Mon 4/23 Wallingford
Today I took a nice walk around Wallingford (from Burke & 40th) and down to Gasworks Park. It was sunny outside and very warm (temperatures in the low 70's!). I observed several flowering trees, shrubs, and flowers. The residents of Wallingford have very diverse gardens! I did not know how to identify the majority of the plants I saw.
I have posted many of these plants but I need to get a good field guide. I went to the UW bookstore, but they did not have any copies of the one recommended in class.
There are notes on each of these species included in the description. I especially like the flower in Genus Euphorbia, although I'm not sure of the specific species. The petals on the lime green flowers have a very interesting structure. When I happened upon the western black currant, I recognized it immediately by its characteristic black berries. I know these berries are edible, so I tasted one and it was very tart. I recognized the Japanese maple because my mother had one in our garden when I was a kid. She also had one of the purple unidentified plants, but I never learned the name. Perhaps someone will be able to identify it for me?
The mimosa tree is in our backyard in Wallingford. The tree is worth quite a bit of money (according to our landlord) who is very protective of the tree. It has grown much larger than the usual mimosa (each branch extends about 30+ feet at an obtuse angle), so he has rigged up some bracing on the branches. The only thing in bold on the lease to our house is "YOU WILL NOT CLIMB ON THE MIMOSA TREE!!" My roommates and I joke around at the house about the "tree rules" we came up with, which include "no offending the tree, no looking the tree in the eye, no raising your voice to the tree...etc." Haha.
I'm not sure what the strange shrub growing over the edge of my neighbor's garden wall is called...but I am intrigued! Hopefully someone will be able to provide some insight.
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Wood Spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides)Observer
kates17Description
I saw this very interesting flower on Burke and 40th in Wallingford. It was growing in someone's yard and has a very unique bowl shape with two smaller "bells" hanging off.
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Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)Observer
kates17Description
This purple flower was found on a low-growing bush by the side of the road in Wallingford.
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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)Observer
kates17Description
I saw this Japanese maple in Wallingford a few weeks ago. It has 7 palmed red leaves. It has thin drooping branches and the leaves were each about 2-3 inches long. This plant does well in Seattle because it grows in the shade and withstands cloudy weather.
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Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)Observer
kates17Description
This bush has dense branches with long, thin leaves. It has bright purple flowers with interestingly shaped petals. The petals curve away from the center of the flower
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Persian Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin)Observer
kates17Description
This huge mimosa tree is growing in my backyard. It is much larger than Mimosa trees typically get, and there is bracing on the branches due to this fact. My landlord originally told me that this is a mimosa tree. In the summer, it has tiny frond-like leaves that resemble a fern and pink flowers.
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Elephant-Ears (Genus Bergenia)Observer
kates17Description
This interesting shrub has large, paddle-like leaves and grows over the ledge of my neighbors garden wall. It was questionable what color the flowers are, as they were dead...but I think they are white.
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