Saturday, April 22, 2017

Squirrel Corn & Bloodroot

Two ephemeral native wildflowers are thriving under the cherry trees near the McCallum Street entrance walk into the park. No one is sure where they came from, since they were not intentionally planted. We suspect they may have been dormant tag-alongs with other plants donated to the park.


The upper photo shows a spreading patch of Dicentra canadensis. Its deep green, finely cut foliage, accented by clean white flowers, grows from yellow tubers that give it its quirky common name, Squirrel Corn. It is spreading more quickly each year into an area planted by chartreuse Japanese Forest Grass which will lengthen to fully conceal it as it goes dormant by summer.

The lower photo shows the unusual leaves of Sanguineria canadensis, which has delicate white flowers that last only a few days in early April. Curiously, it too gets its common name, Bloodroot, from its underground structure, a rhizome that bleeds red (toxic) juice.

2017 Plant Sale

The Friends of Ned Wolf Park
will host our annual fund-raising
PLANT SALE
Saturday, May 6th
10am to 1pm


If anyone would like to donate plants
please bring them to the park on Friday evening or as early on Saturday morning as you can 
so plants can be priced and organized
before the 10 am start

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

MYSTERY TULIPS!?!

For the second year in a row,
Spring has come with a new patch of tulips that has sprouted unbeknownst to the Friends of Ned Wolf Park Design Group that has planted the gardens since 2007.


This patch appeared in the island bed in an area where low-growing Sedum and Pennisetum are planted.


Last year, a group of tulips appeared near McCallum Street, planted amongst the June-blooming Astilbe.
Our gardeners are happy to include anyone interested in contributing to the plantings, but we do think it best to work together.

Will the real Tulip Fairy please stand up and introduce yourself to the team?