Yes it is, Eileen. Sorry for sounding so esoteric, but I figured that the latin name was the same in all languages. Heh heh heh... I had to think...
The toms got off to a bit of a slow start this year. I have been removing trug after trug-full of excess foliage from the plants, topped them and...
I went out and made another foto showing the female flowers and the thickness of their stems in contrast to the more slender male flower stems. [img]
Don't give up on them Netty. I really suspect that the problem was with our exceedingly wet weather this year. As I said, next year, I shall...
It looks like Puccinia allii to me.
Those fotos are so nice to see. That monarch looks good on the Echinacea.