There are so many different kinds of bulbs blooming in my garden now. I was late in planting some last fall, so the early ones are late blooming. Here's Aconite.
Spring peeking Vol. 2
I love this daylily foliage. It's "Golden Zebra".
Lovely pix, stormy - I am especially jealous that you are able to grow Fritillaria - I have not had any luck with them, and it just kills me. Maybe next year...
Your bleeding hearts will be up and blooming soon - it is amazing to me how fast things "pop" once the soil temp begins to rise. I took some of the regular pink today, but the light wasn't good - will try tomorrow before the rains return. ;-(
Tell me more about your 'Golden Zebra' daylily - do you have any pictures of the flower? LOVE the variegated foliage plants!!!
What are we all doing up at this hour??
I'm seeing some big drifts of purple-- grape hyacinths? Mine are just starting.
Remember what we got on april 7 last year?
sally,
I don't know about you, but I'm just back in from a lovely long soak in the hot tub outside - it felt divine after a few hours of digging weeds in the garden this afternoon. Maybe I should rename it (the yard) ... "Weed Farm", "Onion Acres", er... make that "Onion One-Third Acre"... LOL.
I'm a night owl anyway, and just cooling off a bit before hitting the sack.
I have also noticed a large number of grape hyacinths popping up out back in the shadier areas. Note to self: I need more of them! Have you seen the two-toned ones, with almost white on top, and dark on bottom. Too cute.
Not sure why I don't remember it, but snow on 4/7/08? Wow...
Gawd--that sounds divine!!!!!!!!!!! I am freezing down here in the basement, gets chilly in spring because the upstairs warms up on sunny days and the heat doesn't run. Must get to bed tho!
Call me Bittercress Plantation, Henbit Hideaway...
I was in bed much earlier than you all but here it is 4AM and for some reason I'm up. Sally that is a beautiful picture. More of my daffs are up I just haven't gotten pics of them yet. I've started working out at the gym in the morning and it really seems to be taking up a lot of my time plus other things, just don't seem to have time to get around to everything I want too. I really do need to keep up with the gym, I'm hoping that it will help me this summer with my gardening work and I have a dive trip coming up in Nov. that I would like to be in better shape for. All in all I would say that I'm pretty pleased with most of what we did last summer most of the plants are coming back and looking good.
Dutchmans' Breeches.
Barb, Here is some info on the "Golden Zebra" Daylily:
http://www.monrovia.com/learn/plant_catalog/detail.php?id=953
This is my first time trying Fritillaria. They are planted in several different spots. That one is the first to fully open. It gets mid to late afternoon sun.
Those are lovely, Judy. I hope the ones I put in last fall come up. I'll have to look for them.
stormy,
Thanks for the link for 'Golden Zebra' - that's a really short one - sounds like it would look almost like liriope with pretty golden blooms! That would be really cute. Is this the first year for you? If not, how do you like the blooms, and is the plant REALLY only 12" tall? I've found that daylilies can vary quite a bit from what they are supposed to do. ;-)
Glad you had such luck with Fritillaria - I must try again!
Buttoneer, love your Dutchman's Breeches too - another one I should try - the bleeding hearts do really well in my yard, so I would hope that the DB would as well. Such pretty foliage!
Diva, Yes, it is first year. I understand the foliage to be 12" tall, but it is the scapes?/flower stems that are rather short. The blooms sit close to the foliage unlike other DLs. The foliage get wider and of more substance than Liriope. Foliage is yellow and geen in sun and white and green in shade. I expect mine will change when the trees leaf out.
Here's a Hepatica that I picked up last year at the Hardy Plant Society Sale. No cultivar name, the tag did not make the trip home.
Here's Brunnera "Jack Frost" newly planted last summer.
These are the first Crocuses for me. They're called "Golden Giant". I hope they are a little taller next year
They didn't get planted until around Thanksgiving, which may be why they are blooming so late. I lined the whole front of my shrub/walkway beds in them. I'm thinking of planting something contrasting in a similar row behind them.
But I don't want to crowd what's growing directly behind them. I had some Muscari in here, but took it out and moved it as the foliage made the front of the bed look so messy. Any ideas?
