What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
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15 May 2025
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
Unknown 'black' iris. Looks purple in the camera's eye.
Mountain Laurel 'Sarah'.
Itoh peony 'Garden Treasure'.
Bearded Iris 'Wabash'.
Nicotiana blooming already. It overwinterd and came roaring back quickly.
Bearded Iris 'Quaker Lady', as best as I can tell. It was in the yard when I bought the house 30 years ago.
Bearded Iris 'Frank Adams'. Very prolific.
Head on over to Carol's May Dream Gardens to ogle over other bloom photos from other bloggers.
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
Head on over to Carol's May Dream Gardens to ogle over other bloom photos from other bloggers.
15 May 2021
May Bloom Day
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
The smaller perennials are still growing, while some of the larger ones are blooming.
Siberian Iris are in full bloom. I picked these multipliers up at a master gardener plant swap, and now have 3 stands with 100 blooms.
Columbine Aquilegia from my mom's garden years ago.
Pea blossom. Hey, veggies have blooms, too.
Mountain Laurel Kamlia latifolia. A very red 'Sarah' cultivar.
White camassia -- not as popular as the blue.
Bearded Iris. This reblooming cultivar 'Clarence' was purchased from Walmart many years ago.
Geranium sanguineum close up.
I don't know the name of my black bearded iris. It's really hard to get the color right, when taken with a cell phone camera.
Spiderwort grows well although in a sunty location.
The white ruffled bearded iris came from another plant swap.
The tree peony 'Garden Treasure' that closes up at night.
Find other garden bloggers' posts at May Dream Gardens
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
The smaller perennials are still growing, while some of the larger ones are blooming.
Siberian Iris are in full bloom. I picked these multipliers up at a master gardener plant swap, and now have 3 stands with 100 blooms.Columbine Aquilegia from my mom's garden years ago.Pea blossom. Hey, veggies have blooms, too.Mountain Laurel Kamlia latifolia. A very red 'Sarah' cultivar.White camassia -- not as popular as the blue.Bearded Iris. This reblooming cultivar 'Clarence' was purchased from Walmart many years ago.
Geranium sanguineum close up.I don't know the name of my black bearded iris. It's really hard to get the color right, when taken with a cell phone camera.
Spiderwort grows well although in a sunty location.The white ruffled bearded iris came from another plant swap.
The tree peony 'Garden Treasure' that closes up at night.Find other garden bloggers' posts at May Dream Gardens
15 April 2021
April 2021 Bloom Day
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
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
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
16 July 2020
July Bloom Day
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
It's hot. Not setting records for highest temperature, but setting records for consecutive days above 90 degrees (32 C.) Even so, I have some bloomers that are so far enjoying the weather.
This is 'Cherokee Star' daylily. It really is quite red. I would plant this in a more shady spot in the future because the hot sun fades out the colors. This one was photographed in the morning.
The daylily cultivar is unknown. It's been in its home for decades, and only divided twice.
This is a double orange daylily. It proliferates in my neighborhood, so I guess someone passed it around. I have never seen it before moving here.
'Phenomenal Lavender' was in the goodies that I received at the Washington DC Garden Bloggers Fling a few years ago. It really is phenomenal.
Echinops or globe thistle is a pollinator magnet. I hope to have more - it reseeds itself all over, but we must wait for its second year for any flowers to appear.
Gooseneck loosestrife Lysimachia loves to spread. Gardener beware. You have been warned.
This beauty coneflower 'Sundown' does not grow very well. It is weaker than the native, and colors don't hold up after time.
The original coneflower. Some colors are more intense-pink than others. I don't know why.
For other garden bloggers' bloom day photos, spring over to the blog May Dreams Gardens
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
It's hot. Not setting records for highest temperature, but setting records for consecutive days above 90 degrees (32 C.) Even so, I have some bloomers that are so far enjoying the weather.
This is 'Cherokee Star' daylily. It really is quite red. I would plant this in a more shady spot in the future because the hot sun fades out the colors. This one was photographed in the morning.
The daylily cultivar is unknown. It's been in its home for decades, and only divided twice.
