Re: what's in bloom now
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: what's in bloom now
- From: B* W*
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:10:08 -0500
Doreen, your description sounds magical--I bet the yard looks fantastic!
Bob, Linda, "Jake", and "Molly"
NE Kansas
Zone 6a
At 12:29 PM 6/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hollyhocks, hollyhocks everywhere, they've even settled on the lawn. Should
>I let them grow wild?? I'm afraid there will no room for anything else if
>this keeps up. My cilantro is over two feet tall and blooming tiny white
>flowers. The pansies in shades of purple, lavendar, and orange are still
>holding on, but I've gathered about five hundred seeds, will sow in the
>fall. Everyone is in awe of the Allium, probably eight inches in diameter.
>The alyssum just meanders in between everything and cascades on to the
>pathway. Dahlia are starting to bloom, one of them has a bud that's almost
>two inches wide, can't wait to see the size of the bloom. Canna are peaking
>through and my liatris is standing tall and ready to release those beautiful
>purple spikes. Shasta daisies are coming, by next week my lilies will be
>open, but I haven't seen any sign of my Foxtail lilies (eremurus), although
>when I look closely at the soil I see all kinds of greenery sprouting,
>probably the seeds I sowed are germinating. Echinacea, rudbeckia, black-eyed
>suzies, vanilla marigolds are ready to bloom. Spearmint and mint need to be
>checked and Cleome (also from seed) will soon be blowing in the wind. My
>russian sage is tall and heavy with perfume, and the moonflowers are
>creaping up the wrought iron fence. Can't forget the herbs... oregano, water
>cress, thyme, basil, marjoram, chives, arugula, sorrel and lavendar. And
>mine is a very small garden. My lupins have lots of leaves but no blooms,
>planted from seed this year, so maybe the flowers will come next year.
>
>that's what's blooming in my frontyard
>
>Doreen
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