tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53353217867502656822024-03-12T17:21:57.180-07:00MulchMaidMuckraking at Longview RanchMulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-84674644195587354992023-04-16T10:55:00.001-07:002023-04-16T11:02:48.451-07:00Bloom Day - April 2023<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Well, hello there! I've been absent for months, but April's Bloom Day celebration of flowers is giving me the perfect excuse to check back in. I'm delighted to finally have some VERY welcome spring blooms after a long, cold, wet winter and spring (that's not over yet.)</p></div><p style="text-align: left;">But as for the flowers, a case in point: this robust show from <i>Ribes sanguinea</i>, finally unfurling after a month of teasing us with her magenta-colored buds.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gpt0X506KqSaUqCR95xQo8Azj2H4y2olEKRi0KsPC7aaYSygXgfl-uR0xC9nvR4W-HKLyqcEQHDFkbh-pBRDrESbnIphp0aQJYNN6LQXs3-YdMaLj47Supjw2Yd1cHeQ28st8qwz8FU4WmxEyJdCzLwOhJx84S4R3IE_SV1hJOkN01TnVVWDKYhM/s4032/IMG_5609.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gpt0X506KqSaUqCR95xQo8Azj2H4y2olEKRi0KsPC7aaYSygXgfl-uR0xC9nvR4W-HKLyqcEQHDFkbh-pBRDrESbnIphp0aQJYNN6LQXs3-YdMaLj47Supjw2Yd1cHeQ28st8qwz8FU4WmxEyJdCzLwOhJx84S4R3IE_SV1hJOkN01TnVVWDKYhM/w640-h480/IMG_5609.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Next up, another robust bloomer: <i>Ozmanthus</i> x <i>burkwoodii. </i>It's finally starting to give us some screening from our lovely (but very close) neighbors.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUr-O2m8B-dWx9-VPYZLxIuPV_PhedjaHNAglyKHUT_O8aLQ2kOLQbBagqgH4fu-f20Ko0RtDNg7A75bgbeveolwXoKr9_QwQEqbjFYUyr8UszsmjRMtu0GHc_rfIuA0BU1JHUK9z7mhfrg_AHg_JYN1e_3EJ9SwLM36JaWgHbs5G9W_l4pxSa7tX/s4032/IMG_5610.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUr-O2m8B-dWx9-VPYZLxIuPV_PhedjaHNAglyKHUT_O8aLQ2kOLQbBagqgH4fu-f20Ko0RtDNg7A75bgbeveolwXoKr9_QwQEqbjFYUyr8UszsmjRMtu0GHc_rfIuA0BU1JHUK9z7mhfrg_AHg_JYN1e_3EJ9SwLM36JaWgHbs5G9W_l4pxSa7tX/w640-h480/IMG_5610.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Camellia</i> 'April Kiss' is in its downward flowering phase but there are still some intact, pretty blooms to cheer us.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWliHE5FcpuC4gvNQH92lRtQrOdPwVqLoMQOvvzvWcLaPLVgYL5XuWYCJ4zs0sDkvS7Sg5EDGsL6JzszllD3SibgyAJ2oCLCUkuNLibWckdlrmp3-tDbM58uEP_arvfyHuH4T4OHieNP9WdrercZKXLlC8C_w8w2u7p7SwUAHTHTfHiYijaLeZIZ_/s4032/IMG_5603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWliHE5FcpuC4gvNQH92lRtQrOdPwVqLoMQOvvzvWcLaPLVgYL5XuWYCJ4zs0sDkvS7Sg5EDGsL6JzszllD3SibgyAJ2oCLCUkuNLibWckdlrmp3-tDbM58uEP_arvfyHuH4T4OHieNP9WdrercZKXLlC8C_w8w2u7p7SwUAHTHTfHiYijaLeZIZ_/w662-h497/IMG_5603.jpeg" width="662" /></a></div><p>A gifted pulmonaria from Skyler at <a href="https://tanglycottage.wordpress.com/">Tangly Cottage Gardens</a> has survived in my garden! I have had several over the years and they never made it through their first year. This one's a winner, and a lovely hit of blue to boot. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DOP-PFuSwMipShk3qjV_GVIrHs-8OVmhRoWdGmO6Xw6nQlEZDzUGYwq1BDGe5-HjivUbL3DLi5PlstE_iRuu0DxIm-wJfa0aAo_KqI_3uoVYvuHVSGiFph3OhQSEL_eea5NR-y8tTDhPwKs3LnC8rIx93T8rcCBV1JI8x5vOvMgMAvXFh3OCDMtz/s4032/IMG_5606.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3DOP-PFuSwMipShk3qjV_GVIrHs-8OVmhRoWdGmO6Xw6nQlEZDzUGYwq1BDGe5-HjivUbL3DLi5PlstE_iRuu0DxIm-wJfa0aAo_KqI_3uoVYvuHVSGiFph3OhQSEL_eea5NR-y8tTDhPwKs3LnC8rIx93T8rcCBV1JI8x5vOvMgMAvXFh3OCDMtz/w640-h480/IMG_5606.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Just in front of the Pulmonaria<i>, Primula</i> Hose in Hose yellow from a swap a few years ago is the first Primrose to bloom this year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHvLsChEk1XznEpfCL8geFbq1PQLFh1OEZWKmbdObfKFHr92-RzjHfatRMEaNcW-tKUidzisQNcuGN1ydkgiEO5nQuP52iSouX1e7bxuIL_gT-NjmBgnb9BKONdHpvzVVQpLhTWchEToc3dDTnIHlMZ5rKx05jZk7Aot3gmDgIPawygnqQHJq_vLz/s4032/IMG_5604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHvLsChEk1XznEpfCL8geFbq1PQLFh1OEZWKmbdObfKFHr92-RzjHfatRMEaNcW-tKUidzisQNcuGN1ydkgiEO5nQuP52iSouX1e7bxuIL_gT-NjmBgnb9BKONdHpvzVVQpLhTWchEToc3dDTnIHlMZ5rKx05jZk7Aot3gmDgIPawygnqQHJq_vLz/w480-h640/IMG_5604.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Daphne</i> 'Eternal Fragrance' is back after a tough winter.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kvLdMWXUmDReHYpPFmCVB_BmoWq8Sz6nM9662uEHIX3PW2MNKQCf4zOujQoLF5Mclj8e_euXMsgExhuUr8m2kWHaNQHoyIXVclxrLzrdZv1Btiytt13HV7MUfXVT7nQ7Oufvcn6YlFwrkg9S7gxRyiZi3UYT3eNjJPzTHZFO4pXKD4vzao_eF0vz/s4032/IMG_5611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kvLdMWXUmDReHYpPFmCVB_BmoWq8Sz6nM9662uEHIX3PW2MNKQCf4zOujQoLF5Mclj8e_euXMsgExhuUr8m2kWHaNQHoyIXVclxrLzrdZv1Btiytt13HV7MUfXVT7nQ7Oufvcn6YlFwrkg9S7gxRyiZi3UYT3eNjJPzTHZFO4pXKD4vzao_eF0vz/w640-h480/IMG_5611.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">The small, fleeting flowers of <i>Jeffersonia diphylla</i> are fun to spot nestled inside the plant. <span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Its common name is twinleaf, for the two large lobes that make up each leaf.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg_VX577K0T9s1eMwTweE-BYT0kcAfRwHchGYAIg_OGc6QbSEycghIHft0XdsZMezj1aiCz4yausKzJ5bIGi88_nvz5dwik4kKHl6hLw_i3Lk3gcIKEDBXtmMD8e9F21h85w-xgrVNZsJHEBeqrSCQe12BqU4t2Ol3CYX-4XebYqOezYWZwVvqNp3/s4032/IMG_5608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg_VX577K0T9s1eMwTweE-BYT0kcAfRwHchGYAIg_OGc6QbSEycghIHft0XdsZMezj1aiCz4yausKzJ5bIGi88_nvz5dwik4kKHl6hLw_i3Lk3gcIKEDBXtmMD8e9F21h85w-xgrVNZsJHEBeqrSCQe12BqU4t2Ol3CYX-4XebYqOezYWZwVvqNp3/w480-h640/IMG_5608.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><i>Lewisia cotyledon</i> 'Sunset Shades'. I can't have enough of this pretty PNW native in my garden and buy this cultivar compulsively.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJmR4VQW61Th4jynaJ5k2UynfZyd7R-RE96joNm8FvtcTe3enQp3PhFYJNtV-RpUXu1k5NOCRDohP74rQAMUoE_Wwp9mLZa4lEG33nxEedbyFozmUZTc27YLgipoDS2G7PDdhbuw4ZkFm34sSXIeQloydV9mK2ekDu21wxrZ4l6DlAz7sPh670Cs/s4032/IMG_5612%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJmR4VQW61Th4jynaJ5k2UynfZyd7R-RE96joNm8FvtcTe3enQp3PhFYJNtV-RpUXu1k5NOCRDohP74rQAMUoE_Wwp9mLZa4lEG33nxEedbyFozmUZTc27YLgipoDS2G7PDdhbuw4ZkFm34sSXIeQloydV9mK2ekDu21wxrZ4l6DlAz7sPh670Cs/w640-h480/IMG_5612%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">A NOID species tulip that is having a good year. These may be the only plants in my garden that appreciated our harsh winter! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hgrFLd0OFwrKpqySrxgpS-ziIJ_-WIlhNZwwzOe6jxDQoeuFy9iDweFaE6_fLlJb-mq8WBA407iWGUAydNu64eHnhyoFWl7_usSyQxH2-3mxG64UEH2PxnLO_tPwhzILIGyugdmQ7IkDZ_rxk4jWtHfE7IiTPcpSjcJsx78VbLDCq3V4oiX5aNaC/s4032/IMG_5613%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hgrFLd0OFwrKpqySrxgpS-ziIJ_-WIlhNZwwzOe6jxDQoeuFy9iDweFaE6_fLlJb-mq8WBA407iWGUAydNu64eHnhyoFWl7_usSyQxH2-3mxG64UEH2PxnLO_tPwhzILIGyugdmQ7IkDZ_rxk4jWtHfE7IiTPcpSjcJsx78VbLDCq3V4oiX5aNaC/w640-h480/IMG_5613%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">This is my entire NOID Hellebore collection. I have been given all but one, so I've never known names on them. I love the tall, dark one at the back, but I'm pretty happy with the way each one brightens up the winter garden, whatever their names.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLTlukJ-XC9i0BgZ66McBzZniAiR7YOZbQ60RnqNWw3H0vsJnz1K9vgsC_JRnLbUIavPkJHAo6NvE42dY3OHC7YbmpNlZkJLJPNSa3y_ktUek8iJwJ8r5-DMJOJrWwCMxd7q2RkW8bMFMYraLUmIX5FdWDHb6ApAeq9k-H4qeafPHRvKvzeKKIkgA/s4032/IMG_5614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLTlukJ-XC9i0BgZ66McBzZniAiR7YOZbQ60RnqNWw3H0vsJnz1K9vgsC_JRnLbUIavPkJHAo6NvE42dY3OHC7YbmpNlZkJLJPNSa3y_ktUek8iJwJ8r5-DMJOJrWwCMxd7q2RkW8bMFMYraLUmIX5FdWDHb6ApAeq9k-H4qeafPHRvKvzeKKIkgA/w480-h640/IMG_5614.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Lastly, here's my favorite small-flowered camellia: <i>C. transnokoensis</i>. Its delicate shape and tiny blooms seem like the essence of spring to me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOpNd0gdIyZq89meQjov8TFFyqBtOfatncneRmDXTcQpz4YiFIhOL_Nx602-m_7MqxGkAVc1S3M56Gdk9f_9pCDmBIL849VOg6nG33hQ3GGuZIHQH6VIwAiGVH4gWQu05gRYycfqNUsphsC3QoDH2cnAoowTu_zDZAWOpA9ZsXRMkdwATMOmywESY/s4032/IMG_5602.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOpNd0gdIyZq89meQjov8TFFyqBtOfatncneRmDXTcQpz4YiFIhOL_Nx602-m_7MqxGkAVc1S3M56Gdk9f_9pCDmBIL849VOg6nG33hQ3GGuZIHQH6VIwAiGVH4gWQu05gRYycfqNUsphsC3QoDH2cnAoowTu_zDZAWOpA9ZsXRMkdwATMOmywESY/w480-h640/IMG_5602.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Bloom Day is celebrated on the 15th of each month and hosted by writer Carol Michel, at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-april-15-2023/" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>. Check out lots of other April flowers in the posts there.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Happy Bloom Day, and Happy Spring!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6HveVKzfs7spKFlS7mLFJIyiMcU17vmfO3nRP8NneflHNjRRJszwgJ3LNyttvzlBLsTtpCdMNBrtmdvkBr4R2D18AbetIP7cOpjnV57D2fa6Zzbai2pd7rWSB04Zi476xnXoZLE_VroSHW_nmJ0m55NddFCPmMTISXXQTClLdkT2A3iNfZNXY0ER/s4032/IMG_5602.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br />MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-44634190409129786292022-08-15T17:18:00.002-07:002022-08-15T17:27:49.565-07:00Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - August 2022<p>We're back in the Portland, Oregon, garden for Bloom Day this month. It's been hot and dry for a a good bit of the month, so things are looking a little played-out. But there are flowers out there for the observant. </p><p><i>Eucomis comosa</i> 'Sparkling Burgundy' has long ago lost most of her purple coloring, but at least she's upright. I understand many people have trouble with eucomis flopping; my "secret" is absolutely no supplemental water in summer. Works for me!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfifLw8FNrhSHuT9DivOBBX1e5_lminzhHE3ct3x7TTGkq10SCwGEiN3mDdTwsul0aeyQLJZrmlcW2EzeJsxHAXpN_4IJofLFD1rXntieS-VAI-wtSpJXkWrB7ssSz7epiL0x4nhOIBQIB6l2jqfrRJHnh0Rihm4uh9TsZDBPnbxAZ1Jf91vjQuFb/s4032/IMG_3922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfifLw8FNrhSHuT9DivOBBX1e5_lminzhHE3ct3x7TTGkq10SCwGEiN3mDdTwsul0aeyQLJZrmlcW2EzeJsxHAXpN_4IJofLFD1rXntieS-VAI-wtSpJXkWrB7ssSz7epiL0x4nhOIBQIB6l2jqfrRJHnh0Rihm4uh9TsZDBPnbxAZ1Jf91vjQuFb/w480-h640/IMG_3922.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>This is <i>Bougainvillea</i> 'Orange King'. If it lived in the ground in California, it might be more orange. In a pot in my Northwest garden it's trying hard, but it's mostly pink. I still love it.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmFalAe8Yc8sMg7HhaiRACSFieIWbfxWSFZJTEEJoI2iMc8PBm1C6UdrjuoSDAnAPQcMRNU7qa4BOzJqI1rrBv_hy9gEz0q4-MvoV_H8Sg_FLjr2S-FKrHYD0mrvXg2CMls4qgvlCU7U7q9NXWp5AdVR-TDlEBZd4E7q6HEYlLlbquMgSYocAea7_/s4032/IMG_3931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmFalAe8Yc8sMg7HhaiRACSFieIWbfxWSFZJTEEJoI2iMc8PBm1C6UdrjuoSDAnAPQcMRNU7qa4BOzJqI1rrBv_hy9gEz0q4-MvoV_H8Sg_FLjr2S-FKrHYD0mrvXg2CMls4qgvlCU7U7q9NXWp5AdVR-TDlEBZd4E7q6HEYlLlbquMgSYocAea7_/w640-h480/IMG_3931.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This Echinacea came from seedlings found around <i>E. </i>'Rainbow Marcella', but it doesn't seem to have inherited her changing colors. Still it's pretty, and it's satisfying some pollinators.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1RmbD2xlf5ioG1YsB4OwECj0TJcwCHsFNKMuCBFi6T5L-hg1Q8GadQX7hbj06_PzmD7GQzAMufojxdUeL05VQuYFThhKVmIBP2SXdVvs0iUIid3EoDmxA2VlQStCQARsMsPW7DSlYtrfTbP7ra_mwDzfIY_NXrZ5KQE4lmc8-IkIbjTNFzwpudph/s4032/IMG_3937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1RmbD2xlf5ioG1YsB4OwECj0TJcwCHsFNKMuCBFi6T5L-hg1Q8GadQX7hbj06_PzmD7GQzAMufojxdUeL05VQuYFThhKVmIBP2SXdVvs0iUIid3EoDmxA2VlQStCQARsMsPW7DSlYtrfTbP7ra_mwDzfIY_NXrZ5KQE4lmc8-IkIbjTNFzwpudph/w480-h640/IMG_3937.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Here's more pink: <i>Lapageria rosea</i> is stingy with her blooms. She has to compete with a Trachycarpus, and the roots of bamboo, so I treasure every blossom.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNA0afhD6NxbWd0NyfmWTDicRmsbkjc9LbSinWq4dOxJe4-xF1UZluzwUJ1RRuyJGlF3TEeNZz8-86jta8pWoD5hfT8xi0F0RB0YGxy8CpALhg5LBo-tUZouXIzggkPLF9Zl48hCiN4plyX4H-VUjwuLktdaY7AkeK_pkqytYq00Ag3ZQljW8I5JCc/s4032/IMG_3925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNA0afhD6NxbWd0NyfmWTDicRmsbkjc9LbSinWq4dOxJe4-xF1UZluzwUJ1RRuyJGlF3TEeNZz8-86jta8pWoD5hfT8xi0F0RB0YGxy8CpALhg5LBo-tUZouXIzggkPLF9Zl48hCiN4plyX4H-VUjwuLktdaY7AkeK_pkqytYq00Ag3ZQljW8I5JCc/w480-h640/IMG_3925.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>And yet <i>more</i> pink: <i>Hesperaloe parviflora</i> adores life in my hell strip. I have several plants, but this one was a gift from <a href="http://practicalplantgeek.blogspot.com/">The Practical Plant Geek </a>at a swap a couple of years ago. It's definitely the most robust of all my hesperaloes.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIrgGg-af25pFoUrI2QqpFoZHqdBdwqZI7tmBE78Xfjse4ffYUHykDQKD8zpSO3jZm9TUEhO4U-V_aoYO59d_NXXEj-N98wOjd99U-fGbMLRVSmMAqKOjU0ykJn2BqNE73dYkh0dE4Oq7ZQpNcoc2PU1qwH2YFN_C5JKyAYgG6qzYembfCAXpvuyz/s4032/IMG_3958.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIrgGg-af25pFoUrI2QqpFoZHqdBdwqZI7tmBE78Xfjse4ffYUHykDQKD8zpSO3jZm9TUEhO4U-V_aoYO59d_NXXEj-N98wOjd99U-fGbMLRVSmMAqKOjU0ykJn2BqNE73dYkh0dE4Oq7ZQpNcoc2PU1qwH2YFN_C5JKyAYgG6qzYembfCAXpvuyz/w480-h640/IMG_3958.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>It's Agastache time! Here's <i>A.</i> rupestris, brightening up the front garden.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBxyA9iUJk5XpTKzrV0f2dmUVVs6pdpOTDirO1rJ9RxhBkzvnubeoahqukPXBsBFODLAp1I5sqhV1ZmcrFSG0qdV0oCC34KyCj6WfbR-lf2XcoHwwwmhL0YVRe9V5YOeZLP-Xf-jVOtgYAHJ3u76QvhUJXvaQBuD8wj-zvu5YGus4jPhfy36veARD/s4032/IMG_3955.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBxyA9iUJk5XpTKzrV0f2dmUVVs6pdpOTDirO1rJ9RxhBkzvnubeoahqukPXBsBFODLAp1I5sqhV1ZmcrFSG0qdV0oCC34KyCj6WfbR-lf2XcoHwwwmhL0YVRe9V5YOeZLP-Xf-jVOtgYAHJ3u76QvhUJXvaQBuD8wj-zvu5YGus4jPhfy36veARD/w480-h640/IMG_3955.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>And <i>A</i>. 'Acapulco Orange'. Both make our resident hummers happy this time of year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebUnibZmyHGU5Su0lKZADMfDXCnVBFCxKciuS258x4B2HBWFjqAIwWf4cstEjLYnnC2EvBTJsnZzpng8qZywKEwu_LZRKbdCVkPURA6vjz8j8KSrqZxZlv9yDYQ7KbcM8FBINvHEbf_GuW5h5piNwTSue01Z-udJj3oHYGIYQba6tbMNIIcdXnMIx/s4032/IMG_3927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebUnibZmyHGU5Su0lKZADMfDXCnVBFCxKciuS258x4B2HBWFjqAIwWf4cstEjLYnnC2EvBTJsnZzpng8qZywKEwu_LZRKbdCVkPURA6vjz8j8KSrqZxZlv9yDYQ7KbcM8FBINvHEbf_GuW5h5piNwTSue01Z-udJj3oHYGIYQba6tbMNIIcdXnMIx/w480-h640/IMG_3927.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><i>Cuphea</i> (possibly 'Vermillionaire') is also feeding the hummers. This one dies down every winter, but comes back each summer in time to put out at least a few blooms.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJITmXZeel52IZfy2Wkc8yLDnyFsmDa3VOVxkxOkr5-ib1Zr7Xe6crHz_UY5lpbewlW5JCBPt_jhXR7hxuEC76m3yj3jwWBxRygSVY-FPG7dq4orj9xiLOGeh2omcAT4yg8tcP0mX7_mVqYwQp2G1u13poy0VrS0tRhZCXpXNcTS8YV7hLDX82c_nW/s4032/IMG_3929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJITmXZeel52IZfy2Wkc8yLDnyFsmDa3VOVxkxOkr5-ib1Zr7Xe6crHz_UY5lpbewlW5JCBPt_jhXR7hxuEC76m3yj3jwWBxRygSVY-FPG7dq4orj9xiLOGeh2omcAT4yg8tcP0mX7_mVqYwQp2G1u13poy0VrS0tRhZCXpXNcTS8YV7hLDX82c_nW/w640-h480/IMG_3929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>A dormant rudbeckia that got surprise-moved into more sun in February along with the <i>Podocarpus salignus</i> is signaling its gratitude with bright golden blooms.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqZIsOLA7gqGkQOmw6z_sKABc7Pm6-1WOLPYR-OknCnrXNOVyjry32AHhxxENpyu_8WuxVuDTbqMPa7TdJNgi8cv0mqj5xnL980bq_yo-eTrdTAJsEl-akeJc7dHli9UEtXOtwjO6lwgLqUgbQyYGvQrCMrOckUbewd-sSFaeuu0JLGdZ6VO6blB4/s4032/IMG_3933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqZIsOLA7gqGkQOmw6z_sKABc7Pm6-1WOLPYR-OknCnrXNOVyjry32AHhxxENpyu_8WuxVuDTbqMPa7TdJNgi8cv0mqj5xnL980bq_yo-eTrdTAJsEl-akeJc7dHli9UEtXOtwjO6lwgLqUgbQyYGvQrCMrOckUbewd-sSFaeuu0JLGdZ6VO6blB4/w480-h640/IMG_3933.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Speaking of that Podocarpus, look at the funny little flower buds it makes. I never see them looking "flower-like", but something is happening there.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTaDBYeAM4sDmTkZQMOesSs5RMrbwzELxWfhDqfjSi8nj-Ny-Ny9TQ4SKBZTNMMvmyryiJ6VgafdDov1Wxw_INpFvHRcO5BY3LsowpZ0CQelDXaX5p9vQSHMsz5DzGgLNmn7cvNU72GIkidd8tvpnqPoyILc-7VGugsjwNHec8yw4TlF3asmYGYzt/s4032/IMG_3934.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTaDBYeAM4sDmTkZQMOesSs5RMrbwzELxWfhDqfjSi8nj-Ny-Ny9TQ4SKBZTNMMvmyryiJ6VgafdDov1Wxw_INpFvHRcO5BY3LsowpZ0CQelDXaX5p9vQSHMsz5DzGgLNmn7cvNU72GIkidd8tvpnqPoyILc-7VGugsjwNHec8yw4TlF3asmYGYzt/w480-h640/IMG_3934.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><i>Trachelospermum jasminoides</i> 'Confederate Cream' is past its big bloom period, but it keeps putting out a steady smattering of blossoms. And they still smell great!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXBcN4TwnFE-1xMa-AAW044inRkAASgUsHsrGkLXMUl8y1gjiFGZGOdWDdIu-WfNEOVjwzxASDAC9IrQW16o2pn_jxOr6Xqypdoqeg1r0nvgCQNhOK2SXq7gGpsqcVnbDf24I2QmouaX7d45Vbz0B2rI0rRwTz--7hwaTmfR8rGTyzJ8sHutynV_u/s4032/IMG_3936.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXBcN4TwnFE-1xMa-AAW044inRkAASgUsHsrGkLXMUl8y1gjiFGZGOdWDdIu-WfNEOVjwzxASDAC9IrQW16o2pn_jxOr6Xqypdoqeg1r0nvgCQNhOK2SXq7gGpsqcVnbDf24I2QmouaX7d45Vbz0B2rI0rRwTz--7hwaTmfR8rGTyzJ8sHutynV_u/w640-h480/IMG_3936.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The statuesque bloom stalk of my Texas sotol, <i>Dasylirion texanum,</i> is as fluffy as ever, but the current lack of bees tells me it's getting past its prime. I love seeing it out my dining room window, and it attracts some attention from passersby.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgqU3ggA5LRN25IEUUDgOhaw9El0NGZzxNqYjMPFLpYBc008HvMyx9p44ygozFt9GuOc3P_RyIOPkJbDjNTCnPs6BiRYNJKZAtfKqI4IC8_gp-TaCLVFTGjI8b5-aBi0PMg51hFGdgeFPK18iox8fUSP25bv1Sb5xclIUH-hGJ9t0BXk8K2UI1X8D/s4032/IMG_3954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgqU3ggA5LRN25IEUUDgOhaw9El0NGZzxNqYjMPFLpYBc008HvMyx9p44ygozFt9GuOc3P_RyIOPkJbDjNTCnPs6BiRYNJKZAtfKqI4IC8_gp-TaCLVFTGjI8b5-aBi0PMg51hFGdgeFPK18iox8fUSP25bv1Sb5xclIUH-hGJ9t0BXk8K2UI1X8D/w480-h640/IMG_3954.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I tend to overlook the flowers of grassy plants, but these seedheads on <i>Cyperus alternifolius</i> are hard to ignore. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBAwepS9bXbhGpVormJZjV_5SBHw8AI0dty2aDK6Z-DZU0CfoKqAwnVyl7cTjq5DG09BgxJa-ND7nLgb4goAF-QWl7HAWtsTmbKzX-lRvtO-ymx6d_DVC_RZ1sE4CI1xJx7vmQ9tzs_w-h2_O3EwtCcmcsXzUOpEMDmQx6f2dyGIKa_Jjvl1__hRh/s4032/IMG_3944.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBAwepS9bXbhGpVormJZjV_5SBHw8AI0dty2aDK6Z-DZU0CfoKqAwnVyl7cTjq5DG09BgxJa-ND7nLgb4goAF-QWl7HAWtsTmbKzX-lRvtO-ymx6d_DVC_RZ1sE4CI1xJx7vmQ9tzs_w-h2_O3EwtCcmcsXzUOpEMDmQx6f2dyGIKa_Jjvl1__hRh/w640-h480/IMG_3944.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Of course <i>Erigeron glaucus</i> in the Northwest Territory is feeding all kinds of bees non-stop.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZtADWXJ6tyW1UHG09JTRd64KB4a2Ty5YulX9R-zKN6ReyK7LkU7BHya1NmSOaOxB9xcB55teIzr22__Z3YRF0XSpdTzfHh2CysI6s-z4_cesmhkrYrttNHcgPqOiWydEfd4MYHI6zL7VVRpN9sefmM3PDy6sOPvFyXmBGw7bb6q7z7sOnplJni6m/s4032/IMG_3943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZtADWXJ6tyW1UHG09JTRd64KB4a2Ty5YulX9R-zKN6ReyK7LkU7BHya1NmSOaOxB9xcB55teIzr22__Z3YRF0XSpdTzfHh2CysI6s-z4_cesmhkrYrttNHcgPqOiWydEfd4MYHI6zL7VVRpN9sefmM3PDy6sOPvFyXmBGw7bb6q7z7sOnplJni6m/w640-h480/IMG_3943.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>A new addition to the NW Territory is this white wood aster, <i>Eurbia divaricata</i>. It's great to have something in there that doesn't peak in June.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVXipWH9Baw4m9_Rn5C6vD5KK4X_-dJfERM8fZmyH2WWVqP3MlqpkA8d3RtFVGWQF8E1_8e7QFCCfO83oR1OLA3r3gpcZqWGEgdqyCweoKvJKvdfpmoJQfoPZfXxF0upFxIzYhY9Bu5128Fdt59BebE-kJUWVUQaCdYd0PZ4MGBrJaOfKrs480GnK/s4032/IMG_3942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVXipWH9Baw4m9_Rn5C6vD5KK4X_-dJfERM8fZmyH2WWVqP3MlqpkA8d3RtFVGWQF8E1_8e7QFCCfO83oR1OLA3r3gpcZqWGEgdqyCweoKvJKvdfpmoJQfoPZfXxF0upFxIzYhY9Bu5128Fdt59BebE-kJUWVUQaCdYd0PZ4MGBrJaOfKrs480GnK/w640-h480/IMG_3942.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I thought <i>Verbascum bombiciferum</i> 'Arctic Summer' was finished a month ago, but it just keeps pumping out a few lemon-yellow blossoms at a time.