Flowering Now - May 2009

[Armin]

Nothing from the rock garden...

Rose blossom - 2 weeks earlier compared last year -
Neighbors sweet cherries Hmm - delicious

P.S: Campanula rotundifolia

[Lori S.]

I grow both Diphylleia here and they are wonderful...just now coming near to the end of their bloom period (with berries to follow).

For stark contrast, here's the state of Diphylleia cymosa here... just up in the last 2 days! 

I'm happy to see the first flower on Pulsatilla turczaninovii, from seed last year!
Lewisia longipetala, starting to bloom... the flowers are small, but it and Lewisia glandulosa proved to be amazingly floriferous last year (both just planted last spring).
Finally.... the barrenworts start to bloom - Epimedium x rubrum.

[gote]

Hi Brian, I find it easy to lift and split Diphyllea when dormant never germinated fruits,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

My sinensis is now flowering the third year and looks quite happy but it has no side shoot. I assume I should try to sow a couple of berries. A cymosa bougt in the fall 2008 has, however, several. It seems to be later - or perhaps it is not so well established.
Göte
 

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks Ian, Carlo and Göte for your comments, I will keep my fingers crossed for berries.   

[Brian Ellis]

From the garden this morning.  Iris 'Broadleigh Rose' and Aquilegia 'Swallowtail' - lovely spurs.

[Ragged Robin]

From the garden this morning.  Iris 'Broadleigh Rose' and Aquilegia 'Swallowtail' - lovely spurs.

Absolutely lovely spurs and well named - it's a gorgeous colour too!

[Lesley Cox]

It is certainly a beauty and the iris is lovely too, such a pretty rose colour, no purple. I wonder are the Broadleigh Pacific Coast irises propagated by division to remain true or they seed raised and so a strain of more or less similar colouring? Does anyone know? PC irises generally don't like division or much disturbance.

[Regelian]

Lesley,

this one I know; they are propogated by division.  I have had a few Broadleighs in the garden, but, as you say, they resent being divided.  One has established very well.  As I understand, they are selected for this robust quality.

[Mike Ireland]

Clematis flowering now. C. fremontii  & hisutissima

[Lesley Cox]

Those are soooo nice Mike. I love the little urn-shaped ones. 

[Paul T]

Mike,

Both are gorgeous.  I assume by the look of them that they're both herbaceous?  Wonderful flowers on them.... thanks for showing us your treasures. 

[WimB]

Some plants that are flowering in the garden today:

1) Echinocereus baileyi
2) Iris
3) Primula bulleyana

[Mike Ireland]

Thanks Lesley.

Paul, they are herbaceous and are only 12-15 inches high. 

Lewisia rediviva alba
Roscoea humeana
Oxalis Ione Hecker
have all flowered well this week.

[Paul T]

Mike,

The Clematis are that small?  I didn't realise.  Even better!!

Love that Lewisia, positively spectacular.  So nice to see the Roscoea as well.  Thanks for the pics.

Wim,

Isn't it cool when the cactus flower is so large that you can't even see the plant under it. 

[Lampwick]

Pictures taken today.

 Centaurium scilloides
 Dianthus freynii
 Diascia 'Blackthorn Apricot'
 Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask'
 Oxalis ‘Ione Hecker'
 Saxifraga x burnatii