It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: blooms

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Showing posts with label blooms. Show all posts

I'd like to tell you...

>> Monday, February 18, 2019 – blooms, pond, travel, winter

Although I haven't been writing many posts lately, I still look at the garden and the natural world outside through my blogging eye, always thinking "I should do a post about this...". I've been collecting those thoughts, often with a single photo, many times only using the camera that's always in my pocket (my phone camera). So that's what I have for you today, a collection of shareable tidbits...

...starting with a surprise bloom! This is the Hibiscus acetosella (Hibiscus 'Mahogony Splendor'), and its "inconspicuous bloom" -- as the tag says. Deep ruby red, lasting just a day -- at least that's how it was when one of the several cuttings I have rooted decided to push out a couple of blooms in mid-January. It never hinted at blooming outdoors.

Too much?

>> Monday, October 15, 2018 – blooms, natives, weeds

I always let some "weeds" grow in my yard and garden, and one of the best -- especially for late-season blooms -- is, well, I've forgotten what it is. I think it's Late Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum) but it could be White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima).

Whatever it is, it provides pollinators with early autumn flowers, and I like seeing all of that white out there. I think this year I went a little overboard with it though.

It's Maypop Season

>> Wednesday, August 22, 2018 – bees, blooms, vines

Maypop, Passiflora incarnata, is a native Missouri vine that is lush, vigorous, and looks oh so tropical.

It's a slow starter in my garden, not even emerging until the first week of June, but by mid-to-late August it's pretty much threatening to take the place over.

The best verbena!

>> Tuesday, August 21, 2018 – blooms

I have grown Verbena bonariensis for at least 10 years, if not more. Mind you, I only planted it once -- grown from seed -- but it has been a regular volunteer in my garden ever since. A welcome one at that!

Still, this is not typically a focal plant for me, more like a filler. Until this year that is, when a volunteer showed up in a planter on the deck and has shown me what a magnificent plant this can be!

Mid-Spring Blooms

>> Wednesday, April 25, 2018 – blooms, macro, Spring

I am not the biggest fan of the early spring blooms: daffodils and the like. But those later spring flowers... I love them! I guess these are mid-spring blooms?

Here's a little sampling of a few of the nicest in my garden right now.

Tidbit

>> Monday, September 18, 2017 – autumn, blooms

Just a tidbit, a morsel or two to let you know that I'm still here, and still planning on posting more regularly. (I have a big backlog of images to edit from the RV trip and more...)

This is the view from our bedroom window right now. Somehow this part of the garden looks fantastic, even though it has been pretty much ignored for months. The white flowers are the "weeds" that I let grow, probably white snakeroot. The yellow blooms are Rudbeckia submentosa, which always flops once it blooms. I have much of this in my garden now because it's the only way to get some of it to survive the deer.

Nightmare gets better without me

>> Monday, June 5, 2017 – blooms, cactus

So nightmare area number two (aka my cactus bed) has gotten much better...

...without any help from me!

Monkshood, the last blooms of the year

>> Tuesday, November 1, 2016 – blooms

In my garden the last plant to bloom has one of the prettiest flowers: Aconitum or "monkshood".

I've only been growing this for a few years, and it's in a tough dry spot under the sugar maple, but it blooms reliably.

Accidental vine duo is perfect

>> Tuesday, September 20, 2016 – blooms, foliage, vines

Time for an update on the maypop (Passiflora incarnata) vines that are beautifully taking over the "gate" pergola next to the house:

The point of this post though is that an happy accident has occurred...

I'm amazed

>> Monday, September 12, 2016 – blooms, castor bean, foliage

There are a few things about this year's garden that have surprised or amazed me. For instance, the Pachypodium lamerei...

...has been flowering constantly for almost 60 days. I did not expect this!

Bulbine frutescens

>> Wednesday, September 7, 2016 – blooms

I picked up this "annual" last year (Bulbine frutescens) and it has quietly rewarded me greatly in its pot on the driveway.

All I know is it's almost bulletproof, producing blooms all summer as long as I water it and fertilize a bit. I love these flowers!

Late summer small observations

>> Thursday, September 1, 2016 – agave, bamboo, blooms

This has to be my favorite time of year in the garden. Everything is full-sized, the humidity drops and the breezes start blowing, the katydids and crickets all start singing -- just wonderful!

Here are just a few things that I've noticed the last couple of days, starting with bamboo canes. They're "canes" after they've been cut, and these have been left leaning for a while. I like them here as they really complement the background colors -- too bad they're blocking a path.

Rudbeckia triloba adds color

>> Friday, August 5, 2016 – blooms, natives, rudbeckia

One of the natives that makes mid-to-late summer so colorful in my garden is Rudbeckia triloba. I believe this is also called "brown-eyed Susan" but common names are so fickle.

This is a banner year for R. triloba in my garden, surprisingly. This plant reseeds readily and seedlings pop up in every bed it seems, but the deer really love eating this. So every spring I let more of these plants grow than I should, knowing that many will be eaten.

Surprise Lilies and FIsh

>> Thursday, August 4, 2016 – blooms, fish, pond

A couple of surprises down by the pond recently.

As terrible as the water has been and the fact that the level is so low due to the critter-created tears, lots of rain recently has rejuvenated it somewhat.

Now that's a native!

>> Thursday, July 28, 2016 – blooms, natives

I posted recently about the Missouri native Hibiscus lasiocarpos that is growing and blooming in my front yard. A few people commented that it is an impressive native. Well, how about seeing a real specimen?

Or perhaps a few? A shopping center near the bakery has some rain gardens that contain this plant, and they are all blooming now.

A bloom and a rock

>> Monday, July 25, 2016 – blooms, stones, succulents

If you are one of the few who follows my garden persona (@inwig) on Instagram you've gotten a sneak peek, but my Pachypodium lamerei has started to bloom:

It's a bit exciting for me!

No time...

>> Thursday, July 21, 2016 – bees, blooms, natives

No time to put together much of a post, but I don't want to fall out of the habit or I may never start up again.

So I'll show you the Hibiscus lasiocarpos, the Missouri native with the largest flowers.

Friday Miscellany

>> Friday, July 15, 2016 – bees, blooms, butterflies

Randomness again today.

Who wants to see weird, creepy, tentacles? I never planted my big voodoo lilies (Amorphophallus konjac), as they seemed to flower just fine sitting bare in a pot. Now though, it seems like they want to grow some foliage!

Wednesday Vignette: Fresh

>> Wednesday, July 13, 2016 – blooms

Hot summer days are luckily preceded by warm summer mornings, the time when things are freshest in the garden.

Like Missouri native Hibiscus lasiocarpos. I still haven't tied it up but the blooms have just started this morning with this pair.

A little bit of red

>> Tuesday, June 21, 2016 – blooms

These little red moths rob me of salvia blooms each year, their caterpillars feasting on the buds:

It looks great in this setting though!

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