Lets honour all our other spring treasures...Part II

It is after 5am, my time, time to get ready to go to my weekend job. Ahh, self employment.

Nectaroscordum siculum subsp.bulgaricum is one I have not yet managed to get, although I am often tempted, lol, maybe next year. It is beautiful but I haven't had success with some alliums, one I have with a very long name is doing well though.

The 'male pollinators' being the things sticking out which would hold pollen. Beneath those would be some small 'flowers' looking more like tiny bulbs, insects may crawl in and carry the pollen with them to the 'flowers' below, or the pollen might just drop to them anyway. I had two sets of beetles I had never seen before in my Dracunculus vulgaris, one pair on one day, the next day another pair. It looked like it would make seeds but didn't, but it seems it did attract the pollinators.

5am is too early for me dale, I feel for you, but I guess it's cooler then.

An Alstroemeria I have had for about 10 years now, it has survived in a tub outside but has dwindled so I rescued a piece to keep in a pot in the greenhouse over winter which is now increasing nicely.

Wow, these alliums really do look like being invasive, Dale!
I don't know why Tulips would be an uncommon sight for most Americans ? I think there are many states that have a climate cool enough?
The specie Tulips look interesting.
It is a mystery to me how these orchids manage to grow on tree stems without any earth at all!
In my ignorant beginning years I once bought an orchid in a very small transparant cup. And I thought you poor thing such a tiny pot, I'll give you a generous one with excellent soil. I soon found out that was a fatal mistake!

Now I understand wallaby! thanks for the explanation!
I understood 'male polinators' being male insects, so I got confused, lol!

My mother who had a flowershop has sold many Alstroemeria's but not as pretty as yours.

There are species tulips which are common in my American garden and do persist; they aren't that uncommon, just not as popular as all the hybrids (which will definitely not persist here)

I don't do many gingers, but this one is kind of unusual in that it flowers prior to the leaves appearing. This is from yesterday, but I think that's probably close enough for ya'll--lol

I had about given up on it, and if I had not been out there in that area taking a picture of an Eucomis vandermerwei I would have missed it all together. I think its very subtle and definitely fleeting, the flowers are about 2" wide (5-6cm) and last a day. The foliage then emerges in sort of a green with silver variegation and burgundy undersides to the leaves. It is a Kaempfera species var 'Grande' and there are some other pictures on this link right up close to the top:
http://www.gingersrus.com/images/thumbnail.php?columns=4&Folder=Kaempferia%20-%20hybrids%20and%20cultivars

actually this is probably a better link and faster to load--

http://www.gingersrus.com/DataSheet.php?PID=3896

I like the lilac colour on it Deb!

Iris pseudacoris, a native wild flower blooming in my brother's garden;

These bloom every year, in a big pot, under a tree. It is down the street from one of my jobs. Oncidium hybrid>

Both lovely--I love yellow in the spring!

My Bletilla ochracea (from prior part on this thread--its yellow) is still blooming and is now setting seeds splendidly. I'm excited about that as I wanted more for different areas.

Tritrleia ixioides 'Starlight' (in reality, a deeper yellow).

Mt Everest (I think)

Alliums group - the purples are jesdianum and a couple of the larger variants.
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Yet to manifest are caeruleum, schubertii, and karataviense 'Ivory Queen'. The latter two are very close to realization.
Pic is Ivory Queen.

These smaller stature purple alliums I thought were some caeruleum, but are purple rather than blue.

A generous orchid, Dale!

They are lovely jmorth! I specially like the smaller stature purple alliums, I see you have plenty of lilies too!

Wow just now getting caught up on this thread. great pictures all. I will try andpost some of what I have still blooming if anything is left after we hit 110 today.

94F as we speak here today--expecting record high temps tomorrow, I can hardly wait to see the electric bill with ac

I wish you could pump some of that heat up here DMJ! Its cold here. I wonder if it even
hit 50deg today. Burrrr

The heat didn't do much for my Crinum 'Peach Blow'--sure wish it would have bloomed 2 weeks ago, but still very happy with it

Tammy, if I could bottle it up and send you some I would--but you have to agree to take the associated ac electric bills also--lol

That crinum is gorgeous Deb!
Wow! 110 F = 43°C (bought myself a thermometer with Celsius and Fahrenheit, makes it more easy for me, lol!). I could only be flat at in that heat!
94 F is still bearable for me and we got these t° last week.

Ia m so lucky my area hit 111!! Tammy I agree with Debbie on sending you all the heat and electric bill. Mine is usually between 250-350 per month along with my 200 water bill. I hope this summer goes by fast!!
I had an extreme headache from being in the heat yesterday but I had to water everything well. Today is not so bad supposed to be only 107-108

Love that crinum!! It has been on my want list for a while now!!

here's the deal - I send you the cool air & you send me the warm air.
We actually turned the heat ON today. I can't believe how cold it
is.. it was 43degF when I left for work this morning. I think the weather
folks are saying its supposed to hit the 70's this weekend. ABOUT TIME
if you ask me.

Deb - that crinum is lovely! I have one I bought cheap a few years ago and
have been nursing that poor bulb for a few years (in the greenhouse). Not
a single bloom. Its got maybe one more year and its gotta show its stuff
or its outta here.

Tell ya what Tammy, you send the cold air down here, we'll send the heat up there. Maybe they'll mix and mingle in the middle and the result might be perfect, sunny, 78F temps for all.

We can still dream.....
=)

LOL. When the temps meet it might spawn a tornado.

Star of Bethlehem..just blooming now.

Tammy you had to turn on the heat?? That is just not right!! We will be around 99 today.

I have been running the AC full tilt for a week.

I had to go back to wearing all my winter clothes, but luckily haven't quite needed heating!

Corydalis flexuosa x elata (named simply 'clone 2'), the light wasn't good when I took this, the colour is very rich.

It peaked at 50deg today - 10deg C. Buurrrrr.

Lovely pictures! Our german iris are blooming now.
And the first lily just popped open.

here's a real strange combination for you from this morning--Crinum 'Peach Blow', daylily 'San Antonio Firecracker', a hosta I was real surprised that even returned, and the free petunia's from a local garden center (been blooming like that since February--they too should be dead by now in this heat--at one local garden center you get free annual bedding plants for buying $25 or more in Epsoma soil amendments, which I use in containers).
Debbie

Lovely Star of Bethlehem Lavender!

Very deep rich colour indeed Wallaby on that Corydalis!
It's very pretty!

I love that Iris germanica Tammy, what a graceful flower!

Indeed a strange combination Debbie! But that Crinum is the star in it!

my first crocosmia just started blooming. very pretty! not sure of the name.

tracie

From a few weeks ago, Tabebuia umbellatum.

Blooming right now, Jacaranda.

Nectaroscordum Siculum ssp. bulgaricum.

My last tulip stand for this year - Deirdre

Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen'

Camassia

Allium christophii

Preview of things to come: baby foxtails

I read this one wrong - pic is of camassia leichtlinii 'Alba' (pictured below)

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adolescent foxtails
added: baby foxtails to the left

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