There is Spiderwort
and Lyre-leaf sage
and Toadflax
By the time the last of the sage is done blooming, the first to bloom have already matured their seed. This allows me to then mow the whole thing and there will still be seed scattered for future generations.
If you have an area in your yard for wildflowers, try creating a meadow. You will enjoy it for years to come!
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Love the look of these plants Jim. Sounds like you are having a great Springtime. Enjoy the moment
cheers Ian
Such lovely flowers ... how wonderful to have your own meadow filled with wildflowers.
Love your wildflower meadow! My lawn is full of buttercups, violets, spring beauties, grape hyacinths and what all in the spring and I don't mow it either until they go to seed, and it looks really, well, seedy! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely area of your yard. Do the lyreleaf sage, toadflax and venus looking glass only bloom once a year in spring? If so, this is something I might consider in my small sunny area of the backyard. I only have "wildflowers" there not much in the way of real grass left. I wouldn't mind leaving them blooming for a month or so in spring before mowing. I left some toadflax and fleabane for a few weeks around the edges of my beds this year and I really enjoyed seeing all the insects buzzing around them when there were no other blooms available.
NanaK: Yes, the Lyre-leaf sage, Toadflax, and Venus' Looking Glass just bloom in the spring. That makes them ideal for a wildflower meadow! The Lyre-leaf sage plants will remain year-round and just lay low against the soil surface until the spring bloom. The other two disappear until next spring.
Sandy: Aren't we glad we don't live under the thumb of an HOA?!
I wish I had the land for a meadow. The flowers are so pretty and delicate.
Thanks for stopping by my blog Jim, I can't wait for my Justicia to bloom!
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