Rose campion (lychnis coronaria) - one of my favorite flowers of all time. I don't know why it isn't more popular, it's got neon-magenta flowers, silvery grey foliage, and soft fuzzy leaves. It does sow itself around, but it's easy to pull up where you don't want it - and I love how it will fill in any bare spots.
Penstemon 'Margarita BOP', with BOP standing for Bottom Of the Porch - where it was discovered. I call it Margarita Bop in my head though. I've moved this plant several times, I still don't think I have it situated just right. The flowers have such a unique color combination - they glow beautifully in part shade but unfortunately it wants to bake in the sun. It's hanging out with some orange daisy/calendula type thingies right now and the color works but they are too tall and are masking it a bit.
Sigh... I'm sure I'll be ripping it out and moving it yet again before too long. It doesn't seem to mind!
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Toadflax! How can you not love a flower with a name like toadflax? Pink toadflax in the front, purple in the background. (Kathy, I've got some potted up and waiting for you).
Yay. Thank you! I have some more Lady's Mantle for you.
This red geum is in full bloom and mingling with the first of the nasturtiums. There's also a Spanish Poppy in the picture, but it just looks like another nasturtium. All the garden books say nasturtiums do best in lean soil - they won't have as much foliage but they'll have more blooms. All the nasturtiums I have this year are reseeded from last years crop that edged by garden beds, and it's totally true. The ones that are coming up in the veggie beds have huge leaves and are nowhere near blooming, the ones that came up under a nearby tree in cruddy soil have anemic looking foliage but are already in flower.
I still have a hard time not tossing compost and manure on everything though!
A yellow rose I got from Fred Meyer a few months ago for $4.99. It was just labelled 'mini rose - yellow'. No clue what it is, but it is indeed very small and very yellow.
Great Kathy, we can swap plants again when your replacement 'Cheryl's Shadow' geranium arrives. Speaking of ladies mantle and geraniums - here is Geranium 'Ann Folkard' mingling with Alchemilla mollis and the pink geranium that you gave me (Geranium 'Kathyi'?).
Okay, I'm almost done. This clematis (jackmanii?) is just loaded with buds - I'm looking forward to a lot more blooms.
And last but not least ... Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights'. The stems on these are almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
I like that. I found out what I thought it might be the other day, but have now forgotten again . . .
I love that orange. Someday I, too, will have volunteer nasturtiums.
Kymmco, I adore lychnis coronaria. I have a bunch of it. Mine's not blooming yet, though. I also have wondered why it isn't more popular. It's such a pretty plant.
My adopted front yard native bunnies - Lucy and Desi - would really love to get a piece of that Bright Lights. It's their fav!
I have Lychnis coronaria - I just don't like pulling out all the seedlings! Of course, I have lemon balm and tanacetum, too, so what am I talking about?
Great photos, Kymmco. I esp love the kniphofia (love the yellows and apricots) and the peony - stunning.
Kathy - if you want volunteer nasturtiums just plant some in good manure rich soil. I planted them around the edges of my veggie beds last year and they were dropping seeds by the handsful. Seriously, I could have planted all of Beacon Hill in nasturtiums with the amount of seeds those things pumped out.
Gwen - I love apricots and yellows too. Can't wait to hear what you decided to plant in your part shade oranges and yellows strip. Do post on your other thread when you've made up your mind (might you throw some apricot into the mix)?
This thread is such great photo taking practice. I'm not a great photographer (much to my chagrin as my brother actually sells his work), but from having a food blog for several years (now defunct) and now moving on to chronicling the seasons in my flower beds I am starting to get the hang of the close up. It's all about light - I take my pics in the early morning or late afternoon as pics in the mid of the day are flat and lifeless - and the crop tool in Photoshop! I'm still hopeless at mid to long range pictures of more than one flower though, ah well.
Yep, taking pics in the morning or evening is definitely the key... I love the look of that chard, that is definitely going on my varieties-to-try list...
Ah, yes. And my digital camera has a "sunset" mode which actually can come close to capturing the pinks and purples that so often look blue-ish otherwise. Love it. Unfortunately, it can't compete with some of the better cameras. The pictures in some of the bird threads are to die for.
Ist poppy that did not have rain, wind,hail damage. Yeah!
Cheated,but found this hydrangea at the grocery store. Love it!
Close up of some of the blooms.
More Commander in Chief lilies- these are the ones in the back yard:
Look at all those buuuuds! *glee*
Here is my yellow brug (cutting from Katye). I wish you could smell it - it is heavenly. Thank you so much Katye. I have some others getting ready to bloom, as well.
Here is one of my favorite clems. I think it is Lincoln Star.
I'm looking forward to that. Isn't that what you got from Steve?
For some things .
I haven't been on line for a few days.... this site is SO popular. It grows like the moss in my lawn!
I will watch for some Solomons Seal here, Katie and try to get a photo. Its easy to see if you are in the right spot as it is just so different
The wetness this spring has me so frustrated with the Garden Veggies, I need to cover the beds with Black Plastic and call it a season. Some years it just doesn't pay to plant the veggies. I have one bed in, that will have to do. Volunteer potatoes are always around. I love the little fresh spuds. Who cares about winter storage!
We have about 11 C. here daily just now and a very chilly NW wind with occasional sunny breaks. This is not conducive urging me out of the greenhouse. O well
Wow, such very pretty pictures! I just love to see the varieties of plants and colors that everyone has.
I have not had time to be out in the yard observing much this last couple of weeks. When it was dry enough sky wise, I have been sloshing about trying to catch up on transplanting and planting... no time to even glance at what is going on in the rest of the yard. As a matter of fact, this is the only picture I took of the garden in general over the last couple of weeks, and I am usually a photo bug.
Time for a new thread with hopes of drier blooms!!!!!
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