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CEdiIldQDuVRsj05L1e4AFDapB2wxDr7KtlPrKDVsHz8zCjV-2wTp0XNWiw-CTB7bxclD5iWHeUtV4KLkbW1ccP-KoXbgxXUBsxC90pFHCFmgnJjizkWOIXgwiKdtN-ZqkMZHtV-mNROxWfSnf8zhmutGSXjAf7ws1xwehEY5eymIUL6Ln2ttZp7/s4032/IMG_3953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CEdiIldQDuVRsj05L1e4AFDapB2wxDr7KtlPrKDVsHz8zCjV-2wTp0XNWiw-CTB7bxclD5iWHeUtV4KLkbW1ccP-KoXbgxXUBsxC90pFHCFmgnJjizkWOIXgwiKdtN-ZqkMZHtV-mNROxWfSnf8zhmutGSXjAf7ws1xwehEY5eymIUL6Ln2ttZp7/w480-h640/IMG_3953.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>A swap-gifted Veronica is blooming daintily under the crape myrtle.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNEnkz-1xpd6Pv93PW10o8Rhp9uKPo0VW5kedkQBO7s44HM7SUz8MXJ2bWoUXhQIX9llL1j70ahDA8gG9hIcGvXE_ih2uDerTdaYZ5Xq3_ua5_C6R65N7-bDMP_RhnlqouiibVTd7flotMwC8-GV6c3GojGUm3XwFfnT3me-rw-1a8LgiSxml_gBf/s4032/IMG_3940%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNEnkz-1xpd6Pv93PW10o8Rhp9uKPo0VW5kedkQBO7s44HM7SUz8MXJ2bWoUXhQIX9llL1j70ahDA8gG9hIcGvXE_ih2uDerTdaYZ5Xq3_ua5_C6R65N7-bDMP_RhnlqouiibVTd7flotMwC8-GV6c3GojGUm3XwFfnT3me-rw-1a8LgiSxml_gBf/w480-h640/IMG_3940%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>My new crush is Agapanthus; this NOID plant was a swap acquisition, and I'm in love! I need LOTS of these in my garden next year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyWSq65JCeR_8OfuZaqPyBR9LEn9m0-eiEj_f8PBsQm_5ym8U_JXFWRv_uENdPoz23KzNx5JmeGsFs-4vrrHMzackLmgG9MqEqSGYCqcKtSpn4R92htN9KjbAXM8nxqngLo3Ghwoe6txTeM8V1rZoKanU4QOZ2v1hT-oZURG0h1Nr9XeLwOe7cmI7/s4032/IMG_3926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyWSq65JCeR_8OfuZaqPyBR9LEn9m0-eiEj_f8PBsQm_5ym8U_JXFWRv_uENdPoz23KzNx5JmeGsFs-4vrrHMzackLmgG9MqEqSGYCqcKtSpn4R92htN9KjbAXM8nxqngLo3Ghwoe6txTeM8V1rZoKanU4QOZ2v1hT-oZURG0h1Nr9XeLwOe7cmI7/w480-h640/IMG_3926.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>That wraps it up for August Bloom Day at Longview Ranch. I'm joining with Carol at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-august-2022/">May Dreams Gardens</a>, who hosts our monthly show-and-tell of all things floriferous. </p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><p><br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-9083909805583629822022-07-15T21:55:00.000-07:002022-07-15T21:55:04.945-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July 2022 - from Astoria<p>Bloom Day greetings from the far west U.S. outpost of Astoria, Oregon! Here, and in my Portland, Oregon garden, the weather has finally turned from cool, cloudy and wet to dry, warm and generally sunny. I and my gardens are very happy about the change! </p><p>So what's blooming in Astoria, you ask? Let me show you. </p><p>I moved three plants of <i>Kniphofia</i> 'Timothy' to Astoria several years ago, and they have rewarded me with beautiful salmon-colored blooms every year since. They had stopped performing in my increasingly shady Portland garden.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCZkG8fVy8aUGEsUtrHHV2sLInMdyeSeIiHaNxONQeIvfYTlPFzqFvRu2ycPMD2kQfpD3lMGwuQa2lPAzxYqR4Ga5UBwpxu6pa-JwNmue2NYx2djclj2-nJpa03LbpepkHIACpXjXVewOGRbLM28jUObvmBgDY5RPUBAFt0gdZdwBZulJJNf8fZYZ/s4032/IMG_3728.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCZkG8fVy8aUGEsUtrHHV2sLInMdyeSeIiHaNxONQeIvfYTlPFzqFvRu2ycPMD2kQfpD3lMGwuQa2lPAzxYqR4Ga5UBwpxu6pa-JwNmue2NYx2djclj2-nJpa03LbpepkHIACpXjXVewOGRbLM28jUObvmBgDY5RPUBAFt0gdZdwBZulJJNf8fZYZ/s600/IMG_3728.jpg" /></a></p><p>
Several <i>Santolina</i> <i>chamaecyparissus</i> from Skyler at <a href="https://tanglycottage.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tangly Cottage Garden</a> are being the perfect, easy-care survivors of my limited ability to attend to them. I love their bright yellow button flowers and their silver-gray foliage. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRs6nl5yHNB6JtO4xVJL-PEBVxZolEWyZaavENqfp-_ou5LETnjofzs_YnuwT5x0yKi_FCPZi5ygGaiXmkJZySJvCGDhupLPfv4cHKXaWs3Uh65JlBzqmKYyyMKM3QoIpGt_ZG7EBFo132jfCNI6OrtO_JSas0xgtQKKqFM0ASqZaAi4iwNdb1rgb/s4032/IMG_3703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRs6nl5yHNB6JtO4xVJL-PEBVxZolEWyZaavENqfp-_ou5LETnjofzs_YnuwT5x0yKi_FCPZi5ygGaiXmkJZySJvCGDhupLPfv4cHKXaWs3Uh65JlBzqmKYyyMKM3QoIpGt_ZG7EBFo132jfCNI6OrtO_JSas0xgtQKKqFM0ASqZaAi4iwNdb1rgb/w480-h640/IMG_3703.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><i>Campanula punctata punctata</i> was in the garden when we bought the house, but it has responded to our wet spring with lots of blooms this year.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPFqtkNW4xfbjf-ianNOKDIxhCUc6N0BfKUkei-RBM58DWZ07Vo8ukV_oDQlbdA77Ory6CfCRn3060FcSST5T2QbXdQLRXbEEATYbQW-7gXCExujdHprUbKZwvzu-9HJ_laEW7n38lTvqXFVFi7e4cl0WMdvYb318dVSDobyvyi8yqpGKnFm82-Um/s3028/IMG_3726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPFqtkNW4xfbjf-ianNOKDIxhCUc6N0BfKUkei-RBM58DWZ07Vo8ukV_oDQlbdA77Ory6CfCRn3060FcSST5T2QbXdQLRXbEEATYbQW-7gXCExujdHprUbKZwvzu-9HJ_laEW7n38lTvqXFVFi7e4cl0WMdvYb318dVSDobyvyi8yqpGKnFm82-Um/w640-h640/IMG_3726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Verbascum bombiciferum</i> is drawing to a close, bloom-wise. It responded well to life in Astoria, and I want to get multiples next year.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKFpiuD4XwR9_6wo3jSMqz6PrI7MUUo7o5LAyExLmUa6Yd5l4cM5sY1mkS2YdP48deCaysoObxYIzrQKi-K8qCh1fbxw-OStXfeyOOHL34RdMfgtEMdD5wOmYxOvCn7AwzTrjurXVszekrcvz9bnKWgGurCViYsHg_SyJrRQK5ef9fssBIo6sjbcb/s4032/IMG_3716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKFpiuD4XwR9_6wo3jSMqz6PrI7MUUo7o5LAyExLmUa6Yd5l4cM5sY1mkS2YdP48deCaysoObxYIzrQKi-K8qCh1fbxw-OStXfeyOOHL34RdMfgtEMdD5wOmYxOvCn7AwzTrjurXVszekrcvz9bnKWgGurCViYsHg_SyJrRQK5ef9fssBIo6sjbcb/w480-h640/IMG_3716.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><i>Verbena</i> <i>bonariensis</i> is such a great punctuation mark in the garden. This year I have some that are very short and I'm wondering how that works; do they get tall in their second year? They're happy, whatever.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-bkCziiaRC8l2QNibM75tjb9uv9yjeM73_mOyOr6AFjJuIaL-zh_i41jxO4-pUT15s5irzgBGf7qUlvnRbFjW401CPYJGaHL4vz-FIe7D8ovGJ0u5-7MN911K1D74BEjxBRO67iMHyO5p6m9KwMkQm0yRTnbYO1aJV9CkILN6iVOL78MRDXP_aBV/s4032/IMG_3722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-bkCziiaRC8l2QNibM75tjb9uv9yjeM73_mOyOr6AFjJuIaL-zh_i41jxO4-pUT15s5irzgBGf7qUlvnRbFjW401CPYJGaHL4vz-FIe7D8ovGJ0u5-7MN911K1D74BEjxBRO67iMHyO5p6m9KwMkQm0yRTnbYO1aJV9CkILN6iVOL78MRDXP_aBV/w640-h480/IMG_3722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYQe7Sfrz99eNMzksASCyPlc9iKWEkNf4rwI2dgx7JvK_Io-8NRCLIFBvDiVJsZ3RKr415f2AaT-0uO1WbcmwooGHfYXtlRo9Rj1IdAscqW12X2Xva8WBoOmL2WFPOK7sYcWX1KqceXARO1LPsuv_TU_ucTCoL3xF32ueTJaf8C7uh7yEn0gUHbT_/s4032/IMG_3717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYQe7Sfrz99eNMzksASCyPlc9iKWEkNf4rwI2dgx7JvK_Io-8NRCLIFBvDiVJsZ3RKr415f2AaT-0uO1WbcmwooGHfYXtlRo9Rj1IdAscqW12X2Xva8WBoOmL2WFPOK7sYcWX1KqceXARO1LPsuv_TU_ucTCoL3xF32ueTJaf8C7uh7yEn0gUHbT_/w480-h640/IMG_3717.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Will you grow up next year?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>The brilliant color of <i>Penstemon heterophyllus</i> 'Electric Blue'.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjavMAVhBOGpV9OoL2swTq435qnSeyg8UxF0h8Vf5coTaPdV8Wbf57-gs2cEiKW-66rtYAb_PymiYEdH_DT_VWDLUQFHnkCI7IJGmH_7oxQUPp-mApOXNh1GFnNBNiwxecrA7K395bGqu1HUPmMYBOKEdZd84R7-QQb6rZGdLAp-InV9oETrIIkA5r/s3016/IMG_3719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="3016" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjavMAVhBOGpV9OoL2swTq435qnSeyg8UxF0h8Vf5coTaPdV8Wbf57-gs2cEiKW-66rtYAb_PymiYEdH_DT_VWDLUQFHnkCI7IJGmH_7oxQUPp-mApOXNh1GFnNBNiwxecrA7K395bGqu1HUPmMYBOKEdZd84R7-QQb6rZGdLAp-InV9oETrIIkA5r/w640-h538/IMG_3719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><i>Digitalis parviflora</i> 'Milk Chocolate'. I'm hoping the little seedlings to its northeast are its babies. I love this unusual foxglove.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIIxtr4fMn1GCOlgj4s6wOaBdUfwgMA7Rd7lluPdhE2MNddZwuPjy7OjeCr17Dwzxc0SHRHFqQy-2BgKMufrrpsX1Xtc1xwbpePtpwZ8x8uO39CVChbMaCkZsNR4LfWW7EbEnLvlKuM6B71mcrwtceVC064SbuqeNYoytdaMJKmjIYqgbgaBAsXEd/s4032/IMG_3712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIIxtr4fMn1GCOlgj4s6wOaBdUfwgMA7Rd7lluPdhE2MNddZwuPjy7OjeCr17Dwzxc0SHRHFqQy-2BgKMufrrpsX1Xtc1xwbpePtpwZ8x8uO39CVChbMaCkZsNR4LfWW7EbEnLvlKuM6B71mcrwtceVC064SbuqeNYoytdaMJKmjIYqgbgaBAsXEd/w480-h640/IMG_3712.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_Tq1-fqH7oTJjpHcDzo8PdykTiGQNVbdU94HSIRzuNfpDUm0B0TSL28U_zarau8rw6JcuYe571Q056SJxT7BakNjplBWRDz4L0gPr-K6a61ZJwBcM6uvZjdWwNYno8OhIGWEvCcwITcKnm64fNzPVVecDJE_Ed09KVUrTOQsJNruXpmv1XStJslG/s4032/IMG_3713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_Tq1-fqH7oTJjpHcDzo8PdykTiGQNVbdU94HSIRzuNfpDUm0B0TSL28U_zarau8rw6JcuYe571Q056SJxT7BakNjplBWRDz4L0gPr-K6a61ZJwBcM6uvZjdWwNYno8OhIGWEvCcwITcKnm64fNzPVVecDJE_Ed09KVUrTOQsJNruXpmv1XStJslG/w640-h480/IMG_3713.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby <i>digitalis</i> <i>parviflora</i> seedlings?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> A common and very welcome Escallonia hedge gives us privacy and pretty pink blooms in summer.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPp0D07l7ZyqbqQRUDW6BiimKHf-cDSAAbeZ7Aq7FPRxkhJul-34dq8_rncQX-bK_f4iZfl0DV6UgGFvdshJ3XV2eqn7Not3n_NEfbaAz6yQ8ZmcSyT6q9bXIwtYsySdeLqBTMFG51n2ctrxHKi6Xmnze6hsN53smfzQ6BZqpP3_26oTbBRTD8h64/s4032/IMG_3725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPp0D07l7ZyqbqQRUDW6BiimKHf-cDSAAbeZ7Aq7FPRxkhJul-34dq8_rncQX-bK_f4iZfl0DV6UgGFvdshJ3XV2eqn7Not3n_NEfbaAz6yQ8ZmcSyT6q9bXIwtYsySdeLqBTMFG51n2ctrxHKi6Xmnze6hsN53smfzQ6BZqpP3_26oTbBRTD8h64/w640-h480/IMG_3725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><i>Grevillea</i> 'Poorinda Leane' is one of my best Astoria plants. It has out-competed the deer and blooms nearly year round. It's a total winner in its exposed spot on the south side of the house.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_E7CDcGmkzwhBIYerMbdi5-dEzFXMt8sQC16MmX1kjvTj0RzAl07iZ8UDx8r9BNeme0b1AjREHECSqKP3h4--yhqLfRj-zobLUeHcus4z9kgLcItZN6lpLxGLsd4y09jefCFzY1puEgaxIYFO2JJ4Gsbc9m7Bg-Lc7WUhawwbUNpSoS42VqFGsNvs/s4032/IMG_3708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_E7CDcGmkzwhBIYerMbdi5-dEzFXMt8sQC16MmX1kjvTj0RzAl07iZ8UDx8r9BNeme0b1AjREHECSqKP3h4--yhqLfRj-zobLUeHcus4z9kgLcItZN6lpLxGLsd4y09jefCFzY1puEgaxIYFO2JJ4Gsbc9m7Bg-Lc7WUhawwbUNpSoS42VqFGsNvs/w480-h640/IMG_3708.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p><i>Berkheya</i> <i>purpurea</i> hitchhiked in with another plant from Alan at <a href="https://mardigrasgardener.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mardi Gras Gardener</a>. I couldn't be happier to have this odd, thistle-y plant in the garden. The deer certainly have no interest in it.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyrQC7cCotz8OcY6VeE5wWMdfviXwG_7E392yKLVfWudp54z__OSQ68oDu07Es7GGegw4_DpwMFFxV7T377AwwFufy8H_0a_dpQ2T3IP-Ng3fUX5syYTNE570o4JhjSyU0GiPNPDO30M/s4032/IMG_3711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyrQC7cCotz8OcY6VeE5wWMdfviXwG_7E392yKLVfWudp54z__OSQ68oDu07Es7GGegw4_DpwMFFxV7T377AwwFufy8H_0a_dpQ2T3IP-Ng3fUX5syYTNE570o4JhjSyU0GiPNPDO30M/w480-h640/IMG_3711.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Lavender figures prominently in the Astoria garden, and July is its month. It's another deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, easy-to-grow plant that looks good a lot of the year and really lovely in bloom.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h7dNmLuO3UiLxup1ItH-jJiQgQvTxqSfPuMLpJeriZErMF5JYDxKHRdQW_m_mm9ZHSDArNVsyo0zTXx_FejEtgZXXlRKwVR7IS7TQP-CLkz-MOCuEeUwSSyDx-2iN3ZLqdsxE4Fvg0gyPLpCroUs5-l8JkAAMxoCH7_2RCuKwDq3c7HnjmoaUcCj/s4032/IMG_3704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h7dNmLuO3UiLxup1ItH-jJiQgQvTxqSfPuMLpJeriZErMF5JYDxKHRdQW_m_mm9ZHSDArNVsyo0zTXx_FejEtgZXXlRKwVR7IS7TQP-CLkz-MOCuEeUwSSyDx-2iN3ZLqdsxE4Fvg0gyPLpCroUs5-l8JkAAMxoCH7_2RCuKwDq3c7HnjmoaUcCj/w480-h640/IMG_3704.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Last, but hardly least because of its steadfastness, is <i>Grevillea</i> <i>juniperina</i> 'Low Red'. It's another of my almost ever-blooming grevilleas and has at least a few flowers almost every month. Those green seed pods give you an indication of its past flowers.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_Vh-zcn4oDemS4LGbM0WVITjrOiNJFTn6vkPlBmZhXqDSF2kMekHAwk6GxITYxRK8PNfY12VCZoWuwc7H3Cq60D5h0uWqH8nf98QyQwwUjCjUgSgO7-Ypapg_VG8o-APgnx_fQACc2W5ltaH_yh4eXI3-K6pLmyAXvPaHjEd4DvsDZVP-caxHUYA/s4032/IMG_3705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_Vh-zcn4oDemS4LGbM0WVITjrOiNJFTn6vkPlBmZhXqDSF2kMekHAwk6GxITYxRK8PNfY12VCZoWuwc7H3Cq60D5h0uWqH8nf98QyQwwUjCjUgSgO7-Ypapg_VG8o-APgnx_fQACc2W5ltaH_yh4eXI3-K6pLmyAXvPaHjEd4DvsDZVP-caxHUYA/w480-h640/IMG_3705.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Bloom Day is hosted monthly by the lovely Carol of <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>. Skip over there to see what's blooming in gardens all over creation.<p></p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all! <br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-85978204590539038422022-06-15T17:10:00.000-07:002022-06-15T18:15:26.886-07:00Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - June 2022<p>Here we are, halfway through June and almost halfway through the year. The skies in most of the Pacific Northwest have been cloudy, cool and wet for too long, and continue as I write this. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of days I haven't needed an extra layer. I am cold! Although most of the plants continue to grow and bloom, they are all behind by at least two weeks from last year. I guess I should be grateful we haven't had a repeat of last year's heat dome, but really, does it have to be feast or famine?</p><p>Okay, I'll stop whining and show you what's blooming this month at Longview Ranch, with a couple of Astoria flowers at the end for fun.</p><p><i>Erigeron glaucus</i> is just beginning, but the bumblebees instantly gravitated to it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMBXZPSwG0Phlh3wiElZYmS0q6KRqsHEXxxnyM8w85xZnR6K_O3KdpwO2WmG2MZKa1ftWnm-XSc1kcg9KalNvhOzOHs47k-xioEg5kLaiXewYZ371jzrjYAtpXE4U1xxeH66p5Gqr4Bx6Sebemdo3t1N-TIGonUSJ2ytG1Eugysh19gaadpHApCYM/s4032/IMG_2614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMBXZPSwG0Phlh3wiElZYmS0q6KRqsHEXxxnyM8w85xZnR6K_O3KdpwO2WmG2MZKa1ftWnm-XSc1kcg9KalNvhOzOHs47k-xioEg5kLaiXewYZ371jzrjYAtpXE4U1xxeH66p5Gqr4Bx6Sebemdo3t1N-TIGonUSJ2ytG1Eugysh19gaadpHApCYM/w640-h480/IMG_2614.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ogBjsnVxbpUGIgcECxfIVIQc5LeAWaGmoXLvdLgad-n0z3SOs19MU0-yNhmzooegQ97mHN6E9I5ls0-aNm3k04Vd79eZtcg8M_5ojTXL9VEXo1xURyszYOk9ZfcSlpLwczbKUdnEZs_i-D7JaraCxnY6cIjALfm-dQ4C6Myxa_tEGGwtYYwDsU2K/s2410/IMG_2657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="2396" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ogBjsnVxbpUGIgcECxfIVIQc5LeAWaGmoXLvdLgad-n0z3SOs19MU0-yNhmzooegQ97mHN6E9I5ls0-aNm3k04Vd79eZtcg8M_5ojTXL9VEXo1xURyszYOk9ZfcSlpLwczbKUdnEZs_i-D7JaraCxnY6cIjALfm-dQ4C6Myxa_tEGGwtYYwDsU2K/w636-h640/IMG_2657.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><p><i>Brugmansia sangunea</i> surprised me with a lush trumpet bloom about a week ago. It's holding nicely and another is forming to follow it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7XxELD8Z3wKGJ49BFMAG6dH31CffJHbPxsueGj-chuCTXiTLWjPacS4JqvoOmifS9FlGfO0sB_TOqfxY4loGvm5fxNClVxdBqy_JlRYIQccYJsfD5X4HmpmFEJpzobCu3MAXzMRz768cpDRAC12vFfb2uRA3fBAvVAbqOUokRc2EShAr2USzh1zS/s4032/IMG_2590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7XxELD8Z3wKGJ49BFMAG6dH31CffJHbPxsueGj-chuCTXiTLWjPacS4JqvoOmifS9FlGfO0sB_TOqfxY4loGvm5fxNClVxdBqy_JlRYIQccYJsfD5X4HmpmFEJpzobCu3MAXzMRz768cpDRAC12vFfb2uRA3fBAvVAbqOUokRc2EShAr2USzh1zS/w480-h640/IMG_2590.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I have been nursing this <i>Echium wildprettii </i>along for two and a half years. This year, it finally decided to spit out some blooms, but it's apparent that the center was stunted or damaged this past winter. At this point, however, I'll take whatever it cares to give.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1KPlVvChfj5A5Xl9lR8s3TKulFqo5qZZv_I2NOlfM6GDMvIuU0GSfrFGOXCIdGklTl9Au-5pbvs5kq1q8oUVSuWSx6Dn1_N1mwieb5GsMwbTlJJz-V05W3vdcKZ1CrNIA_DcMLTsEn-rJi17vjb03ZpQ4NDadYJr-mJSeB6RNn4Qhji3PJTXawco/s4032/IMG_2603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1KPlVvChfj5A5Xl9lR8s3TKulFqo5qZZv_I2NOlfM6GDMvIuU0GSfrFGOXCIdGklTl9Au-5pbvs5kq1q8oUVSuWSx6Dn1_N1mwieb5GsMwbTlJJz-V05W3vdcKZ1CrNIA_DcMLTsEn-rJi17vjb03ZpQ4NDadYJr-mJSeB6RNn4Qhji3PJTXawco/w480-h640/IMG_2603.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <br />This is my first time growing Dactylorhiza. <i>D. fuchsii</i> 'Bressingham Bonus' has the coolest patterned florets that easily show why it's in the orchid family.<br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQmN51Kji6Pf2BXuLK5Yy5xVfMsXIU6uein84EI5LmTktlYm6coVobXic1M6MEh6DSgqekoFmhkl48T_v3OL_jcfrA_F5umSSD-iqcx-c41_i95nfH_BaNCa7se15CUfLQkCamJa0KmgYPlmFYTeI9f0KO1b4m6Noud4cdJfbBKghlyCIcIclCa3y/s4032/IMG_2594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQmN51Kji6Pf2BXuLK5Yy5xVfMsXIU6uein84EI5LmTktlYm6coVobXic1M6MEh6DSgqekoFmhkl48T_v3OL_jcfrA_F5umSSD-iqcx-c41_i95nfH_BaNCa7se15CUfLQkCamJa0KmgYPlmFYTeI9f0KO1b4m6Noud4cdJfbBKghlyCIcIclCa3y/w480-h640/IMG_2594.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQTy5LRVdjq729qKGm06vuk54axtRuxYaVUbCny4Fa1P4ryur3f0s95kS5yJ46iymgYkja13wQBEdm3EfbYP1GgZOYSgok_7y4Kbeu4wzSTJCOej2InFjiLDI3TtRkDYxLOwHRVjdUA7kI7e67HUSh47GVruUxH-HFDjT9Y9TX8gmo3i1gWiuy1EB/s4032/IMG_2595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQTy5LRVdjq729qKGm06vuk54axtRuxYaVUbCny4Fa1P4ryur3f0s95kS5yJ46iymgYkja13wQBEdm3EfbYP1GgZOYSgok_7y4Kbeu4wzSTJCOej2InFjiLDI3TtRkDYxLOwHRVjdUA7kI7e67HUSh47GVruUxH-HFDjT9Y9TX8gmo3i1gWiuy1EB/w640-h480/IMG_2595.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Lewisia continue to bloom this month, probably because of our cooler weather. Here are two <i>L. cotyledon</i> 'Sunset Shades'. They are one of my favorite natives! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkmOm76NffPQL33UkUZLR9DvaMTQlcsZBm6AKAInt0OmBM0cDVENjVun-rcgchzrt78jeMmVdVFY45jWbxxFRUdFYQR5AMF69bLokgHJv3iGJ-TNa2DP7aFrA2tWsyK77IJr_vX6cUItyCHadE0Y-VsybOx7S9mZhYKBD1AWtlJdg39p3nNea17Cl/s4032/IMG_2535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkmOm76NffPQL33UkUZLR9DvaMTQlcsZBm6AKAInt0OmBM0cDVENjVun-rcgchzrt78jeMmVdVFY45jWbxxFRUdFYQR5AMF69bLokgHJv3iGJ-TNa2DP7aFrA2tWsyK77IJr_vX6cUItyCHadE0Y-VsybOx7S9mZhYKBD1AWtlJdg39p3nNea17Cl/w480-h640/IMG_2535.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS_lrF0lDPlH5mxFYrUK08vCASoo-szXOzhvtB-XyqKeR6tsE03h2gxba9SDdg9s7xniZ3ecFlB5RGou7bUukATfJxnPWajwLaiHqYcMzz84nijzANVo8VP5c47tw3D1jGnbBxzDqEzCCTKTDQCIFD6z1C9S5Pgj71i1JfN04oqJ_PJ7CsnwiCUnI/s4032/IMG_2607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTS_lrF0lDPlH5mxFYrUK08vCASoo-szXOzhvtB-XyqKeR6tsE03h2gxba9SDdg9s7xniZ3ecFlB5RGou7bUukATfJxnPWajwLaiHqYcMzz84nijzANVo8VP5c47tw3D1jGnbBxzDqEzCCTKTDQCIFD6z1C9S5Pgj71i1JfN04oqJ_PJ7CsnwiCUnI/w640-h480/IMG_2607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Ceanothus</i> 'Victoria' has been glorious outside our dining room window. Because I suffer from a complete inability to understand mature plant sizes, you can spot two Eremuris coming up through its structure.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8lYRebZbyinEODss_gvTjN82C15zqKDnwNtupo2a0bWzfY6lfT0l7-SAu-fZBdJSxFOCSVatINZqvoic2z8yoOsEJjDMpUVkKu68ZCbHjg11iSZfHdYXl1hVSA1UlxqI0X-1Sqg8fpBBlKxmLu2wUHX8FpVgA48E649Jefy5GGa4DCgWtppOS9IK/s4032/IMG_2533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8lYRebZbyinEODss_gvTjN82C15zqKDnwNtupo2a0bWzfY6lfT0l7-SAu-fZBdJSxFOCSVatINZqvoic2z8yoOsEJjDMpUVkKu68ZCbHjg11iSZfHdYXl1hVSA1UlxqI0X-1Sqg8fpBBlKxmLu2wUHX8FpVgA48E649Jefy5GGa4DCgWtppOS9IK/w640-h480/IMG_2533.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Nicotiana alata </i>'Lime Green' adds the perfect acid note to the shade garden. I don't know whether it will self-seed, but I hope it does that, or comes back from the base next year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ekNSCfJM3a3SwpgPU6HuaLWjCR2vM14LtvhHlzcqSAHDUd6nklcjZg5cDSulrEJOZ45HTxf_feZBTrFh_xHZiSOSoHttF4gMMWqJbARw3oQ8koMJeZyHvr4ecjvTR6ePfvz59UVWZdLsEgjiCS1Lp-T-gq59e8d1SAjyeivh5HEYMPocNAqetfyN/s4032/IMG_2653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ekNSCfJM3a3SwpgPU6HuaLWjCR2vM14LtvhHlzcqSAHDUd6nklcjZg5cDSulrEJOZ45HTxf_feZBTrFh_xHZiSOSoHttF4gMMWqJbARw3oQ8koMJeZyHvr4ecjvTR6ePfvz59UVWZdLsEgjiCS1Lp-T-gq59e8d1SAjyeivh5HEYMPocNAqetfyN/w480-h640/IMG_2653.