15 February 2011

February 2011 Bloom Day

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month.

A second Strobilanthes on the window sill just flowered, but I caught the photo a day too late. The Christmas poinsettia is still impressive, and waiting patiently to be planted outdoors and to continue as a summer annual foliage plant. The hyacinths started indoors in early November are now blooming, about a month later than expected. This light blue one is 'Sky Jacket.' I can't believe the amount of roots they put out!

Find other garden bloggers' February bloom days at the blog May Dreams Gardens.

Strobilanthes dyerianus

Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

Hyacinth 'Sky Jacket'

6 comments:

  1. Great to see your photos from VA. I am in snow-covered Pennsylvania, but the temperature suddenly shot up and I managed to find some flowers outside. Happy GBBD, Carolyn

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  2. Hi Ray, love having hyacinth inside--spring comes a little earlier and the fragrance is outstanding. One of my neighbors has her Pointsettia still putting out red bracts. Pretty amazing.

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  3. You must be the only gardener to have a blooming Strobilanthes for February GBBD! I used to buy them in the spring, but haven't for a few years. Maybe again this year?

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  4. your blooms are great! is nice to see some nochebuenas still blooming

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  5. Lovely pics. I like the first one, with the sun coming in the window.

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