I'll get this one started this time
What's blooming in your area of the Carolinas now that we are into December? We have had some very cold weather (the coldest and wettest Nov. in 20+ years, according to WISTV)
Please post your pictures!
Here is what was blooming in November http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/919166/
[picture: Pink Double Stock (Hotcakes Mix) ]
Nothing but the violas. Camelias are loaded with buds, but not blooming yet. Neither are the hellebores.
Love your violas! I tried wintersowing stock 2 winters ago and failed utterly!
I have one camellia thus far - not in my yard but on my street. Mine are stil just budding, too.
Deb
...and pansies...
Always cheer me up.
OK, not exactly outdoors, but still - second year in a row now it has been a December special. Even more bloom stalks this year than last.
One more. Hoping for three blooms all at once this year :)
Lovely, lovely, lovely. The bird of paradise is so exotic. I don't do much with houseplants, I'm afraid. I'm strictly a garden gardener!
Keonikale: Congratulations again! That is one happy BOP. Beautiful color.
Thanks, and to think I almost gave up on it!! I've had a good year with stubborn plants - I hope that continues into spring, I want some ginger/heliconia blooms.
This Ixora has recovered from the shock I gave it by digging it up before the first frost and has decided to bloom on a window sill for me. :) I know. It's indoors, but it's all I've got, til the Camellias start.
Deb
Got Clematis, (Elsa Spaeth), just opening. :)
Deb
You know heliconias are cheap around here, they're sold as annuals. I might plant some this year and see if they can make it through the winter. I noticed a lot of different things about where in my yard frost was getting to and not getting to. Apparently under tall pines is a frost free area??? Filtered light but still day long light. Think I'll see how some tropicals do in the frost free zone. Not sure if it's enough sun for tropicals to bloom and that may be the sticking point with my plan. I said I was on a 5 year project to figure out my landscaping but I'm down to two more summers now. Hmmmm I might go over my time limit if I keep running experiments. LOL>
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I'd be curious to hear how you come out with the heliconias. I know some are fairly hardy, but it seems the more tropical lobster claw types need much warmer climates. Would be a neat experiment though, especially if you could get one well established.
I asked this last year I think and I also think the answer was I would have trouble getting heliconias through the winter. It is possible for me to a have frost free winter but I wouldn't bet on it. The one thing is the ground here nevers goes under 50 degrees so I'm sure that helps tropical plants. I have a hibiscus in bloom right now and it did get hit by back to back frost in that last cold snap. Looks a little ragged but it didn't die to the ground and it's still wants to bloom. When we got the cold snap the ground was still very warm so that is probably helping out the hibiscus. Just a guess on that one.
I left one of the Heliconia Psittacorum 'Andromeda' in the ground - I'm not betting it'll come back, but I'm hoping at least. I think it's a zone 9 plant - not nearly as pretty as the larger heliconia though.
Core: I'd forget the time limit if I were you. There's always another thing that I want to try "next year" or "Next season". LOL. It's a never-ending experiment.
Deb
First camellia to open in my yard. A small one, but there are tons of bud. :)
Deb
Oddly, these Iris have decided to bloom about 6 weeks ahead of schedule.
Even a few impatiens. These are in a very sheltered spot.
Debin: What is that purple iris? It's drop-dead gorgeous!
H: It's "Eleanor Roosevelt", (an intermediate reblooming bearded). It's a pretty old variety, if I remember. The most reliable bearded iris I've ever had.
Deb
Your re-bloomers are something special.
I had a camellia open this week also. This is Nuccio's Pearl; it never completely opens for me there is always that little tight bud in the middle.
The Icelandic poppies have started opening.
A: I adore those white Camellias!
I had tried and pretty much failed with Icelandic poppies and thought it was because it was too warm and humid here for them.
Your photo proves that I was rationalizing my failure. LOL. Very pretty!
Deb
lol, I rationalize a lot. The young poppy plants were put in the ground about 5 weeks ago,
Here is Holly's Pride tropical hibiscus; this one does not seem to mind cooler weather.
Oops, wrong photo; I thought I had deleted that one.
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Here is one more in focus.
A honey bee savoring Sasanqua Leslie Ann.
A very late blooming NOID sasanqua.
Really pretty hibiscus. I like it's "fluffy" look.
Lovely pics. I'm going to have to go look at my camellias to see if they're doing anything.
Deb, pretty bearded iris. I'm too lazy to grow them- I don't like things that want to be dug up and moved all the time.
Darn, should have planted those poppy seeds I was given.
Jenny
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This message was edited Dec 22, 2008 5:20 AM
Jenny: "Darn, should have planted those poppies seeds I was given." LOL.
I know what you mean about iris. I have to dig my Louisiana iris every year, but Eleanor R. doesn't seem to need it as often, thank goodness!
Your NOID sasanqua looks very much like the one I have. It's done blooming already and was a purchase from HD a while ago. I can't tell by your picture what color that is exactly, mine is more of a fushia color. I don't have a good picture to compare.
Posted this on another thread, but here is my winter daphne in bloom. I also have buds on my hellebores, no blooms yet.
Lovely pics all!
I have some camellias in bud and in bloom, plus my pansies and violas..... but I noticed that some of my daylilies are starting to green up and send out leaves. Wierd?!
Last week, my husband was at McLeod Hospital, and some the cherry trees were blooming!? Double wierd!
I just noticed my blueberries are blooming; pray for that warmer than normal winter.
When do blueberries normally begin to bloom?
I have a yellow jessamine on an arbor that's covered with yellow buds. Can't recall if that's early for it or not.
I believe it is about 6 to 8 weeks early for both. They are usually early spring bloomers. It would be interesting to note if anyone has seen any wisteria yet.
Camellia that was here when we moved in. I know zip about camellias so I don't have clue one on a variety. I love it!
O.k., so not a bloom, but I love the berries on the dogwood.
Once again, not a bloom, but we're lambing early this year and have had a half a dozen born so far. We have a small flock of katahdin sheep.