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And here are a couple of happy Astoria dwellers. <i>Cistus obtusifolius</i> is in its third year and blooming like mad - much to the delight of my local bees.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmINPv7LQogWCvEO4gG54oP1WO_hMMYxbVrRfI7esezk1zHLul8rxCWLow4OxjopGrnI9iZaUtSejOyMMqoVbw81TvYtmhpIxFjTPxZvfGxMExmqcallZ-P8HtNqXzHB4idZ5siMU-Fys4-WoEN5rzh2YtpNNR8WyTB-zgdr2bPianNwT1x5QUgbT/s4032/IMG_2677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSmINPv7LQogWCvEO4gG54oP1WO_hMMYxbVrRfI7esezk1zHLul8rxCWLow4OxjopGrnI9iZaUtSejOyMMqoVbw81TvYtmhpIxFjTPxZvfGxMExmqcallZ-P8HtNqXzHB4idZ5siMU-Fys4-WoEN5rzh2YtpNNR8WyTB-zgdr2bPianNwT1x5QUgbT/w640-h480/IMG_2677.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNFQffiB6Xsz7xhH3jtEXjXmRtu3tMbis-pPXgkHrfQh-o3_O8s4Sx8NynUp6hKj6PAKI9G-zzztB_3uneQ8BK1PGM7abUDdFJqZa2RlRsb8sTTA8W6HkR05lTKQOtpKXquik7RmOFsJnzrLRQCdpb7gWluxGasuKuf7mQdEAQzYiwMLFzYs47aYf/s4032/IMG_2680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNFQffiB6Xsz7xhH3jtEXjXmRtu3tMbis-pPXgkHrfQh-o3_O8s4Sx8NynUp6hKj6PAKI9G-zzztB_3uneQ8BK1PGM7abUDdFJqZa2RlRsb8sTTA8W6HkR05lTKQOtpKXquik7RmOFsJnzrLRQCdpb7gWluxGasuKuf7mQdEAQzYiwMLFzYs47aYf/w640-h480/IMG_2680.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, several <i>Penstemon</i> 'Electric Blue' have weathered deer predation and extreme weather for two years. I can't say they are the best examples of their cultivar, but I'm happy to see a few intense blue flowers bravely blooming.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNZEQ_SUmgCNCYGKQc8uBac7AOEisDeDt_A74qHWrN0lCGUDFaFQXkDxwLki2NtZ8yKkLID7WIHpuidO8UhRD-iSHnjxwX1E2JPm4tce2zgHqjXXhNEKVlt-EVN5Zf7PxHciW4MrfZKvC35NQNp6IPbduWabO-65nAWZFqoycXdhyLo1ZSGLfWXcH/s4032/IMG_2678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNZEQ_SUmgCNCYGKQc8uBac7AOEisDeDt_A74qHWrN0lCGUDFaFQXkDxwLki2NtZ8yKkLID7WIHpuidO8UhRD-iSHnjxwX1E2JPm4tce2zgHqjXXhNEKVlt-EVN5Zf7PxHciW4MrfZKvC35NQNp6IPbduWabO-65nAWZFqoycXdhyLo1ZSGLfWXcH/w480-h640/IMG_2678.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Bloom Day is brought to you by the lovely Carol, of <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-june-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>, where you can see all sorts of flowering plants on the 15th of each month.</p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-77059452057230314072022-05-15T21:10:00.003-07:002022-05-16T11:14:56.375-07:00Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - May 2022<p>The cold, wet spring continues at Longview Ranch. Everyone is hoping for a bit of warmth, but there's no denying the wet weather with its mountain snowpack will be a positive thing come summer. And the plants just keep growing, though some flowers are getting tattered by the rain. Here are some very moist examples.</p><p>I love the reliable <i>Lewisia cotyledon</i> 'Sunset Shades' in my garden. These cultivars of Pacific Northwest wildflowers are happy to grow if given sun and good drainage.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKepNNpFqGV0eOnpOXBtCUicpP5TsKYB_95L6R6lBN7ahknuy0mTch9fCco8nfzbWZzQnoyz3pEtjm0Jkw0b-w0BdZHvb0UmcrQm7BkBc6upIS0WFhB6MMGLOzS64YyKATF7A7a38YASyttxhBD3AOTXouB8lNaUSB72Y_G0As8VrG7VreqcKhYW4-/s4032/IMG_2363.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKepNNpFqGV0eOnpOXBtCUicpP5TsKYB_95L6R6lBN7ahknuy0mTch9fCco8nfzbWZzQnoyz3pEtjm0Jkw0b-w0BdZHvb0UmcrQm7BkBc6upIS0WFhB6MMGLOzS64YyKATF7A7a38YASyttxhBD3AOTXouB8lNaUSB72Y_G0As8VrG7VreqcKhYW4-/w640-h480/IMG_2363.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkfFwLO_MTn0EQjKF35WWNCLpTnNyN8tk7ebzt0LmIvXbN0svxGc1uk2k3weY2lgCFYq-Aa7Im8VC9TspCEUaEqRgoS32vSzN38n-5BhnxhSCrex5S1Fx91k_bRmJTkSisHj-8fmFRR7pqmVdiB-RnavPyR0KCTs1faRvglsywGhqr95nS6VHrXjX/s4032/IMG_2362.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkfFwLO_MTn0EQjKF35WWNCLpTnNyN8tk7ebzt0LmIvXbN0svxGc1uk2k3weY2lgCFYq-Aa7Im8VC9TspCEUaEqRgoS32vSzN38n-5BhnxhSCrex5S1Fx91k_bRmJTkSisHj-8fmFRR7pqmVdiB-RnavPyR0KCTs1faRvglsywGhqr95nS6VHrXjX/w640-h480/IMG_2362.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObWcC0aox8GIXxPfYDiUlhh1RqvdLplaDg3v4ENIvEHA8HpNb0L3doS8mpxrO8jga-XWExi0f4N9_KIAXQ8TOM6_C2njewxkNn2XRbr8pICaG_cBDIgxcA8BEMqb1FG1Rruxt77ma7dRxJSdzuLfiY4nEDUK7-3Ez4LExZutuxg3HVCStgH85Se01/s4032/IMG_2372.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObWcC0aox8GIXxPfYDiUlhh1RqvdLplaDg3v4ENIvEHA8HpNb0L3doS8mpxrO8jga-XWExi0f4N9_KIAXQ8TOM6_C2njewxkNn2XRbr8pICaG_cBDIgxcA8BEMqb1FG1Rruxt77ma7dRxJSdzuLfiY4nEDUK7-3Ez4LExZutuxg3HVCStgH85Se01/w640-h480/IMG_2372.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i>Scilla peruviana</i> is an arresting sight and remarkably hardy in my zone 8b garden. It's hard to tell here but the blooms are up to five inches across.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEciDBQwQatLFgZ4Xhy66uMzOIrEA2pyc6YgCUhRSW9r5tImDBr2M0hbiFDDdQtXDG-oHnNB_d_AaAoJ3eAW8mt4RgNsMFe6HvZetzVUilmSuESxyyyqHs_CLZJOo6TcgFL2rg3dV9-Ec7GcA74QKXu1mDBX3oh-5uop0nWEnn6sl_itGSYU0hCm3/s4032/IMG_2359.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEciDBQwQatLFgZ4Xhy66uMzOIrEA2pyc6YgCUhRSW9r5tImDBr2M0hbiFDDdQtXDG-oHnNB_d_AaAoJ3eAW8mt4RgNsMFe6HvZetzVUilmSuESxyyyqHs_CLZJOo6TcgFL2rg3dV9-Ec7GcA74QKXu1mDBX3oh-5uop0nWEnn6sl_itGSYU0hCm3/w640-h480/IMG_2359.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It's the month for some intense blues; here's <i>Ceanothus</i> 'Joan Mirov' just getting started blooming.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEezxZQt1585ppHwD4hCqX_T4O1zKkV0I6Xqg7kkDQZYL9sfuwbwZ5eFv-ZHqILUvC1VmURlhR4q5NYuF7cePHrunIuU8lNhVE6GsrueHoEVw2U5pR1XQ_3H3HiH9gkQ4SfuE1ES2w1dy-lHsLgE_xO661UAa2wq7pT25v8KdAA9cMhT-9-mv4ixp_/s4032/IMG_2357.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEezxZQt1585ppHwD4hCqX_T4O1zKkV0I6Xqg7kkDQZYL9sfuwbwZ5eFv-ZHqILUvC1VmURlhR4q5NYuF7cePHrunIuU8lNhVE6GsrueHoEVw2U5pR1XQ_3H3HiH9gkQ4SfuE1ES2w1dy-lHsLgE_xO661UAa2wq7pT25v8KdAA9cMhT-9-mv4ixp_/w640-h480/IMG_2357.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This is the first time I have had any blooms on Ajuga <strike>'Chocolate Chip'</strike> reptans 'Mahogany' (thank you LL Garden for noticing my incorrect ID!) It's getting more sun after we took out a big eucalyptus last spring and that's apparently what it was waiting for.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf2L3RSkgvVkd7uYRvfdc6pPykJ-orLuyYBi37HpfERKinmAc76im1T1mG138JAXnCLSqsNvGhmRhF3wok3Qrsn0X4W-KYxX8RL22eJTZLlMQtoCM0_u66DjpUZNteMY6Pze86PbLf0pux5qRkvNqKX5nu5BXmQrR1D7JDUTCepXt6Vw-3Lvjbn72/s4032/IMG_2364.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcf2L3RSkgvVkd7uYRvfdc6pPykJ-orLuyYBi37HpfERKinmAc76im1T1mG138JAXnCLSqsNvGhmRhF3wok3Qrsn0X4W-KYxX8RL22eJTZLlMQtoCM0_u66DjpUZNteMY6Pze86PbLf0pux5qRkvNqKX5nu5BXmQrR1D7JDUTCepXt6Vw-3Lvjbn72/w640-h480/IMG_2364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Iris tenax</i> is, as I mentioned, struggling with the rain. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl3ESJRg_chXS5uA_zW34kgvG7CiZK0g_EIEq2HGOPuL9423fFVlCj0yQqSFXRPPp6mX_TATe_RmARzOAB_8rbud-QkhVDEUuStOOPpetQghf9U4kkeQlE8x0ez-AkaNs2BDerWMoO6qdq_mCK4tEe5M_4n_W-YVtWVrhAnseh93Od_-oP6Hb26L6/s4032/IMG_2368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSl3ESJRg_chXS5uA_zW34kgvG7CiZK0g_EIEq2HGOPuL9423fFVlCj0yQqSFXRPPp6mX_TATe_RmARzOAB_8rbud-QkhVDEUuStOOPpetQghf9U4kkeQlE8x0ez-AkaNs2BDerWMoO6qdq_mCK4tEe5M_4n_W-YVtWVrhAnseh93Od_-oP6Hb26L6/w480-h640/IMG_2368.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Our patch of <i>Camassia leichtlineii</i> is always a delight. The blues range from very deep to pale violet.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyH1cKW0lHk1AYWFP5YF008yVPFI_sz7G5pXWjAeW-l4_Wu2903zJTIH8Ss7QevUsHcFj8ls99TuhrMoDG0-z_CVvSoN_fbjMh_cskC4m5E-QjQmPD36gRthx7C6VL5yA8ZZLdxv3Rvk1QvHjZoPS2WD2tO-QdeAuCb2P_OgaUx98UUDpLS73XSJ52/s4032/IMG_2367.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyH1cKW0lHk1AYWFP5YF008yVPFI_sz7G5pXWjAeW-l4_Wu2903zJTIH8Ss7QevUsHcFj8ls99TuhrMoDG0-z_CVvSoN_fbjMh_cskC4m5E-QjQmPD36gRthx7C6VL5yA8ZZLdxv3Rvk1QvHjZoPS2WD2tO-QdeAuCb2P_OgaUx98UUDpLS73XSJ52/w640-h480/IMG_2367.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIUP0U4mq0opKRVPV_3sOYh0-TeKQsKlus-Qou9J9Ug-4XSv0biLhCuZSi0nPh2knjW-QlFUa76aohVsflohYxOgAlng7lqBu2qJs4kIPZf2L134KOkNbD4yyKhRcfnyrBYxSGDXyET_XbWZFzz0S0cjmK5aaOYtLxqOTuDhZtXbhfmdalFuCG7wv/s4032/IMG_2381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIUP0U4mq0opKRVPV_3sOYh0-TeKQsKlus-Qou9J9Ug-4XSv0biLhCuZSi0nPh2knjW-QlFUa76aohVsflohYxOgAlng7lqBu2qJs4kIPZf2L134KOkNbD4yyKhRcfnyrBYxSGDXyET_XbWZFzz0S0cjmK5aaOYtLxqOTuDhZtXbhfmdalFuCG7wv/w480-h640/IMG_2381.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>NOID Pacific Coast iris in a lovely golden shade.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNnw61hDpdM0kxRqMngnTh2Sa7SspfL6ddbPj_zLb5tDxo50jy7rgfXAnxCrqhC9n3lubdtCt0kzN_-_NHl-fm1_e0LgxB9qGb27TRl9yhAYVDn4AA7A58vHs6SmvBxrv-ZP6ZPoCwmWjQOI7X2c-3qB4JrYM3ZNEr35cINmtZBVhwvyi-pFXLrge/s4032/IMG_2375.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNnw61hDpdM0kxRqMngnTh2Sa7SspfL6ddbPj_zLb5tDxo50jy7rgfXAnxCrqhC9n3lubdtCt0kzN_-_NHl-fm1_e0LgxB9qGb27TRl9yhAYVDn4AA7A58vHs6SmvBxrv-ZP6ZPoCwmWjQOI7X2c-3qB4JrYM3ZNEr35cINmtZBVhwvyi-pFXLrge/w640-h480/IMG_2375.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Iris</i> x <i>pacifica</i> 'Drives You Wild' is the most robust PCI I have.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-yfIWdP6RPkWg10rBh8nfwoqHmXt38lCpcOjx8qp4bUMN29vBPV4GneP2kEeBzbwWWscYNLelfl-p4gt-Cm0zzgAcyy_KUymDF8X_xMhTByF7Ukf5thtDNeCKuCI7PoYRmuEFyfDUGhcHHpfJIlyCidkXEh6fCfo0yj__AGioUStMBv_95m4t2EV/s4032/IMG_2369.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-yfIWdP6RPkWg10rBh8nfwoqHmXt38lCpcOjx8qp4bUMN29vBPV4GneP2kEeBzbwWWscYNLelfl-p4gt-Cm0zzgAcyy_KUymDF8X_xMhTByF7Ukf5thtDNeCKuCI7PoYRmuEFyfDUGhcHHpfJIlyCidkXEh6fCfo0yj__AGioUStMBv_95m4t2EV/w640-h480/IMG_2369.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I selected this white iris from a group of lovely<i> Iris</i> x <i>pacifica</i> 'Meadow Pastels' at <a href="https://xeraplants.com/">Xera Plants</a>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlaFQq1BbkTbQTth864sSt0bCpzH8zKuQulnJekR_9GOODePTGrkSgCQQYeB6BP_mTYoB9nbdjlABrT26lFC0vP8-oQr5nUtntcsa_NcWx7-jfptCCoXO6LE-AT7XL4HdcNxzN6dJaN_0DvEsbLrO_dP0rFLcBc352WR6VKzA3MAYsaSxtfyw8JLa/s4032/IMG_2382.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_DB04kdH3N6x7kzV3R5ObriQldGLFQ2bxNrpDtUCom17-u3-MfH97JtT0ocALrMwnad70EzeQZyCV10R1YQR519YONZAgyTzwRXEDv9Wb6B1D5Tz1Nn6B9dWP-ynTfCEMkBEa_9vFGXgLfXhJombek6yYsMQoDLsBlt9oDoJZK1w9sWXNLdgvYUj/s4032/IMG_2358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_DB04kdH3N6x7kzV3R5ObriQldGLFQ2bxNrpDtUCom17-u3-MfH97JtT0ocALrMwnad70EzeQZyCV10R1YQR519YONZAgyTzwRXEDv9Wb6B1D5Tz1Nn6B9dWP-ynTfCEMkBEa_9vFGXgLfXhJombek6yYsMQoDLsBlt9oDoJZK1w9sWXNLdgvYUj/w480-h640/IMG_2358.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And a few outliers: <i>Lathyrus aureus</i>, a gorgeous tangerine-colored pea flower, still waiting for its place in the garden.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-tWld878RughfMzSv3wM5I7Eys01nJE_eRxqLh6HLGuMbvAU4Amb9lAX6B1rsHiKOqCKFl38Xx-dWenbbnagE4tKpMjfViZF4XkC9JPDlRjsoBchEVOcv2oqMimXGKvy3JiumqVQUIK7_KdTP19rYc1ZJfH5NdQvyeiEzcUJ53HDFyUUEfCXee2W/s4032/IMG_2378.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-tWld878RughfMzSv3wM5I7Eys01nJE_eRxqLh6HLGuMbvAU4Amb9lAX6B1rsHiKOqCKFl38Xx-dWenbbnagE4tKpMjfViZF4XkC9JPDlRjsoBchEVOcv2oqMimXGKvy3JiumqVQUIK7_KdTP19rYc1ZJfH5NdQvyeiEzcUJ53HDFyUUEfCXee2W/w640-h480/IMG_2378.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>The tiny flowers on <i>Berberis verruculosa.</i><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2Z4wy5t4xMcXeY2uEVCYIpXMDi6_-6yV2Ud99KtPI34bkN3LXrNkM5Dhw56FQee7Ho_Qx5HjRuClhLiEy6Vn3raxX66rkfuYllspYqQndJCA34naLzXyBZeEhfajGAtV7Q3juCexQtlTenFu8jKybyZtN6ddkIZcIx2YGK6UWH51e3AvR0-8cpuG/s4032/IMG_2361.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2Z4wy5t4xMcXeY2uEVCYIpXMDi6_-6yV2Ud99KtPI34bkN3LXrNkM5Dhw56FQee7Ho_Qx5HjRuClhLiEy6Vn3raxX66rkfuYllspYqQndJCA34naLzXyBZeEhfajGAtV7Q3juCexQtlTenFu8jKybyZtN6ddkIZcIx2YGK6UWH51e3AvR0-8cpuG/w640-h480/IMG_2361.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>The filmy little flowers of Luzula nivea. This happy grass loves shade and manages with a modicum of water.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyQvlFUMAOHM90xfYEF0f5H8vSEcP0v-N3z4HIlAHvCKV7269MX3chlqM3IND6yMJIjHPlOuxHkCdPKHoAWbubLlfmzTSPQoyDMdfQ7oBIamlj_ss9UUV6c3kpsDENa3HSoGZjenFYoIWRLC9ZiFpaI7aWMAVHmAKPSzYfrk15ML0UQ6qLUPvxJYz/s4032/IMG_2365.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyQvlFUMAOHM90xfYEF0f5H8vSEcP0v-N3z4HIlAHvCKV7269MX3chlqM3IND6yMJIjHPlOuxHkCdPKHoAWbubLlfmzTSPQoyDMdfQ7oBIamlj_ss9UUV6c3kpsDENa3HSoGZjenFYoIWRLC9ZiFpaI7aWMAVHmAKPSzYfrk15ML0UQ6qLUPvxJYz/w640-h480/IMG_2365.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Finally, a couple of little native penstemon blooming this month in the Northwest Territory. Here is <i>P. <strike>rupicola</strike></i><strike>.</strike> <i>davidsonii </i>var <i>menziesii. (</i>Thank you, Tamara!<i>)<br /></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrn0uSia_EV5NPCurktZcVrgGPj11NOlDURLRt5HWphfpe8l-olEQMmdCmvQZ2pQ_RFVaXEHKTtAMCHPqn6RPQiYrZhSk1yAIPiQ2nGo5HFSHhRo5im1-IZTlleHEgmMipKWo8_6I7J0P1aJGyDk8JsP_mt14hpOM2CwtGcgPI8nrGAahQ_7On9u1t/s4032/IMG_2373.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrn0uSia_EV5NPCurktZcVrgGPj11NOlDURLRt5HWphfpe8l-olEQMmdCmvQZ2pQ_RFVaXEHKTtAMCHPqn6RPQiYrZhSk1yAIPiQ2nGo5HFSHhRo5im1-IZTlleHEgmMipKWo8_6I7J0P1aJGyDk8JsP_mt14hpOM2CwtGcgPI8nrGAahQ_7On9u1t/w640-h480/IMG_2373.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And <i>Penstemon <strike>davidsonii </strike></i><strike>var </strike><i><strike>menziesii.</strike> rupicola </i>(and another hat-tip to Tamara for straightening me out!) Both are lovely little groundcovers.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPWxkb87aHffRVtBd8gdIoHO8o3rdca_GPT1H05TXHoaIqChmvfBBSMv88kWIe7iv2bZLlKcNleSBHkXPov56Dan00QN9jwj3IvOGD3_IeVfgd2VNYbPO_Lmepxltv8KNYqaPm3p_gcbFSigFQsQ-13CGAaY1C-vW3_ApEVeCaioIUpwwwdyeiDPh/s4032/IMG_2374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPWxkb87aHffRVtBd8gdIoHO8o3rdca_GPT1H05TXHoaIqChmvfBBSMv88kWIe7iv2bZLlKcNleSBHkXPov56Dan00QN9jwj3IvOGD3_IeVfgd2VNYbPO_Lmepxltv8KNYqaPm3p_gcbFSigFQsQ-13CGAaY1C-vW3_ApEVeCaioIUpwwwdyeiDPh/w480-h640/IMG_2374.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>May is our namesake sponsor's special month at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-may-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>. Jump over there to see what else is blooming for Carol and other bloggers this Bloom Day. </p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br />MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-79959594874782950112022-04-15T21:38:00.000-07:002022-04-15T21:38:07.720-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2022<p>It's been an unseasonably cold month at Longview Ranch in Portland, Oregon, since the false spring of March's Bloom Day post. Mother Nature has severely rationed her lovely days, yet flowers are opening and plants continue to grow. Here's what's blooming for April's Bloom Day.</p><p>First up is a series of lovely spring ephemerals. You can spot an ipheion, <i>Primula </i>'Hose-in-Hose Yellow', and a pulmonarium in this mix, in addition to <i>Primula veris</i> 'Sunset Shades' as seen in more detail below.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbAMrNDfXH9K8VqHyMZaSepF5USUhKhRmpEMOtgWaYqjSmOLtdmdvjdcR9lt0HXuoOANPbOx9y3xw-AzVuOr7YJZHJ4zxrx0GIU4KKgToAhZwWCHW7J4ka3ex4x8jyglUg6WHpjzFf_FfD3IM-L0UEJm6YqmaLXKscPgACHIP2nqo1WyM7HklZ-d9/s4032/IMG_2232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbAMrNDfXH9K8VqHyMZaSepF5USUhKhRmpEMOtgWaYqjSmOLtdmdvjdcR9lt0HXuoOANPbOx9y3xw-AzVuOr7YJZHJ4zxrx0GIU4KKgToAhZwWCHW7J4ka3ex4x8jyglUg6WHpjzFf_FfD3IM-L0UEJm6YqmaLXKscPgACHIP2nqo1WyM7HklZ-d9/w640-h480/IMG_2232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This one is a deep orange.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB9Ca_NuGVQ31JkkS0r_Sq_7-mWZZItbVEBrtl7QiG3cySb7T3kEr--UHc-OYkr5jIBQ-cFH7fkcBz5-iR7OJPNmyleX_e9FoBOrlTJuveb28Tqg_Gp0AL-lCbND3HAJDJW5o4Zmqyqql8R9KQ_Ej4aCVZ1xAC_pe7jZ3f4XIzpVQEvYZnnt8Tp8W/s4032/IMG_2244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB9Ca_NuGVQ31JkkS0r_Sq_7-mWZZItbVEBrtl7QiG3cySb7T3kEr--UHc-OYkr5jIBQ-cFH7fkcBz5-iR7OJPNmyleX_e9FoBOrlTJuveb28Tqg_Gp0AL-lCbND3HAJDJW5o4Zmqyqql8R9KQ_Ej4aCVZ1xAC_pe7jZ3f4XIzpVQEvYZnnt8Tp8W/w640-h480/IMG_2244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Another <i>P. veris</i> in a redder tone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAnJp5H0WfAbktAQ4J2JjTt87svnIMx2BKJ0Vw5Kx7gZGcks2sXRURiK6CLF8H3UhvP6YNU_JeD6KHreDgAuRIYpem4mqaHGeFe5XjLw1hzXeSgGUKmoXDE1LV2UbNiVwb62pnC53ylz7_MQ5c5AglHbSuKrFXM-_IDJJi7GWEimAi7mKQNL4CGA1/s4032/IMG_2243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAnJp5H0WfAbktAQ4J2JjTt87svnIMx2BKJ0Vw5Kx7gZGcks2sXRURiK6CLF8H3UhvP6YNU_JeD6KHreDgAuRIYpem4mqaHGeFe5XjLw1hzXeSgGUKmoXDE1LV2UbNiVwb62pnC53ylz7_MQ5c5AglHbSuKrFXM-_IDJJi7GWEimAi7mKQNL4CGA1/w640-h480/IMG_2243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And a golden orange <i>P. veris</i>. I love the bold color the 'Sunset Shades' primulas series bring to the springtime garden.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDJdYcgat7WMI-jIRKgmLiXdltmODxld63KM1oJ66vfR2aIzlGXKXRmwZEPRRjfSrb1Vgcfw8HaccGWoFVR4dWJqWZVvJ9iwaKVntpJqn7ie8zPeQRFQT8pUR7IVPV8C0hjokyKoX_q0L8QvFBBNpTPNYk6PDUD1Z9gHsEha8TykSKLWPT7xBFuN8/s4032/IMG_2234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDJdYcgat7WMI-jIRKgmLiXdltmODxld63KM1oJ66vfR2aIzlGXKXRmwZEPRRjfSrb1Vgcfw8HaccGWoFVR4dWJqWZVvJ9iwaKVntpJqn7ie8zPeQRFQT8pUR7IVPV8C0hjokyKoX_q0L8QvFBBNpTPNYk6PDUD1Z9gHsEha8TykSKLWPT7xBFuN8/w640-h480/IMG_2234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Here's a closer look at <i>Ipheion uniflorum</i> 'Alberto Castillo'.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbLEaXd3O1cSC57bW_UXoWxxnQFnWyaoU7u2nEYuvcTP_zJwnE8DF-nst15JZE2Dp4ub1h4loCamOnfwFUDARXT0bKldbqdNwcBcz7qsZjKwDIdbCUaxHjsp83QOY3Cnd_eK9c3hbRgW0SE_mz8S-FDbkilQx0MgbIjoRqqydW0q1N9kaHqsPcPri/s4032/IMG_2235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbLEaXd3O1cSC57bW_UXoWxxnQFnWyaoU7u2nEYuvcTP_zJwnE8DF-nst15JZE2Dp4ub1h4loCamOnfwFUDARXT0bKldbqdNwcBcz7qsZjKwDIdbCUaxHjsp83QOY3Cnd_eK9c3hbRgW0SE_mz8S-FDbkilQx0MgbIjoRqqydW0q1N9kaHqsPcPri/w640-h480/IMG_2235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The little flush of flowers on <i>Mukdenia rossii</i> 'Karasuba'.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5wZ4ZsvKs8nT-k_IJgiU8GeWUWjauU4lL5eXe1T_cQXtqPBUChy8FbuKWKEjVdf7OJDFYQk2PShJ5wR807iKVVWzRoGUSzpeJK7T_c2LE2kFV-qs51UIBtYwCiRW73OOvKhXwFUwxrkuCmT1NT029_U3E2F-JBwQtDvVbl-gB9m7jU2doeTCu5eB/s4032/IMG_2231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5wZ4ZsvKs8nT-k_IJgiU8GeWUWjauU4lL5eXe1T_cQXtqPBUChy8FbuKWKEjVdf7OJDFYQk2PShJ5wR807iKVVWzRoGUSzpeJK7T_c2LE2kFV-qs51UIBtYwCiRW73OOvKhXwFUwxrkuCmT1NT029_U3E2F-JBwQtDvVbl-gB9m7jU2doeTCu5eB/w640-h480/IMG_2231.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>We added one of my favorites, <i>Arctostaphylos</i> x media 'Martha Ewan' to the Northwest Territory last year. This year she's happily giving us a few blooms.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYxhwmYUJL6q5-zE3NUmhFInEmf_QlQSmMHRcAzwAXLzoH_kggWB-PyGaLaHG6VlL4UbZ3uuh_ZRtkjH-Y47sqwmthayytOj2f464HQi0Y_b9kqWeFbxaOQ_iQlf5Ql8uAFtsRhSwnHVU8pHxWJSsymtFMyeMK93lwxpr4Gju5xkLtiRIyMPsdIDW/s4032/IMG_2229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYxhwmYUJL6q5-zE3NUmhFInEmf_QlQSmMHRcAzwAXLzoH_kggWB-PyGaLaHG6VlL4UbZ3uuh_ZRtkjH-Y47sqwmthayytOj2f464HQi0Y_b9kqWeFbxaOQ_iQlf5Ql8uAFtsRhSwnHVU8pHxWJSsymtFMyeMK93lwxpr4Gju5xkLtiRIyMPsdIDW/w640-h480/IMG_2229.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>Also in the NW Territory, <i>Cornus</i> 'Eddies White Wonder' is unfurling.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ5oO2D-iVHuIwVe8xj2kWnBgGA8jzHyn0FdSY-LWiCcY1XdwyIuhoagA2CpdLHyxg-DIaUJgDC8HH6Dh5-DDjtTB9H176FhaDgYw_ZtREdC4rOvNdIhBA9JBUSPXs6PhyDNjiZMVGYgi5C_2uaEhgMaIIpT0qRqzg41cV3KD2YPHlPuClAbXcfVR/s4032/IMG_2226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZ5oO2D-iVHuIwVe8xj2kWnBgGA8jzHyn0FdSY-LWiCcY1XdwyIuhoagA2CpdLHyxg-DIaUJgDC8HH6Dh5-DDjtTB9H176FhaDgYw_ZtREdC4rOvNdIhBA9JBUSPXs6PhyDNjiZMVGYgi5C_2uaEhgMaIIpT0qRqzg41cV3KD2YPHlPuClAbXcfVR/w640-h480/IMG_2226.jpg" width="640" /></a>And <i>Ribes sanguineum</i> is rounding things out with a resounding pink pop.