May 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Hoy]

Thanks Trond. They are nice but I can't abstain to notice, again, how poor is the flora here comparing with various regions of Europe or even other parts from N.America 

Your 'unknown' Corydalis is beautiful! I don't understand how C. buschii is flowering at your place; mine is only about 8 cm tall (maybe it won't flower this year since I transplanted it late in the fall? for sure that in the process I broke some of the fine rhizomes).

Well, I don't think the Norwegian native flora is any richer than yours but I agree that many places in both Europe and N. America are much richer.

C. buschii seems to do well now but I had to try it 3 different places before it really took off!

It seems to prefer growing among other early perennials in rather poor soil. (Too much light today )

Trond, here Anemones seem to flower at the same time as there. They are now at their best. Anemone nemorosa likes and thrives in my garden, but A.ranunculoides not so much. The ordinary kind lives but doesn't spread, and I have twice bought expensive Estonian double A.ranunculoides, and they are very slow to establish, the older one is now here three years old, and still no flower, and only one leaf. I think A.nemorosa is more my kind of anemone.

Here this double A. ranunculoides do very well. It often has 3 flowers to the stem. The flowers are a bit irregular and maybe not as showy as some of the Estonian strains. This spring the slugs have attacked the flowers 




The nemorosa seedlings are always doing well, especially the "blue" ones.








Corydalis scouleri is also nice although the flowers are small to this large plant (1m tall).




A small tree, Salix magnifica prepare to flower.

[johnw]

Lewsia tweedyi today in Jens Birck's Copenhagen garden.   Where does he grow it?  In a peat block of course.......

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Such a good plant when it decides to be happy! (Of course, ALL Jens B's plants are ecstatic!)

[olegKon]

I posted here Androsacea matildae #38 at the beginning of its flowering time. Now it looks like this

[meanie]

Now that it has warmed up Vestia foetida is taking on its correct colour...............


It is well and truly loaded this year............

[Gabriela]

Gabriela, you have already many beautiful flowers which are not yet here flowering (like uvularias), so perhaps also C.bushii is just late. Here it is not yet in flower, usually it flowers in the third week of May and from then on.

You're right Leena. I had a moment of panic; even if it doesn't flower at least survived the move and the very wet winter. And there are other plants flowering in the garden
Stylophorum diphyllum


Epimedium stellulatum - it is very hard to take a good picture of this one.



Epimedium acuminatum


Epimedium x rubrum

[ian mcdonald]

Bird cherry, Prunus padus is now in full flower in the garden img. 1010338.

[François Lambert]

We have this old cherry tree in the garden.  Lovely flowers in groups like snowballs.  And it is an extremely early variety.  The pictures were taken a week ago.  Normally, in 5 weeks from now we will have the first home-grown cherries.

[François Lambert]

and a heirloom pear variety.  Knows here as 'Jefkes' after the first name of the gardener who grew the initial tree.  Wonderfull summer pear ripening towards end of August.

[François Lambert]

and to continue with the current tree flowering splash, one of the many mayflowers nearby.

[François Lambert]

while in the garden ... a lovely weed  celandine I think.

[pfirsich48]

If you really like Cheldonium you would probably love Stylophorum diphyllum

[rgc]

Some Corydalis in flower in the garden.

Corydalis flexuosa 'Blue Dragon' ('Purple Leaf') has been in flower for the last three weeks.

Corydalis flexuosa x c. elata? 'Rainer Blue' has fantastic electric blue flowers. Seen here along with Trillium grandiflorum.

Corydalis flexuosa 'Blue Panda' has just begun to flower.

Corydalis curviflora 'Blue Heron' is a new purchase earlier this year, so plant still small.

My other blue corydalis not yet in flower.
Bob

[ian mcdonald]

Francois, greater celendine was used to cure warts. The sap from a broken stem is dabbed onto the wart. The juice is also poisonous. It does remove warts.

[ashley]

Lovely series of blue corydalis Bob. 
I've just planted 'Blue Heron' too, but had to surround it with a wreath of dead briar stems to keep the rabbits away.