Yay! It's Garden Blogger's Bloomday for January. You what that means right? Spring is just around the corner! Ya...I'm sorry, I know. But the weather here in Portland has been so mild that I'm kind feelin the fever, already...
Oddly my Ludisia discolor decided not to bloom this year, yet these cuttings (rooting in a vase) have sent up a couple of bloomspikes now, crazy right? Those fading Ranunculus are store bought and the things that look like cotton balls? Actually puffy Clematis tibetana var. vernayi seedheads.
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Staying indoors for another photo, the Cybister Amaryllis Evergreen bulb I received from John Scheepers is blooming and it's gorgeous.
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But let's move outside! Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths', the first of my three Manzanita to bloom.
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Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' tried so hard to get a few flowers open for Bloomday, but just couldn't do it.
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Ditto for E. chrysantha ‘Akebono’ (orange blooming).
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Grevillea miqueliana too. So close!
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This Hellebore (Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Tiger') is the only Hellebore open yet.
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There are more on the way though, H. argutifolius.
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H. NOID, black blooming (I have another black flowering plant, H. 'Black Diamond', but it's so far behind the others I couldn't get a decent photo of even the bud).
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H. x ballardiae Pink Frost
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H. 'Ice 'n Roses'
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H. x 'Golden Sunrise'
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Okay ya, I guess this is really more of an "anticipation of blooms" post isn't it? Jasminum nudiflorum...
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Eriobotrya japonica, aka the Loquat.
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Stachyurus salicifolius, almost.
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Mahonia x media 'Charity'
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Finally, the amazing Hamamelis x intermedia 'Rochester'...
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Amazing because of the scent, wow!
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A branch was cut (those pesky brown leaves, that should have fallen away, removed) and brought indoors to enjoy. Sometimes a simple vase is all you need...
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For links to more "Bloomday" posts click on over to May Dreams Gardens. For other "In a Vase" posts visit Rambling in the Garden.
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
Oddly my Ludisia discolor decided not to bloom this year, yet these cuttings (rooting in a vase) have sent up a couple of bloomspikes now, crazy right? Those fading Ranunculus are store bought and the things that look like cotton balls? Actually puffy Clematis tibetana var. vernayi seedheads.
Staying indoors for another photo, the Cybister Amaryllis Evergreen bulb I received from John Scheepers is blooming and it's gorgeous.
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' tried so hard to get a few flowers open for Bloomday, but just couldn't do it.
Ditto for E. chrysantha ‘Akebono’ (orange blooming).
Grevillea miqueliana too. So close!
This Hellebore (Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Tiger') is the only Hellebore open yet.
There are more on the way though, H. argutifolius.
H. NOID, black blooming (I have another black flowering plant, H. 'Black Diamond', but it's so far behind the others I couldn't get a decent photo of even the bud).
H. x ballardiae Pink Frost
H. 'Ice 'n Roses'
H. x 'Golden Sunrise'
Okay ya, I guess this is really more of an "anticipation of blooms" post isn't it? Jasminum nudiflorum...
Eriobotrya japonica, aka the Loquat.
Stachyurus salicifolius, almost.
Mahonia x media 'Charity'
Finally, the amazing Hamamelis x intermedia 'Rochester'...
Amazing because of the scent, wow!
A branch was cut (those pesky brown leaves, that should have fallen away, removed) and brought indoors to enjoy. Sometimes a simple vase is all you need...
For links to more "Bloomday" posts click on over to May Dreams Gardens. For other "In a Vase" posts visit Rambling in the Garden.
All material © 2009-2018 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.