<br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y2X2iQxAbNeOucurZ4inwuWKmHC4EJuqasx5ozhlrKIsqpC16bmoQKuQFBGkE3lKufmS8QpQrHwO83kIuoAOmd5s34MG6jd3Akc26MEz3rFjpHbbmQo-B0ZblRKDvRcuwScjs1h6vajzCzDifD_Mxtw3xQNQ-kUhr7v5q3cGGbTBH2eN7ViEAiBt/s4032/IMG_2227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y2X2iQxAbNeOucurZ4inwuWKmHC4EJuqasx5ozhlrKIsqpC16bmoQKuQFBGkE3lKufmS8QpQrHwO83kIuoAOmd5s34MG6jd3Akc26MEz3rFjpHbbmQo-B0ZblRKDvRcuwScjs1h6vajzCzDifD_Mxtw3xQNQ-kUhr7v5q3cGGbTBH2eN7ViEAiBt/w480-h640/IMG_2227.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The lovely deep red flowers of Malus 'Prarifire' are about perfect right now.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhza__Mwhg_bpfmaJZYGfvNX4deXmvqkdT-7giSqRDg7AKfkG21QEqLSP-4OdqFFat3BT9TN5sMvhrI7-w0tadSbPvsHdpg8tSZLsxVG95APQarBuk49oT8pcSyqU0Z14D2otuSGPCEPSVDVeU9KCKp8y4JK8iwIEZK1RmKthpMWJU3YRRwd7BPkD/w640-h480/IMG_2238.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>More pink: <i>Loropetalum chinense</i> <i>var. rubrum</i> 'Fire Dance'. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBqHscebRwts3F5qW5OhCzdrYuuqWEUZgKTpSvhKETBkUDSHtqnEqgSSu4CsLk73RAvtLFnSjvtdx9XQDXre47oamDV53R3HrJDgNp8w_Sghnbv4x9T7OAycNHxQ9mRPZyroohEBcgE1BUC3xh0XKgYR2c8KQy4E4MxAS58BxG_lPzi1fqZRcizWg/s4032/IMG_2230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBqHscebRwts3F5qW5OhCzdrYuuqWEUZgKTpSvhKETBkUDSHtqnEqgSSu4CsLk73RAvtLFnSjvtdx9XQDXre47oamDV53R3HrJDgNp8w_Sghnbv4x9T7OAycNHxQ9mRPZyroohEBcgE1BUC3xh0XKgYR2c8KQy4E4MxAS58BxG_lPzi1fqZRcizWg/w480-h640/IMG_2230.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Ceanothus</i> 'Victoria' is just beginning to bloom. She is listing badly to the west after our surprise snowfall earlier this week, and will need some tying and staking in order to support her blooms.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWVDLZxaYvMjm6XWg9Iw_OPmoh2Qur8Alw7x4ZcgtJqU5lE_wmsxhz92hGzbZIoFoFnF3hZHijnlUVSc-DZJmiibZBGtmFT-HNeE3eXCO6DZvohS28Rb_NGiFZ1TsO-j23yuJMpeytvY6sIICvtTf1CWlGWpvehvTItv-aEsb8HqafoTbCpEThl31/s4032/IMG_2236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWVDLZxaYvMjm6XWg9Iw_OPmoh2Qur8Alw7x4ZcgtJqU5lE_wmsxhz92hGzbZIoFoFnF3hZHijnlUVSc-DZJmiibZBGtmFT-HNeE3eXCO6DZvohS28Rb_NGiFZ1TsO-j23yuJMpeytvY6sIICvtTf1CWlGWpvehvTItv-aEsb8HqafoTbCpEThl31/w640-h480/IMG_2236.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>Lastly, here's a miniature Iris, cultivar unknown, that has adapted to my tough love approach. It's the first of my miniature and dwarf Iris to bloom and has me anticipating the rest later this month.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLwdR0zo6CwnqbxK-ZrXd5FP0xvZhwYRnQ-tO2g823PmATVCrUuNC6qeIEWge_RIVvUemLtP_0hsctbrionLFP0kxry4f-d07fgJn6ZpuSknsLtB6KnNbkgn8wuSTdoIbvXd53Z7SiLMpZ9jIikl0Hy4sJ5cZvJjokJTuMuxWplgXZevmUHNvR0aP/s4032/IMG_2242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLwdR0zo6CwnqbxK-ZrXd5FP0xvZhwYRnQ-tO2g823PmATVCrUuNC6qeIEWge_RIVvUemLtP_0hsctbrionLFP0kxry4f-d07fgJn6ZpuSknsLtB6KnNbkgn8wuSTdoIbvXd53Z7SiLMpZ9jIikl0Hy4sJ5cZvJjokJTuMuxWplgXZevmUHNvR0aP/w640-h480/IMG_2242.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And that's it for Bloom Day at Longview Ranch this month. To see more beautiful flowers from all over, visit Carol, at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-april-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens,</a> where she hosts Bloom Day on the 15th of each month.<br /></p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all! <br /></p><br />MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-81195832591200496022022-03-15T15:37:00.000-07:002022-03-15T15:37:34.532-07:00Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - March 2022<p>It's Garden Blogger's Bloom Day and it's nearly "official" spring (we've had meteorological spring since the beginning of March.) That's cause for a double helping of flowers and buds around my Zone 8b (almost 9a) inner-city Portland garden. Let's take a look.</p><p>Okay, this IS Portland, so I'm starting with camellias. This is <i>Camellia</i> <i>japonica</i> 'April Kiss' and her perfect blossoms endear her to me every spring. She is almost never damaged by spring rains, the way many japonicas can be, nor even the hail that's falling as I type this post! I also appreciate the way 'April Kiss' functions as part of a screen between us and the big AirBnb house right next door. She earns her keep.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaYq9GZM1xxVO146vL92m-2ChOUXQ37W7jwpT7du-wAhZpOuNjZOFXepKGKPTDht_VX-szEDB3ty0VeyHfFo5Cc4mGqtDXnEyvi5sFozBSW1I45L7hnWlrlIpw8z7pu372rEjDFLcyq9Nl8FAU4Pku9Dkgfb5HndmD4EUNPKncHrN3sPSZoVbW5oVJ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaYq9GZM1xxVO146vL92m-2ChOUXQ37W7jwpT7du-wAhZpOuNjZOFXepKGKPTDht_VX-szEDB3ty0VeyHfFo5Cc4mGqtDXnEyvi5sFozBSW1I45L7hnWlrlIpw8z7pu372rEjDFLcyq9Nl8FAU4Pku9Dkgfb5HndmD4EUNPKncHrN3sPSZoVbW5oVJ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Camellia transnokoensis</i> has had a lovely, long season of bloom. It's been going strong since this time last month.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0TILWOq72_885NCeqsbbi62NAMoPNSF9WQUSS-gZbdeYzTOuKorsrQQLE4nqHoiU56dzvbD2yciYwii-Niu3egBIzGw5-fggdUMFd0FvxpzGTx0beiFADgdc8wVP_AstYcOpGoznRhO04al3XY2-2PAV67tX_vAXt1uV-iq0LBeNaM5sqF_EV1dYR=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0TILWOq72_885NCeqsbbi62NAMoPNSF9WQUSS-gZbdeYzTOuKorsrQQLE4nqHoiU56dzvbD2yciYwii-Niu3egBIzGw5-fggdUMFd0FvxpzGTx0beiFADgdc8wVP_AstYcOpGoznRhO04al3XY2-2PAV67tX_vAXt1uV-iq0LBeNaM5sqF_EV1dYR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><i>Loropetalum chinense</i> var <i>rubrum</i> 'Fire Dance' responded to the increased light from some tree removal last year by putting on growth, and now a nice display of blooms. Unlike L. <i>chinense</i> var. <i>rubrum</i> 'Sizzling Pink', which lost its purple color and has been evicted from the garden, the foliage on 'Fire Dance' has deepened over time.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo7JKVomHVL6Si9wmp5u7U_wqF63dy0h9SwLXt19mR_6h0FIchrlti4pxo9KkJQ4ralJpFVuOSN5YLjYsrKVgeeTxNe9YWMHqqK4ds7sIn1HaReB4oCecx5CEovZ0-FsNdEdfym8sbKa9yMVFaQ7lczPPj0-wdO0Oxa6FJ4QIaZgfR8O_9n-RT-NAK=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjo7JKVomHVL6Si9wmp5u7U_wqF63dy0h9SwLXt19mR_6h0FIchrlti4pxo9KkJQ4ralJpFVuOSN5YLjYsrKVgeeTxNe9YWMHqqK4ds7sIn1HaReB4oCecx5CEovZ0-FsNdEdfym8sbKa9yMVFaQ7lczPPj0-wdO0Oxa6FJ4QIaZgfR8O_9n-RT-NAK=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Luzula sylvatica</i> 'Aurea' has great year-round, yellow-green foliage. Look again this month and you'll see little flowerheads topping its grassy leaves.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZEJm2nQ6nCSCPCn6pC6xm1cvKlH9oVJXv0TilWekYkQW-NPkeNEaKGrr6_8v3ELh-cpURZgYqm7k5RmHC-lepv9Aq43s8F8hcb7u6ixaWktuphAIwyI6H-J-zJDDdJw0mBLtomAS8g3qp1Hx0V0w0785SEIr7Vqeogn3Jc8JtY5oBzS7qeEcb1EPA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZEJm2nQ6nCSCPCn6pC6xm1cvKlH9oVJXv0TilWekYkQW-NPkeNEaKGrr6_8v3ELh-cpURZgYqm7k5RmHC-lepv9Aq43s8F8hcb7u6ixaWktuphAIwyI6H-J-zJDDdJw0mBLtomAS8g3qp1Hx0V0w0785SEIr7Vqeogn3Jc8JtY5oBzS7qeEcb1EPA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>For some reason, I have had a tough time growing Pulmonaria in the past. I'm thrilled that this one from Skyler at <a href="https://tanglycottage.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tangly Cottage Gardening</a> has survived summer and winter to flower for Bloom Day.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju5SNGO9Vx17P8YCytclLpYWRBAX7Wq9Br5vK9xSuFtuu47xd6_nPqykSUL9UT2s_WYbUzXmbxXlUSglOI2oWC4FGgtWB9PxK1hLUZ2FcnVCabkJ--RsJKZxzdC76qfs_oZJ7jTJBGXywyNnAyyLKX4MJv80PMTMtbCemehunqJPXyrmIKeW89eSUR=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju5SNGO9Vx17P8YCytclLpYWRBAX7Wq9Br5vK9xSuFtuu47xd6_nPqykSUL9UT2s_WYbUzXmbxXlUSglOI2oWC4FGgtWB9PxK1hLUZ2FcnVCabkJ--RsJKZxzdC76qfs_oZJ7jTJBGXywyNnAyyLKX4MJv80PMTMtbCemehunqJPXyrmIKeW89eSUR=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Although it's not quite in bloom yet, I couldn't overlook <i>Ribes sanguineum</i> as it prepares to burst forth. With the warmer, wetter weather we are having, I think it will only be a matter of days before some of the flowers open.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9w54Nwi83t7SGAipfeNbE7-73F4cPfIEJnCjeKw2cxZ_WLrW4rIxbj_LzWIXKEWtBBY-XvgJcorIenX0I6fL0fWLIguWNIzxCtCQXhZtr3zGy4Yt1kA6XtfMh73ZOuMx8n-3CDiZ22EMaQasiJ2zWbSBo9b8-mDvRaoLrxeMwjZ3erI2_v7W5KBpg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9w54Nwi83t7SGAipfeNbE7-73F4cPfIEJnCjeKw2cxZ_WLrW4rIxbj_LzWIXKEWtBBY-XvgJcorIenX0I6fL0fWLIguWNIzxCtCQXhZtr3zGy4Yt1kA6XtfMh73ZOuMx8n-3CDiZ22EMaQasiJ2zWbSBo9b8-mDvRaoLrxeMwjZ3erI2_v7W5KBpg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p>The primulas are slowly waking up. This is <i>P. denticulata</i> and it's the first of the drumstick primulas to flower.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvc22Y8QOXyurrwHSTsk4-r-zZPH_xyRQxXUgZbBIXbX2bccEkUwdgmRhUi3zxPBNOpfZPWehD2gEx34AIy5zI6bEOBo7iOpNzxLaFWDbY7afMcReZPxEFzzvwLJiYAyedz-e436n-b1lFrV4p3x0BYNGP1cVY2rsfpeyODmgHEcgadEuqO79VElvI=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvc22Y8QOXyurrwHSTsk4-r-zZPH_xyRQxXUgZbBIXbX2bccEkUwdgmRhUi3zxPBNOpfZPWehD2gEx34AIy5zI6bEOBo7iOpNzxLaFWDbY7afMcReZPxEFzzvwLJiYAyedz-e436n-b1lFrV4p3x0BYNGP1cVY2rsfpeyODmgHEcgadEuqO79VElvI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Since <i>Mahonia aquifolium</i> is the Oregon state flower, how could we not have several of the genus to bloom in the Northwest Territory this month? The top picture is <i>M. repens</i>, just beginning to open. At the bottom is <i>M. aquifolium</i> in full bloom. It makes me and the bumblebees happy.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzHfJS9u0Rdd5hpV8X3xqm1GWmEdOvqgtqO4qoF0X60f6JwcpyaqStNZHYEFfuiIDyCEBkFox60ntSTKUGf3o6Gg7DJ_Cmj_GmLRpdbDThfkW-YXbgIrUQBNXv2ehc2vgXobdKWXlY3I8ZHhWGfVY_wHCKy3AKGVZp1j6EE1tC_bnD0P6Bxru5PCqO=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzHfJS9u0Rdd5hpV8X3xqm1GWmEdOvqgtqO4qoF0X60f6JwcpyaqStNZHYEFfuiIDyCEBkFox60ntSTKUGf3o6Gg7DJ_Cmj_GmLRpdbDThfkW-YXbgIrUQBNXv2ehc2vgXobdKWXlY3I8ZHhWGfVY_wHCKy3AKGVZp1j6EE1tC_bnD0P6Bxru5PCqO=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBuMSTa5pJBrOutieZHlJ_3cl1ZSyQ2_Z1_nuUE6nnQKJhXc-68bObVJVwLp6OhOTa2jjWFaHgiQPcgq8AA66GgHrXh1QWKu_0eyhWWHEKvFM51FrKupjcb3loHzgJtS-kjGYMS-Hliq4V8Se4AhkvLy4Mm2r4xqxe-zoDJotI5RxD67mfk4wIO-eI=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBuMSTa5pJBrOutieZHlJ_3cl1ZSyQ2_Z1_nuUE6nnQKJhXc-68bObVJVwLp6OhOTa2jjWFaHgiQPcgq8AA66GgHrXh1QWKu_0eyhWWHEKvFM51FrKupjcb3loHzgJtS-kjGYMS-Hliq4V8Se4AhkvLy4Mm2r4xqxe-zoDJotI5RxD67mfk4wIO-eI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Ribes davidii</i> is a great, low-growing ground cover. Its tiny, hard-to-spot blossoms are almost gone already.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ8U1uUsE6yRDoYAYKpTy8yAaA6YlvLEqgr-2_gdqwHWGzX9DizcJdH_vCGKogEb1ilobhu1OoqweeMR0NsCH-gi4SRnbZ0RpjLFfO1jpXoJ8V0RTGoHWcPOEl2_FBz9yMpNLrLwrVIXaEIwpzgDd7QAW2gF0aAjTDdLJrWR1S6et3607x_qayzCED=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ8U1uUsE6yRDoYAYKpTy8yAaA6YlvLEqgr-2_gdqwHWGzX9DizcJdH_vCGKogEb1ilobhu1OoqweeMR0NsCH-gi4SRnbZ0RpjLFfO1jpXoJ8V0RTGoHWcPOEl2_FBz9yMpNLrLwrVIXaEIwpzgDd7QAW2gF0aAjTDdLJrWR1S6et3607x_qayzCED=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>More in-your-face is this bright combo of <i>Erysimum</i> 'Winter Orchid' and a prostrate rosemary.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1wyjwge7XyDXSPoUySeZqnaXdkMd-DCReZX3DN18rdf4LnWtciYlUoiNyPN2Na372Ku9pNmKND7EmEiY05tF7bgvzmxVVwnib6ECzyGEvTDJgma5FXzdRM65hQbZY7bZXlugKdLNwISUjc58jABYfFtmroxhaDVAG9mP2ITK75p7frirYozCAwfWm=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1wyjwge7XyDXSPoUySeZqnaXdkMd-DCReZX3DN18rdf4LnWtciYlUoiNyPN2Na372Ku9pNmKND7EmEiY05tF7bgvzmxVVwnib6ECzyGEvTDJgma5FXzdRM65hQbZY7bZXlugKdLNwISUjc58jABYfFtmroxhaDVAG9mP2ITK75p7frirYozCAwfWm=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Also not shy, <i>Narcissus</i> 'Tete-a-Tete', from a birthday potful years back, blooms reliably every March.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv0GfHoL9l-HNOhturK0IaXMLJBMmVIUvrZDXTa3TRaXGyk9Ewrh8nBDV3fFqBs0jRWo_BaWbPvSGu5ehBz2W7ulibLuMWUCYum5RPnnYF4PSSqleKWCuAQQf2wY-_u2xLb_EIJEgU8j1EF9tP8pH6fQbhuGbUGVCL5V5rn_WnfRlBbu0pYDZm5Q2c=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv0GfHoL9l-HNOhturK0IaXMLJBMmVIUvrZDXTa3TRaXGyk9Ewrh8nBDV3fFqBs0jRWo_BaWbPvSGu5ehBz2W7ulibLuMWUCYum5RPnnYF4PSSqleKWCuAQQf2wY-_u2xLb_EIJEgU8j1EF9tP8pH6fQbhuGbUGVCL5V5rn_WnfRlBbu0pYDZm5Q2c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div> An unknown Epimedium from a swap years ago is in full bloom near my hose bib.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8sXW403zbaGbhYg4lbEcO0Z44AaThzbZyWBkfL33qv7eq4RGlRXUHNFteW2uuA2cuquNp9AinbpXixQVWITkEeSp12bh4jFikzdsL0uZSYwTImYZoR6qjBqP4vEJpj0ihaSs_CPoJqQBybtiggybk91EE2TtHG3hDDkVwqcXjuFAKquf-rC371pOo=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8sXW403zbaGbhYg4lbEcO0Z44AaThzbZyWBkfL33qv7eq4RGlRXUHNFteW2uuA2cuquNp9AinbpXixQVWITkEeSp12bh4jFikzdsL0uZSYwTImYZoR6qjBqP4vEJpj0ihaSs_CPoJqQBybtiggybk91EE2TtHG3hDDkVwqcXjuFAKquf-rC371pOo=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The unknown Hellebores I showed last month are still happy in the sunny back garden. I love the way the sun looks shining through their petals.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqvdu1dPsZU_-SFvaKW0IlEJyZeanWFXAPLxwOnp3lkOS6k4lWd9k-kWiOX1G1RaI_z1YAkSGDY6okL8fLp1igMZnmmV2H3y66Vm47Nio9RGn5ND7sHG9Zhu32AHQREO8ov0Yq5TkQBnhctNbGPR0LAQoW3k6Ov8A3hgsE6NQ8Ga8oNFSPs0ve1sBb=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqvdu1dPsZU_-SFvaKW0IlEJyZeanWFXAPLxwOnp3lkOS6k4lWd9k-kWiOX1G1RaI_z1YAkSGDY6okL8fLp1igMZnmmV2H3y66Vm47Nio9RGn5ND7sHG9Zhu32AHQREO8ov0Yq5TkQBnhctNbGPR0LAQoW3k6Ov8A3hgsE6NQ8Ga8oNFSPs0ve1sBb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Now for a couple of budding oddities: This is <i>Mukdenia rossii</i> 'Karasuba". I never realized that it has these weird flower heads that emerge before the foliage starts to unfurl. You can see the olive-green young leaves in the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlZQCVqgEdSQRH-HTjRZ7H9DbZQiCW0AVRRImx7cWLIr2MHBcIFsxuWbW46_LnLmTOVcOI0u2zeapHbD-u7ReMUJ8Gf4LrP_aTxkDg86qQGNSm27xwFosdsrsgQu3h9SW5Y5OcT5WT0w49KSU7aNTAMTzbLJzpTAJC4Ur1o5e7s8GfgueSAmwDKWfy=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlZQCVqgEdSQRH-HTjRZ7H9DbZQiCW0AVRRImx7cWLIr2MHBcIFsxuWbW46_LnLmTOVcOI0u2zeapHbD-u7ReMUJ8Gf4LrP_aTxkDg86qQGNSm27xwFosdsrsgQu3h9SW5Y5OcT5WT0w49KSU7aNTAMTzbLJzpTAJC4Ur1o5e7s8GfgueSAmwDKWfy=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMHEvy-r3od2JJYmyIcIoMUfYm9luQ_1nu9hqUX3FDsnVjMQMU4Ameppy81qQDBPqYqPcS1y4qgU3kDhzEMp5pUMl1dh0c6bnJqyZSRyAyXQ6mnu9LSuldePGVhXRU8eZeaB_g8hbErrPLT_LsPDUSHmGEConuRDC6JOk4y9YbKQskpFkcc8dCMAtE=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMHEvy-r3od2JJYmyIcIoMUfYm9luQ_1nu9hqUX3FDsnVjMQMU4Ameppy81qQDBPqYqPcS1y4qgU3kDhzEMp5pUMl1dh0c6bnJqyZSRyAyXQ6mnu9LSuldePGVhXRU8eZeaB_g8hbErrPLT_LsPDUSHmGEConuRDC6JOk4y9YbKQskpFkcc8dCMAtE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div>And lastly, this is not a flower, I know. But the fuzzy, alien sprouts of <i>Syneilesis aconitifolia</i>, or Shredded Umbrella plant, never fail to amuse me, so I thought I'd share them here.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqAQqCxg5idAG5ERxj2xi8MuMA6Xh4mTZiiOsIhnvUeQDvXP19DNb9eRY5ynPHIF2McWf91O4sukPNoHSxYnICVkqRA1M__WbsvIJ3TT4oLaocgSujqiMrsoUdqIhoXOI8WxHioSlEgyz43v23P8cZDwx_4u9wJ1EFaTthqR09tMJ0oe9xIAUKON5E=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqAQqCxg5idAG5ERxj2xi8MuMA6Xh4mTZiiOsIhnvUeQDvXP19DNb9eRY5ynPHIF2McWf91O4sukPNoHSxYnICVkqRA1M__WbsvIJ3TT4oLaocgSujqiMrsoUdqIhoXOI8WxHioSlEgyz43v23P8cZDwx_4u9wJ1EFaTthqR09tMJ0oe9xIAUKON5E=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFa3JqXgL-B8M-5kepEmEV9WeUKMKNqCUbcyYGuP0k40660vXJ7WMotBxDb4aJ3ly8EhvvQcN4FO-Umj7zIYyfjMK8JWHJo7CKdaw5HhbbjC7TWt72uzHmO4KD566ojgWZNv01YnDGJvz45zIjGDkM-ewhPgrUbAK0yxJ27gINUTYaOpdsGaELqLPq=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFa3JqXgL-B8M-5kepEmEV9WeUKMKNqCUbcyYGuP0k40660vXJ7WMotBxDb4aJ3ly8EhvvQcN4FO-Umj7zIYyfjMK8JWHJo7CKdaw5HhbbjC7TWt72uzHmO4KD566ojgWZNv01YnDGJvz45zIjGDkM-ewhPgrUbAK0yxJ27gINUTYaOpdsGaELqLPq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a>And that's it for March's Bloom Day. Check out Carol's post, at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-march-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>, to see what else is blooming this March 15th.</div><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-78135523835222071092022-02-15T15:12:00.002-08:002022-02-15T15:12:59.683-08:00Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - February 2022<p>It's been a while since I posted, but I am SO ready for spring and plants, I just have to participate in this month's Bloom Day. Here we go!</p><p>A number of February's flowers in my Zone 8, Pacific Northwest garden are little and hard to see, like the blooms on <i>Azara microphylla</i>. If you get close, you can smell the sweet, light vanilla scent they emit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz9s83k7i4MXzRLm23I_8JAa9ATub8rh32NPduyDhkbjEL4UDWrNeGUGF7dKQBKEQF6MYLRpUJOIF46Kpo1darUgfbZj7H4W_092YxD2oumGvQ6np2Su1ZmxyPCxoAoM5jTsM5XZtQBtjYqOKBepN3MgcOJCmZmlAqo1QMhzyGqqsGdSbcCrEf181j=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz9s83k7i4MXzRLm23I_8JAa9ATub8rh32NPduyDhkbjEL4UDWrNeGUGF7dKQBKEQF6MYLRpUJOIF46Kpo1darUgfbZj7H4W_092YxD2oumGvQ6np2Su1ZmxyPCxoAoM5jTsM5XZtQBtjYqOKBepN3MgcOJCmZmlAqo1QMhzyGqqsGdSbcCrEf181j=w640-h480" width="640" /></a><br /></div><p>Anther pungent bloomer this month is <i>Sarcoccoca hookeriana </i>var. <i>humilis</i>. The tiny flowers have an outsized smell that you'll catch from 20-30 feet away if the wind is right.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTsWIRrivgx5OGIZJAO3Od3WHOXWE257S9qKyxjIwi0S_V20SYs2dRUmJhYubgh1cCBJi4WmGjrPbMq6ihS2AKbvyAdUeqjS_srbTeHPaC1X4uv67mUP059tN0muymLluyQovYDJYDtMdDD7B6AukLpOtCxscjCyVDW_F6msxksufJNJNLrWpzRzLv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTsWIRrivgx5OGIZJAO3Od3WHOXWE257S9qKyxjIwi0S_V20SYs2dRUmJhYubgh1cCBJi4WmGjrPbMq6ihS2AKbvyAdUeqjS_srbTeHPaC1X4uv67mUP059tN0muymLluyQovYDJYDtMdDD7B6AukLpOtCxscjCyVDW_F6msxksufJNJNLrWpzRzLv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br />There are some super early bloomers that showed up last month - and even before. <i>Arctostaphylos</i> 'Austin Griffiths' has been blooming since late December and is almost finished.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWnAKf1JN5rHnau1uopJCWTNMFbHz9NdRQWYetF8D0f5wWtUhzHoV62NOW9cfH18v9GA0IJg7nR9pKi60u2vz5lR4Y_XjC5H7CGRrTmPyrBo9iKqlXOgpMLUwRUQUMTVXNtLyHSKM3wZX0ZAuM1OmY9Kfy8UtBHpgQSvl9C-5Nl0DRPSE4axowxmOe=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWnAKf1JN5rHnau1uopJCWTNMFbHz9NdRQWYetF8D0f5wWtUhzHoV62NOW9cfH18v9GA0IJg7nR9pKi60u2vz5lR4Y_XjC5H7CGRrTmPyrBo9iKqlXOgpMLUwRUQUMTVXNtLyHSKM3wZX0ZAuM1OmY9Kfy8UtBHpgQSvl9C-5Nl0DRPSE4axowxmOe=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>And these little <i>Galanthus</i> spp have been a welcome sight since January when they first started pushing up from the ground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU9hrCPbBSn9imR7mJRHgyXCub4JjTTDKs2Yl-iwP4G9Q9V5BzGF5T9tSTt5m_jQ0EsuGWb3SRzdqnDUSDokmJMdxKvTU0_HX1TLD3GPmijuAw7lK3m0ROQSyz7BICXovP-mg6v8F2BisvdEgskUCo4yQ3bDy4yQHFPA4zCAjp-qdfyf0fdgHQMl8B=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhU9hrCPbBSn9imR7mJRHgyXCub4JjTTDKs2Yl-iwP4G9Q9V5BzGF5T9tSTt5m_jQ0EsuGWb3SRzdqnDUSDokmJMdxKvTU0_HX1TLD3GPmijuAw7lK3m0ROQSyz7BICXovP-mg6v8F2BisvdEgskUCo4yQ3bDy4yQHFPA4zCAjp-qdfyf0fdgHQMl8B=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>Not all the winter bloomers are shy, though. Take <i>Camellia</i> 'Yuletide', for example. This one is full of itself, and has been since December. We're encouraging it to cover the boring chain-link fence behind it, and it's doing its best to oblige.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEintzqEcy00QBqe2vlYiqd1oo7coTo1X309NFu0xUSrE5APFiM1nv0Ct2Ulhw_2NmUuWF6f2DeCEz1ix9J4rEw3eX38-o1MwYn9E31oxfdnf20D6HBULQGMbUrYGpvU-mdDrHTT8L22JltrveoppHNStC8eHIj0GUtPX4CckjcD450L79QGNfVVU37U=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEintzqEcy00QBqe2vlYiqd1oo7coTo1X309NFu0xUSrE5APFiM1nv0Ct2Ulhw_2NmUuWF6f2DeCEz1ix9J4rEw3eX38-o1MwYn9E31oxfdnf20D6HBULQGMbUrYGpvU-mdDrHTT8L22JltrveoppHNStC8eHIj0GUtPX4CckjcD450L79QGNfVVU37U=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>Other flowers that have been blooming since last month are a series of energetic Hellebores, none of which I have specific cultivar names for.