What is blooming in your garden?

Now I never can remember the names any of the bulbs I have planted but they sure are pretty and I am so ready for spring to be here and I wanted to share them with everyone!!

This one is pretty but I think some one stepped on it or threw a toy on it or something since some of the petals are damaged.

Another pretty one that is even setting seed for me now.

I love this Daff

My camera does not do this one justice. The purple is such a rich dark color.

Another beauty!!

Nice Marie--that last one is Narcissus 'Erlicheer'--mine are about finished now.

I have a lot that's blooming now too, but my favorite today is probably this Tulipa clusiana (which is perennial here, so should be there too). Camera prefers to focus on brick wall behind so had to use the file folder I had in my hand at the time for a background--I think the fingerprints on the folder really make the shot, no?!

Lots of Narcissus are starting to bloom, those are running a little late this year--I think my February Gold may turn out to be March Gold.
Debbie

I love that tulip!!! You really think they would grow here and come back the next year? I have never heard of that one. I so miss tulips!!

They do here, they also do in San Antonio (obvious from link below) and I know people in Austin that they also naturalize for, I also know others in Houston and Woodville Texas that they naturalize for too. So why not for you? They naturalize and are perennial here in the ground.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/78298/

Some varieties of this species (and they are all variations on the species) do a little better for me than others. This one also does well, it has buds but not blooming yet for me; it's in a shadier area:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/108557/

I have these large planters out front (3' wide x 4' deep) for the neighbors to enjoy and also so the HOA is not as aware of what I am doing out back--although since they are replacing the back fence soon; I guess they will soon have a better idea, although I still think they will be clueless. They do well in the planter's too as this picture shows. Next fall I'm going to put in a large bed on the west slope under a bay tree I detest on the west side of the house. That should provide the "baking" that they really like as they go down.

Well those are both going on my fall list then!! Thank you for introducing me to this possibility!!

PlantFiles has better pics of these open than this one--my camera tends to not like full sun and this was 2/23. I'll try to get a better picture today--it was really windy yesterday, I gave up on doing anything outside. What's really cool about them is the blooms follow the sun thru the course of the day like sunflowers. The Tulipa clusiana var 'Tinka' is on the east side of the house is a bit slower to grow, might be because of less sun. I'll show you that variety of this species when it gets a bit bigger.

This does really well this time of year here too, both in ground and in pots. There is a picture of it open and in the ground in my blog and also a good one in the in PlantFiles. These are in a pot because I won't damage them digging them if they are in a pot. These have been a riot of blooms since January and show no signs of slowing down either.

Ipheion sellowianum--which is not an Ipheion at all, nor is it a wild garlic or anything near one. Also the closest thing to a crocus I can get until the Sternbergia's bloom in the fall.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/127342/

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That little purple iris looks like an iris cantata species. I had some in pale blue, but they didn't do well in the spot I put them in.

Right now we have callas and iris blooming. The ranunculus are just starting to open. The freesias are showing bud spikes and shold be in bloom by next week. The scilla, or Peruvian squill, won't bloom until late next month. The glads are just starting to send up shoots, so they'll be another 6 weeks from now.

Beautiful boquet!!

Nice color combo! =)

Really nice bouquet! But then I'm prejudiced :))
Marie, your yard must look lovely!

marieortiz, that's a real beautiful and special iris!
It is so well set off by the finely cut blueish-green foliage. Is that from Artemisia absinthium 'Lambrook Silver'?
Your crocus looks to be one of the C. chrysanthus-species.

Your tulips are charming dmj!
There is indeed a striking likeness with a botanic crocus in that Ipheion!

That is a chic bouquet, jkom!

Galanthus nivalis;

Ahhh . . . zone envy . . . . sigh . . . I don't think it is much above freezing here today and the wind is blowing besides. . . .

Well Marie, looks like you have all sorts of cool things popping up....nice job! BTW I like your M&M - looking stones in your rocks...those are cool as heck....

NIce species tulips, Debbie - very pretty.

Thanks everyone. Most of this is newly planted bulbs. Bonitin I have no clue what those plants are. I had some really old seeds and just tossed everything help with the though of maybe something will grow.

