Plants


A list of the plants found in my garden, and information I've found out about them; it will grow as I discover my garden.

For now I will alphabetize them using the name I know them by first, then the Latin name, then the English-language and the Dutch-language name.  Maybe, once I get more knowledgeable, I switch to alphabetizing them by their Latin names.  Or by color.  Who knows!

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NEPETA (Nepeta)(UK = Nepeta, NL = Kattenkruid)

2019: started flowering in April, still going strong in August

My take: what a hero plant!  Mine is planted in the middle flower section, which means it gets sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon from the ash tree.  This year (2019) it has tripled in size and flowered starting around April.  The bees love this plant, the butterflies love this plant, I'm sure many bugs in between love it, too.  And to top it all off, it's gorgeous!  The purple flowers combined with the muted grey-green of the leaves make it one of my favorites!

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