Variously called Mediterranean Bells, Sicilian Honey Garlic, and several other names, this is a member of the onion genus valued more for its showy and interesting tricolored flowers than for its flavor.
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Allium siculum
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Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis is a popular planting everywhere, and it persists and spreads indefinitely once planted. These are semi-wild descendants of a planting in Beechview that is at least decades old.
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Double Tulip
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Early Tulip
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Spring Wildflowers
Spring flowers are blooming everywhere, and that means that our sister site Flora Pittsburghensis is filling up with more pictures. Here are a few to get you started, and you can see many more over there.
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Witch Hazel
Ozark Witch Hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) blooming today.
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Marigolds in the Snow
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Cosmos sulphureus
A popular garden flower, seen above in a more than usually close view.
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Morning Glory in the Rain
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Habenaria medusa
There are many species of Habenaria orchids, including several native to North America. But this one wins the prize for unusual flowers. Enlarge the picture above to appreciate the individual flowers.
Habenaria medusa is a terrestrial orchid (it grows in the ground, whereas most of the tropical orchids we cultivate grow on tree branches), so Phipps Conservatory keeps this one in a big terra-cotta pot that probably takes two strong volunteers to move.
