Spring Bulbs - What's Blooming? III

Gorgeous, prestine, pure, crisp the color of spring and Easter!

New design getting closer to fully blooming. These are cool.

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A red one..

Can't forget a few daffodils

I find the lot of the 'pink' ones are really salmon. They're all so prettiful.

My season is winding down to the shady garden; Columbines and drawf Iris 'eco Bluebirds':

Lily..Those are beautiful. My Columbines are just greening up now. Still have them to look forward to in the spring and summer.

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BH, everything is a wee bit earlier here, I'm so thankful that I can 'visit' your post to 'prolong' the blooming season.

You said it Lily_love. I luv watching the northern migration of the spring bulbs.

Right now I have my first tulip (a species, humulis 'little beauty' I think) and the daffs are starting to go full swing as the scilla start to fade a bit.

This I found by my neighbor's neglected garden. Who knows how long this tulips has been there. Amazes me that it survives the heat here.

artemiss, Love those color contrast, nice!

Tammy! Looking back a bit through the threads, I saw that you have a double bloodroot, which I have seen advertised as multiplex. I only have the singles. May I ask where you got such incredibles specimens? When I saw them years ago they were expensive but my concern was also in finding a quality supplier - which you have? Will you please share the name? And how long you've had them?

Very envious Donna.

Donna - they are expensive. I got them from "Roots & Rhyzomes' years ago.
And then another few from a Rock Garden Society plant sale. I guess my memory
is bad - they are flora plena or multiplex. If you have a place where the singles
thrive, you might try a double there. I've found they do expand slowly. I am
just nuts about bloodroot. Both single and doubles.

I've got a bulb show starting here. Will take some pictures and post later.

I agree with Lily_love & Dahlia nut... nice to be tided over by the southern blooms while
we wait for our show to start.

Tam

Yes, Tam, the southern and western blooms are wonderful. And so are your doubles. I have a little field of singles I got from Munchkin Nursery in Indiana. I had bought some from another supplier, put them in, and had to dig them up for placements. The Munchkin sanguinaria were bigger than the other suppliers - and the other supplier's had been in for three years!

Congrats on your great catch. You have something wonderful and rare there. Thanks for sharing.

Donna

In Southwest Michigan, Zone 5b/6a,
Iris reticulata finished a few days ago.
Just one little Galanthus is lingering on; the others finished a week ago.
Crocus vernus Jeanne D'Arc still blooming, but other crocus finished a few days ago.
Chionodoxa began 4/4/09 and are glorious.
Squills started approx 4/6/09 and have not yet peaked.
One or two clumps of daffodils have just begun forming buds, the others are not that far along.


(And one Anemone sylvestris flower opened yesterday.)
(Virginia bluebells foliage is about 3-4 inches high, the patch is bigger than ever, I can't wait til they bloom!)

Hi Ella. I just took this pic of chionodoxa lucilae alba! I have some under trees, but these are a few a transplanted into a bed where they are part of a group surrounding white roses I installed last year. They are seeding about very nicely in their original location under a big linden, as well as this spot. My pink ones are in bud, and I will send shots as soon as I get them.

Donna

Donna - the chionodoxa are wonderful. Such a pure white.

Here's a long shot of the hillside I've been planting with Daffodils
for a few years now. Its still a bit ahead of the peak

Looking the other direction

Tammy, your "play" of the forsythia and daffs is delightful - and you have wonderful views. So cheering - you really know it's spring.

Donna

Oh Tammy, your efforts are really paying off now! You've done a wonderful job, your gardens are perfect with your historic home. I love all the yellow and white with the blue of the house.

Donna, you are the Queen of white flowers! I've grown very fond of glowing white blossoms the last few years, and you have so many wonderful ones. I must have some of those Chionodoxa!

Muscari valeriefinnis with yellow viola.

tam that is fabulous! I love it!

These are looking great today. Notice the different patterns on each.

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I removed some of the grass by the curb last fall and planted this array of bulbs. Bearded Iris's,Dutch Iris, Daylillies are hiding in there for there for their 2009 summer debut. (to be posted on other treads this summer)

I've just taken the liberty of starting us a new thread:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/973739/

Just got some pics I'm itching to show off, so I had to, LOL.

Just have to oooooo over the alba chinadoxa DonnaM before heading for the new thread.