jen all pretty! Love that spiderwort with purple in the center. Reminds me I have to look in plantfiles about a pure white one I have. My spiderworts are going great this year. This [icture didn't come out well. There is Concord grape, Little doll, the white one, and Sweet Kate is the awesome golden leafed one. editing-snort, yeah the picture Really does not look as good as the real thing.
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not too many blooms here, yet. this clem was so beautiful before they all were torn to shreds in the weekend winds. i wonder what else will be harmed by the cold nights that we're having.
I like the Sweet Kate.
Teri, the clem is beautiful.
I put my coleus out for some fresh air last week, it was def warm enough, brought them back in because they were getting wind swept( and the cold was helping either)
This is one reliable bloomer! Love the color changes from bud to bloom.
Autumn Sunset climbing Rose.
So far--I have only seen 2 Iris in bloom.
The light-blue and white one (I already posted) and this deep blue one.
Here is my Climbing Onion out from the dungeon (my basement shop).
The big bulb FINALLY split!
Here is my Climbing Onion out from the dungeon (my basement shop).
It always grows all these fronds during the dormancy of Winter....Then they will yellow out and start growing new ones...
The big bulb FINALLY split! YEAH!
edited to say "OOOPS!" I stopped the "send" to add more text--but I guess it sent anyway....
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This is another perennial Geranium someone gave me last Swap. It has pink blooms....
The one i already posted is Sally's "Big-Root" one....
Man! These things really grow fast!!!!
My favorite Rose's first bloom.
"Sweet Surrender".....OH! The fragrance!!!!!
Is this a "Winky Pink" Columbine????
It is next to the purple/blue one--but grows a bit taller...
I keep forgetting to post over here...
My new trollius (just planted about 3 wks ago)
Viola I just planted
Mini rose
Victoria Falls Iris
Last bunch of rhody blooms
I have a few new pictures....
ALWAYS! My favorite Rose---"Sweet Surrender"....
Close up of the bloom.
These must have 100 petals in each. Usually there are 2 whorls in each bloom.
My deep, purple/blue Iris....Such an intense color!
My yellow Rose--I think it is "Golden Gate".....
I have 2 others that have not fully opened yet--I should go outside and check!
My neighbor's Rhodo.
This bed of theirs faces my yard--I get to look at this beautiful shrub every year...
Anyone know the mane of this one????
She also has several Peonies---most of them I got for her at HD many years ago....
Long story---
The season was over and these out of bloom, straggly peonies in 3 gal. pots were going to get tossed....
This was so long ago, that the Supervisor COULD wheel and deal .
I said I would buy them all for a really good price. He said--"How about $2 each?"
SO! I ended up with 32 pots of beautiful Peonies for next to nothing.
I shared with all kinds of neighbors--for $3 each. Aren't I nice???
Here are two of them----Both are amazing!
Pretty Jen, I love the Rohdie shot, so nice and full!
Gita the Sweet Surrender is real nice. Great wheelin and dealin on the peonies, they are among my favorites! Mine are blooming a bit early this year, it is usually right before Memorial day. Of course it's raining to droop them all down!
Here is Shirley Temple
Bowl Of Beauty
can't wait til my roses and peonies are blooming. didn't realize tat one zone makes such a difference. i'll be catching up soon. in the meantime, i'm enjoying your blooms.
this honeysuckle will be entwined with clems and red mandevilla soon.
Honeysuckle if front of the window...yum!!
Love the peonies.
Here's Eye of the Tiger Dutch Iris
Magic Roses
That dutch iris is really something. I think I am down to only one that bloomed this year, a mostly white.
I am in love with my spiderwort collection, four fifths of which is thanks to swapping from miatablu, here's a tall pink one, it's hard to get the true color but it is intense, saturated pnik
and the native one that planted itself for me some years back is no slouch either. The saturated blue with those yellow stamens...wows me.
That is a pretty iris Jen.
Sally didn't you bring me some blue Iris last year? I have some to share and some yellow that I don't know where they came from must have been from a swap. I can't dig them and bring them to the swap but I will make sure you get some later. LOL my daughter Jen is digging out her spiderwort . Too tall and wild for her.
Here we go
My only Peony,
Snow in Summer, Growing in the Sunshine Bed (new bed down by the Veggie garden)
Love my spderwort too,
My wild spiderwort may be better behaved due to roots and shade, I dunno. But I think in general the spiderwort is underrated. It makes a good partner to my Lamiastrum that can take over the world if allowed. Jen keep me in mind, I will be able to share some soon, fall maybe.
Holly- Did I misunderstand? I don't need any more iris LOL
Sally--
I love the deep blue of your 'wild" Spiderwort......I love this intense blue no matter WHERE it shows up!
This one is blooming right now--about 4 stems of it....
Clems
how exciting it is to see what's coming up in your gardens! mine are starting to pop also.
I saw these snapdragons this morning and had to take a picture, I love the velvety looking maroon ones.
My Snapdragons overwintered this year. They were just about ready to bloom when we left.