Steve rocks are my second passion just before plants. We never go on one hike or trip where I donot bring some kind of rocks back!!

Hey I love rocks too--I have a Geology degree. My favorite dumb rock college joke was don't take your Gneiss for Granite.
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I know--I can hear ya'll groaning from here....

I knew there was a good reason I liked you so much Debbie!! Now I will say I have no degree in geology just plain ole rock lover!!

Rock and mineral collecting--its a free hobby if you find them yourself (all the fun of it I think). Can't beat a free hobby!

A few things are starting up here (key word, starting up--lol).

I do a lot of rain lilies just because they are so perfectly adapted to my climate and I do love them so. I have one Habranthus hybrid sending up bud scapes now. I've done Zephyranthes and Habranthus for a while now and I swear they communicate and conspire with each other--I'm beginning to think they are cunning little creatures and not bulbs at all. I have them sprinkled like salt on french fries all around the property. Usually they fight each season over who will bloom first; and usually Zephyranthes x 'Ruth Page' and/or Habranthus martinezii bloom together first. So I should have that in a few days if the warm weather holds up and a cold snap doesn't slow it down.

I love Freesia species and Freesia laxa's. I have 4 F laxa's and 5 species. They are coming to life. I have Freesia alba and Freesia leichtlini (the latter heavily budded out) probably blooming tomorrow or day after. As far as the F laxa's go--the blue F laxa var azurea (the pale blue one) prefers colder weather here and was at its peak in January, when little else was blooming. Its still blooming but is heavily developing seeds right now. I put a couple of PlantFiles pictures in then. The red is covered in scapes and really will be at its peak later. Nice to have something red down here in the spring to go along with all the yellow, white, blue, and pink regular spring bulbs. These guys are really small bulbs and really pull themselves down deep here when it starts getting late in the season--probably to escape our heat. If I want to easily find them to dig them--I have to put a lot of them in pots. Just a few are opening up now.

Debbie I have planted so many rain lilies all over the place!! I just love the surprise blooms!! I love anything that grows from bulbs or corms or tubers!!!

I also have several of the regular Ipheions--all of them have a few blooms, this one is just doing best right now. This is Ipheion uniflorum 'Froyle Mill'. Again, hard to dig these small guys--thus the container.

By the way bonitin--that's a gorgeous Galanthus! I sure can't grow it but I love to look at those things I can't grow--keep those pictures coming guys.

Yes pelase keep the pictures coming!!!

Yes Marie--I think its safe to say we are all "bulb obsessed" or I sometimes think or "bulb posessed" (I just cannot get the spell checker to cooperate here this morning, but ya'll know I can't spell anyway!).

This is a Scilla peruviana opening up. Something is obviously nibbling on the foliage. I don't usually have insect problems, my mine problem is constant weeds and weeding needing to be done. I don't fret over the occasional bug problem--but I do wonder what is enjoying it so.

Off to get some work done in the garden (weeding/mulching)--its supposed to rain tomorrow.

Keep those pictures coming folks--I love them all!
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Those are beautiful!!! I think I need those to if I do not already have them!!

I've nothing outside yet, but inside those forced over the winter are starting to bloom. This is Falconet. Using this pic in honor of those DGer's so fond of rocks and minerals.

Oh Wow! I love it! Both an outstanding potted specimen and a phenomenal crystal collection.

I have to admit I have a nice specimen of halite in the living room I ask annoying visitors to lick just to see the expression on their faces when that salt taste kicks in. Its priceless.
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Jmorth what debbie said!! Debbie you re too funny!!

Here's a couple of Freesia species--not hybrids. First one is Freesia alba, my least favorite of the two here today. Freesia alba has much more pronounced purple flush of exterior of blooms as well as inside at the tips. And a small yellow blotch on interior of tubes. Tends to hold the tubes more upright than the next species.

This one is my favorite of the two today--Freesia leichtlinii. It holds the tubular blooms out more horizontally, which I prefer. It has some, but much less, purple flushing and veining on exterior of tubes. It also has a more pronounced inner yellow blotch and overall, is a more clean, clear, pristine white than Freesia alba.

These both should be blooming more fully over the next week.

Love those both and they are now on my need list!!