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In “The Monday Garden” this week is another local wildflower. As some of you know, I'm photographing Stamford’s common wildflowers to create a reference guide. When I get a photo really like of a
favourite flower, I’ve included it in “In My Garden”.
This week, I’d like to share an All-Time Great American, the Joe Pye Weed, photographed here for sale at a local nursery, Designs by Lee. This North American native, which is found from Iowa and New Hampshire to Georgia and Oklahoma, likes low, swampy ground in sun or part sun. Joe Pye
Weed usually grows 2’ to 6’ but some varieties with plenty of sun and water can
reach an astounding 10 feet. (See, I told you it’s "great"!) It blooms in late
summer through early fall.
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