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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Weird And Wonderful Foliage Follow-Up June 2015


If  you see this for sale and have to have it, you might have a plant addiction problem.  Spotted at Wincliff  in Indianola, where cell phones don't work for plant searches. From the tag Urginea macrocentra  "Hinkly collection from the Drakensberg. A bizzare tubular foliagd 'lily' with equally strange flowers arising atop separate stems cloaked by a frilled prophylactic-like membrane."   Please disregard the messy path.  I've been using my gardening time to seriously reduce the phyllostachys vivax (Running timber bamboo) grove.  Soon, school will be out and whole days will be spent in the garden!


Sanguinaria canadensis multiplex

A great joy in the garden this year is that Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham's Lace'  has survived and is putting out new growth.

Trevesia palmata 'Micholitzii'  putting out new leaves.  Can you see why a common name is Snowflake Aralia?

That crazy hirsute begonia, also from Windcliff plants at an early spring sale at Heronswood is growing like crazy!  Below is Monadenium ritchiei

Darlingtonia californica 

Sarracenia  hybrid

Not much has changed in the danger gardenette since last time but I love passing by  this area.
Foliage Follow-Up is hosted by Pam Penick at Digging each month on the day after bloom day to remind us of the important role foliage plays in the garden.  Be sure to click over to her blog to see foliage that's tickling the fancy of gardeners this month.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day June 2015

On the fifteenth of each month, Carol at May Dreams Gardens sponsors Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.  It's an opportunity for bloggers all over the world to keep a record of what's blooming in their gardens each month and to share with other bloggers from around the world.  Thanks, Carol, for being such a wonderful host!  Do be sure to click over to Carol's blog to see June blooms from gardens the world over!

Here's what's blooming in my garden this month:

Meconopsis cambrica

Some of the hostas are beginning to bloom.

Paris polyphylla

Dianthus

Alstroemeria


Brugmansia

That crazy neon pelargonium (geranium) that bloomed all winter in the greenhouse.


Hardy Fuchsias



Parahebe perfoliata

Salpiglossis

Kalmia latifolia


Begonia 'Gene Daniels'

The crazy inherited Camellia japonica that blooms for months.

Hydrangea

Ruellia elegans

Primula vulgaris still.

Abutilon (being attacked by aphids.  Where's that soap?

Abutilon megapotamicum.

NOID abutilon that was growing in a pot as an annual decided to live through the winter.


Supposedly winter pansies that did very little this winter, have decided to put on a show now when I want the space for something else.

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) and Geranium 'Ann Folkard'

Phygelius

Native lily whose name I've forgotten.

Inherited NOID rose.

Begonia boliviensis

Impulse buy rose 'Calypso'

Hydrangea quercifolia just beginning to open.

Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi'  down in the greenhouse. 

Solanum lycopersicum.  Yup, that's the botanical name for tomato.  

Grocery store gardenia enjoying the warmth of the greenhouse. 

Bougainvillea

Ceropegia woodii 'Tricolor'


Lychnis coronaria

Impatiens glandulifera

Fireweed  (Chamerion angustifolium)

Dracunculus vulgaris 

Romneya coulteri

So photogenic!

Cotinus 

Wild Sweet Pea

Rosa glauca 

 Martagon lilies

Happy new week and happy GBBD all!