What's blooming today # 2

I'd be able to contribute a dahlia to that thread but no photos until it blooms. Now it's about 1/2" tall.

How can you tell between earwig and slug damage? Here are some from me. This is a reseed from last years wintersowing.

Here's a direct sowing that I will definitely do again and in a few other places!

I don't know about the damage difference but it's easier to catch a slug (yuk) than an earwig.

Very lovely flower, Anita.

Uh oh, Anita - that looks like Star of Yelta MG - one of my nightmares.

Anita - mainly by seeing which one is around. For me slugs need a lot of surface moisture to be happy, earwigs just like some dampness.
Nice rudbeckia - do you have them seeding everywhere?

I think this is one of the darker versions of Cherokee Sunset that I didn't like - it overwintered. I usually just save the seeds from ones I like.

Anita I like those rudbeckias, and I love morning glories!
I'm suprised anything bloomed today after the hail we had but they did!
Rose "Gypsy Queen" fully open.

Potentilla shrub

Daylily "Dream Wizard" first bloom of the year.

It's Grampa Otts Victor. I got it in a trade last year. Al, they only reseeded where I had them last year. I guess that means they like it.

I really don't like this one that much but it blooms it's fool head off for 3 years now.

Bigsky Sundown slowly showing it's color.

Must be snowing.

Helps to add the photo!

These little guys just started to bloom. Anyone know the name?

The flower looks like Balloonflower, the leaves I'm not sure match though.

Maybe a Campanula?

(Al - your snow comment was cute.)

Nice photos, Pixie. I agree with Al and at first I thought it was balloon flower, too, until I saw the foliage so I guess Victor has the answer.

Campanula Persicifolia

Thanks polly!! I looked it up on plant files and you were right.....and fast!
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/35/

Pixie, they seed all over for us here, but never invasively. And you never know if they will be blue or white.

I have c. persicifolia and that's what I thought Pixie had until I saw the foliage. Mine has very upright, thicker stems. Pixie's foliage looks more similar to coreopsis foliage.
Maybe it's the angle?

Ask Polly.

I'm pretty positive this is campanula persicifolia. They start out with a basal rosette of long thin leaves, and in summer grow tall quickly with thin stems with thin scattered leaves. There are quite a few cultivars, and they have more substantial stems and foliage, such as Chettle Charm. (But I've been wrong before).

Here is mine:

Yours appears to be a cultivar. The ones I've grown, Chettle Charm, and Telham Beauty do have more substantial stems. I went down and looked at mine this morning, and the foliage and stems look just like Pixies. Yours is absolutely gorgeous. That color is great.

Nice color, Dave. That blue really stands out in the garden.

I, too, have Chettle Charm and love it's light violet edges.

Here's what's blooming today in our garden:

The tag says it's a 'Danova Pink' Primrose, but it's definitely more magenta in color. Kinda pretty though.

I have that one and it's lovely, also have a light pink w/hot pink eye.

Here's a melon colored "pixie lily" that opened today.

Iris opened today also.

Elegant Lady blooming a few more flowers.

My $3.00 rose is blooming on the bottom and the blooms are hanging on the ground!

Close up of Elegant Lady's throat.

Japanese Iris

Jacob's Ladder is still going strong.

A nice big bloom on my 100lb. pumpkin plant!!

Pixie:

You have such gorgeous blooms. You must love walking through your gardens!

Here's a quick photo taken late this morning of the garden that we are working on this year.

Candyce, that's going to be a very nice area.

Pixie, is that iris in Post #3652909 a spuria?

I believe it's a Dutch iris called " Blue Magic"

Thanks Pixie. I'm surprised Dutch Iris do well for you up there. I've not been able to overwinter any here. Very pretty blue.