What’s in Bloom?
By Matthew Lobdell Jacob Cline Scarlet Bee Balm (Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’) Bee Balm is now in bloom in the Fort Point Channel Parks. As the name implies, the scarlet colored flowers are a popular destination for both bees and butterflies. A lower-growing variety, ‘Fireball’, is also currently blooming in Dewey Square Park. Sunset Big […]
What’s in Bloom?
by Matthew Lobdell North End Parks Common Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana), Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea ‘Apricot Beauty’), and May Night Woodland Sage (Salvia x sylvestris ‘Mainacht’) all continue to bloom. Cinderella Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ‘Cinderella’) and Gateway Hollow-stemmed Joe-pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum ‘Gateway’) are just beginning to show signs of flowering, as well as two varieties […]