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Toad Lily
Toad lily, Tricyrtis ‘Tojen’ The family of flowers that this hybrid cultivar is from – Tricyrtis – has 18 species. Some of the species are cultivated for their beauty. Looking on the web, at the variety of those cultivars, I think of orchids growing in the garden. They are that beautiful. My cultivars are…
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Fall Shutdown
Autumn is doing its thing. Leaves turning brilliant colors. Spiders with black and orange stripes on their legs, spinning intricate webs. Black walnuts thumping to the ground with loud warning, as they cascade through leaves, high in the forest canopy. And a favorite of mine, maidenhair fern, in the genus, Adiantum, shutting down. Turning straw color, and…