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‘Loraine Sunshine’

June 27, 2011 by 5 Comments
'Loraine Sunshine' False Sunflower

‘Loraine Sunshine’ False Sunflower © 2011 Bo Mackison

I always thought this flower in my garden was a sunflower. Now I find out, while doing a bit of research for blog writing, that it is not a true sunflower, but a false sunflower. It is a good thing a flower’s beauty is not in its name, but in its looks. Botanically speaking, a sunflower has green leaves, while this flower has green and white variegated leaves. Hence the false label.

'Loraine Sunshine' Variegated Foliage

Variegated © 2011 Bo Mackison

It is a ‘Loraine Sunshine’ heliopsis and when I was in the nursery picking out replacement stock for a few spaces in my garden, one of the reasons I chose this flower was because of its deep yellow color. A second reason was because of its unusual foliage.

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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is enjoying the backyard garden this year, especially since plentiful rains are keeping everything green and growing.

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About Bo Mackison

I'm a photographer, book-artist, traveler, naturalist, and creator of the Contemplative Creatives Journey, An Online Workshop and Community and Desert Wisdom Cards and Workshops. Though often not well known, I find the desert a welcoming place - a healing space. Its mysteries and gifts transformed me several years ago. Since that first encounter, I return again and again to fill my well in what most people think of as a desolate region. I'd love to share my desert discoveries and wisdom with you. Please subscribe to receive my five part mini email course The Gifts of the Desert. It's my gift to you.

Comments

  1. Gandalf says
    June 27, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    love that foliage.

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  2. Montucky says
    June 28, 2011 at 12:12 am

    It’s a pretty thing! Interesting leaves. This is a new one to me.

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  3. Chantal says
    June 28, 2011 at 3:45 am

    Yellow and green work so well together, and bring a smile to my face

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  4. Anita Bower says
    June 28, 2011 at 4:54 am

    Lovely image of this heliopsis (top imagae). Thanks for including the second photo showing the unusually colored leaves. An advantage of this over a sunflower is that it is a perennial.

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  5. Joanne Keevers says
    July 1, 2011 at 3:03 am

    A very pretty, summery flower, Bo. Your garden always conjures up images and feelings of a beautiful and peaceful place to be. 🙂

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