Mid-May alpines (and small plants)

We just had 4 days of 60 F or better and the alpines are finally starting to pop (mind you we are suppose to have snow on Monday!) More Kabschia Saxifrages are blooming. This is Saxifraga 'Iranica'. Snails got at it the little stinkers.

Saxifraga 'Salmonii

Saxifraga oppositifolia 'Vacarriana'

Sanguinaria canadensis 'Florepleno'

The regular form of S. canadensis

Corydalis angustifolia..not very impressive but perhaps it will look better with age.

Most of my Corydalis solida are reddish-purple but a couple are paler shades.

Erythronium japonicum...8 years old and still just a single flower

Hepatica nobilis

and finally the first blooms on Omphaloides verna 'Alba'

all stunning

wonderful, Todd. feels like spring is really here.

What would this forum be without you pic's Todd? Wonderful

Tam

Lovely, Todd. I'm not having much luck with saxifrages - may be too hot in summer, or not enough snow cover in winter. They wither away pretty quickly. Other things are doing better: Daphne cneorum 'Parker's Variegated' weathered the late frosts really well.

That daphne is beautiful! I have a few daphne but don't have a cneorum. My retusa is just starting to show colour in the buds. Kabschias do not like hot weather...most books suggest growing them on a north-face but I can get away with full-sun in my area as it never gets baking hot.

Well guys I'm off to southern Alberta for 2 weeks. Hoepfully I won't miss too much while gone. I hope to come back with some early alpine flower pictures from the foothills of the Rockies. I'll post them when I get back.

have a good trip!

Have a great time, Todd, and take LOTS of pictures for us, please!

Have the best time.

I haven't posted much recently which isn't to say I haven't had lots in bloom. This is anemone obtusiloba

This is a lewisya that I was given by a friend - not sure what it's called.

This is the whole plant - any ideas?

Pulsatilla albana

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Aquilegia Little Lanterns

your lewisia is pretty, but you'll have to wait for someone who know something for identity LOL love the little columbine, too.

jan

Those are such healthy happy plants Galanthephile! I don't know which lewisia but
its wonderful! And that white pulsatila is so robust & full of bloom. Wonderful. Glad
you joined us! Can't wait to see more of your pictures.

Tam

I have a little veronica that I bought last fall that is blooming

Veronica prostrata 'Dick's Wine'

and Armeria 'Nifty Thrifty'

here's a closer shot

I see you haven't removed that reversion back to solid green leaves yet on Nifty Thrifty. Do it now, remvove the flowers, and I'll bet you can re root it.

I see you haven't removed that reversion back to solid green leaves yet on Nifty Thrifty. Do it now, remvove the flowers, and I'll bet you can re root it.

I think I have may the rights on the tiniest veronica.
Varonica alpina:

that is definitely the tiniest veronica I've ever seen. it's darling! great blue color, too.

it's really bugging you that I haven't done anything about that green reversion on the armeria, isn't it? I hated to disturb it last fall when it was newly planted and had the whole winter to get thru. I'll take care of it now...promise...alpine scout's honor LOL

Todd - gorgeous photos - every single one of them. Love the 'Salmoni' saxifrage :-)

Galanthophile - wonderful photos as well :-) Looks like Lewisia cotyledon to me - but if you're looking for a variety name - I'm stumped ;-) lol

Gram - your veronica is gorgeous - please keep me in mind if you get seeds ;-) lol

Leftwood - that is one tiny veronica!! Very cute :-)

My pulsatillas are all tiny still since I've raised them all from seed. This is the first one to give me more than one or two flowers :-) Pulsatilla vulgaris.

I didn't know veronica's could be so cute! I gotta get some.

Here's some bloom from my rock gardens... lewisia cotelydon w/a few geranium nana

Clematis Integrifolia - first year its bloomed.

The lewisa pigmaea is still blooming. And there are signs of seedlings from last
year. I've been fooled before by look-a-likes so I'll wait before getting too excited.
Tam

Here's a picture of the whole rock garden.

And I can't resist showing off the very happy primulas in my pond garden. They
steal the May show every year.

Rann, thanks. I will definitely try to save some seed from the veronica. same from me for the pulsatilla. I would love some if you get any.

Tam, very pretty lewisia. I love it with the little geranium. ps thanks for the wide shot :0)