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_X326Z373o9x8wfM8Nz0hF3ZERYCTDTf5dknlXMk0Vaoj6NQP7Vgcy1FTMbATuFjFPAfJR1CW6_V1a40-zPp6AxCS0vjCVR-6ao6f6UYhQpWVpGrpZjr9b4FC250eX60ini1zkdkHhwRkxZ9O7izIXcY0Lk14OKm4iuh1m1IVSv-5hFNxUu2CITcH=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_X326Z373o9x8wfM8Nz0hF3ZERYCTDTf5dknlXMk0Vaoj6NQP7Vgcy1FTMbATuFjFPAfJR1CW6_V1a40-zPp6AxCS0vjCVR-6ao6f6UYhQpWVpGrpZjr9b4FC250eX60ini1zkdkHhwRkxZ9O7izIXcY0Lk14OKm4iuh1m1IVSv-5hFNxUu2CITcH=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiueElPpBWXCIm9zB8oi5CcnLPA7400seCy8UUwegwcFrM2zYDelPZq6qxp-8yP1pSMZT2IaTBdrd4xlN7I-1z5EbqDdQ2XWMqwk5O2GQxZgcZPvPy7Y1TUMSEsSwyCGsWvxJehZGwtjXsLLUrj2v1g0VZGp69-S-lKzfChjv0t6XQH6m0WU2l7a_sq=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiueElPpBWXCIm9zB8oi5CcnLPA7400seCy8UUwegwcFrM2zYDelPZq6qxp-8yP1pSMZT2IaTBdrd4xlN7I-1z5EbqDdQ2XWMqwk5O2GQxZgcZPvPy7Y1TUMSEsSwyCGsWvxJehZGwtjXsLLUrj2v1g0VZGp69-S-lKzfChjv0t6XQH6m0WU2l7a_sq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTO9c9YLmJWp5w-Pmi2r3bgTQsB30Uz8Zg75u4ctDwAyakBO79mDo_f5YFxiHjQbNTtSS_Y9KRrmsCGELRZDqXr5CLlHICZMSIvcRKaaJyUVrmfU0TXlnLvbK9fJ2iCrs6eHay6uh9KHXhnyT98OT6o0NG3JUsOHJRYkfhMettbRA77Rk3pOhazssD=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTO9c9YLmJWp5w-Pmi2r3bgTQsB30Uz8Zg75u4ctDwAyakBO79mDo_f5YFxiHjQbNTtSS_Y9KRrmsCGELRZDqXr5CLlHICZMSIvcRKaaJyUVrmfU0TXlnLvbK9fJ2iCrs6eHay6uh9KHXhnyT98OT6o0NG3JUsOHJRYkfhMettbRA77Rk3pOhazssD=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>Also blooming since last month is this Barbecue Rosemary. I guess the concept is to strip the leaves off - or not - and thread meat or veggies onto the stems for cooking over a flame. I've used the leaves for cooking, but I haven't tried the BBQ method yet.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiVzmmXDuzSlWVAYY9HQuNELt4HrZsp8oM5D_v5HyPuK-yJ9hNqMOAmFy59MsL14ygtEQza0AW6GbLhn_jIQ4FbbNs0-urkLm5zaTYy-FK6qXW5ST1AC7UPCiium5fYNUQZo4zSFPr4c2kLi3MGME5_r1DeTK91aMreWhDHm7-HKzsGCL-I-MMA4tX=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiVzmmXDuzSlWVAYY9HQuNELt4HrZsp8oM5D_v5HyPuK-yJ9hNqMOAmFy59MsL14ygtEQza0AW6GbLhn_jIQ4FbbNs0-urkLm5zaTYy-FK6qXW5ST1AC7UPCiium5fYNUQZo4zSFPr4c2kLi3MGME5_r1DeTK91aMreWhDHm7-HKzsGCL-I-MMA4tX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Erysimum</i> 'Winter Orchid' contributes a hit of color against a red brick planter.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-haA1UMOOeeaxXm5YOh2o5YVwtLWtqMnBhybPdUo-r1HU3b8izzjtevmiKT_tHHE4gUdJlVA9xlUQK89K1Bn6WaB24JXA-DUmpPdIP0d95HwAhcYzURHyJ98x0BhwyRy6Mj5yedwocart9mk2jUN-AsjmZmC6nM5Hvq8FaOjrEh7imIiNQWpQ7Luw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-haA1UMOOeeaxXm5YOh2o5YVwtLWtqMnBhybPdUo-r1HU3b8izzjtevmiKT_tHHE4gUdJlVA9xlUQK89K1Bn6WaB24JXA-DUmpPdIP0d95HwAhcYzURHyJ98x0BhwyRy6Mj5yedwocart9mk2jUN-AsjmZmC6nM5Hvq8FaOjrEh7imIiNQWpQ7Luw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><i>Mahonia repens </i>is just beginning to open. The huge bumblebees I'm seeing around will appreciate this flowering native.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjKQTfsiz9DvHdacnNBmvMO6_5CvpW7Km_co7aY_PHTgwANQLvbH3ttMIg_1W1t_c_ZD88XacI1SVBXT20u9Xv-e-o5E_WhOWvp6f6ry01XYUKVCkYIRJPXk9LgBwskDL04XCsJdurVJ7dNl_XZyuRAogNoE_eHQVm--34hS_Cyqs8R1gA974FOWNb=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjKQTfsiz9DvHdacnNBmvMO6_5CvpW7Km_co7aY_PHTgwANQLvbH3ttMIg_1W1t_c_ZD88XacI1SVBXT20u9Xv-e-o5E_WhOWvp6f6ry01XYUKVCkYIRJPXk9LgBwskDL04XCsJdurVJ7dNl_XZyuRAogNoE_eHQVm--34hS_Cyqs8R1gA974FOWNb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>The first primrose has opened. It's pretty early for it, but it might be <i>Primula</i> 'Cowichan Red' from the late lamented Joy Creek. Portland gardeners already miss that wonderful nursery that closed this past fall.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVZ2bLtfB_28BLrlulqSDhaY7sAErSfSB1eoUdMoyORWY4tEsWit_awb18wKFAmNcv1g49i_-d8x2QivDguSsbVIIv1zo1tq1exfi6fZUQiEkIfzbCzoS4HkZ6hOumMLskVppK7ianwoXRWmyH1LhpExm5BZ1tR23AYlzHrbj0jx0b24APGMzVhLV4=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVZ2bLtfB_28BLrlulqSDhaY7sAErSfSB1eoUdMoyORWY4tEsWit_awb18wKFAmNcv1g49i_-d8x2QivDguSsbVIIv1zo1tq1exfi6fZUQiEkIfzbCzoS4HkZ6hOumMLskVppK7ianwoXRWmyH1LhpExm5BZ1tR23AYlzHrbj0jx0b24APGMzVhLV4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>My favorite blooming plant this month is <i>Camellia transnokoensis</i>. I moved it two springs ago, and it seems as though it's finally settling in again. The blooms have been unfolding in a spectacular way outside the window near my computer desk.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh01mEtF3g8RHDlxc2kI-gn7o6VEiIOozf1AgpO9RS6hBLGnYMuHSB11BNcmX6KcqWYFl-YANvVg2byjC8jfrE8OhzMdtJ13YG41a9_So9A_wsRRySsxst0hG6PvkLE19Tb4ynhTGPgVg40Dixjo2HCPkqOnzMStWSz-2BrO7dNvBFaP0gBXEjrGtRM=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh01mEtF3g8RHDlxc2kI-gn7o6VEiIOozf1AgpO9RS6hBLGnYMuHSB11BNcmX6KcqWYFl-YANvVg2byjC8jfrE8OhzMdtJ13YG41a9_So9A_wsRRySsxst0hG6PvkLE19Tb4ynhTGPgVg40Dixjo2HCPkqOnzMStWSz-2BrO7dNvBFaP0gBXEjrGtRM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>And that's my take on Bloom Day for February. <p></p><p>I'm joining Carol, of <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-february-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens,</a> to celebrate all the flowers everywhere this month. Check out her blog to see lots more blooming beauty.<br /></p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-28025067193572324602021-09-15T15:36:00.000-07:002021-09-15T15:36:50.838-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - September 2021<p>Bloom Day again! Maybe it's because I love summer and hate to see it go, but it seems like much less than a month since I posted for August's Bloom Day. Nevertheless, time marches on, and now we're very near the autumnal equinox. Although a number of plants are still blooming nicely, there's a definite slowing of energy, and we are expecting our first real rain of the season this weekend.</p><p>Let's take a look at what is still in bloom, with a caveat if you hate repeats: you may have seen many of these flowers already this summer...</p><p>Starting in the Northwest Territory, we have the fantastic native, <i>Erigeron glaucus</i>. This stalwart of the summer garden looks wonderful, and supports pollinators all season long.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAWrnYk6EQSmFsGe9g-yIT1VMoX4sq2ml_QvA-78xY3TAk5onIM9R0dh99HbA516SCptYRbTNtk9e3v0T_ejWUIA0G0CCzMKWDE5EiJl-_1nL9E4c0rf9zuiP2OO5KE4NEodaakPRsKs/s2048/IMG_1034.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAWrnYk6EQSmFsGe9g-yIT1VMoX4sq2ml_QvA-78xY3TAk5onIM9R0dh99HbA516SCptYRbTNtk9e3v0T_ejWUIA0G0CCzMKWDE5EiJl-_1nL9E4c0rf9zuiP2OO5KE4NEodaakPRsKs/w640-h480/IMG_1034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIODQlVNSm0-DyCZMYG-x8KjOc4pi9H20tgCq-Sf7WFhB-6DzonKc6TaXNicy7d08YfMC5NYlObFA0gJkSiFk-BQQLYdD_mJ7383ey1iOjVQHhzia-wgyZO9Vac2ItNpSHJwEG6Ewhrk/s2048/IMG_1035.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIODQlVNSm0-DyCZMYG-x8KjOc4pi9H20tgCq-Sf7WFhB-6DzonKc6TaXNicy7d08YfMC5NYlObFA0gJkSiFk-BQQLYdD_mJ7383ey1iOjVQHhzia-wgyZO9Vac2ItNpSHJwEG6Ewhrk/w480-h640/IMG_1035.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Another winning native in the NW Territory is <i>Heterotheca villosa</i>. I'm in love with this robust summer bloomer and pollinator magnet.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJisoUduAVRWr8PyEbHkGWyNU8P4ey4WVH8vmJtP_lmp7wqSpbvyfIRd5gMz8iiGWUI7rwcY1qqJaMJL6xuOV4u_K00Uxb-FgDsbHQEjoFZo5kGX5n3fhB-Plhwa_gzmckDSPgJRePpA/s2048/IMG_1033.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJisoUduAVRWr8PyEbHkGWyNU8P4ey4WVH8vmJtP_lmp7wqSpbvyfIRd5gMz8iiGWUI7rwcY1qqJaMJL6xuOV4u_K00Uxb-FgDsbHQEjoFZo5kGX5n3fhB-Plhwa_gzmckDSPgJRePpA/w640-h480/IMG_1033.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Cyclamen hederifolium</i> is not a native, but it sure turns up at the best time in the NW Territory. I believe the clump of paler blooms on the left are <i>C. hederifolium</i> 'Xera's Sterling'. The ones on the right are probably the straight species.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckz7imLp7CCnmDMIJo8l8e_5l933_vtIQyJe1P9usKJlbEo9l0sdot4FIlycvzpteKMkcVzap_J9rso5PE8cX-z01wfyG58g0vR_Jfd-HGBRIU_vLwdaKVZCyCG9Siiyt036YJT8fJN8/s2048/IMG_1032.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhckz7imLp7CCnmDMIJo8l8e_5l933_vtIQyJe1P9usKJlbEo9l0sdot4FIlycvzpteKMkcVzap_J9rso5PE8cX-z01wfyG58g0vR_Jfd-HGBRIU_vLwdaKVZCyCG9Siiyt036YJT8fJN8/w640-h480/IMG_1032.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Moving into the south back garden we come to all the red and orange flowers. This is <i>Bougainvillea</i> 'Camarillo Fiesta' in a container.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRz8viXvc_ziGjN8Q76K_fSgcXtDlbN7aTM4jPgfRmuqNZdSVvcZygKs1-D6UPF8Pf-cJ-RgiM0XrD0LLgbVd737appBW17a8cTkQ5IX9F2EzyOLlKGVHhy3njgob-D05Fw7orvtDQMo/s2048/IMG_1037.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRz8viXvc_ziGjN8Q76K_fSgcXtDlbN7aTM4jPgfRmuqNZdSVvcZygKs1-D6UPF8Pf-cJ-RgiM0XrD0LLgbVd737appBW17a8cTkQ5IX9F2EzyOLlKGVHhy3njgob-D05Fw7orvtDQMo/w480-h640/IMG_1037.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Begonia boliviensis.</i><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3dkrHPxuYPm6ouF58931blC29U8x2whzvg_BeXIZJCeAUhBw_g0Bduaz0ISlWJegD_PnBcPKQl6tlQNE9D1GlN1f73WwGSmXNpYE2t_lmaEqwmFDfNj5V0Sa3s7lqBPfZ1Hi9u7VNNE/s2048/IMG_1026.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3dkrHPxuYPm6ouF58931blC29U8x2whzvg_BeXIZJCeAUhBw_g0Bduaz0ISlWJegD_PnBcPKQl6tlQNE9D1GlN1f73WwGSmXNpYE2t_lmaEqwmFDfNj5V0Sa3s7lqBPfZ1Hi9u7VNNE/w640-h480/IMG_1026.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Unknown Cuphea, possibly 'Vermillionaire'. The hummers are still checking it for nectar.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4Fg14SiQA9rn4Vm68Wuimlkos4jxeAYGrtYD7BgpSfvlo78EshZQr9_L9aUKe2q7l5jOKWlABA9z1BSJdUJ9EAd1QyRp8Fn29HHNvyy1oKEL0bwFQ4YACOiN7_Pf6TpOeZRJWwf6INM/s2048/IMG_1028.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4Fg14SiQA9rn4Vm68Wuimlkos4jxeAYGrtYD7BgpSfvlo78EshZQr9_L9aUKe2q7l5jOKWlABA9z1BSJdUJ9EAd1QyRp8Fn29HHNvyy1oKEL0bwFQ4YACOiN7_Pf6TpOeZRJWwf6INM/w640-h480/IMG_1028.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><i>Dicliptera suberecta</i> also interests the hummingbirds.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_2EnV5lePQLisnSkb3lQ4YadMp-6OOp60Gery_4aw0G48daszkddNuIF5fPKCqPqG9GTLPV5XAZ5ngHhRv6uTieT7Ben6easpD8EO2lf9FivVUBGgcsc_8tLbMSIOzBmosCsZc54MlU/s2048/IMG_1027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_2EnV5lePQLisnSkb3lQ4YadMp-6OOp60Gery_4aw0G48daszkddNuIF5fPKCqPqG9GTLPV5XAZ5ngHhRv6uTieT7Ben6easpD8EO2lf9FivVUBGgcsc_8tLbMSIOzBmosCsZc54MlU/w480-h640/IMG_1027.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Monarda macrantha</i> 'Marian Sampson' is just holding her own against the marauding delosperma.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxVW0yHNT0XsACOjcvphXWVRcO5wFV2BZa5AeeNsQvPgwHWYtc6iffF1whpYjZs47FeFKOfpe32smcdhH9Gwc8ei3Ak4HcMJhu2q8NQ-j7ukyJx2g4SsVhPIx9sAIFixYtuZS1fQx4d0/s2048/IMG_1048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxVW0yHNT0XsACOjcvphXWVRcO5wFV2BZa5AeeNsQvPgwHWYtc6iffF1whpYjZs47FeFKOfpe32smcdhH9Gwc8ei3Ak4HcMJhu2q8NQ-j7ukyJx2g4SsVhPIx9sAIFixYtuZS1fQx4d0/w640-h480/IMG_1048.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Here's something that wasn't blooming last month: the delicate flowers of <i>Mahonia gracilipes</i>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_JIyLUkpiNGc5f02MtbZwBWhyeOWPki7hUd9VdvhrxSzbb95lDW_ZM27i688f-kbGel8XAFQjga5Pz4MJrL-LwuZrcA1Yv9ycIni6uArAVeuQoES9akADg4NV4JYWlHpueHkvwlcCtA/s2048/IMG_1031.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_JIyLUkpiNGc5f02MtbZwBWhyeOWPki7hUd9VdvhrxSzbb95lDW_ZM27i688f-kbGel8XAFQjga5Pz4MJrL-LwuZrcA1Yv9ycIni6uArAVeuQoES9akADg4NV4JYWlHpueHkvwlcCtA/w640-h480/IMG_1031.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p> </p><p>Also new this month: <i>Pelargonium sidoides. </i>This plant came from Alison of <a href="http://bonneylassie.blogspot.com/">Bonney Lassie</a> in 2016, and has lived happily in my front garden with no protection since then. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bWc0UMxJEX5vsXIlo0Nun-dhsBDsesEUpyRgZ8LquMd2V2SAt-9j9KSPXh-DAhpAsV90bOR92JEy1tSC3thuoSci-LjqakebvfMwW2N-9uhdt6iBE2JpufKVoqrB4bkqJ02AxBhBnCg/s2048/IMG_1039.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bWc0UMxJEX5vsXIlo0Nun-dhsBDsesEUpyRgZ8LquMd2V2SAt-9j9KSPXh-DAhpAsV90bOR92JEy1tSC3thuoSci-LjqakebvfMwW2N-9uhdt6iBE2JpufKVoqrB4bkqJ02AxBhBnCg/w480-h640/IMG_1039.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I have put in multiple low-growing heathers over the years and I have a hard time keeping track of the cultivars. From the tag description this may be <i>Calluna vulgaris</i> 'Silver Cloud'. Whatever it is, it's blooming, and it's cute.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_KGUmVpmGrpTlsuzCoLuQyWq1YHM3lg-MlU4o8Haz3hyJxsOXc6-ld24nHXM2YXnFM4lIGn0HEOFl9PMDbni-dTWJSdmX-_fOmqDcoVOaB8RBbCMxOFB6jd2hyqEvFix7ZjtjhKw3W8/s2048/IMG_1046.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_KGUmVpmGrpTlsuzCoLuQyWq1YHM3lg-MlU4o8Haz3hyJxsOXc6-ld24nHXM2YXnFM4lIGn0HEOFl9PMDbni-dTWJSdmX-_fOmqDcoVOaB8RBbCMxOFB6jd2hyqEvFix7ZjtjhKw3W8/w671-h503/IMG_1046.jpeg" width="671" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I moved an <i>Arctostaphylos </i>x 'Pajaro Hybrid' from Astoria to Portland, because the deer kept nibbling it. It's responding to the move by putting on some new growth and a few flowers.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdraacP6MLuUQBtBa4_sr1rnYaKhW1zgQ0l65ddhYOCeCcxogOwe5qtvNGjNcezqOzeWqSSn-BrdWJEEUW4fD8PNMRBA0c4ixypx1iKutP65xDczPM1klKgbWrh42lRp5vEpTbrUoZVhU/s2048/IMG_1045.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdraacP6MLuUQBtBa4_sr1rnYaKhW1zgQ0l65ddhYOCeCcxogOwe5qtvNGjNcezqOzeWqSSn-BrdWJEEUW4fD8PNMRBA0c4ixypx1iKutP65xDczPM1klKgbWrh42lRp5vEpTbrUoZVhU/s2048/IMG_1045.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdraacP6MLuUQBtBa4_sr1rnYaKhW1zgQ0l65ddhYOCeCcxogOwe5qtvNGjNcezqOzeWqSSn-BrdWJEEUW4fD8PNMRBA0c4ixypx1iKutP65xDczPM1klKgbWrh42lRp5vEpTbrUoZVhU/w640-h480/IMG_1045.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p>One of two gorgeous <i>Correa</i> 'Stawberries and Cream' given to me by Emily Freebird of <a href="https://insearchofsmallthings.com/">In Search of Small Things</a>. One will stay in Portland, and one will try life (and the deer population) in Astoria.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdurk4TR8oLkGCdr5JElJ9mvJWTgsPIfVpwtIbEj1Ad7ECbbnn4xsDqskbOIvNvyyKcdwRTq1uETuvdIpR9SWuGpbB3LTnccTTYZMqAuv0w9eheNL1oZaXNJj5y-5EsOr1oWFX9UYj0G0/s2048/IMG_1038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdurk4TR8oLkGCdr5JElJ9mvJWTgsPIfVpwtIbEj1Ad7ECbbnn4xsDqskbOIvNvyyKcdwRTq1uETuvdIpR9SWuGpbB3LTnccTTYZMqAuv0w9eheNL1oZaXNJj5y-5EsOr1oWFX9UYj0G0/w480-h640/IMG_1038.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Because it's in more shade than it would like, <i>Gardenia</i> 'Frostproof' rations out its fragrant blooms one at a time.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKAa41v-ibGB7cBzLf2dmlN4Qy6uHIpPPGPaMHOYyIfk7CHVjAq4ZgUxful7Z4e1Jf6tirYyR_G6VyZrCl7g-b9MxZfuT__hoU6SFVOezt-D4UfPHnmFisvddnO-qzeWpn6G67yGfjVc/s2048/IMG_1029.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKAa41v-ibGB7cBzLf2dmlN4Qy6uHIpPPGPaMHOYyIfk7CHVjAq4ZgUxful7Z4e1Jf6tirYyR_G6VyZrCl7g-b9MxZfuT__hoU6SFVOezt-D4UfPHnmFisvddnO-qzeWpn6G67yGfjVc/w640-h480/IMG_1029.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Hesperaloe parviflora</i> stems are still blooming, and they are forming lots of these fat seed pods that tell me they've been attracting hummingbirds and bees.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlaGlashheywh1VWqlcclOlpUEGd8cOKY_hyphenhyphen7D9QwgNf0xeZu-ncP-iEGIhDQadvs6gFvuyxpaA3-TLxvRWLZTq44neeuVEMpFDVGxL74XpJeO904OmwFsznCOq7sxl7S64H7j4iS8wY/s2048/IMG_1040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlaGlashheywh1VWqlcclOlpUEGd8cOKY_hyphenhyphen7D9QwgNf0xeZu-ncP-iEGIhDQadvs6gFvuyxpaA3-TLxvRWLZTq44neeuVEMpFDVGxL74XpJeO904OmwFsznCOq7sxl7S64H7j4iS8wY/w480-h640/IMG_1040.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><i>Agastache</i> "Acapulco Orange' is hanging in there, but pretty ready for fall.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74RLhEAL-Dn2d0g3bgcO_jMXMVxN8eI07cjfXJkFala4qny5wccyKRfEPepM-C_cvOY0dWYqRws-nXSrtbtjPUiQUovQ_lVSnnuu9L2IKiAEGcLJU4C5JUEy3BN4S6hvdL3SfsxPQQSY/s2048/IMG_1025.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74RLhEAL-Dn2d0g3bgcO_jMXMVxN8eI07cjfXJkFala4qny5wccyKRfEPepM-C_cvOY0dWYqRws-nXSrtbtjPUiQUovQ_lVSnnuu9L2IKiAEGcLJU4C5JUEy3BN4S6hvdL3SfsxPQQSY/w640-h480/IMG_1025.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Lastly, in my opinion the seedheads of <i>Chasmanthium latifolium</i> are as beautiful as flowers.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJyF2UQ8MK5bk45WC5halqMDpNWXoHT4_oCHYRibD1Io1mUdcKzbHm8pW3B9hvFWQ15TGtkgHC_TTqN_J3ZRoPCQJpl121HSYeyc8K4dN9S_IVdatcU45BgckhW2zcFF6ZE75v05Ujos/s2048/IMG_1043.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJyF2UQ8MK5bk45WC5halqMDpNWXoHT4_oCHYRibD1Io1mUdcKzbHm8pW3B9hvFWQ15TGtkgHC_TTqN_J3ZRoPCQJpl121HSYeyc8K4dN9S_IVdatcU45BgckhW2zcFF6ZE75v05Ujos/w640-h480/IMG_1043.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Bloom Day is hosted monthly by the lovely Carol, at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-september-2021/" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>.<br /></p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-17580350185827560112021-08-15T15:26:00.000-07:002021-08-15T15:26:21.843-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - August 2021<p>It's been hot. We've been having a slight reprise of our "heat dome" for the past five days, and I for one, am done with it. I remember long, hot August days in previous years, but somehow this year's heat seems harder to take. The garden is feeling it, too.</p><p>Case in point: <i>Echinacea</i> 'Sombrero Salsa Red'. The flowers should still be a vibrant, rich red. Instead most have faded to more of a rusty red, in spite of regular irrigation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGC13IOShwKKqpZELBY6xrAMK3QqNGG987FEhL7csdvVEA5w84z4FEiKySCMQwcaFwL1vDnALHEc5F5gCps_I1UzY4GvKqhf3SFCet9pB4U9wa75W9q3rCVDCz5pQC6qJ8nQ5F8d2jZl0/s2048/IMG_0862.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGC13IOShwKKqpZELBY6xrAMK3QqNGG987FEhL7csdvVEA5w84z4FEiKySCMQwcaFwL1vDnALHEc5F5gCps_I1UzY4GvKqhf3SFCet9pB4U9wa75W9q3rCVDCz5pQC6qJ8nQ5F8d2jZl0/w640-h480/IMG_0862.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRYCXwl7nRXosUJV6M95kDZDTdaehOwckuNcoorD7r5CdReVXpDqOkj4suu0tpBLiUfCzj_M5lAFw1EkwzrAB6AbrqjYzown-AtViHv5pGJIOu2WyI9lWPZFSDydwstwlWePn6ObStHQ/s2048/IMG_0838.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRYCXwl7nRXosUJV6M95kDZDTdaehOwckuNcoorD7r5CdReVXpDqOkj4suu0tpBLiUfCzj_M5lAFw1EkwzrAB6AbrqjYzown-AtViHv5pGJIOu2WyI9lWPZFSDydwstwlWePn6ObStHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0838.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Also feeling pretty tired are the flowers of <i>Agastache</i> "Acapulco Orange'. They are still blooming, just not as robustly as they did last year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXept7nbqyF_folwN95H89n2Vz3RULTXgzRtjoebQ6hIXHnGK3z486QVOhEO2Fnxo-0s35w8D1ldu4zhE85IYr7amEV0Xbg8bFl6MFvntX4MWF4FTMnAsqIiwPGOy9-Dm1U_NkOudtK0/s2048/IMG_0836.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXept7nbqyF_folwN95H89n2Vz3RULTXgzRtjoebQ6hIXHnGK3z486QVOhEO2Fnxo-0s35w8D1ldu4zhE85IYr7amEV0Xbg8bFl6MFvntX4MWF4FTMnAsqIiwPGOy9-Dm1U_NkOudtK0/w640-h480/IMG_0836.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>But enough bemoaning of the heat; some plants are performing like they were born to it. <i>Lagerstroemia </i>'Natchez" is a heat-loving summer stalwart. Some of the lower branches have formed flower trusses this year, so it's easier to admire them and grab a picture of the blooms.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXIhWp00IcAsweKsMHCEbUg2Lb8w0YsGCXLaBXJCsyThyVmuXXo547lt6oSmZ41lowv9xPqLiAADDkN9yFgz136qBcvXXT4Bfcze5UBYnneonNbhA125Yy8jIPtrhyWxBtTg1qBmT5-k/s2048/IMG_0854.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXIhWp00IcAsweKsMHCEbUg2Lb8w0YsGCXLaBXJCsyThyVmuXXo547lt6oSmZ41lowv9xPqLiAADDkN9yFgz136qBcvXXT4Bfcze5UBYnneonNbhA125Yy8jIPtrhyWxBtTg1qBmT5-k/w640-h480/IMG_0854.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><i>Gardenia</i> 'Frostproof ' is noticing we removed the eucalyptus that partially shaded it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS9msJeRS4nW_HQVRJItsaW2fijOcsU3hgMsMKr15Vw8MsEfPoapvbiRmCZ34-dum3IOlALa6yvuoIzr2lprZzwU1HLBmzg4rCgXzSNEh-O4fUbRYeE1LbXXs9IPoudQoMsIjav8UZXg/s2048/IMG_0842.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS9msJeRS4nW_HQVRJItsaW2fijOcsU3hgMsMKr15Vw8MsEfPoapvbiRmCZ34-dum3IOlALa6yvuoIzr2lprZzwU1HLBmzg4rCgXzSNEh-O4fUbRYeE1LbXXs9IPoudQoMsIjav8UZXg/w640-h480/IMG_0842.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Rosa</i> 'Sally Holmes' is taking the heat in stride with a fresh flush of blooms.