May in the Northern Hemisphere

[Gabriela]

Almost one week of May is gone so time to start it off. With the sudden warm up everything started to flower in our region in a matter of few days:
In the garden, all Corydalis, Helleborus, Primulas...





In the woods as well, Hepatica almost coming to an end and all other spring flowers starting to bloom:Erythronium, Trilliums, Anemone quinquefolia, Uvularia...

[kris]

Same here Gabriela. Plants are coming out very fast. I wanted to take some pictures but by the time I realized the sun was already set . Managed to take just one picture. Corydalis repens in the garden is a pretty little one and I love it.

[fleurbleue]

What are the little pretty white flowers in the last picture, Gabriela ?

[Gabriela]

Same here Gabriela. Plants are coming out very fast. I wanted to take some pictures but by the time I realized the sun was already set . Managed to take just one picture. Corydalis repens in the garden is a pretty little one and I love it.

Very nice Corydalis Kris; one that I don't have.

[Gabriela]

What are the little pretty white flowers in the last picture, Gabriela ?

Anemone quinquefolia Nicole, the NA woodland Anemone. It is more delicate than A. nemorosa and also it doesn't form extensive colonies.

[Leucogenes]

Dianthus glacialis ssp. gelidus from the southern Carpathians in Romania.

[kris]

Hi Gabriela
I got the bulb from private botanic gardens 2 years ago. I got 3 different corydalis from him and all came up nicely

[fleurbleue]

Thank you Gabriela 

[Gabriela]

Hi Gabriela
I got the bulb from private botanic gardens 2 years ago. I got 3 different corydalis from him and all came up nicely

Thanks Kris. There are so many other species that I don't have, I'll just have to admire them in pictures

[Gabriela]

Dianthus glacialis ssp. gelidus from the southern Carpathians in Romania.

Nice, very hard to beat the way it looks in the wild.

[Robert]

A few photographs from our Sacramento garden today.



The first Penstemon to bloom this season. Penstemon purpusii grown from seed, Snow Mountain, Colusa County, California.

Many more Penstemon species are budded and ready to bloom soon.



Digitalis dubia - A favorite. Great gray foliage, pink flowers.



Triteleia hyacinthina



The next wave of Azaleas to bloom - Rhododendron occidentale hybrid.



Aquilegia formosa - The first flower to open this season. I have then planted all over the garden. I would not be without this species in the garden.

[kris]

Same here Robert. I love Aquilegia formosa and have lots of them in the garden.
Long time ago we lived in Davis, California and I still have fond memories of that place.

[Lesley Cox]

I love that brick red corydalis in your first photo,Gabriela. A different one from the other good reds. And lovely to see Digitalis dubia in bud too, Robert. I used to have it but eventually it went the way of many good things. Yesterday I was able to buy two plants and I had seen it in bloom a few months ago at the nursery but these two though strong and healthy look to me to have more pointed foliage than I remember it having. I hope they are not the progeny of dubia crossed with one of the wild purpurea forms. I know it happens.

[Yann]

Here it's summer, 29°c this afternoon, perfect for walking among moskitos and water in a bog 

[Robert]

Same here Robert. I love Aquilegia formosa and have lots of them in the garden.
Long time ago we lived in Davis, California and I still have fond memories of that place.

Hi Kris,

Small world.    As you know Davis is not that far from downtown Sacramento.

I love that brick red corydalis in your first photo,Gabriela. A different one from the other good reds. And lovely to see Digitalis dubia in bud too, Robert. I used to have it but eventually it went the way of many good things. Yesterday I was able to buy two plants and I had seen it in bloom a few months ago at the nursery but these two though strong and healthy look to me to have more pointed foliage than I remember it having. I hope they are not the progeny of dubia crossed with one of the wild purpurea forms. I know it happens.

Hi Lesley,

Thank yoou so much for the additional information on Digitalis dubia. I do grow it in the garden with other Digitalis species, including Digitalis purpurea. When I save seed I will certainly do controlled pollinations with as many plants as possible. The original seed came from Ginny Hunt - Seedhunt. The plants have always looked true to type, but then I have never grown Digitalis dubia with other Digitalis species. Thank you again for the heads-up.

I'll have more photographs of the garden soon, as well as a report on Poho Ridge. Just busy these days - but then that is okay.