I didn't capture pictures of all of them, just the one that surprised me the most:
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| Salvia Van Houttei |
My Blue Elf Aloe bloomed faithfully as it does every Spring, although my Aloe striata (if that's really what it is) hasn't bloomed since we moved here 2 years ago. Not enough sun?
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| Blue Elf Aloe |
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| These Aloe striata(?) at the base of the Yucca were magnificent in my old garden. What gives? |
My Iris have seemed hesitant this Spring...but Dashing and Polished Manners have popped up everywhere! (I'd swear I bought more variety from Schreiner's??)
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| Dashing Iris |
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| Polished Manners Iris |
My Patio Peach is coming back! Fingers crossed I get little peaches this year (like I did last year) and they survive to be eaten (unlike last year - this time I won't leave the gate open and let the deer eat them).
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| Peach blooms with Valentine Rose |
And I saved the best for last: my Canna Wyoming is blooming!
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| Canna Wyoming, on a salad bed of Salvia |
I'd had them in the front garden, and the *#@$%! deer ate the blooms before I ever got to enjoy them. I moved a few to the back, and even though it's shadier I'd say they're definitely happier. I know I am!
In other exciting news, my passalong Castor Bean has bloomed! I'll need to move it to the new side bed outside the fence so Daisy doesn't eat the seeds, but for now we're both pleased about where it is and what it's doing. (Me and the plant; Daisy doesn't much care.)
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| Castor Bean bloom! |
Happy Garden Blogger's Bloom Day, everyone! Tremendous thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting this every month! I can't wait to see what's blooming for everyone else.
YAY SPRING!!
Spring is lovely in your garden. I do envy your iris. I have very little luck growing them. Happy Bloom Day.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated Bloom Day to you! :-) I seem to be hit-and-miss with the iris, but I keep trying!
DeleteYou may have to endure a lot of heat, but at least you have lovely salvia and other heat-loving flowers like your lovely peachy Canna to show for it. Salvias do poorly for me, I tried another one from seed last year and it didn't bloom, so I hoped for this year but don't see the plants returning. Same for another mint family group, Agastache, they just don't last long here. Your beds look so neat. I haven't seen burgundy foliage on a peach before, I hope you get fruit, Wendy.
ReplyDeleteI do love Salvias! I've never had the guts to try growing any from seed, although I've had luck with the 'Henry Duelberg' variety reseeding on it's own. (Try to stop it!)
DeleteI'm envious of the Rhododendron you can grow in your part of the country!
Lovely garden! I especially enjoyed the canna. The flower and foliage is stunning especially against the background of the salvia.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the compliments! The Canna/Salvia combo was a happy accident - it's the sunniest place I could find on that side of the garden! :-)
DeleteYour colors are really reflective of temperate climate blooms and leaves. Oh how i wish we can have some of the cold from your part of the world. Our plants almost clamor for some coldness too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for leaving a comment, Andrea! I know what you need about the plants needing some coldness - we had a very mild Winter, so some things that normally die back didn't and they seem very confused!
DeleteI love your color scheme, Wendy -- so rich and chocolatey, almost! FYI, if you're putting the castor bean out where you have deer, they may eat it. I lost one that way.
ReplyDeleteOh no, I didn't even think about the deer! A few weeks ago I threw a bunch of castor bean seeds along the sunny side of the house, and they're just now sprouting. Argh!
DeleteThe bold, dramatic foliage and flowers are so lovely.
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