Re: in bloom now?
- Subject: Re: in bloom now?
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 23:54:27 -0500
> We have lots of tiny blue flowers of forget-me-nots, the
> wine-colored blooms of knautia, yellow flag iris and a few remaining blue
> siberians, lots of hardy geraniums in different colors, like phaeum,
> sanguineum, cinereum, magnificum, and psilostemon.
Lots of geraniums blooming here, too (a few blocks away from Susan
and David :)
G. renardii 'Tschelda'[1] is on its way out right now, as is
G. phaeum. G. sanguineum var. striata[2] is still in full bloom,
accompanied by G. x cantagbriense 'Biokovo'[3]. In the sunnier
beds, G. macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety'[4] is going strong, as is
G. x oxianum 'Claridge Druce'[5]. G. x 'Johnson's Blue'[6] is looking
a little anemic this year, but it managed to send out a few blooms
to cheer up the dark corners behind my house.
Out front Rosa 'William Baffin'[7] is spectacular, now reaching into
the second story window. I need to tie it back because the weight
of the blooms is causing the canes to arch down into the front steps,
making it difficult to come and go. A sizeable clump of yellow
Chrysogonum 'Allen Bush'[8] is very happy in part shade out front,
and Heuchera richardsonii[9] is sending the first stalks this summer.
Lamiastrum galeobdolan 'Variegatum'[10] has been going strong for a while
in full sun out front, as is Allium schoenoprasum[11] and a largish
clump of an unknown yellow bearded iris[12].
In back, Dicentra formosa 'Bacchanal' has been blooming for over a month
now and has made quite a sizeable clump. I love to look out the window
at its burgundy blooms. Nearby, Cypripedium reginae[13] (my pride and joy)
is blooming too, and even sent up another stalk this spring. My dwarf
goatsbeard (Aruncus aethusifolius) is just starting to open up too...
That's about all that I can think of without grabbing a flashlight and
heading out into the rain, but it's enough to keep me happy. :)
The Ceanothus, Asclepias tuberosa, Anthemis, and Campanula will be
opening soon to keep the blooms going...
Chris (also Urbana IL, zone 5b USDA)
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[1] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ger/gerrets
[2] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ger/gersast
[3] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ger/gercabi
[4] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ger/germabv
[5] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ger/geroxcd
[6] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ger/gerjb
[7] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ros/roswb
[8] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/ast/chrab
[9] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/sax/heuri
[10] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/lam/lamgava
[11] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/lil/allsc
[12] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/iri/irips40
[13] http://www.hort.net/gallery/view/orc/cypre
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