April 15 , 2009
Bloom Day: 27 December 2024
Happy Bloom Day , a monthly custom begin byCarol at May Dreams !
I for certain hoped this bozo would make it in time , but I ca n’t resist a stoolpigeon preview of the flowers any day now on my first flower stalk on my firstYucca pallida , plant last spring in the front room bed .
Beyond , at the back corner , the twelvemonth - old passalong butterfly iris ( Dietes grandiflora)is on a roll .
In that seam and the other side of the pavement , the Salvia greggiis are on their first waving , this one with a zexmenia behind it .
Here ’s that ego - seeded zexmenia against the silver germander .
On the diametrical side of the walking , here ’s zexmenia withBerlandeira lyrata(chocolate works ) .
The Satsuma orange on the side keeps flowering , though older blossoms are show off their tiny progeny .
In back , here ’s Knock Out stand up in the crape bed , absorb by pink evening primrose .
At the back edge of that seam , here ’s my spring favorite , tangled gladiolus . Some scarper to the lawn , so they ’re bordered with rocks until they blossom and I cautiously turn over them out .
I ’m so glad I seeded the larkspur in the crape seam , seen behind the Byzantine , and showing off nicely against the primrose and ‘ Powis Castle ’ artemesia . It took over as the poppies shape their seedpods .
Here’sPackera obovataagainst larkspur .
Gulf penstemon in that bed .
Here’sSalvia lyrata , one of the first aboriginal plants I ever get under one’s skin , though this one ’s only a twelvemonth quondam . I like them for groundcover in partial shadiness , a replacement for ajuga .
The aquilege are still in flower , including the grownup flowers I ’ve ever seen . This ‘ Denver Gold ’ measures 3 - 1/4″.
Here ’s a spuria iris in the den bed against columbine .
In the rental side , this demureColumbine candadenisis pay off up the braveness to inquire the cock-a-hoop Guy for a day of the month .
Flanking the true cat cove rose mandrel are more spurias , revealing their tractableness – full Sunday , part Sunday . The roses I hack to the ground two months ago will in all likelihood bloom in two days .
And daylilies .
In the true cat cove , one remaining Texas betony joined calylophus , winecup ( white & purple ) , Gulf penstemon , natural spring star flowers and the Lady Banks rose and spiraea still in blooming .
Here ’s Cecile Brunner on the shed .
And another passalong poppy on Amelia ’s fence side .
frame the corner of the terrace layer , the star jasmine we trained over a trellis as a “ shrub ” has taken over the bouquet department for now .
Marie Pavie ca n’t quite keep up with that olfactory performance , but it ’s sure trying . Thanks to my directional pruning last class , she ’s fan out as a fragrant “ wall ” between the terrace and its cove .
Here ’s what else is blooming .
In frontColumbineGulf penstemonoxalisbutterfly irisGeranium ‘ footling Carmine’Pelargonium sidoidesdaylily ( by tomorrow morning)verbenaMexican heathercoreopsis ( by tomorrow morning)lantanaplumbagoroses : Mrs. Oakley Fisher , Iceberggrass lily ( Anthericum saundersiae )
In backRoses : Marie Pavie , Buff Beauty , Mutabilis , Maggie , Peggy MartinwinecupcalylophusGulf penstemonPenstemon cobaeaCobea penstemonBlackfoot daisytoadflaxSaliva greggii ‘ Teresa’Salvia microphylla ‘ Hotlips’evening primroseabutilonslarkspurfreesia laxacolumbineLinda lilybulbinecoral honeysuckleviburnumshrimp plants‘David Verity ’ cupheaVines : Clematis armandii , potato vine , crossvine , coral honeysuckleSalvia ‘ Indigo Spires’Zexmeniagrass lilyspring starflower
Containerspetunias , geranium , cosmetic peppers , begonia , sambac jasmine , Dianthus caryophyllus , bougainvillea
Happy Bloom Day ! Linda
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