This Memorial Day, thankful for those who gave their lives protecting this country and the freedoms we cherish, and remembered here among the quiet beauty of red poppies and May blooms.
Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Anchor Predatory Stink Bug (Stiretrus anchorago) on Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Wild Watermelon Salvia (Salvia microphylla 'Wild Watermelon')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
White Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Chartreuse Starmaker Flowering Tobacco ( Nicotiana alata 'Starmaker')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Brido')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Slender Vervain (Vergena rigida)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Siebold's Hosta (Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Showy Jasmine (Chrysojasminum floridum)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Rose Campion (Silene coronaria)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Roman Red Salvia (Salvia splendens x darcyi 'Balsalromed')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Meadow spittlebug. (Philaenus spumarius)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
LIttle Princess Spirea (Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina)
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Goodness Grows Speedwell (Veronica 'Goodness Grows')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Fairy Queen Polyantha Rose (Rosa 'Fairy Queen')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
David Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata 'David')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Artic Rose Foxglove (Digitalis hybrida 'Balroxose')
Barbara H. Smith, ©2026 HGIC, Clemson Extension
