Nice yellow alllium! Are those from bulbs?
Countdown to spring! One garden photo per day - Part 4
Yes bulbs, Brent and Becky's to be exact.
Very nice, Jen.
you are too kind patti and from pictures of your gardens i have a long way to go:)
wood ash is much faster than lime in breaking down in the soil.
But there are rocks in the way of more plants.
Jada if you gently squeeze the side of the flower they open up and look like a dragon's mouth....I guess that's where they get the name Snap Dragons!
Ash may break down (structurally) faster, but lime will raise the pH must faster.
Interesting info, Bill and Victor.
Thanks Jen! I ordered some allium bulbs and I checked my B&B order and ..nope , don't have those. Oh, well, next year:-)
Luvs...interesting! I never knew that. Will have to try it if they come up.Thanks.
i'll put my ash up against your lime:)
We're not that close. I like to be romanced a little first.
I can see it now, Victor and Wha Waltzing in a Winter Wonderland while debating who's Ash is better than who's Lime. Bly me, 'twould be a sight for sore eyes. Patti
One of my favorite movie characters was Harry Lime in The Third Man. Great movie!!
I have alliums that do wonderfully in my incredibly sandy soil . Many were planted without any amendments whatsoever. Go figure!
OOh la la allium! Does it have a name?
Allison thinks it may be due to my overwatering them, Louise. So it probably has nothing to do with the sand. And I overwater to keep the beardless irises growing huge, so I'll just have to put them someplace else.
Jada, I'm 98.3% sure that it is Schuberti. What's really cool about that particular cultivar is that the thingies keep getting longer over a few weeks time. Here it is a bit later in it's life. Looks like fireworks in the garden.
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That might explain it Polly. Mine get whatever nature supplies. They're nowhere near the beardless.
I like its thingies :-) that one is going on the list.
That's nice Venu!
That is so cool, Louise.
I'm getting to the point I can't remember which pics I posted.
Siberian iris Seneca Midnight Blues
Venu209, I agree 100%. It is a wonderful allium. But then I adore most (except the invasive ones) of them These are the ones in my garden. Some will be blooming for the first time this year. Can't wait. Patti
Allium aflatunense Purple Sensation
Allium Ambassador
Allium atropurpureum
Allium bulgaricum Nectaroscordum siculum
Allium caeruleum
Allium cepa
Allium christophii
Allium Firmament
Allium flavum
Allium gigantium Globemaster
Allium gigantium White Giant
Allium Gladiator
Allium glaucum
Allium Globemaster
Allium Hair
Allium jesdianum Purple King
Allium jesdianum Early Emperor
Allium karataviense Ivory Queen
Allium Mars
Allium moly
Allium Mont Blanc
Allium Mount Everest
Allium nigrum
Allium oreophilum Ostrowskianum
Allium rosenbachianum
Allium schubertii
Allium senescens
Allium sphaerocephalon
Allium thunbergii
Allium Violet Beauty
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Very nice thingies, Weeze!
Whoa! That's a lot of alliums, Patti.
Kwanza Cherry blossoms
Cherry Tree blossoms remind me of Wash Dc and the Cherry tree festival. What a sight! Lovely!
Patti, you went allium crazy! That will be a sight this spring too:-) Can't wait to see pics.
Lots of nice allium pics. And my goodness that's a load of alliums Patti. This spring and early summer you will have a great show out there.
A true blue iris, really pretty and cherry blossoms against the bright blue sky. Nice!
I will add my contribution to the allium parade although it will probably not show up this year. Purple Sensation bud. Promises promises.
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wow can we now call Patti the allium queen???...that is quite a few!!.. can't wait to see them bloom!!
golden shadows
allison nice shot of golden shadows, must be a few years old mine does not look so good.
harper nice kwanza shot - i also have that although it has not bloomed yet - almost lost it in the ice storm last year as it got clipped pretty good by a falling branch - had to trim it back and now it is more than twice a full as it was - maybe in a couple more years
patti what a list:) are there any you don't have? I like alliums
here are some planted around a celestial white dogwood - not sure what type they are, not a tall or big as globemaster, they were a HD purchase
Happy Kwanza, Harp! Great blooms. My neighbor has one.
Pretty, deep color, Pat.Nice GS, Allison! FW does it again.
Nice shot, Bill. I'll keep the allium thing going. From May.
Beautiful shot Vic.
Thanks. The bee liked it too.
thanks... Bill I just bought that GS last spring at fairweather.. that photo was taken not long after purchase
I have been adding alliums over many years. New this year will just be Allium Early Emperor, Mars and Purple King. Here is
Allium rosenbachianum in 2007. It is reliable, with a smaller head and an early one for me. It has a nice look after the purple fades and it becomes a green ball. I like it, lots.
Wha, yours could be a Rosenbachianum or aflatunense Purple Sensation. But only a guess.
PollyK, I like that Midnight Blue's form. Don't have it either nor do I have a Cornus alternifolia Golden Shadows for which I had to scurry off and see what it was.
Nice.one onewish1 wish I had one! Patti
patti i am sure it is purple sensation now that you rattled my brain - thx - into the journal
thank you Patti.. what a beautiful shot!!!
Eye of the tiger iris
Nice. Grows in 'Rocky' soil?
tee hee... very pretty Jen
Groan Victor.
That is a pretty iris Jen. What kind is it? I like the color contrast on it. Is it really that purple?