This is a double orange daylily. It proliferates in my neighborhood, so I guess someone passed it around. I have never seen it before moving here.
'Phenomenal Lavender' was in the goodies that I received at the Washington DC Garden Bloggers Fling a few years ago. It really is phenomenal.
Echinops or globe thistle is a pollinator magnet. I hope to have more - it reseeds itself all over, but we must wait for its second year for any flowers to appear.
Gooseneck loosestrife Lysimachia loves to spread. Gardener beware. You have been warned.
This beauty coneflower 'Sundown' does not grow very well. It is weaker than the native, and colors don't hold up after time.
The original coneflower. Some colors are more intense-pink than others. I don't know why.For other garden bloggers' bloom day photos, spring over to the blog May Dreams Gardens
15 June 2020
June 2020 Bloom Day
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
There is a lot going on in the garden at this time of year. Most of these are perennials that have been featured in past years, but I will try to add a few comments and use closeups for this year's photos.
After receiving them from a Master Gardener plant swap three years ago, these bloomed well for the first time this year. A little research turned up that they are 'beach-head iris", found along the eastern coastal areas. They do best in part shade here.
Hydrangea 'Incrediball' is looking as good as ever, but just wait until the next heavy rain or wind. Half will be bowing to the ground.
A type of Opuntia -- Prickly Pear Cactus.
Unknown hosta that seeded itself three years ago.
Closeup of St. John's Wort 'Brigadoon'. This cultivar has beautiful lime green leaves when they start out.
Unknown daylily cultivar. This will bloom again off and on during the summer.
Purple coneflowers have just started.
For other garden bloggers' bloom day photos, spring over to the blog May Dreams Gardens
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
There is a lot going on in the garden at this time of year. Most of these are perennials that have been featured in past years, but I will try to add a few comments and use closeups for this year's photos.
After receiving them from a Master Gardener plant swap three years ago, these bloomed well for the first time this year. A little research turned up that they are 'beach-head iris", found along the eastern coastal areas. They do best in part shade here.
Hydrangea 'Incrediball' is looking as good as ever, but just wait until the next heavy rain or wind. Half will be bowing to the ground.
A type of Opuntia -- Prickly Pear Cactus.
Unknown hosta that seeded itself three years ago.
Closeup of St. John's Wort 'Brigadoon'. This cultivar has beautiful lime green leaves when they start out.
Unknown daylily cultivar. This will bloom again off and on during the summer.
Purple coneflowers have just started.For other garden bloggers' bloom day photos, spring over to the blog May Dreams Gardens
15 May 2020
May 2020 Bloom Day
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
What's blooming in the garden on the 15th of the month
Not too much variety in the garden at this date, but lots of iris. A nip of cold
weather showed up earier this week, and then bam! 85 degrees (30 degrees C)
today.
Siberian Iris seems to multiply more and more each year.
Unknown bearded iris but believe it may be 'Fantasyland'.
White nicotiana comes back every year from self-seeding.
Geranium sanguineum makes a nice ground cover.
Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah' was listed as the 'reddest of the reds' mountain laurel in the catalog.
One of my favorite iris, 'Clarence'.
Finally, another result of my bearded iris cross-breeding [posted 2019.05.14] that bloomed for the first time this year. A cross between the Fantasyland and Frank Adams. When the sun hits it, the golden yellow in the base of the petals light up the bright yellow fuzz.
For other garden bloggers' bloom day photos, spring over to the blog May Dreams Gardens
Siberian Iris seems to multiply more and more each year.
Unknown bearded iris but believe it may be 'Fantasyland'.
White nicotiana comes back every year from self-seeding.Geranium sanguineum makes a nice ground cover. Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah' was listed as the 'reddest of the reds' mountain laurel in the catalog.One of my favorite iris, 'Clarence'.
Finally, another result of my bearded iris cross-breeding [posted 2019.05.14] that bloomed for the first time this year. A cross between the Fantasyland and Frank Adams. When the sun hits it, the golden yellow in the base of the petals light up the bright yellow fuzz.For other garden bloggers' bloom day photos, spring over to the blog May Dreams Gardens
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