Love the LILACS
Stormy...
Are you looking for annuals or perennials to plant? How tall?
For annuals--I would plant a row of the deep blue/purple/velvety petunias behind all that yellow. Love that combination!
Have NO clue at the moment for perennials.....Not all that informed on perennials.....
I think MY favorite colors in the garden are---Deep blues--dark reds--Yellows--and bright fuchsia....I don't care much for whites, because they tend to look "dirty" when petering out.
And the rock daphne opened up - pretty scents baby blooms
oopsss - try again
Gita,Thanks, I was looking for something to bloom around the same time as the Crocus, so Petunias wouldn't work here. They also spread quite a bit. It Yes, I'm looking for perennial, so it probably would be a bulb. There are some perennials already planted there that as the spring/summer progresses would overgrow the spot.
Maybe I'll look into some blue Squill or Scilia. I've never planted those. Of course, I don't know how early the crocuses will bloom next year. My snowdrops just finished blooming last week.
Stormy, maybe Glory of the snow, mine have been blooming for about 2 weeks now and they look nicer every year. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/102298/
Love all the picture everyone!
Thank you, Lady. Those are lovely and might be just the thing.
I remember seeing a beautiful pic once a very large bed of yellow daffs planted in a bed of blue forget me knots. At least that is what I think I remember. LOL
More daffs
Vinca
Tulips, United States
I should have a lot more of these coming up but I haven't seen them yet.
Holly, Your US Tulips are really pretty. So are your Glory of the Snow. I am considering using them next year, but am also looking at this Scilla Siberica Spring Beauty:
http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/index.php?sku=38-0108&source=daves
Does anyone grow them? Will they also multiply over time? I want to use them behind my Golden Crocus. Are there guidlines in design as to mixing forms? The crocus are upward facing. The Chionodoxa are also upward facing, but the Scilla are outward to downward facing. Anyone have an idea or preference?
Sally, I found this newly planted Corydalis Lutea made it through the winter. Thought it might help you with those leaves you were trying to identify.
Thnaks stormyla
Now I can't remember if I put thte ? C cheiranthifolia on Plant ID yet,--My C lutea parent plants did not keep any greens, and the baby seedlings I was looking at , I ma pretty u=sure will utrn out to be perilla. If the sun is out tomorrow thye might grow enough for further clues.
Euphorbia 'Bonfire's' new growth after a spring shower
In between rains and trips to Richmond (tending to aging/ailing Mom), I snapped a few more photos of what's blooming out back...
This is 'Chromacolor', which has faded from a vivid coral pink to a much lighter hue. Interestingly, many of the "pink" parts of daffodils and tulips, at least in my yard, had much more orange-y tones this year.
It's such fun to see what is coming up in yards up and down the Mid-Atlantic as the soil warms up. Thanks to all who've shared!
Gorgeous photo, Chantell! I bought my first Euphorbia on the Merrifield expedition last week - 'Martini' - it has reddish new growth, and green flowers with small dark red centers. Bought it for its appearance - lots of new reddish growth, but the name clinched it. And I don't even drink Martinis! LOL!
Here's some more bleeding hearts, pink this time. They've spread all over the yard, which I love.
This is 'Thalia', which I bought as 'Jenny' in honor of my late, beloved MIL, but while similar, I think it was mislabeled. It's an oldie but a goodie.
This is 'Barret Browning' - honest! One of my garden mysteries this year. Do daffs revert to another type sometimes? This picture was taken a few days ago. I'll post one from the same group, taken in 2006 next so you can see what I'm talking about.
And here's 'Barret Browning', taken in 2006 - probably the first year I had it. These came in a package from Bluestone. They weren't bulbs I picked individually out of a bin, which would have made a mix-up quite possible.
In any case, I don't mind the 2009 version!
Diva--hope Mom is feeling well today.
I have a zillion daffs which look (to me) like your 2009 Barrett Browning. I don't know the name or where they came from, except that my mom has had them forever and they multiply like crazy so she and I have plopped them everywhere.