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Vd2SlBP3q_-QoCePAVp6MuuYlqKFJnItnlVt0z0oFT-XPlLgMc1NAOFjhhguXzZdp7cpA3QKlfr4nTs02a4clcmtTm-jLYVQh5XSeKLTFDxhN-yMhW1P1_TnGvPN4OGhH5YLrx8sWNk/s2048/IMG_0840.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Vd2SlBP3q_-QoCePAVp6MuuYlqKFJnItnlVt0z0oFT-XPlLgMc1NAOFjhhguXzZdp7cpA3QKlfr4nTs02a4clcmtTm-jLYVQh5XSeKLTFDxhN-yMhW1P1_TnGvPN4OGhH5YLrx8sWNk/w640-h480/IMG_0840.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Daphne</i> 'Eternal Fragrance'<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbXf_uh9zx4p2QsmXMwicQeXjOurcERwzS4zwcSrWHuSeN4eswrGWCuBOp-DNbWO_bzIOTHpIMrLzwuBeGo7Fpj5y0i8eCbTTU4HCzWfzTCo6UTu8Wk6thGDDczRia2PeFVV8GkYn4u4/s2048/IMG_0858.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbXf_uh9zx4p2QsmXMwicQeXjOurcERwzS4zwcSrWHuSeN4eswrGWCuBOp-DNbWO_bzIOTHpIMrLzwuBeGo7Fpj5y0i8eCbTTU4HCzWfzTCo6UTu8Wk6thGDDczRia2PeFVV8GkYn4u4/w640-h480/IMG_0858.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I love the papery flower heads of <i>Luzula nivea</i>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLg2kUwnAHajiO2c5zCdWR0Q0m4ZkWmOPrziVVXywpX_VbEhUIhlMgbXWjmznRUI6foyTJCfmL1xRP5h1VaCZcMSG3i3UKNux9FSQHWG4s8U_XUbxMu4IcLPKYpde_Hcs0W_pmk08U2s/s2048/IMG_0843.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLg2kUwnAHajiO2c5zCdWR0Q0m4ZkWmOPrziVVXywpX_VbEhUIhlMgbXWjmznRUI6foyTJCfmL1xRP5h1VaCZcMSG3i3UKNux9FSQHWG4s8U_XUbxMu4IcLPKYpde_Hcs0W_pmk08U2s/w480-h640/IMG_0843.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><i>Catananche caerula.</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixukyjg2myaD2z-1oThVHvWXH9ZfD78jIL9RNupS_IXYrxsp1LPZINAs5jrFNd1vyChKCMAbWDVHupQGbgfmLptgz6CdKEsRrsWuie3X1_Q2CyD_UPlV5jF7yeTRQwmL_rBn-ObLm0SeI/s2048/IMG_0841.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixukyjg2myaD2z-1oThVHvWXH9ZfD78jIL9RNupS_IXYrxsp1LPZINAs5jrFNd1vyChKCMAbWDVHupQGbgfmLptgz6CdKEsRrsWuie3X1_Q2CyD_UPlV5jF7yeTRQwmL_rBn-ObLm0SeI/w640-h480/IMG_0841.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>In a pot, because we're Zone 8, <i>Bougainvillea</i> 'Camarillo Fiesta'. I'm thinking about planting one in the ground next summer.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVsoOv4cJ5ltzI4CZcae_xgdjGiq97B4KR_WfnZZ4hVExdGuvzQkzFbG8f_c4x2oXzQrHMw-Z6of_9ZX-9fjFkXphAOw_yWAWhTKaDhUJ7GioR5Msc67-FZh_DJJauBr_RdhjLY7ZErI/s2048/IMG_0833.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVsoOv4cJ5ltzI4CZcae_xgdjGiq97B4KR_WfnZZ4hVExdGuvzQkzFbG8f_c4x2oXzQrHMw-Z6of_9ZX-9fjFkXphAOw_yWAWhTKaDhUJ7GioR5Msc67-FZh_DJJauBr_RdhjLY7ZErI/w640-h480/IMG_0833.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>There aren't as many flowers on <i>Begonia boliviensis</i> this year. The ones there are good, but I think it needs more feeding.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3oKUC7uIUR-uU-lUO6E3yGvkynnEBTDXU5lhYQERyg_AxfbfXgnhrvyk2vxj6r1aVj4E_HSuxBB65rBJqspAZB13xovh9vFAcwm41E6WkRxtfh2X978AqjCFQ7c6Rn4JkfY6GCiAhAI/s2048/IMG_0835.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3oKUC7uIUR-uU-lUO6E3yGvkynnEBTDXU5lhYQERyg_AxfbfXgnhrvyk2vxj6r1aVj4E_HSuxBB65rBJqspAZB13xovh9vFAcwm41E6WkRxtfh2X978AqjCFQ7c6Rn4JkfY6GCiAhAI/w640-h480/IMG_0835.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This is the third summer in the ground for this NOID <i>Cuphea</i>. The hummers check it out for nectar every day.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLomKhzn-W0Tu4YDMFbQBVbE7MLr3gsJ_m2D1t86DBXUYxDaAP3iuFl3xKSZuNNsXr1tjKbQWU3IazCFN-uISA9DwtsoU2_dMKZBr_GdxFzei-WUP8YcwB8mgAJE2oPhymNJWQn_Glh2Q/s2048/IMG_0837.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLomKhzn-W0Tu4YDMFbQBVbE7MLr3gsJ_m2D1t86DBXUYxDaAP3iuFl3xKSZuNNsXr1tjKbQWU3IazCFN-uISA9DwtsoU2_dMKZBr_GdxFzei-WUP8YcwB8mgAJE2oPhymNJWQn_Glh2Q/w480-h640/IMG_0837.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Summering on the patio is good for <i>Clivia</i> 'Belgian Hybrid Orange'.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvWZEKSdWsXt6SbuRLQNPtYIlgglnlVM-yQ7Aw-kFQG3r5SoT5hH6jFAKUOysfdNTEYZkqBxZIgijzayzNn2VvD_b1Zi32evPGt7y5r5TcuR6W_hjakDv6pxOKAnBC_FkREDS3N_UQcI/s2048/IMG_0844.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvWZEKSdWsXt6SbuRLQNPtYIlgglnlVM-yQ7Aw-kFQG3r5SoT5hH6jFAKUOysfdNTEYZkqBxZIgijzayzNn2VvD_b1Zi32evPGt7y5r5TcuR6W_hjakDv6pxOKAnBC_FkREDS3N_UQcI/w640-h480/IMG_0844.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><i>Eucomus comosa</i> 'Sparkling Burgundy'.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF-7zAgOT2iRlGL5QryXE2FLhjkV1uUFBVlqZGvUkHr-QHYgbEWi3T3pIaadMyVEftuJim4RUQGPO7IkYvpHVNKX7XPxX7j_LhEg-UnvikMjW97LX81EywPvQuvLmHtivwY7xUecqFTc/s2048/IMG_0860.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF-7zAgOT2iRlGL5QryXE2FLhjkV1uUFBVlqZGvUkHr-QHYgbEWi3T3pIaadMyVEftuJim4RUQGPO7IkYvpHVNKX7XPxX7j_LhEg-UnvikMjW97LX81EywPvQuvLmHtivwY7xUecqFTc/w480-h640/IMG_0860.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Pretty seedhead shapes on <i>Cyperus alternifolia</i>.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSJmPsgRK02TVsr3p5bcfiw-FtmcFsj6RUHwEIfVMxqmL_Il1okwZpypbH9qGv1J8Kf2lYrLcNn0_C9DjW-vj4hTjEXnP9rRDYm6vHkvsVEtfrhsmK-YO_5G9hEcpEjSlX0snt6Usmg4/s2048/IMG_0852.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSJmPsgRK02TVsr3p5bcfiw-FtmcFsj6RUHwEIfVMxqmL_Il1okwZpypbH9qGv1J8Kf2lYrLcNn0_C9DjW-vj4hTjEXnP9rRDYm6vHkvsVEtfrhsmK-YO_5G9hEcpEjSlX0snt6Usmg4/w640-h480/IMG_0852.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>In the Northwest Territory, the beach daisy, <i>Erigeron glaucus</i>, is blooming on.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifekwBOL1M-4MGVFLt5vGzvanOiGfKAHLuSWL0nFMYyHUn5m0quBTwyNChXXZ5e9FUIxQp-gM6J2yJTB8Jli5IyEjiWv-U7PtelK8-BBxeFf_xLv1ijaBoAxQLe80SUfHnIKGRv9CGbA8/s2048/IMG_0846.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifekwBOL1M-4MGVFLt5vGzvanOiGfKAHLuSWL0nFMYyHUn5m0quBTwyNChXXZ5e9FUIxQp-gM6J2yJTB8Jli5IyEjiWv-U7PtelK8-BBxeFf_xLv1ijaBoAxQLe80SUfHnIKGRv9CGbA8/w640-h480/IMG_0846.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I have a number of similar Cyclamen all planted close to each other. These first little blooms may be <i>C.</i> 'Xera Sterling'.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4XWEbKlj0cRmYyEc_S9ivaXPp80q-PTtL_noQKSDh-1Nk8VAmRYdOXw7_XdExExA2dz7jJ3KfmoE3PyT68pX6KufR81zmCHEGPqpAUL5AhhyemddxSZH-hisqtm_fi_ySHkk0SwP0QM/s2048/IMG_0851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4XWEbKlj0cRmYyEc_S9ivaXPp80q-PTtL_noQKSDh-1Nk8VAmRYdOXw7_XdExExA2dz7jJ3KfmoE3PyT68pX6KufR81zmCHEGPqpAUL5AhhyemddxSZH-hisqtm_fi_ySHkk0SwP0QM/w640-h480/IMG_0851.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Finishing with a flourish, here's <i>Heterotheca villosa</i> brightening up the Northwest Territory. It's absolutely covered with pollinators!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPWx_J4poNN5kPvSJp86282TbRZrOJuJ4P9QSo8rF3PD_NZPxMpabCISEWQFyyNXdA6JgIU7dkRP2UYZQZWEWquMp-tLAECY7CepHbIIQCA49wuoDK5PvP5Gma2Kt6pi5sh6gh490mH0/s2048/IMG_0847.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPWx_J4poNN5kPvSJp86282TbRZrOJuJ4P9QSo8rF3PD_NZPxMpabCISEWQFyyNXdA6JgIU7dkRP2UYZQZWEWquMp-tLAECY7CepHbIIQCA49wuoDK5PvP5Gma2Kt6pi5sh6gh490mH0/w640-h480/IMG_0847.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br />As always, I'm joining Carol at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-august-2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> to celebrate the flowers in our gardens for August.</p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-58813315381072046682021-07-15T14:20:00.000-07:002021-07-15T14:20:15.598-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July 2021. Now, with pollinators! <p>After incinerating us in late June, Portland weather has settled down to pleasant 70-80 degree highs for a few weeks. It makes for nice gardening, but there are multiple plants in my garden that would like more than cloudy mornings and gently warming days. Some like it hot - me among them! But since we're already halfway through summer (nooooo!) I do have some summer flowers, and a few of their pollinator friends, to share today.</p><p>Here's <i>Echinacea</i> 'Sombrero Salsa Red'.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhusKXYENsHGRE4zGBoVlbPo7imlr9Z2AcL6jX2wjPjZBR6TaA4Y4NKkwTrSzpiNQe-Ud6gScj2d_yPyQhWRkZntWDWQChV01LK04r_ieGfXSiAGanab500yQ9UhSVUhvz3BPvheTAfI/s2048/IMG_0575.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhusKXYENsHGRE4zGBoVlbPo7imlr9Z2AcL6jX2wjPjZBR6TaA4Y4NKkwTrSzpiNQe-Ud6gScj2d_yPyQhWRkZntWDWQChV01LK04r_ieGfXSiAGanab500yQ9UhSVUhvz3BPvheTAfI/w640-h480/IMG_0575.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7I7n6cwYrxnNXG9KIfvL30WkbK1vg7jhLUK5QPGCgY5Vvq2-sjHaGKd494RL0qigsf2U1kKvupe-9kKPS3hShi5aMe24wim6tM9eQpyQ7Fo0KuH6O_sP_VpXGhpe0H6O2CP-hMQkadc/s2048/IMG_0576.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7I7n6cwYrxnNXG9KIfvL30WkbK1vg7jhLUK5QPGCgY5Vvq2-sjHaGKd494RL0qigsf2U1kKvupe-9kKPS3hShi5aMe24wim6tM9eQpyQ7Fo0KuH6O_sP_VpXGhpe0H6O2CP-hMQkadc/w640-h480/IMG_0576.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>These Echinacea, from around a 'Rainbow Marcella" plant, attract major numbers of Bombus to their blooms.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozY-OmoB8V1GoDKYeW8qQpRUHZyjHJmu2OlhDpB-ome0ZyJpqAzd6cnI5TNhzUi9z_XKys7uA6jvAjz6oRJluTIwdfk1OLYnK6jaEUXuXkeH_Tyy9w4QyEK6EfSOA2tOjfAScz7Y5S-M/s2048/IMG_0574.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozY-OmoB8V1GoDKYeW8qQpRUHZyjHJmu2OlhDpB-ome0ZyJpqAzd6cnI5TNhzUi9z_XKys7uA6jvAjz6oRJluTIwdfk1OLYnK6jaEUXuXkeH_Tyy9w4QyEK6EfSOA2tOjfAScz7Y5S-M/w640-h480/IMG_0574.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hbS0PfvmldijlJ1U36ToQZGngLRex3AAOMqxp8Y1V1jjIZeWOj59jXOQm717GIWitgkfavOWboOoN5AMUM6-Y2aaDGpxJ0CzuhRTcaaK_pxHDpHM3Ucn-o4Z3L39y4JP1KRR2BR4EgE/s2048/IMG_0577.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hbS0PfvmldijlJ1U36ToQZGngLRex3AAOMqxp8Y1V1jjIZeWOj59jXOQm717GIWitgkfavOWboOoN5AMUM6-Y2aaDGpxJ0CzuhRTcaaK_pxHDpHM3Ucn-o4Z3L39y4JP1KRR2BR4EgE/w640-h480/IMG_0577.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><p>Another pollinator attractor is <i>Helenium puberulum</i>, with its odd little button flowers. To the left of it are the fading flowers of <i>Salvia desoleana</i>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99k558b3bZ08j-eQ0JDrmFSXMKVCbMDFHJg9_v2Gqp7Xeio_B940bqegbu-gp2o7R5yuykfgo3iuCcsMaqfDBbn9FsVH1BzjIveTfPH-fZhSp4gnEoCOqFoznkklpJRC18zNOvALz5zY/s2048/IMG_0580.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99k558b3bZ08j-eQ0JDrmFSXMKVCbMDFHJg9_v2Gqp7Xeio_B940bqegbu-gp2o7R5yuykfgo3iuCcsMaqfDBbn9FsVH1BzjIveTfPH-fZhSp4gnEoCOqFoznkklpJRC18zNOvALz5zY/w640-h480/IMG_0580.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Once the individual florets on <i>Echinops ritro</i> open, they'll be covered with bees.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxWkQLHCfyVZ91N-DsYmLiFEOfPyEe0lnvCsHKvqyv4zub3QhIHKn88EGIMh-TCt7MsAzoZNhYgMlatDrTVfWQ2lSSiO0XR2lN6M9Klvv3JoS5iB0lBFBkwLxIBDd-mxLC9WvFrZg6yY/s2048/IMG_0582.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxWkQLHCfyVZ91N-DsYmLiFEOfPyEe0lnvCsHKvqyv4zub3QhIHKn88EGIMh-TCt7MsAzoZNhYgMlatDrTVfWQ2lSSiO0XR2lN6M9Klvv3JoS5iB0lBFBkwLxIBDd-mxLC9WvFrZg6yY/w640-h480/IMG_0582.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><p><i>Eryngium agavifolium</i> seems to attract flies. I can't detect any kind of foul odor but there must be something there... The flower heads are cool, regardless.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj9jyuUB4wmhm3ofyGkWK4qykJTpbmmrCPLBdDBFd8l1bn8LTVaF6HympZrneXvHMVnbPb3JBWPeBoIdBzlIfYvT7Tbia2CVi8qUnFCAjAzzAvmVFDJ7T70FC1O31JXFapxSz73PuX6k/s2048/IMG_0583.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj9jyuUB4wmhm3ofyGkWK4qykJTpbmmrCPLBdDBFd8l1bn8LTVaF6HympZrneXvHMVnbPb3JBWPeBoIdBzlIfYvT7Tbia2CVi8qUnFCAjAzzAvmVFDJ7T70FC1O31JXFapxSz73PuX6k/w480-h640/IMG_0583.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6rqI0RRRuQveMiZixz6NLliI23whetktARXJrlop5QUKsaXfzBaL2NPjoeaZjs7Yy9Q1ikmTsenAQnFC1TiyyHH3gVA8ae7gCgS2Lb2kY1l2CiOhXcHcKYj_0X6bNUuMBa_HFkKN-w8/s2048/IMG_0586.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6rqI0RRRuQveMiZixz6NLliI23whetktARXJrlop5QUKsaXfzBaL2NPjoeaZjs7Yy9Q1ikmTsenAQnFC1TiyyHH3gVA8ae7gCgS2Lb2kY1l2CiOhXcHcKYj_0X6bNUuMBa_HFkKN-w8/w640-h480/IMG_0586.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>The flowers in the top image, a newer <i>Hesperaloe parviflora</i> plant, are a softer pink and paler on the inside than the ones on my five-year-old plant. This one came from our spring bloggers swap, and I'm delighted it settled in happily enough to bloom this summer. The older plant is below, with a happy bee explorer.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinZrVYa4IjFEGMhZ_xG_qff9fBvAUi7uy3In8XmPdwEwR03f3MDiZgdXQcgSTqrxKYXUohaH6hZIuRWORXJLAhVdsH11X43fw98H9XtEEC2BuUW9ceB_AXr73N92WcJVO2mDoXKjH6ms/s2048/IMG_0588.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinZrVYa4IjFEGMhZ_xG_qff9fBvAUi7uy3In8XmPdwEwR03f3MDiZgdXQcgSTqrxKYXUohaH6hZIuRWORXJLAhVdsH11X43fw98H9XtEEC2BuUW9ceB_AXr73N92WcJVO2mDoXKjH6ms/w480-h640/IMG_0588.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE1SNDEWaF7QU82kpUdINcGPkixGYIFbegX_UMWb6ErLmpfOqyCPLN5jlI0qZ3nW13ADhmcBM1w4TmSfVN1epML4FoOtB9B6_k-083qVxX32yCrjo780ajLsrxVRdKlAC6JFy-0GFn1Q/s2048/IMG_0592.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidE1SNDEWaF7QU82kpUdINcGPkixGYIFbegX_UMWb6ErLmpfOqyCPLN5jlI0qZ3nW13ADhmcBM1w4TmSfVN1epML4FoOtB9B6_k-083qVxX32yCrjo780ajLsrxVRdKlAC6JFy-0GFn1Q/w640-h480/IMG_0592.jpeg" width="640" /></a></i></div><p></p><p><i>Cypella herbertii</i> keeps pumping out blooms.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv0i9UZ3qmWqB8q3XgKXA4h6vKvAF60PK-k7E4RFU_6baFopkR2QYQYlvTTkATrkn11mrViuzigkqA0tYFGeKr0tGlKDLZfteeEuHSPC8OQyvuIwUIYH7RrIdaL6nd5fDdg1XZ1tSNJ8/s2048/IMG_0593.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRv0i9UZ3qmWqB8q3XgKXA4h6vKvAF60PK-k7E4RFU_6baFopkR2QYQYlvTTkATrkn11mrViuzigkqA0tYFGeKr0tGlKDLZfteeEuHSPC8OQyvuIwUIYH7RrIdaL6nd5fDdg1XZ1tSNJ8/w640-h480/IMG_0593.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i>Eucomis</i> 'Sparkling Burgundy', a reliable summer bloomer.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZvlZ9Jlv20CeCZ12fJHUt8qkWdjguAIG2Wkhaie4FamoKEHyX7X_10ZPRqd4KJPASm4vffIehGYn9rLs1juWE5mY-WSYKCZu9b7_0KCRvgL3DB15jU4K6VZBr6kTr6bvn-A-t1tbhYg/s2048/IMG_0601.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZvlZ9Jlv20CeCZ12fJHUt8qkWdjguAIG2Wkhaie4FamoKEHyX7X_10ZPRqd4KJPASm4vffIehGYn9rLs1juWE5mY-WSYKCZu9b7_0KCRvgL3DB15jU4K6VZBr6kTr6bvn-A-t1tbhYg/w640-h480/IMG_0601.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>While looking out for pollinators today, I noticed the tiny blooms of Origanum vulgarum.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPbd3i5pg-3p-inJLKj2rfDJgUZFcYzDFsEHSC5t-LzgwWYb4rbkbOMNWnspFLRCK4zYxclrxE_TDkhhzCVB3w6tBWe6THUGczuAhV4hIApcv42Anx8nDrEwaW1foK7pAUJqqUpxcm7o/s2048/IMG_0598.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPbd3i5pg-3p-inJLKj2rfDJgUZFcYzDFsEHSC5t-LzgwWYb4rbkbOMNWnspFLRCK4zYxclrxE_TDkhhzCVB3w6tBWe6THUGczuAhV4hIApcv42Anx8nDrEwaW1foK7pAUJqqUpxcm7o/w640-h480/IMG_0598.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4tDgHL8yzqQpTtcB8b09JwYBUP_oTGm04v0IRi2ZT5qW8d2JJcgVjRHqdEQ6LMcKbDR5i6mCC5iQ6TPf4Zx-qmiHne9-xsRs9EpbSTHwo2NTLggkuZily2wuQcCp7M0ww52IwsOxIMg/s2048/IMG_0599.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4tDgHL8yzqQpTtcB8b09JwYBUP_oTGm04v0IRi2ZT5qW8d2JJcgVjRHqdEQ6LMcKbDR5i6mCC5iQ6TPf4Zx-qmiHne9-xsRs9EpbSTHwo2NTLggkuZily2wuQcCp7M0ww52IwsOxIMg/w640-h480/IMG_0599.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><i>Catananche caerulea</i> is a nice hit of blue to lead into all my orange flowers coming up.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEUe4AZGCHnmgQV7VWXsaX47dxVleb3B9lAXdfUj2E698LQHtdxgJogoEQRYtgrTjPzZqkkG8vSxIzgtUYSC0fkxXTOESc4U4tgzO3-dWjnExWv0g8AJjdJEsOckHKUnOvG_PZETxl-I/s2048/IMG_0600.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEUe4AZGCHnmgQV7VWXsaX47dxVleb3B9lAXdfUj2E698LQHtdxgJogoEQRYtgrTjPzZqkkG8vSxIzgtUYSC0fkxXTOESc4U4tgzO3-dWjnExWv0g8AJjdJEsOckHKUnOvG_PZETxl-I/w640-h480/IMG_0600.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p><i>Agastache</i> 'Acapulco Orange' finally doing it's thing. It wants more sun, but I love it right here near the patio.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhv8Wq63UKxS9Mknm2lFpQeTOSuqq_I96y2-1K0xqq_hnFyj40myUufveYvBZP7v0W58KAVHzV2Z_kCICZT3NcfK7TCQLsBIdgqZuF6S82Z381byo-U2srayEoARTB4p750BOl9Wa_MQ/s2048/IMG_0571.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhv8Wq63UKxS9Mknm2lFpQeTOSuqq_I96y2-1K0xqq_hnFyj40myUufveYvBZP7v0W58KAVHzV2Z_kCICZT3NcfK7TCQLsBIdgqZuF6S82Z381byo-U2srayEoARTB4p750BOl9Wa_MQ/w480-h640/IMG_0571.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Agastache rupestris.</i><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJWnIxYhfYvaqnVDzCISrpeJERSxm1j0LY7O6Tk5FrJrzPvz7dBMd3VvPlrjaIMn-eGR6GccgTr_XneZJd7I25d9EzaDyvpTTo_c4YJHmNnW8sRfvvpwyMRuWKBs06ZI8jXw18MnW0tw/s2048/IMG_0603.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJWnIxYhfYvaqnVDzCISrpeJERSxm1j0LY7O6Tk5FrJrzPvz7dBMd3VvPlrjaIMn-eGR6GccgTr_XneZJd7I25d9EzaDyvpTTo_c4YJHmNnW8sRfvvpwyMRuWKBs06ZI8jXw18MnW0tw/w480-h640/IMG_0603.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Agastache aurantiaca</i> 'Tango', I believe.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DwPe0Oj_lEfJXz9b5WKnQmUan0pptIwAdKU38v3sJ4wW1ebZDXl_NM5tBl-5Aqp31XYuHCCPV5PngxeuXiiD7k9y2-FqGOlFAaCHm7vNju4GKLq2EUNts3Wj197Lzt0fvqfCw_Ao4NU/s2048/IMG_0602.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DwPe0Oj_lEfJXz9b5WKnQmUan0pptIwAdKU38v3sJ4wW1ebZDXl_NM5tBl-5Aqp31XYuHCCPV5PngxeuXiiD7k9y2-FqGOlFAaCHm7vNju4GKLq2EUNts3Wj197Lzt0fvqfCw_Ao4NU/w480-h640/IMG_0602.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>A late-blooming milkweed, <i>Asclepias tuberosa</i>. The earlier blooming plants had their flowers cooked, so there were no milkweed pods. I hope this one will make seed after it opens.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvLCM5KyW3QeEeSZNuj84GKuAgkP_pvddQ763Os7RQtzkulkmTRuQVrCg8D1ldPDtwRHWsoFkKUZQTKn47xf7SSrEuFJpbMpnJPEG40LwCvqLAU-Y_6HEPY9uWPwZtEIrn9E8YzCvFjQ/s2048/IMG_0589.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvLCM5KyW3QeEeSZNuj84GKuAgkP_pvddQ763Os7RQtzkulkmTRuQVrCg8D1ldPDtwRHWsoFkKUZQTKn47xf7SSrEuFJpbMpnJPEG40LwCvqLAU-Y_6HEPY9uWPwZtEIrn9E8YzCvFjQ/w640-h480/IMG_0589.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Lastly, <i>Crocosmia</i> 'Corona'. I grow just a few crocosmia these days, due to their thuggish ways. This one may not last much longer in the garden (I say that every year) but until I evict it, I'll enjoy its pretty, bi-colored flowers.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJH6u59uj83TjNu42jaMvmzUVgHRRH7yy_xpnpjMdqxek6ffxdkNInzuR79fdKCpXhtC0JRh0XELy7c0Pvbuyif1HkUqSuaq19oNxLXoJWkRnuvsMMCAl8jjB-rdkBBYyVFaNw2Kv-qs/s2048/IMG_0581.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJH6u59uj83TjNu42jaMvmzUVgHRRH7yy_xpnpjMdqxek6ffxdkNInzuR79fdKCpXhtC0JRh0XELy7c0Pvbuyif1HkUqSuaq19oNxLXoJWkRnuvsMMCAl8jjB-rdkBBYyVFaNw2Kv-qs/w640-h480/IMG_0581.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I'm joining Carol, of <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2021/" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>, to celebrate the flowers blooming in our gardens on the 15th of each month.<br /></p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-71807860968160396682021-06-15T11:31:00.005-07:002021-06-15T13:19:09.552-07:00Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - June 2021 - Astoria Edition<p><br />Welcome to my very first Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post from Astoria! No, we haven't moved here permanently, but the garden (at least the south slope I have been slowly converting) is finally flowering enough that I can put together a post for Bloom Day. It's been an arduous process with many lessons learned about deer-resistance, weather surprises, and an infuriating, entrenched population of new-to-me weed species. There's still so much left to do, but let's get to the successes!</p><p>Some of the first plants I put into the Astoria garden were multiple rosemary and lavender. I knew herbs would grow fast and be more tolerant of not getting watered regularly, and that they were deer-resistant. I love the unassuming straight species (<i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> and <i>Rosemarinus officinalis</i>) and they have rewarded me by growing robustly. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0Ne0aBnTuue5UUtVJqbRP4IZWmCbjCHvsKmBW7-ShrNG3DyoqCtuas6HKFXO1zyjCseWB_rXJzpje5WQNoie8f9Y8XP8M83BTJv3WCUxd7zGTPh_yls9eJg4tpsyR2gt8GxLPOCcRzI/s2048/IMG_0300.