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Monthly Archives: September 2016

Ant Invasion

A mass of Ants appeared near the door.   Not sure what kind of Ants these are, but my shoes won’t care.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inInsectsTags: Ants, biting ants, defend the queen, iowa ants, million antsLeave a comment on Ant Invasion

Common Reed

Common Reed has running rhizomes and is found in odd places.   These shoots are coming up between the trunk and bark of an old, cut-down Lombardy Poplar.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inGrass, Ornamental Grass, TreesTags: iowa poplars, iowa reed, lombardy poplar, Phragmites australis 'Pseudodonax', reed rhizomesLeave a comment on Common Reed

Hydrangea Flowers

Hydrangea bushes can have large flower bunches. There are a lot of beautiful species and cultivars.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inFlowers, ShrubTags: hydrangea cultivars, hydrangea flowering, iowa hydrangeaLeave a comment on Hydrangea Flowers

Variegated Red Clover

Every once and awhile I come across variegated plants. This Red Clover has nice variegation.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inFlowersTags: iowa variegation, Red clover, Trifolium pratenseLeave a comment on Variegated Red Clover

Last Mulberry of the Year

The Illinois Everbearing Mulberry had a productive year this year and lived up to its name. The tree had fruit starting to ripen in June and the last mulberry is getting close to ripe now.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 25, 2022Posted inFruit, TreesTags: everbearing mulberry, iowa mulberries, longest producing fruit, mulberry treesLeave a comment on Last Mulberry of the Year

Chinese Sumac

Chinese Sumac has only been marginally hardy in my Iowa location. After the main stem died from a bad winter, there have been a lot of suckers popping up.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inInsects, Shrub, TreesTags: asian sumac, chinese sumac trees, iowa sumac, rhus chinensis, sumac suckersLeave a comment on Chinese Sumac

Iowa English Walnut

I have a few English Walnuts growing for over a decade now. These Walnuts have not grown much over the years and still have not produced nuts for me.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inNuts, TreesTags: carpathian walnut, champion english walnut, english walnut cultivars, lake english walnut, northern prize walnut, wanlutLeave a comment on Iowa English Walnut

Chinese Catalpa Bean Pods

Catalpas are commonly called Bean Trees because of their pods. The Chinese Catalpa has thinner pods than the native Catalpas.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inFlowers, TreesTags: bean pods, catalpa ovata, catalpa pods, iowa catalpa species, iowa chinese catalpaLeave a comment on Chinese Catalpa Bean Pods

Seven Son Flower

Seven Son Flower is a beautiful, large bush I can grow in Iowa. This is one of my latest flowering shrubs and attracts a lot of insect pollinators, like butterflies and bees.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inFlowers, ShrubTags: Heptacodium miconioides, iowa seven son flower bush, late summer flowering shrub, white flowers shrubLeave a comment on Seven Son Flower

Ripening Seaberries

Seabuckthorn is a shrubby, thorny tree, that suckers a lot. The ripening berries are orange and have a lot of flavor.

Posted byLance KlecknerSeptember 6, 2016December 26, 2022Posted inFruit, Shrub, TreesTags: Hippophae rhamnoides, iowa seaberries, orange berries, seabuckthorn fruit, thorny treesLeave a comment on Ripening Seaberries

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