What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
March and April are prime times for the garden. I did not believe I have a lot of spring blooms ... until I began assembling photos for this post. (Dandelions were not included.)
Some spring blooms here. Daffodils do very well and return in my climate, whereas tulips do not reliably return year after year - we progress from winter to summer very quckly, so after blooming, the tulips struggle through the heat to bulk up for the following year .
Narcissus poeticus - fragrant
'Rip van Winkle' planted many years ago and lost track of ... until last year.
'Bridal Crown' was a "I have some leftovers if you want" gift
'Sweet Love' cups turn white as they age
'Salome' cups start out yellow then turn salmon
Muscari - this one is a cultivar I think
Closeup of the redbud blooms
I want more of this free giveaway tulip because of the color, but I don't know its name. It displays incredible carmine red blooms and bluish foliage. It came back from past years, albeit smaller.
Closeup of leucojum after the rain
Pieris is suppposed to be difficult. Not in my garden, although after 5 years, leaf spot is beginning to show up.
Who can have spring in Virginia without our dogwood state flower.Find other garden bloggers' posts at May Dream Gardens
Wonderful spring blossoms. Thanks for the visit to your garden. Happy Bloom Day.
ReplyDeleteI will look at others' blogs after work tonight and look forward to yours.
DeleteBeautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteWonderful collection of Daffodils, and I love the Redbud photo!
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Thanks. Most people never see a redbud up close so I thought I might try.
DeleteThanks for joining in for bloom day. I see lots of flowers we have in common!
ReplyDeleteBut you have some really interesting plants in addition to the regulars.
DeleteGorgeous flowers...daffodils and tulips are such happy flowers! Oh how wonderful to be able to have a dogwood tree..so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSonia, the dogwood brings vibrancy to an otherwise dark corner of the yard... when it's blooming.
DeleteI love your collection of daffodils. They usually come back reliably here but they delivered a poor performance this year - I'm blaming the lack of rain for that. Enjoy your spring display!
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem with most tulips as you did this year with daffodils. Thanks for visiting.
DeleteThese are beautiful spring blooms, Tulips and muscari is one of my most favorite spring plants. It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to Gardening, Nature and birds here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2021/04/garden-affair-mesembryanthemum.html
ReplyDeleteWhere I live in New York State, daffodils are also more reliable than tulips, but we do have a couple of tulips in our garden that come back year after year. I visited Charlottesville in mid April one year, and the dogwoods - wow, I will never forget it. And the redbuds all along the highway, too. Enjoyed your pictures, and thank you for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow tulips at our house when growing up also came up every year. (Remember I grew up near you in Oakdale and graduated high school from JC.)
DeleteYour blooms are beautiful and I love those red tulips! Happy spring!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lea.
DeleteBeautiful spring blooms, and I am always in love with dogwood.
ReplyDelete