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0Ne0aBnTuue5UUtVJqbRP4IZWmCbjCHvsKmBW7-ShrNG3DyoqCtuas6HKFXO1zyjCseWB_rXJzpje5WQNoie8f9Y8XP8M83BTJv3WCUxd7zGTPh_yls9eJg4tpsyR2gt8GxLPOCcRzI/w640-h480/IMG_0300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here's another simple, happy and deer-resistant small shrub that grows in multiple places in this garden. <i>Santolina chamaecyparissus</i>, or Lavender-Cotton, sports these cheerful yellow button flowers in early summer. They came from Skyler of <a href="https://tanglycottage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tangly Cottage Garden</a> and I learned from her that they should be sheared hard in late winter to keep their shape and prevent sprawl.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITtFRZc7VQlkyVU89cCmBoN9Ij_79HQOWbSx7phT7er6XZ_nZ8P0k4nNnobmzOtU70P_XhKFFiDmT3TqD0S_E3u1PEROOEethrtDbgWWNk7e5p2Y-MJmWjL5PgE4MLb_xGlsYuST9Xc0/s2048/IMG_0327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITtFRZc7VQlkyVU89cCmBoN9Ij_79HQOWbSx7phT7er6XZ_nZ8P0k4nNnobmzOtU70P_XhKFFiDmT3TqD0S_E3u1PEROOEethrtDbgWWNk7e5p2Y-MJmWjL5PgE4MLb_xGlsYuST9Xc0/w480-h640/IMG_0327.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>I added several <i>Verbena bonariensis</i> this spring after seeing how well one did last year. So far the deer are leaving them mostly alone.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQka-vt0W7Xbv65d2PJJzB7RMEIxtAXIsoRbS6RtwGvyyK809yeyL00yxr5UCCnuoV0psTvTrmGBXlJNW5_FbBJr3GWYlMv4r7WKKGQxYMwe3op_eNrpqKDskZmeodY0amm7ta2NOwdLg/s2048/IMG_0311.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQka-vt0W7Xbv65d2PJJzB7RMEIxtAXIsoRbS6RtwGvyyK809yeyL00yxr5UCCnuoV0psTvTrmGBXlJNW5_FbBJr3GWYlMv4r7WKKGQxYMwe3op_eNrpqKDskZmeodY0amm7ta2NOwdLg/w640-h480/IMG_0311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Three <i>Penstemon heterophyllis</i> 'Electric Blue' planted in spring of 2020 came out of winter happier than they went in. They hung on last year after being cropped by deer but so far are avoiding that fate this year. It's great to finally have those intense blue flowers! The hover fly thinks so too.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOd8L10CKxFsFscZKV1EjefYFqaNM2Ssg9EAIPkbTYQKazDoeuaM0-UQvgX3YhcF28IOZIjBj5pwtJ1lvESbLrp9vKYcuuYQeJbIp__oqzZPW6fMx7wxKSLvf53vcXbWXoYfbdxPj5Ys/s2048/IMG_0328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOd8L10CKxFsFscZKV1EjefYFqaNM2Ssg9EAIPkbTYQKazDoeuaM0-UQvgX3YhcF28IOZIjBj5pwtJ1lvESbLrp9vKYcuuYQeJbIp__oqzZPW6fMx7wxKSLvf53vcXbWXoYfbdxPj5Ys/w480-h640/IMG_0328.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><i>Penstemon</i> 'Margarita BOP' fared slightly better last year and is coming back with even more flowers this year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEuooyWQCxU7I_kHjfCdVkApVx_o5LAA7jsBUGW9huwnOpVJ7FIsxKUMDNpAdVgZ8vr2Dmm8UjZ1IMlgpIhqohhg1ThlZY9PsHwnHeboGb_R7F7HX3UwNQbTtMtnr1WxmZPcDgjCbCTQ/s2048/IMG_0305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEuooyWQCxU7I_kHjfCdVkApVx_o5LAA7jsBUGW9huwnOpVJ7FIsxKUMDNpAdVgZ8vr2Dmm8UjZ1IMlgpIhqohhg1ThlZY9PsHwnHeboGb_R7F7HX3UwNQbTtMtnr1WxmZPcDgjCbCTQ/w480-h640/IMG_0305.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Many of the plants I try in Astoria are courtesy of our twice-yearly Oregon Garden Bloggers plant swap. This <i>Salvia</i> 'Skyscraper Orange' came from Lance of <a href="https://gardenriots.com/" target="_blank">GardenRiots</a> this spring, and the color is fantastic. I hope it likes life in Astoria. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-g3StBXP6hK1tSLPQ_sTyLb2fGXjoC-DDxDUz7pE7v862OWeFQ5J7Dg56npd6yccp5saPNV_03mkM1bKYbBVSp72Hz57dmWxRnbl93r_JWEQZZCemPxhejwvPmlxxdUgntT-wxNzVsg/s2048/IMG_0316.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-g3StBXP6hK1tSLPQ_sTyLb2fGXjoC-DDxDUz7pE7v862OWeFQ5J7Dg56npd6yccp5saPNV_03mkM1bKYbBVSp72Hz57dmWxRnbl93r_JWEQZZCemPxhejwvPmlxxdUgntT-wxNzVsg/w657-h493/IMG_0316.jpg" width="657" /></a></div><br /><p>I visited Mary DeNoyer's beautiful open garden last weekend, via my membership in the <a href="https://www.hardyplantsociety.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hardy Plant Society of Oregon </a>(it’s such a deal, people!) After admiring <i>Digitalis parviflora</i> 'Milk Chocolate' in her garden, I was delighted to check my records and confirm I had the very same cultivar in my Astoria garden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhHJBu1iq2FZ8eQRxdpPqIDXqVw0RylB5LSurmhJiNQQlFELSNuu1NnI5csPvh-RL8b0B0xjuBlUJzez7PgnwLTdRtNvQZbi_KhHV599Cj8lWKL9YKbd-5yLcJtErnEByuFVd7Y9gMX0/s2048/IMG_0315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhHJBu1iq2FZ8eQRxdpPqIDXqVw0RylB5LSurmhJiNQQlFELSNuu1NnI5csPvh-RL8b0B0xjuBlUJzez7PgnwLTdRtNvQZbi_KhHV599Cj8lWKL9YKbd-5yLcJtErnEByuFVd7Y9gMX0/w480-h640/IMG_0315.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Cistus obtusifoliu</i>s is in its third spring here in the garden. Sometimes the deer eat the flowers, and sometimes they don't.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4ubpKGuY-VAVfdyWMD_rNQjzDjac_uRHZFrw6uQDgmI-HARNlo094cm4aUoMlL7A21DHU77FwM2w6fnqAJ6nmEVEdJnDPvZwh-d3QBQZspCeqBUUoXiQP9BagUku762ajCkavJ8DwyQ/s2048/IMG_0306.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="505" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4ubpKGuY-VAVfdyWMD_rNQjzDjac_uRHZFrw6uQDgmI-HARNlo094cm4aUoMlL7A21DHU77FwM2w6fnqAJ6nmEVEdJnDPvZwh-d3QBQZspCeqBUUoXiQP9BagUku762ajCkavJ8DwyQ/w673-h505/IMG_0306.jpg" width="673" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I brought several <i>Libertia peregrinans</i> 'Bronze Sword' out from my Portland garden. They grow well and color up nicely, and the deer seem completely uninterested in them. Win!!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbYF1MYSBS6NcWghZE08hnLLayi9gMW34SPH-PzzujV6vjyZyoWgXgyMkEYCLhyphenhyphenD431SUCmivk24vaZHGvstlrBkvDiR5YUx4QDDNtrUslfPdWU8Pk9x_QJr5ZPSKS3mlDbWH5vmIULM/s2048/IMG_0320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbYF1MYSBS6NcWghZE08hnLLayi9gMW34SPH-PzzujV6vjyZyoWgXgyMkEYCLhyphenhyphenD431SUCmivk24vaZHGvstlrBkvDiR5YUx4QDDNtrUslfPdWU8Pk9x_QJr5ZPSKS3mlDbWH5vmIULM/w480-h640/IMG_0320.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p> </p><p>I brought all my Kniphofia 'Timothy' plants out to Astoria last spring, because they needed more sun than they were getting in my increasingly shady garden. I guess they like Astoria!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uc6DTJ2VMs_XiIOaRJHUKGsdH6hSSR2QT8kvq-N3Qn8PV1zdwPtgKQuTFqBHAgUbWLO21pNd7FviMGgPIYxqnDeU5sfeZWur_BUqxCZ0qSp9GoycoQd3jfi5JjnAg6xgHlXn6dQZ0i0/s4032/IMG_0318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uc6DTJ2VMs_XiIOaRJHUKGsdH6hSSR2QT8kvq-N3Qn8PV1zdwPtgKQuTFqBHAgUbWLO21pNd7FviMGgPIYxqnDeU5sfeZWur_BUqxCZ0qSp9GoycoQd3jfi5JjnAg6xgHlXn6dQZ0i0/w480-h640/IMG_0318.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>Digitalis purpurea</i> 'Alba', another Blogger plant swap selection, has a nice view of the bay to help it flower.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dMg3nJcoWQfEaRcNpK0Ofglio-Hz-0NmkXvSSc3hdxIKAM_GstzWWPX8k4TI3gk03jtq7txQoVeBeckU7azmZIcsq9OLkcZvEBpjtbc7NjIRxJyRyONqD7uxd28WXfqItupWarbhDAk/s2048/IMG_0302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dMg3nJcoWQfEaRcNpK0Ofglio-Hz-0NmkXvSSc3hdxIKAM_GstzWWPX8k4TI3gk03jtq7txQoVeBeckU7azmZIcsq9OLkcZvEBpjtbc7NjIRxJyRyONqD7uxd28WXfqItupWarbhDAk/w480-h640/IMG_0302.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This Grevillea 'Poorinda Leane' was one of the earliest shrubs I put in. Despite some "pruning" by local deer, it has outpaced their ability to eat it and has been flowering non-stop since November. Such a rewarding addition to the garden!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BzFHRebbSmGIqWZXgLPk_4JYdJPrrMpc9J0s8HKZ0DTR03Jy5oXkiipgHPlVtu13rI_TY9GakSJ_b0HCdGS6e9w4L0RXa1vq4iukdwiiSkqN33RaTlcxhglQHdCbSE9Ytax3xBN8b9U/s2048/IMG_0323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5BzFHRebbSmGIqWZXgLPk_4JYdJPrrMpc9J0s8HKZ0DTR03Jy5oXkiipgHPlVtu13rI_TY9GakSJ_b0HCdGS6e9w4L0RXa1vq4iukdwiiSkqN33RaTlcxhglQHdCbSE9Ytax3xBN8b9U/w480-h640/IMG_0323.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Lastly, two more lovely bloomers courtesy of <a href="https://tanglycottage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tangly Cottage Garden</a>. <i>Libertia grandiflora</i> is happily thriving and defying the deer.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspjH8TxF4L-iH1wk4ZYJytAZ0zW2UVNxmg-EThlXIFauZQmSgy757wzvaICtB8tgJY8L4JV8F-_-SVlbjURIvnImyZmHK-uFr5vBFeQKWZx0r1t2Qsixa2Dn2yvQwoCcgeBtEzS8YJ-Q/s2048/IMG_0314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspjH8TxF4L-iH1wk4ZYJytAZ0zW2UVNxmg-EThlXIFauZQmSgy757wzvaICtB8tgJY8L4JV8F-_-SVlbjURIvnImyZmHK-uFr5vBFeQKWZx0r1t2Qsixa2Dn2yvQwoCcgeBtEzS8YJ-Q/w480-h640/IMG_0314.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And <i>Allium christophii</i> provides a big pink punch of color and form near the front door. I need many more of these in Astoria.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX742jLCTSeHs665auWOhUB5eSa2bOIW2Ev5ZClgdoRtQz6ntZnnA7O9VcPgQm4ymH2tvgc5odeg3ydIeltoyPtYe6lkcRNy8xS84TCHyNZpmlrrVUTgS7T6EXR5-ZS0zogTi_KyGiWzc/s2048/IMG_0297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX742jLCTSeHs665auWOhUB5eSa2bOIW2Ev5ZClgdoRtQz6ntZnnA7O9VcPgQm4ymH2tvgc5odeg3ydIeltoyPtYe6lkcRNy8xS84TCHyNZpmlrrVUTgS7T6EXR5-ZS0zogTi_KyGiWzc/w480-h640/IMG_0297.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is hosted monthly by the lovely Carol at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-june-2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>May Dreams Gardens</i></a>.<p></p><p>Happy Bloom Day from Astoria, all!<br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-90905347289256093202021-05-15T08:28:00.000-07:002021-05-15T08:28:42.510-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - May 2021<p>Dry, dry, dry - that's what most of April and the first half of May has been at Longview Ranch. Never have I had to irrigate as much or as early as this year. And I think the garden is showing the drought already; blooms are fading earlier than usual, too.</p><p>But we still have some bright and springlike flowers for this May Bloom Day, starting with the hardest to photograph, <i>Podophyllum</i> ssp. Form A. (the spotted leaves drifting through are actually on <i>Aspidistra lurida </i>'Ginga'.)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CLAX3_6HkGwtq-J9MwaG2-xQyt05FLH-MNI5u2pPOux6ewPmpqbStkIRfsyoa0GVsryUdZCVYjJdyE3sqyAK0y1_q9f3MqohC1sAjOUockSjKW3nGgpWZ4JZN4yt-H1HE6i-XIqov2w/s2048/IMG_0113.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CLAX3_6HkGwtq-J9MwaG2-xQyt05FLH-MNI5u2pPOux6ewPmpqbStkIRfsyoa0GVsryUdZCVYjJdyE3sqyAK0y1_q9f3MqohC1sAjOUockSjKW3nGgpWZ4JZN4yt-H1HE6i-XIqov2w/w640-h480/IMG_0113.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><i>Rosa</i> 'Sally Holmes' is in her first, beautiful flush of bloom.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbVOCyGy3OuNk0jLuXyZewXcFM7F6mQUnKQstqMjY4Zd4oHw5ho8472ndq6d0U1nH-R_IrOe7SbjxiVOxYvrau2Qsww66qEgeDCzSCUsLRewtkXlMqadvOX6lDwct3lp1po23TG9-0bg/s2048/IMG_0101.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbVOCyGy3OuNk0jLuXyZewXcFM7F6mQUnKQstqMjY4Zd4oHw5ho8472ndq6d0U1nH-R_IrOe7SbjxiVOxYvrau2Qsww66qEgeDCzSCUsLRewtkXlMqadvOX6lDwct3lp1po23TG9-0bg/w640-h480/IMG_0101.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p> </p><p><i>Ceanothus</i> 'Victoria' will probably put on more growth now, after removal of the eucalypt that partially shaded her. She's delighting visiting bumblebees.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhLIFbFTxiEaacsRseBUDVcLx9Cnj2iVW4zUihKDfVvJFhWEDLEZNIH5PmtByXem2bbPPmSXrjgSpW_atEH9vgzKW-RXwiqexzzX_ZkXNLogRY72Y021506giOjngjpOzB2o9mysOcfU/s2048/IMG_0102.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhLIFbFTxiEaacsRseBUDVcLx9Cnj2iVW4zUihKDfVvJFhWEDLEZNIH5PmtByXem2bbPPmSXrjgSpW_atEH9vgzKW-RXwiqexzzX_ZkXNLogRY72Y021506giOjngjpOzB2o9mysOcfU/w640-h480/IMG_0102.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><i>Scilla peruviana</i> is at the apex of bloom.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzyHkATRYzemqjehWyDQCfQmDttFjOW2_PXi18THKI6UMjGnJLpktayXY9aBPAWtsuQ_gBPBHHe8XT9lDT9haLi6_M8wkSB3y-rO5QDe0vIjI8CQLdmMFuxOXW9VXA9xFDG22PyCVnX4/s2048/IMG_0099.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzyHkATRYzemqjehWyDQCfQmDttFjOW2_PXi18THKI6UMjGnJLpktayXY9aBPAWtsuQ_gBPBHHe8XT9lDT9haLi6_M8wkSB3y-rO5QDe0vIjI8CQLdmMFuxOXW9VXA9xFDG22PyCVnX4/w640-h480/IMG_0099.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>Luzula nivea</i> is having a very good year. My earliest plants lived in a hotter, drier location and didn't bloom much. These, planted in a shadier spot, are much happier.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybNSMyi2beNlHo5DpgJnoQn_v5KqnhtUvNvShFXNHBvzZilkNwgMvNYiyHCEuhJA-01gkAygpVfELxwmmAuduWjCMiqH_cCt0kQTQBBzWLXxsnYjw6KVhW9RrwEWtXEg_kvPIf5brHe4/s2048/IMG_0107.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybNSMyi2beNlHo5DpgJnoQn_v5KqnhtUvNvShFXNHBvzZilkNwgMvNYiyHCEuhJA-01gkAygpVfELxwmmAuduWjCMiqH_cCt0kQTQBBzWLXxsnYjw6KVhW9RrwEWtXEg_kvPIf5brHe4/w640-h480/IMG_0107.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>Persicaria</i> 'Purple Fantasy'. Who knew it had these cute little flowers?<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNayRe0BCLBPBXgIHlyctNMcHyIMK3WrqkUrUSctwFTcnuqQHNgDi6f0uHxKE0NTjmJ-9ZB5ivsaU4Ma1swKk7-awxoKGzJNEF43eV48suqynBBBYFNSrzniSrRznDEpR6Gd2VW6X5RQ/s2048/IMG_0108.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNayRe0BCLBPBXgIHlyctNMcHyIMK3WrqkUrUSctwFTcnuqQHNgDi6f0uHxKE0NTjmJ-9ZB5ivsaU4Ma1swKk7-awxoKGzJNEF43eV48suqynBBBYFNSrzniSrRznDEpR6Gd2VW6X5RQ/w640-h480/IMG_0108.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>Eschscholzia californica</i> with the surprise of a particularly nice deep orange version (possibly 'Mikado' from Botanical Interests.)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaFhXzwMWh_zOluiSs25sSbnggpY3n_4fP8vFrt0DWhGKUxxUgWIP5kDR8Nlcw2CvR8_fq2VHp9ZILzWj2KaZPC5yVOhHzWovbL-tpvYorD8EpDh9-cTDyjk43DLaRHjkRfUBtfqAoEw/s2048/IMG_0100.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaFhXzwMWh_zOluiSs25sSbnggpY3n_4fP8vFrt0DWhGKUxxUgWIP5kDR8Nlcw2CvR8_fq2VHp9ZILzWj2KaZPC5yVOhHzWovbL-tpvYorD8EpDh9-cTDyjk43DLaRHjkRfUBtfqAoEw/w640-h480/IMG_0100.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Loropetalum chinense</i> 'Fire Dance' is coming out of its shell after removal of some cedars that shaded it.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7dAxeUMVMvgLf1wuq0RLYsZ2HEWbXSsekA-R2OixlvFGDq0ud9FhfquLOV3AXrkXgenzXyOdDgGPIq99C_roUMhGDJvjbWGoLgwz3_XazyEeZt11D58AJlrQ0KdM5t-Af937t6N1My0/s2048/IMG_0106.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7dAxeUMVMvgLf1wuq0RLYsZ2HEWbXSsekA-R2OixlvFGDq0ud9FhfquLOV3AXrkXgenzXyOdDgGPIq99C_roUMhGDJvjbWGoLgwz3_XazyEeZt11D58AJlrQ0KdM5t-Af937t6N1My0/w640-h480/IMG_0106.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The blooms of Trachycarpus fortunei make a mess every year, but I still love the way they look.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop4DTWWErwPGznWGgeOYXUMzY7NRHmYaW2gr7YRfQ45GgrQbgZ6xVA8sizipkJCmVOMDT8xO1F8UXFhTL_L88QairLRLaAgkqtl0VVtPKMxtWSbyQa5oGtKQ_A4wfFGhFwNvnLVGRPrg/s2048/IMG_0111.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop4DTWWErwPGznWGgeOYXUMzY7NRHmYaW2gr7YRfQ45GgrQbgZ6xVA8sizipkJCmVOMDT8xO1F8UXFhTL_L88QairLRLaAgkqtl0VVtPKMxtWSbyQa5oGtKQ_A4wfFGhFwNvnLVGRPrg/w640-h480/IMG_0111.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Lewisia columbiana</i> var <i>rupicola</i> (with a few spent dogwood petals as a reality check.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxvEhUQB4FsgW7Rn92Hmbs8KgADqylvusd3iplFUY1C8H8vfwKmF0lryIxhkb2Rw8Dl6k4-l-FBUw6gIMoOWD-dryCCKHdBYp6DpBbzbz5b1xBti0gQZbzdVGyBC3PqeL0dHQVkqpJEw/s2048/IMG_0115.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxvEhUQB4FsgW7Rn92Hmbs8KgADqylvusd3iplFUY1C8H8vfwKmF0lryIxhkb2Rw8Dl6k4-l-FBUw6gIMoOWD-dryCCKHdBYp6DpBbzbz5b1xBti0gQZbzdVGyBC3PqeL0dHQVkqpJEw/w640-h480/IMG_0115.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Iris tenax </i>in the Northwest Territory.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSWD_CttfvlmjMmxjfOXY6RLvuZAA8LmE0WTkRPhbU1SeoGoWo038sVJmud-PRnhL0Pig6ANCIEs1aAA1KjcP7mesKHwLJZ2TAJJAEnIBy982yVk3KP-JjPhkpnrlWR2QfIsLjlD61uA/s2048/IMG_0114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSWD_CttfvlmjMmxjfOXY6RLvuZAA8LmE0WTkRPhbU1SeoGoWo038sVJmud-PRnhL0Pig6ANCIEs1aAA1KjcP7mesKHwLJZ2TAJJAEnIBy982yVk3KP-JjPhkpnrlWR2QfIsLjlD61uA/w480-h640/IMG_0114.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Iris</i> x <i>pacifica</i> 'Simply Wild', with a side of <i>Iris</i> x <i>pacifica</i> 'Meadow Pastels' in a rare white form.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW29bjA1vbo5div6klP9JXUDvk5LueLzdo_DkMCR1EDzRBSdkgrijRmWQJ9BmwY8qlOWBSy0e0cNr4BHzXsi2kYFbxAMgPJs0TsXO8Q-eLbe_uUkE0OLpTnL7utgTuW2cgGCnUzqu0Wqc/s2048/IMG_0117.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW29bjA1vbo5div6klP9JXUDvk5LueLzdo_DkMCR1EDzRBSdkgrijRmWQJ9BmwY8qlOWBSy0e0cNr4BHzXsi2kYFbxAMgPJs0TsXO8Q-eLbe_uUkE0OLpTnL7utgTuW2cgGCnUzqu0Wqc/w640-h480/IMG_0117.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, <i>Rosa</i> 'Perle d'Or' in all stages of bloom.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0qGU1OUjvhhBLrORQP4LYS_kaQyeZnszNxSpSrmZD9HVnGm_IC6PVY2fBapX-QRtGzsrZxQEX7UEfZAODP9huCHqHR8EupgFNkFtEUAp5uE8rSKWKcyXfhvHHbnngB-BOasayW9UejE/s2048/IMG_0118.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0qGU1OUjvhhBLrORQP4LYS_kaQyeZnszNxSpSrmZD9HVnGm_IC6PVY2fBapX-QRtGzsrZxQEX7UEfZAODP9huCHqHR8EupgFNkFtEUAp5uE8rSKWKcyXfhvHHbnngB-BOasayW9UejE/w640-h480/IMG_0118.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>As usual, I'm joining the Bloom Day celebration of flowers hosted by Carol at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-may-2021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>. You can check out lots more May flowers by visiting her there.<br /></p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-26343941943433835162021-04-16T10:26:00.002-07:002021-04-16T10:42:55.387-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2021I'm celebrating Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day a day late, but with all the
color and excitement of a lush spring. After weeks of really cold (for
Portland) nights and barely warmer days, we are now into multiple days of
