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Monday Morning Mystery: 100112
With October upon us (Yikes!), thought I'd give one last shout-out to summer.
What are these red flowers growing along a drainage ditch next to the Celery Farm? And what birds simply adore them?
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Not sure if I ever answered — it’s Cardinal Flower….
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I don’t know that much about plants, but is that Bee Balm and do Hummingbirds adore it?
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Jim W.
Not sure if I ever answered — it’s Cardinal Flower….
Barbara
I don’t know that much about plants, but is that Bee Balm and do Hummingbirds adore it?