May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Leena]

Today a heat wave came to Finland, temperatures were over 20C which is a lot for this time of May. Corydalis may be over soon, but other plants are coming up, or flowering.
Alchemilla saxatilis is a nice small plant and grows well here also in dryish shade.
Anemone nemorosa 'Maret' with self sown C.solida, and lots of Scilla siberica flowering right now.  Snowdrop in the back is 'Merlin', still flowering.Picture yesterday.

[Gerdk]

My favourite poppy - seeds collected a very long time ago in Crete

Papaver apulum

[cohan]

Nice poppy! Great stuff, everyone-- nice Townsendias, Kris!
Weather here is always up and down, all year-- we've been over 20C and other days around 2, some nights now above freezing, but just the other day -5C-- all quite normal!  March and much of April dry (though with a number of significant snowfalls)-- but it is normally dry here between snow melt and the beginning of rain, which is usually late May. We've had a number of rains in recent days though- wonder if this is rainy season starting really early, or if this would normally be snow, and just a touch warmer? In any case, I'm sure the alpines are generally happy to see more moisture than usual at this time! Crocuses finishing up, Corys just getting under way.. editing photos alphabetically, rather than chronologically..lol

Cardamine glanduligera- hard to get good shots of this, but this is the densest patch they've grown for me-- in the first bed I planted them in (still there) they pop up rather spaced out..




Chionodoxa I don't actually like these, find the colours kind of glittery and gaudy- pink is better, purple is abit flurorescent somehow-- doesn't quite show in photos. Can't remember whether I planted these originally or if mom or aunt did years back, but I moved them anyway, and whatever...lol

[cohan]

I never did have a good grasp on all of the corys, since most were grown from a garden mix of solida, ornata and others from a forumist, I also had some cava from a wild source in France. Now they seem to be moving about besides original plantings, so I really have no idea. I am finding that it seems some of them want a re-digging or something, as original patches are losing vigour..

[Yann]

Cardamine glanduligera- hard to get good shots of this, but this is the densest patch they've grown for me-- in the first bed I planted them in (still there) they pop up rather spaced out..

Well done, because this species can quickly degenerate in culture. Its looks healthy on your photo.

[shelagh]

Flowers coming thick and fast now.

Cypripedium Emil still going strong.

The Elder in full flower.

Geum Totally Tangerine.

Two terrific phlox.

[shelagh]

Last couple for today.

4 Rosenia humilis.

Rhododendron Peeping Tom and an Azalea. The Azalea is 25 years old, it was bought us for our Silver Wedding and we celebrated our Golden Wedding in March.

[Yann]

Flowers coming thick and fast now.

Cypripedium Emil still going strong.

The Elder in full flower.

Geum Totally Tangerine.

Two terrific phlox.

Great flowers, do you grow your Cypripedium in pots?

[shelagh]

Yann we only have the one and it is kept in a pot because we use on the Show bench in a normal year.

[Hoy]

Contrasts! From my mountain cabin today.

Still possible for cross country skiing - as we did.




At the cabin, the only blooming plant is Pulsatilla vernalis.





And in the garden the other day, Rh 'Plover'.

[Gabriela]

Last couple for today.

4 Rosenia humilis.
Rhododendron Peeping Tom and an Azalea. The Azalea is 25 years old, it was bought us for our Silver Wedding and we celebrated our Golden Wedding in March.

Beautiful plants Shelagh and not only!

[Gabriela]

Interesting contrast from the mountains and garden Trond.

Many plants seem to start flowering at once here now with the warm up trend but I have concentrated my attention on the Trilliums. 
Here with other forest companions: Uvularia grandiflora, Caulophyllum, Hepatica, Asarum, Viola pubescens and rostrata....

[Yann]

Nice Gabriela!

Paeonia obovata, a treasure i got from seeds brought from North Korea.
Last year i showed another plant, smaller and planted in deep shade.

[cohan]

Well done, because this species can quickly degenerate in culture. Its looks healthy on your photo.

Thanks Yann-- it seems good here-- I have it one bed (8,9 years or more?) where the shoots come up rather far apart, but they are slowly getting a bit more dense. This is a more recent planting (4-5yrs?) where they are coming up close together. Both are local native soil, clay based with local woodland/wetland humus added. and nice Peony!

Gabriela- nice Trilliums-- the few I have are coming up now.

Shelagh- nice plants and congrats on 50 years!!

[cohan]

I never did have a good grasp on all of the corys, since most were grown from a garden mix of solida, ornata and others from a forumist, I also had some cava from a wild source in France. Now they seem to be moving about besides original plantings, so I really have no idea. I am finding that it seems some of them want a re-digging or something, as original patches are losing vigour..

Hmm, I was supposed to include a few images with this post! The last one has popped up in a veg bed a good few metres or more from the nearest planting.