May in the Northern Hemisphere

[meanie]

Clianthus puniceus..............


Sadly I bought it out of the bargain bin last year as a white one 

Allium siculum..............

[Philip Walker]

Lewisia colombiana
Rhodohypoxis baurii

[François Lambert]

Clianthus puniceus..............
Allium siculum..............

I like a lot the Alium Siculum

[johngennard]

Wisterias on the front and back of the house at the moment plus a standard wisteria 'Lipstick' in a raised bed close to the house and rhodohypoxis in the same bed

[johngennard]

Rosa banksiae lutea screening an outbuilding.

[Maggi Young]

With such luxurious floral screening I wonder you can find the way into the house, John!   Just glorious to se.

 Do your Rhodohypoxis live outside all the time or do you winter them under cover? They look super.

[meanie]

I like a lot the Alium Siculum

Me too. Simple to grow but very effective.

With such luxurious floral screening I wonder you can find the way into the house, John!   Just glorious to se.

I have to agree.

Anyway, one of my year old Nicotiana glauca (Tree Nicotiana) has started blooming...............


The mother plant that I collected the seed from is in the ground and survived the winter and is actually not that far behind.

[Hoy]

Nice to see your beautiful flowers everybody! But I am a bit jealous Almost nothing has changed in several weeks - cold nights and rainy days have delayed the blooming a lot.

[meanie]

Almost nothing has changed in several weeks - cold nights and rainy days have delayed the blooming a lot.

Sounds like West Oxfordshire then! I'm still lighting the woodburner at night and still sleeping under two duvets 

Eccromocarpus scaber is very late this year...............


But these Peony in a shady spot are the best they've ever been.............


And the Echeveria glauca in the greenhouse is far happier than it was earlier this year............

[Leena]

Some flowers from my woodland garden this week.
Trillium parviflorum, it has not increased from last year but is flowering nice anyway. I read somewhere that it's flowers are small, but I think this plant has quite large flowers.
Anemone trifolia and Anemone x lipsiensis
Chrysosplenium davidianum, in the background is Primula sieboldii (and lot of self seeding Viola odorata). The funny thing is that I have tried to establish our native Chrysosplenium alternifolium several times and they always die in my garden, and this chinese plant has now lived for four years and is spreading.
Hylomecon japonica is flowering now, in the foreground Trillium grandiflorum 'Flore Pleno', planted last autumn.

[johngennard]

The rhodohypoxis have been there for four years Maggie

[François Lambert]

First roses of the year over here : Rosa Rugosa.  Raised from seed a few years ago.

[ashley]

What lovely woodland plants Leena.
The back-lit trillium is especially nice

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wisterias on the front and back of the house at the moment plus a standard wisteria 'Lipstick' in a raised bed close to the house and rhodohypoxis in the same bed

Blown away, John, that's what I am.... blown away !!

[Maggi Young]

The rhodohypoxis have been there for four years Maggie

Thanks John - that speaks of milder winters, I reckon. They are certainly doing well.