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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
Here's my contribution to the May edition of Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. I thought that my favorite peony, 'Karen Gray', might be persuaded to open a blossom or two just in time, but nooooo.
So, then, starting on the front steps, moving down to the mailbox and working around the house clockwise, we have:
- Assorted pansies and violas
- Iris sibirica, white, not 'Butter and Sugar' (the label lied)
- Dianthus 'Cherry Red', 'Arctic Fire', 'Bath's Pink', 'Firewitch (Feuerhexe)', and one unknown oldie - possibly 'Tiny Rubies'
- Sedum, unknown, with yellow flower. This came from a seed packet of mixed sedum species. It looks much like Sedum kamschaticum, but larger.
- Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
- Amsonia hubrichtii
- Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
- Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
- Lamiastrum (aka Lamiam) galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'
- Aquilegia 'Lime Frost'. The flowers are nice, but I like the foliage.
- Calycanthus floridus 'Athens'. The flowers don't look like much, but if only I could transmit the fragrance over the internet!
- Aquilegia canadensis
- Viburnum, unknown species/variety. It sprouted in the woods by itself. It may be some garden variety of Viburnum dentatum; the flowers are larger and more numerous than any wild Viburnums I've seen.
- Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
- Viola cucullata 'Striata Alba'. Beautiful large-flowered white violet, but an aggressive spreader. Aggressive may not be an aggressive enough word for it. It's not all that difficult to pull out, but it's time-consuming.
- Azalea 'Herbert'. This Gable hybrid blooms for a long time.
- Dicentra spectabilis (just a few flowers left)
- Dicentra formosa 'Aurora'
- Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme. Parsley will be along shortly.
Iris sibirica 'Vi Luihn'- Peony 'Krinkled White'
- Baptisia australis
- Saponaria (ocymoides?)
- Torenia 'Duchess Mixed'
- Alyssum 'Easter Basket Blend'
- Azalea, unknown variety
I may have missed a few, but that's most of them. Come back in a few days to see 'Karen Gray'.
Thanks again, Carol, for hosting the Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.
13 Comments:
That is a very respectable list of blooms you have there. Lovely pics too! I feel for you (here's a hanky) my Peony didn't flower for Blooms Day either. sniff
My blooms are up too!
May 15th would have been very early for Peonies in my former IL garden - we always counted on them for late May/early June graduation parties [although the tree peony bloomed around Mother's Day].
It's interesting to me to see how your Virginia climate includes favorite old plants I had in IL and others that I didn't meet until we came to Texas, like the coral honeysuckle.
This is a lovely list, Entangled!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
My peonies are blooming today! Of course, I posted pictures from yesterday of the big buds so I'd have my post up in time for others to link to.
Great pictures and lovely flowers, thanks for participating in Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
I love the blues and purples you showcased with your photos. Such deep, rich colors!
Gorgeous.
By the way, thanks for the comment re: my last post. The link was very informative. But so far "we" are at an impasse. They are suggesting that I remove my RSS. I am suggesting they remove me from their aggregator. Machete is at the ready (ha ha ha - no I don't think it will come to that).
Thanks for making me smile.
All: I'm still making the rounds of other Garden Bloggers' Blooms - so many good things to look at!
Yolanda Elizabet: Thanks for the commiseration, and ah yes, I see your peony bud on your blog - I'll come back to see the flowers!
Annie: I always thought of peonies as Memorial Day flowers until I moved to Virginia. If I remember rightly, they were always used to decorate the cemetery after the Memorial Day parade. Coral honeysuckle was new to me when I moved here too. I wonder how far north it can grow?
Carol: I just learned from your blog that peonies are the Indiana State Flower. Blogging is so educational! Thanks again for being a great host.
Pam: I think I may have a "blue" problem - I need some yellow to liven it up! What is it about blue flowers, anyway? Everybody seems to like them.
C.C. This blog-stealing business appears to be growing every day. I hope somebody comes up with a good technical solution, because I don't think policing is going to work. The theives are just too agile. At least you're still smilling :-)
Ooh, blue! I like the columbines in that color, they look very elegant.
Thanks for the link to that bird watcher's blog and its beautiful sketchbook. Very inspiring!
I, too, adore your blue flowers... that blue of the iris just knocks me out! :)
A question: I keep wanting to fit in some of that amsonia hubrechtii (sp?) in my garden because I love the yellow it turns in the fall. I know the height/width dimensions, but is it a good neighbor do you think? (i.e. could I let it bump shoulders with other plants in the garden without hurting it--or them?)
Salix Tree & Blackswamp Girl: So I don't have a "blue" problem then? I'm so relieved :-)
About the Amsonia, it's a very good neighbor here. The clumps have gotten bigger every year, except where they're being overrun by some very exuberant 'Fireworks' goldenrod. I think there are a few self-sown seedlings near the original clumps, but nothing unmanageable. There doesn't seem to be any spreading from the roots. Mine are in a fairly shady location, maybe more shade than they would like. I really should move them someplace where the fall color will show off better, because those yellow leaves are fantastic. Maybe near a red Japanese maple?
Ah, you went with a blue theme this time...very nice.
I like your blue tendancy in the garden-very cool and soothing!
Ki and Lisa: Thanks for the compliments on blue. I'm starting to think maybe I should go all blue....
Very interesting list! I, too, like the blues! Will look forward to seeing your peony!
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