May 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Roma]

Glaucidium palmatum
Chamaecytisus hirsutum

[meanie]

After my Clianthus this is my next favourite thing at the moment - Asarum proboscideum...................

[Margaret]

Tulip Flaming Spring Green struggling amid Smyrnium perfoliata
Gladiola triste

[Philip Walker]

Androsace laevigata
Androsace x marpensis
Lewisia-possibly 'Little Peach'
Uvullaria grandiflora
Lewisia tweedyi

[Paul T]

Very nice folks.  Very different to what is flowering here at present.

[Gene Mirro]

Morning sun, afternoon shade:  Uvularia sessilifolia, Polygonatum humile, Podophyllum emodi:



Cypripedium calceolus (?):



Clematis montana rubens on fence:



Unknown rhodie:



Smilacina racemosa (false Solomon's Seal):

[Gene Mirro]

Camassia quamash v. azurea (Dracunculus vulgaris in back):



Fragrant Jonquils:



Arisaema amurense:



Melopospermum peloponnesiacum, young Spring growth:

[Philip Walker]

Salvia cyanescens

[Tim Ingram]

Very nice salvia! This Zaluzianskya ovata, a great plant early and late in the day when the flowers fully open. During the day all the flowers close up like the few more immature flowers shown here - but why do they have such a strong red reverse? Do they attract different pollinators during the day too?

[Roma]

Should have shown this last month but it's still looking good.
Gentiana acaulis

[Gene Mirro]

Cornus canadensis, with a sprig of Haberlea fernandi-coburgii (?) poking through:



Dracunculus vulgaris foliage, with Thalictrum minus and Camassia quamash azurea in foreground:



Western wild ginger (Asarum caudatum):



Haberlea rhodopensis, with Erythronium elegans and Sanguinaria canadensis in background:



Podophyllum peltatum, an eastern US native:

[Gene Mirro]

Allium karataviense, grown from seed:

[johnralphcarpenter]

Roses are doing really well this year: Roca ecae has rich buttercup yellow flowers; Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'  cascades delightfully; Rosa rugosa 'Agnes', as far as I know the only yellow Rugosa; Rosa 'Mary Queen of Scots' is a large shrub covered in flowers.

[johnralphcarpenter]

I planted this Elaeagnus 'Quicksilver' a few years ago and I'm beginning to regret it; it suckers like mad and has grown very large. I understand that it can be coppiced, but when is the right time to do this?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Aubrieta 'Pritchard's A1' is looking splendid now.