Spring Preview – Gilsland Farm, Falmouth, ME
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Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Other names: spiked loosestrife, purple lythrum Family: Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) Range: Native to Europe and Asia Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Found in ditches, wet meadows and marshes and along sides of lakes. Bloom Time: Summer Notes: Here we have the first plant
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Spotted Jewelweed Impatiens capensisOther names: orange jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not, orange balsamFamily: Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)Range: Saskatchewan to Newfoundland; south to Georgia; west to Oklahoma; north to Missouri.Native: NativeNative Habitat: Shaded wetlands. Bloom Time: July to October Notes: This family has only two genera: Impatiens (more than a thousand species) and Hydrocera (1 species). What