The delicate blooms of Scutellaria parvula Michx
Spring blooms - Part 4 - Stuff is really taking off
It is so nice to see what everyone else has blooming, which reminds me to check on my lilies. I still have a few Clematis blooming
My first venture into Mexican petunias ~ Ruellia. This one makes a pretty draping hanging basket. Till it pops seeds all over the plant kingdom... My favorite color too.
podster, I have some of those too ,but I did not know that they were mexican petunias.
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My clematis haven't started yet.I am enjoying yours.
This is little rock iris, I think. I left it in one place long enough to bloom.
Aquilegia canadensis blooming .
My Irises are almost finished blooming. The clematis and roses are putting on a show, mostly knock-out roses. They are so easy to grow.
last clematis
What rich colors on the clematis! Lovely...
And I like the tiny rock iris. That is a new one for me. Very pretty.
Allium canadensis ~ first year with this Allium.
You guys have been busy!! Nice flowers everyone.
I was going to start a thread similar to this, and decided to look first to see if anyone else had, and WOW you guys are already on the 4th thread LOL! I have been getting blooms for some weeks now as well, only no had time to come up for air and document a few of them here in the Texas Gardening Forum with all of you guys!
:-)
Permit me to add a few of my bloomers to the mix here...
Here's the Blue Crown PV , already covered with blooms.. and Gulf Fritillaries. This PV is an evergreen here in North Texas.
Whoops DH is heading to the Gro. Store .. I'll be back later to post some pics :-0
Carry on!
Wonderful Deb. Mine is covered with buds but has only 1 or 2 blooms so far. Won't be long before the cats have stripped the leaves though. Then the swallowtail takes over the parsley. That's ok. There's enough for both of us.
Rita, can't take credit for the many special iris. Mitch has gifted me with so many plants of various ilk that I wouldn't know where to start. I already had a pretty full garden and then Mitch and Randy shared and I am just overwhelmed. In a GOOD way.
Christi
Daylily seedling, Sacred Drummer X Canadian Border Patrol FFO
tracie
Daylily Rosie Meyer
Thanks Christi :-)! Love your gardens btw!
Nice lilies aggiegirl!
I will begin posting bits of my humble little garden,.......and I do mean little.
Front and center of the house... detail to follow.
Some features>
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The 5 foot tall Ginkgo is leafing out... foliage as beautiful as any blooms!
Another Front and Center
I really love these beds, bc a lot of what's in them came from some of you guys.... Very special!
To the right of the driveway I have Xerascape plants... similar plants in front of the walk in the center...
Hesteraloe parviflora (Red Yucca), and some various Sedum etc.
Then there are some Spiderworrts closer to the house..
Here is the Star Jasamine. Can you smell it from there?
And I don't care what anyone says .. I love White Clover....... All clovers for that matter. Be they wood sorrell, or oxalis. Whatever you call them, I have always loved them.
How will you ever find a 4 leaf clover if you don't grow it?
I use it as a border and a filler in places around the house. Yes, I have to pull some out as it takes over in places, but I am rewarded with a nice green beanie fragrance, plus it's a great nitro building plant to till back into the soil.
Hey! Ya wanna go around back and see the Butterfly & Wildlife garden?
Here is a stiched view, a sort of panorama...
To the left of this window we have lots of other host plants I will share later, however in this frame we have a center row of pots with:
(front to back) Thumbelina Zinnias, Pentas, Desert Willow, Amorpha fruiticosa, Vitex Tree (in ground), and in back 3 citrus, Clementine, Meyer Lemon and Lime. Cannas are in raised beds behind that.
In the rows we have Black & Blue Salvia, Porterweed, and a Hibiscus Manihot.
Next row forward Salvias (Hotlips and Pineapple), Daylilies, Rudbeckia (tall short) Echinacea, Hop tree, and some Crocosmias.
Front row Salvia g. blue violet, Texas Betony, Red Verbena, and 3 kinds of Cuphea that are just emerging.
The second to the right row from the right fence: Mostly Perennial Milkweed and Yarrow, with Red hot pokers toward the back.
Far right beside the fence: Spicebushes on each end, two Buddleias closer in, and a Pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla) up the middle.
**Yes it is a small place, but where there's a will and a purpose, there is a way.**
To the right of this frame I have a Magpie Duck and a Chicken, (Echo & Tango) and visiting wild birds which keep them company all day. I do believe the 2 of them are voyeurs as they seem to love watching the wild birds as much as we do. Quite often Echo will flap her Pterodactyl-like wings, and then say "nope, I can't fly yet, but someday ..oO"
Some Foxgloves I seeded last year are coming up gangbusters along with some 3 year old Coreopsis I got as babies from a DG friend.
Taking a break for now, (to make dinner) will continue in the next day or so. :-)
Thanks for the thread and the privilege of sharing.. :-)
The tour is great, Deb. Waiting for "to be continued".
Christi
My little addition: (I'm sorta new at this, so be kind). My walking iris have been gorgeous this year.
I have several beds, and they all bloom at once - many times. The blooms, however, last only one day. In the early am, they are budding, later they bloom, and by sunset or 5pm they are gone. They make a wonderful sight, though, while they are blooming.
The lighting wasn't great, but I learned the hard way you can't "wait till tomorrow" to take a picture of a daylily. This no name may be small, but it has an interesting color.
This one was a gift from the CS roundup this year. I do love it!!! Anyone know its name? Will it survive the winter with a little mulch, or do I need to dig it up to enjoy it again next year???
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madrid, i am defineately not an expert, but could it be Aztec Gold? the daylily, i mean.
tracie
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The second one looks like an Apple Blossom Amaryllis
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56447/
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I saved the daylily from getting bulldozed by one of my uncles doing "dirt work" in East Texas. I would guess it is an older and very tough pass along variety.
Madrid ~ I have a daylily like that unusual colored one. Given to me so I don't know the name. Will post a photo when it blooms.
Welcome to our garden Louparris! I am so jealous that you can keep your walking Iris in ground in your zone. I keep mine potted to provide winter protection. Very pretty bed that makes.
Debnes ~ great tour. Really interested in your butterfly & wildlife area. I am planting more for them here and find the hummers are not even nipping on the feeders this spring. Very pretty garden you have!
Thanks all for sharing...
After enjoying all the beautiful pictures, especially the lilies posted by aggiegirl and madrid200, I went out to check on a few new ones that I planted last year, and was pleasantly surprised to find this beauty.
Daylily Emmaus
Amaryllis and Iceberg roses
clematis
dianthus
oooh, pretty! here is a new Asiatic, Lollipop.
tracie
Marvelous photos everyone!
My first Oxeye Daisy
A volunteer poppy. Anybody recognize it? I've never seen one that had petals facing up AND petals facing down. A really nice surprise!
