yard right now. This is a bush growing on the north side of my house. Getting pretty tall so I need to prune it back in the fall or something.

Overcast, but when the sun is bright they are almost too white to look at. I need to test their petals tonight under a UV light.

I think it's a viburnum or something like that.

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Fascinating flower. Unusual asymmetry which makes it something I'd like to grow.

Something blooming for me right now is a hardy annual (whose seeds I spread around freely) called Orleya grandiflora. They also are not perfectly symmetrical but don't have the cheeky level of it as yours. Their flowers remind me most of lace cap hydrangeas which do not do well here with my tough love watering regime. But for an annual it is pretty fancy. Here is a detail of a couple of flower heads.

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And of the many places I've spread it this year I'm happiest with it here coming up in the middle of a very large Teucrium betonifolia.

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One of my favorite bromeliads is blooming now and more heavily than ever before with at least 4 flower stalks coming up. Don't know the name but love ht bold color. Foliage is not its strongest suit. But those flowers are not at all shy. First one was taken this morning and four flowers are visible here.

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The next two were taken earlier. The actual flowers are not yet open in any of these photos.

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RadishRose said:
Joe Pye weed
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Thanks. I'll look into that. Someone else told me that it was purple milkweed. Maybe they are the same thing with different names.

EDIT: I have found that the two are very similar. According to the link (below), the shape of the leaves on my plants would make them milkweed.

I had fun looking into the comparison of these two plants....and I learned something new! 😁


Joe Pye Weed Vs Milkweed: What Are Similarities & Differences
 
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Trila said:
Thanks. I'll look into that. Someone else told me that it was purple milkweed. Maybe they are the same thing with different names.
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Joe Pye Weed vs. Milkweed: What's The Difference?


  • Milkweed and Joe Pye weed both naturally grow in damp or moist sites, making them well-suited for gardens along rivers, ponds, or depressions that hold water.

Key Differences:​

  • Milky sap will be secreted when milkweed leaves or stems are broken. Joe Pye weed will not secrete milky sap.
  • Joe Pye weed does not form seed pods like milkweed does in late summer/early fall.
  • Milkweed is the sole host plant for the Monarch butterfly.
  • Joe Pye weed is typically taller and wider than most milkweed plants unless you purchase a dwarf cultivar.
  • The spear-shaped leaves of Joe Pye weed are larger and courser than milkweed leaves.
  • Milkweed flower heads are smaller and feature more tightly clustered florets than Joe Pye weed flowers.
 
RadishRose said:
Joe Pye Weed vs. Milkweed: What's The Difference?


  • Milkweed and Joe Pye weed both naturally grow in damp or moist sites, making them well-suited for gardens along rivers, ponds, or depressions that hold water.

Key Differences:​

  • Milky sap will be secreted when milkweed leaves or stems are broken. Joe Pye weed will not secrete milky sap.
  • Joe Pye weed does not form seed pods like milkweed does in late summer/early fall.
  • Milkweed is the sole host plant for the Monarch butterfly.
  • Joe Pye weed is typically taller and wider than most milkweed plants unless you purchase a dwarf cultivar.
  • The spear-shaped leaves of Joe Pye weed are larger and courser than milkweed leaves.
  • Milkweed flower heads are smaller and feature more tightly clustered florets than Joe Pye weed flowers.
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Oooops! We posted at the same time! LOL

I add my response as an edit to my last post. #840
 
Trila said:
Thanks. I'll look into that. Someone else told me that it was purple milkweed. Maybe they are the same thing with different names.

EDIT: I have found that the two are very similar. According to the link (below), the shape of the leaves on my plants would make them milkweed.

I had fun looking into the comparison of these two plants....and I learned something new! 😁


Joe Pye Weed Vs Milkweed: What Are Similarities & Differences
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Thanks for the education! The video in your link seemed to show Joe Pye weed to have darker stems than in your picture though the video was taken in August.
 
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