warm, dry, sunny weather - not a moment too soon for me. (Permit me to apologize for the burned-out exposures in today's post: it's that very welcome sunshine, but almost impossible to avoid this week. Oh, too bad!)<br /><p style="text-align: left;">First, <i>Loropetalum chinense</i> var <i>rubrum</i> 'Sizzling Pink' is taking up the slack from the recently removed Eucalyptus (RIP, <i>E. pauciflora</i> ssp <i>debeuzevilli</i>.)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJfK50CWKgNdmxoQNN0g20EhG0YeiObGqkLOgdPpA8Nd_1RDbyG-1wFVnr0UktMxHXuw4ZCnl_LoFy1SLv9AKZrXMuxElQDyLFVsE_z0zKV5kh8HyhB1IyG2Z7PPX2q1zZQyN26jod8E/s2048/IMG_1545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJfK50CWKgNdmxoQNN0g20EhG0YeiObGqkLOgdPpA8Nd_1RDbyG-1wFVnr0UktMxHXuw4ZCnl_LoFy1SLv9AKZrXMuxElQDyLFVsE_z0zKV5kh8HyhB1IyG2Z7PPX2q1zZQyN26jod8E/w640-h480/IMG_1545.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>At the feet of the Loropetalum is this little <i>Rhododendron williamsianum</i>. I bought it for its distinctive leaf shape, but this time of year, it blooms with a few simple pale pink flowers.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbis-Vrq7G03swj3FzS45IIDxFzF2aABQ7TdK1rimSc94SFUvSphhBAQboeGSZtb0HTjwaDFkyNKOmhl_ZXEetmt_p94wW7Fz9qbQ-yL1iy0YttEJZzued2lR5UJwfrjjzOvGb3FLpY6c/s2048/IMG_1542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbis-Vrq7G03swj3FzS45IIDxFzF2aABQ7TdK1rimSc94SFUvSphhBAQboeGSZtb0HTjwaDFkyNKOmhl_ZXEetmt_p94wW7Fz9qbQ-yL1iy0YttEJZzued2lR5UJwfrjjzOvGb3FLpY6c/w480-h640/IMG_1542.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGH6iUDmVSlBM80Mrv1cmgqwq2KBFV0kUhyphenhyphenFw4NfDtBRrFpVxNsTUj-d-usXhdiWwQN_tOTBadNwjNqrkUHNC5A4x4QDrMmAkhJ06GAvvNP_58QkHEsi68fXQ67gYizRsOS8tTGAWzDA/s2048/IMG_1543.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGH6iUDmVSlBM80Mrv1cmgqwq2KBFV0kUhyphenhyphenFw4NfDtBRrFpVxNsTUj-d-usXhdiWwQN_tOTBadNwjNqrkUHNC5A4x4QDrMmAkhJ06GAvvNP_58QkHEsi68fXQ67gYizRsOS8tTGAWzDA/w480-h640/IMG_1543.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Ribes sanguineum</i> is in full flower in the Northwest Territory, delighting us, the bees and the hummingbirds.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQhXcVPDYn6UrvEAK93xkgrn9V26IGbAaGX2kYSgGtZujaKzcmaqFoVCHlunqwftCHq-EMeMY75KIwMhOLd3DlfWYIjc-T2a-_c1cB3QIw5gI9PhJ7QMat8ziXAs9tR9SvhGbG5ysI5Q/s2048/IMG_1531.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQhXcVPDYn6UrvEAK93xkgrn9V26IGbAaGX2kYSgGtZujaKzcmaqFoVCHlunqwftCHq-EMeMY75KIwMhOLd3DlfWYIjc-T2a-_c1cB3QIw5gI9PhJ7QMat8ziXAs9tR9SvhGbG5ysI5Q/w480-h640/IMG_1531.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Dodecatheon hendersonii</i> is the most welcome spring ephemeral. It's great to see it returning amongst the grand upheavals that have transformed the NW Territory this spring. But that's another post.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTyojk4CwpN5MLjdpLPU9BqZXdzQOSWyMOcl3SB6brB8toC8dreyRy7bLtxUfT9429uipn43GSJO_3WqJKi19k3ocWQEQJF9oY7YAk17Bh9lmNdLnHNqcvgyIJiRi2I9BApwUiEP1Neg/s2048/IMG_1527.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTyojk4CwpN5MLjdpLPU9BqZXdzQOSWyMOcl3SB6brB8toC8dreyRy7bLtxUfT9429uipn43GSJO_3WqJKi19k3ocWQEQJF9oY7YAk17Bh9lmNdLnHNqcvgyIJiRi2I9BApwUiEP1Neg/w480-h640/IMG_1527.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Another sweet spring flower is<i> Ipheon uniflorum 'Alberto Castillo'</i>. Compared to a neighbor's vast bank of Ipheon, my one little bloom is underwhelming, but I hope it settles in and reproduces.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxrK3Z2_ZbV0d4pVvqS_cGGjqzcdFn-Afi-mnzqAtLRrvPM-XRr_8U5kGABFqKyUoHUf91XfI11EogxpYXleLG64H-Dq3J_6GJwoXnJGeIISaSiuvLprA33KKFcOceySZVO9LLWCeHR8/s2048/IMG_1538.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxrK3Z2_ZbV0d4pVvqS_cGGjqzcdFn-Afi-mnzqAtLRrvPM-XRr_8U5kGABFqKyUoHUf91XfI11EogxpYXleLG64H-Dq3J_6GJwoXnJGeIISaSiuvLprA33KKFcOceySZVO9LLWCeHR8/w640-h480/IMG_1538.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><p></p><p>Three compact <i>Pieris japonica</i> 'Prelude' are in full pure-white flower.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW9SDd8Te37fqKWgIruNI59EM1AF92aOkQ-uiUGzW2eF-vw_f4tcuGEU2PwCA9f53CEGnmTCQ6gpBICcdys46RKuqyrLL-_UiJtyy1NeV6l1mhUIYCc3dysQLJUUYHYnYbAHgZXQLxq8/s2048/IMG_1556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdW9SDd8Te37fqKWgIruNI59EM1AF92aOkQ-uiUGzW2eF-vw_f4tcuGEU2PwCA9f53CEGnmTCQ6gpBICcdys46RKuqyrLL-_UiJtyy1NeV6l1mhUIYCc3dysQLJUUYHYnYbAHgZXQLxq8/w640-h480/IMG_1556.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Tricyrtis is a plant I have never had good luck growing. This picture documents my excitement at the first bloom on one little flower head. I hope it's another success this year.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaGEFfBw6KG2EkmyG0HUe35V5tEWq6epeQicxH0E0oRUhiM38JUmonRtaV8WvdlJE9i46RuGJ9X2sIE18CmR6dOLKov7ceDQSKS98thhiiGu-XZC9Tf0hwBCdtWpTuT9Y66iqJ7fXPlw/s2048/IMG_1541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaGEFfBw6KG2EkmyG0HUe35V5tEWq6epeQicxH0E0oRUhiM38JUmonRtaV8WvdlJE9i46RuGJ9X2sIE18CmR6dOLKov7ceDQSKS98thhiiGu-XZC9Tf0hwBCdtWpTuT9Y66iqJ7fXPlw/w640-h480/IMG_1541.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />It's <i>Grevillea australis</i> time! You need smell-o-vision for this shrub. I have even had passersby ask me what the scent is, it's so pervasive and lovely. The blossoms are small, but powerful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYsep09NQSH1zh9vAT_iyVRWNmDNOQSBIhYGEK2bLgLj8yX1pcdIP0qxmEERFo6Qmkd48lPzkqd4U3VYKR5y4eCum0WTBQ0w4rtb5A9vntOZDtSJhes6i8fyS_0m8DWwVxN97BdWpm6g/s2048/IMG_1549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYsep09NQSH1zh9vAT_iyVRWNmDNOQSBIhYGEK2bLgLj8yX1pcdIP0qxmEERFo6Qmkd48lPzkqd4U3VYKR5y4eCum0WTBQ0w4rtb5A9vntOZDtSJhes6i8fyS_0m8DWwVxN97BdWpm6g/w640-h480/IMG_1549.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzg0dvJG78DycEnCUP-TTPDnGw7bK1ueiK96wG-jt-vjeKK8g-tXjWOvrxQWA4s64_Mi1tcq5BlYQwSY6wWSe6h8pxYpOKsU1kTgReEFvhrMKIBcKxGcK_FfoaqDnFP5uKIKotLJa0uo/s2048/IMG_1550.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzg0dvJG78DycEnCUP-TTPDnGw7bK1ueiK96wG-jt-vjeKK8g-tXjWOvrxQWA4s64_Mi1tcq5BlYQwSY6wWSe6h8pxYpOKsU1kTgReEFvhrMKIBcKxGcK_FfoaqDnFP5uKIKotLJa0uo/w480-h640/IMG_1550.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Near the Grevillea on my hell strip, poor little <i>Ceanothus</i> 'Valley Violet' struggles on and sports about four blossom heads this year. I love this poor little mite, but I wonder if I shouldn't start over with a new one in a more protected spot; dog and foot traffic have not been kind to it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWVxNqKmAkKZo8MqgbYCgChYk7baxixTQXbpkcaHxFEOjW0RJjL_8V8edjtTZrZ4_02SjerU2dZuzqoU9a6u75i6FEGzOEJwFQtJX9S3YJ93tg78IrXGXgxswXKI981TxGpJPyX-fGi8/s2048/IMG_1551%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWVxNqKmAkKZo8MqgbYCgChYk7baxixTQXbpkcaHxFEOjW0RJjL_8V8edjtTZrZ4_02SjerU2dZuzqoU9a6u75i6FEGzOEJwFQtJX9S3YJ93tg78IrXGXgxswXKI981TxGpJPyX-fGi8/w640-h480/IMG_1551%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Also in the hell strip, my favorite small manzanita hybrid, <i>Arctostaphylos</i> x <i>media</i> 'Martha Ewan', with her surprisingly late-blooming flowers.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDPQ1OCHJcoF89GSj941BTStJmXiOZwBqE9yoHX1GZRL4enlKJA6BX-i4SkfUUnzEpTDfF6ZQ1fzGtKV6ebgjiz3mXhpwTYSXViSdlDF1uzmGJ2UAJ6zvRf5jON-vO6JlOPqBruluFOU/s2048/IMG_1536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDPQ1OCHJcoF89GSj941BTStJmXiOZwBqE9yoHX1GZRL4enlKJA6BX-i4SkfUUnzEpTDfF6ZQ1fzGtKV6ebgjiz3mXhpwTYSXViSdlDF1uzmGJ2UAJ6zvRf5jON-vO6JlOPqBruluFOU/w640-h480/IMG_1536.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <i>Camellia</i> 'April Kiss' is nearly finished, but has been a delight this spring. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypsGqOGXojCrZY64fUSO1AuGTHF9z0KhxTa4A0jUAp04ATBNsdlwUxnAEyRqbC-61_Mj9CIfRzrv1FKHQkQdPuMKsj3C427Yq9HohN-U_mN_WTp87u8tfhs6V9VPwM-Cl7WkG0AWk3sg/s2048/IMG_1535.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypsGqOGXojCrZY64fUSO1AuGTHF9z0KhxTa4A0jUAp04ATBNsdlwUxnAEyRqbC-61_Mj9CIfRzrv1FKHQkQdPuMKsj3C427Yq9HohN-U_mN_WTp87u8tfhs6V9VPwM-Cl7WkG0AWk3sg/w640-h480/IMG_1535.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>One of many impossible-to-photograph Epimedium.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUDnn0uFZHCE4bp7nn4j3aoL4mVYUP-JhG36bMVPAU06_FNu4eNsaMNzVqRWX0Ocnv3wv-4G1RujL6FpuAUjl7goiLu27-GMx7QITXa_DcEHBa-eecxMeB9qGW-WXbn-hj_GAMkcw4Ug/s2048/IMG_1540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUDnn0uFZHCE4bp7nn4j3aoL4mVYUP-JhG36bMVPAU06_FNu4eNsaMNzVqRWX0Ocnv3wv-4G1RujL6FpuAUjl7goiLu27-GMx7QITXa_DcEHBa-eecxMeB9qGW-WXbn-hj_GAMkcw4Ug/w640-h480/IMG_1540.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Last, the huckleberries<i> (Vaccinium ovatum</i>) in the front garden enjoyed the late, cool spring. I see huckleberry pancakes in my future later this year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV4L-VM-wkFBMCMOveq47F1GBAYnUFzuBA0hgYzy7vit9bhpQe4x4tWWI-0qammVgMMsJr_YrkSpG8vZNZm3dSIXLsFa989AjPpBj_bPauVZr9Pe3F3z2ioPIlr9SWjg2IL9EVX7aR20/s2048/IMG_1558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV4L-VM-wkFBMCMOveq47F1GBAYnUFzuBA0hgYzy7vit9bhpQe4x4tWWI-0qammVgMMsJr_YrkSpG8vZNZm3dSIXLsFa989AjPpBj_bPauVZr9Pe3F3z2ioPIlr9SWjg2IL9EVX7aR20/w640-h480/IMG_1558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>And that completes the sun-washed survey of blooms for this month. Check out <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-april-2021/" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a> for lots more April flowers from all over.</p><p>A belated happy Bloom Day all! <br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p><br />MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-58181286595848600982021-03-15T18:54:00.000-07:002021-03-15T18:54:38.740-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - March 2021<p>It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day at Longview Ranch in my zone 8b, Portland, Oregon garden. Let's see what's out there on this chilly, early spring morning.</p><p>My mostly fair-weather garden has had so few blooms recently that I
didn't post in January or February. But amazingly, three months after I
featured <i>Camellia sasanqua</i> 'Yuletide' in December, it is still blooming - a lot!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqis9ost9K9xttfHGfZBCCxymt7NH7RpxQ-gRX38SmkOjPHvDXT9G3jenauntwdYMUGeF_eTpaea5j03HWp-WKMnowYSAqmPtBNcBFVU7NOBr-1EN0-C_64TMYHDPgSGMkqVoKAY1LJzI/s2048/IMG_1334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqis9ost9K9xttfHGfZBCCxymt7NH7RpxQ-gRX38SmkOjPHvDXT9G3jenauntwdYMUGeF_eTpaea5j03HWp-WKMnowYSAqmPtBNcBFVU7NOBr-1EN0-C_64TMYHDPgSGMkqVoKAY1LJzI/w480-h640/IMG_1334.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I have grown a few Hellebores for years, but I finally got smart and
planted some seedlings from a Garden Bloggers Swap in a place where I
could readily enjoy them from my breakfast room. In this, their third
spring, they are coming into beautiful maturity.<br /><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRTCY7lVZ3Qou4dNM25Fe8Kam1S9URr8XaHesYFT9zJeT48IVfdhgfZyyfg-rgZft67WRKM3fIou8F12JtMIMQcwuW-syjhyphenhyphenUlCCS_rAAucIS7ezV4c72kqixX3EJcHLzGmCmD4J-bMU/s2048/IMG_1311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRTCY7lVZ3Qou4dNM25Fe8Kam1S9URr8XaHesYFT9zJeT48IVfdhgfZyyfg-rgZft67WRKM3fIou8F12JtMIMQcwuW-syjhyphenhyphenUlCCS_rAAucIS7ezV4c72kqixX3EJcHLzGmCmD4J-bMU/w656-h492/IMG_1311.JPG" width="656" /></a></div>We took out a big vine maple (<i>Acer circinatum</i>) a year ago, and I moved <i>Camellia transnokoensis</i>
just a few feet into its place. It was still young, and seems to have responded
well to the move. I love its airy form and small, delicate
blossoms.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4y0KUBZUM9w2r-kBZwwRl8rYq6dplMBi5uz49-Svcz8wXYjS_5I4-5DC_1i9XP5SC30nA0Q-TTyS0KxyUuc7ZWNH3iKg21EABatef1Wd48qCWG5oE-o26Tq3TxoikeLQ3Q6gUGfRZ84/s2048/IMG_1314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4y0KUBZUM9w2r-kBZwwRl8rYq6dplMBi5uz49-Svcz8wXYjS_5I4-5DC_1i9XP5SC30nA0Q-TTyS0KxyUuc7ZWNH3iKg21EABatef1Wd48qCWG5oE-o26Tq3TxoikeLQ3Q6gUGfRZ84/w480-h640/IMG_1314.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD9OPimgXOFjHngRmGkeufa7TuXO2Y6FTlIqt-OEvZ769IMVe-zPlhbllNqxkkbJtBgKFd3YzxvnqlJEj5RoEPQG64aUHsZ5LhKoQK8TEIMU3mzENIN-xLrxmDiRRD3nFZNAbtmdW2qM/s2048/IMG_1322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD9OPimgXOFjHngRmGkeufa7TuXO2Y6FTlIqt-OEvZ769IMVe-zPlhbllNqxkkbJtBgKFd3YzxvnqlJEj5RoEPQG64aUHsZ5LhKoQK8TEIMU3mzENIN-xLrxmDiRRD3nFZNAbtmdW2qM/w480-h640/IMG_1322.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The grand effort to establish <i>Vinca minor</i> around three big trees
in the front garden is at an end. I admit defeat 12 years after I
originally planted starts, then 4" and gallon pots over the years. They proved
impossible to keep happy or moist enough in summer, and the hundreds of
dogs walking past leave their pee-mail all over them on the sidewalk side. I'm just letting it go back to the weedy grass that
survives around the trees. Everything can just get mowed and they can duke it out
among themselves. This time of year, there's a lovely flush of Vinca bloom on
the street side, but it's considered invasive here in Portland (my garden didn't get the memo) and I am done worrying about it. So there!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VthQAw9I00RA53rpbOHGVVwblBRy1hPvwLGj8B4ZlfAjfR-HiWy49IV7RAE-CDv_5sQ9wMEk1e-AK3JfviWwxLEWPy81U3CPcP7i8dzFz5x1BcFWizT0Y_VmPrhGBJYVtPI51RHsPE0/s2048/IMG_1340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VthQAw9I00RA53rpbOHGVVwblBRy1hPvwLGj8B4ZlfAjfR-HiWy49IV7RAE-CDv_5sQ9wMEk1e-AK3JfviWwxLEWPy81U3CPcP7i8dzFz5x1BcFWizT0Y_VmPrhGBJYVtPI51RHsPE0/w683-h512/IMG_1340.JPG" width="683" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>A NOID Epimedium just coming into bloom in the dust dry shade near my foundation.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7kHGAhKHv9OHyN4Ac_QZkrblv7ns_XdtnGHFh34Cow0GhlU5Q8Pk73L-XNsAYPrOD9QdEZJ_6U5bT_Tq5UqSXbrldYLDn3gNYPupsvr1sYOotcdeDLrGKhMkVCi19wRmXAtI9BhMIBo/s2048/IMG_1331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7kHGAhKHv9OHyN4Ac_QZkrblv7ns_XdtnGHFh34Cow0GhlU5Q8Pk73L-XNsAYPrOD9QdEZJ_6U5bT_Tq5UqSXbrldYLDn3gNYPupsvr1sYOotcdeDLrGKhMkVCi19wRmXAtI9BhMIBo/w480-h640/IMG_1331.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><i>Sarcococca hookeriana</i> var. <i>humilis</i> is almost done blooming. It's one of multiple varieties of teeny blossoms at this time of year.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j0KcaMAq5nvBXj5YO6ua0s61CLkyo9kOyP0MryQZkN3C1oF6r_CshJI4MGb775eGx6LP8yf2M-HAWvS_a50i0cWWFzf2K7oHZVpuiLIC8Kyjt0huIypfZaCLPbTteNnuw4mCUIaj0D0/s2048/IMG_1342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j0KcaMAq5nvBXj5YO6ua0s61CLkyo9kOyP0MryQZkN3C1oF6r_CshJI4MGb775eGx6LP8yf2M-HAWvS_a50i0cWWFzf2K7oHZVpuiLIC8Kyjt0huIypfZaCLPbTteNnuw4mCUIaj0D0/w480-h640/IMG_1342.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>Azara microphylla</i> is another tiny early spring flower. I can barely smell its slight vanilla scent, but the Mulch Man finds it very strong and says it's like smelling vanilla dryer sheets!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LOkEE6WGSE6ZARinZAqNPD6ZLkN3FLXXF2KK6an-ZCc147d7Z1LOsY0LkD7hv0OYTFH95IlcM9hXQ7ZcarL50hMx3bUKpAVaVcorfKBVyYlLtI5t0_9DG8svvl8jUdY0Vh6wC7C330I/s2048/IMG_1211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LOkEE6WGSE6ZARinZAqNPD6ZLkN3FLXXF2KK6an-ZCc147d7Z1LOsY0LkD7hv0OYTFH95IlcM9hXQ7ZcarL50hMx3bUKpAVaVcorfKBVyYlLtI5t0_9DG8svvl8jUdY0Vh6wC7C330I/w686-h515/IMG_1211.JPG" width="686" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>My young<i> Acacia pravissima</i> made it through our short arctic event in late February. It's not growing as fast as the last one I lost a few years back, but at least it's trying to bloom.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVdRvMF6RsUXxfXqfuB2dpJ7wJz-V9El66cMq0T90j74PweXSHtooXfnyovtjm0rwFjE_CfZzUIRLPQwX1k-y4LnQhFR6FLvlKQESy1ADKsfcZFM_5mesMQAEflbahHZrPFTjyFoC7Nk/s2048/IMG_1320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVdRvMF6RsUXxfXqfuB2dpJ7wJz-V9El66cMq0T90j74PweXSHtooXfnyovtjm0rwFjE_CfZzUIRLPQwX1k-y4LnQhFR6FLvlKQESy1ADKsfcZFM_5mesMQAEflbahHZrPFTjyFoC7Nk/w480-h640/IMG_1320.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p><i>Daphne</i> 'Eternal Fragrance' is back with blooms this month. She did take a breather in January and February.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMMCssHEF5Vybz6oNNqnIfQJMm-2sfufQ4sg2POsJpwRywf3WXm8bK5auF5_BXTOzusTGd5DxlCAgLORcbx1obgdpvi1v6H8wQ9CIjQ4Of0tgHYbjWgW3cpQUhyphenhyphenjLm9YTYxlU8clnfLY/s2048/IMG_1344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMMCssHEF5Vybz6oNNqnIfQJMm-2sfufQ4sg2POsJpwRywf3WXm8bK5auF5_BXTOzusTGd5DxlCAgLORcbx1obgdpvi1v6H8wQ9CIjQ4Of0tgHYbjWgW3cpQUhyphenhyphenjLm9YTYxlU8clnfLY/w692-h519/IMG_1344.JPG" width="692" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few "almost" blooms in the Northwest Territory. First, <i>Ozmanthus</i> x. <i>burkwoodii</i>.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSle3AfwcDGwDo6WUnm51g_aJr6UKoir1Uw2yPfXKWy1znMF5dTz8IJ5-LojamQFc26H-DtbEI41D0X9o3zucPgsVCsVs5JKWyMXuNFzIzT1I7aJFEt6oUXdzJAK-ml1NmOKF0f87NaGY/s2048/IMG_1338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSle3AfwcDGwDo6WUnm51g_aJr6UKoir1Uw2yPfXKWy1znMF5dTz8IJ5-LojamQFc26H-DtbEI41D0X9o3zucPgsVCsVs5JKWyMXuNFzIzT1I7aJFEt6oUXdzJAK-ml1NmOKF0f87NaGY/w480-h640/IMG_1338.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> <p></p><p>And <i>Ribes sanguineum</i> is covered in pink buds that will be magnificent in about two weeks.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62O0xCHcrHdH-l2NI33VNcsAP7wnSrd4dJWti5dU13tBt04nTER36iEgG5M7_ZYIUvZIZZEX-SdLHXLtyokjf631EOnluWTlPirNAQub3uu_Fa1CiRIr1Zf51MrsqnXbsT7f0Ml5OBRU/s2048/IMG_1333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62O0xCHcrHdH-l2NI33VNcsAP7wnSrd4dJWti5dU13tBt04nTER36iEgG5M7_ZYIUvZIZZEX-SdLHXLtyokjf631EOnluWTlPirNAQub3uu_Fa1CiRIr1Zf51MrsqnXbsT7f0Ml5OBRU/w691-h518/IMG_1333.JPG" width="691" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><i>Euphorbia myrsinites</i> is juicing up the hell strip.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLANLOfe7GhKTAzfzf19dn0UThNYQFJPjJUnZnWv4r7K-d8rUbwdMBUJybpOItIu6L2p75Oy-YJfFGHRreJUmmUGUo2W-GVhdeWKHqS7AuVLh0V8qbMQ95A2VKpitCiuFmqEMj7naXGKI/s2048/IMG_1347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLANLOfe7GhKTAzfzf19dn0UThNYQFJPjJUnZnWv4r7K-d8rUbwdMBUJybpOItIu6L2p75Oy-YJfFGHRreJUmmUGUo2W-GVhdeWKHqS7AuVLh0V8qbMQ95A2VKpitCiuFmqEMj7naXGKI/w688-h516/IMG_1347.JPG" width="688" /></a></div>A couple of recent purchases are brightening up the garden as well. Here's <i>Erisimum</i> 'Winter Orchid' - I hope it re-seeds prolifically.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLZ9VjIcMu9NreIEC7Dof8eIUerghy7NNREgY9PZOzqXVaZsZnuKpnLwLrMlZzuAzOpU_LGsJVb6YDZOKiI9bVu2ZZiuAVzqAOvwwbICaRwwUjiRcbAWqtadjCWHC9pXzZeIXXSK59Tc/s2048/IMG_1345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwLZ9VjIcMu9NreIEC7Dof8eIUerghy7NNREgY9PZOzqXVaZsZnuKpnLwLrMlZzuAzOpU_LGsJVb6YDZOKiI9bVu2ZZiuAVzqAOvwwbICaRwwUjiRcbAWqtadjCWHC9pXzZeIXXSK59Tc/w684-h513/IMG_1345.JPG" width="684" /></a></div><br />And yes, another <i>Lewisia cotyledon</i> 'Sunset Strain'. I just cannot get enough of this beautiful Northwest native cultivar that features on my blog header. It comes in shades of violet, pink, apricot, salmon, and apparently this wonderfully intense red-orange. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPM0GDCuMov3kzteTWardsZ8Fee2GKDo1YtrQtWYxaqURUjPZXVmWEnpLAKEl90MRCuTQGcXf_cAIGU84OHRVleMnZSMlnr3NuVNdVR58BeUnmJVzHyT1h3qtbOX472Gh8oETGrGegdg/s2048/IMG_1346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPM0GDCuMov3kzteTWardsZ8Fee2GKDo1YtrQtWYxaqURUjPZXVmWEnpLAKEl90MRCuTQGcXf_cAIGU84OHRVleMnZSMlnr3NuVNdVR58BeUnmJVzHyT1h3qtbOX472Gh8oETGrGegdg/w480-h640/IMG_1346.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>I'll leave you with a super indoor bloom: <i>Clivia miniata</i> 'Belgian Hybrid Orange' is fabulous on a dark early spring day.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4UuJcKZeatpAvLp75aiV4hF9PcS3kWHXWGk-nmi_LKpXLpjNTQUodwbnQv9GjHHKOOXAHMnI46oY03VNt56F8m3U0FJ6VAu04mlGTIIam4TIdHl2MCW2QM3-B2UbhWw3i7A8NnygAtE/s2048/IMG_1351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4UuJcKZeatpAvLp75aiV4hF9PcS3kWHXWGk-nmi_LKpXLpjNTQUodwbnQv9GjHHKOOXAHMnI46oY03VNt56F8m3U0FJ6VAu04mlGTIIam4TIdHl2MCW2QM3-B2UbhWw3i7A8NnygAtE/w684-h513/IMG_1351.JPG" width="684" /></a></div>Bloom Day is sponsored monthly by Carol at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-march-2021/" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>. Pop over there for a little spring pick-me-up!<p></p><p>Happy Bloom Day, all!<br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-44017356379736250852020-12-15T18:01:00.003-08:002020-12-16T06:31:55.389-08:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - December 2020<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I've been MIA blog-wise lately, but I couldn't let this bizarre year end without just one more post. So here I am for a spare, wet Bloom Day, with just a few flowers to show.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">First up, <i>Camellia sasanqua</i> 'Yuletide' is celebrating the holidays and has been for at least a month. It's as ready for some glitzy, festive distraction as I am.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Qfqh_S6FiRU-QKV66lPNayM9Aug3eqmMDymy9LJdE1YXXyLOUlGGgm694DYjOIdhwpsOPVb2lkNhBC6MyX778_hiWkzEZocWEOFao2o3vfaMFDXhTP8MOPJpOG1CLINT0Pk96pSFiaw/s2048/IMG_0953.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Qfqh_S6FiRU-QKV66lPNayM9Aug3eqmMDymy9LJdE1YXXyLOUlGGgm694DYjOIdhwpsOPVb2lkNhBC6MyX778_hiWkzEZocWEOFao2o3vfaMFDXhTP8MOPJpOG1CLINT0Pk96pSFiaw/w669-h502/IMG_0953.JPG" width="669" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A NOID Cuphea is celebrating the season with firecracker blossoms. It stopped flowering in September, but came right back into bloom with the autumn rains.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE-t-AYXiZVCajm-_keTUWxk-9OSmDblauNx69lYRDXWcdX4dE_IcWERkU95cf86nVJtk2E_VXixeNt3hIWtVLRugjtGRRd-yE-Gm-FfRsYfbK1IpFCtyWiM6cAGa7lDxEV_PIjh-E3Q/s2048/IMG_0957.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE-t-AYXiZVCajm-_keTUWxk-9OSmDblauNx69lYRDXWcdX4dE_IcWERkU95cf86nVJtk2E_VXixeNt3hIWtVLRugjtGRRd-yE-Gm-FfRsYfbK1IpFCtyWiM6cAGa7lDxEV_PIjh-E3Q/w480-h640/IMG_0957.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Vaccinium ovatum</i>, our native huckleberry, is just beginning to bloom. We haven't had a real frost yet here at Longview Ranch, so I think it may be lulled into a false sense of spring.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT0w2X2TnJsUtoJc9boR1eq-AbXbDRM2FsbBVomPHo3C_49UrdxGJf8bxQL4DXyExRUVtwwCGO937y2yPbQWPeTNtZsnQs_OlIWI2-uaJ46dktN2RZjPQGUUl3hyphenhyphenBwtoNeL-V9yGOeeM/s2048/IMG_0963.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT0w2X2TnJsUtoJc9boR1eq-AbXbDRM2FsbBVomPHo3C_49UrdxGJf8bxQL4DXyExRUVtwwCGO937y2yPbQWPeTNtZsnQs_OlIWI2-uaJ46dktN2RZjPQGUUl3hyphenhyphenBwtoNeL-V9yGOeeM/w676-h507/IMG_0963.JPG" width="676" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's an out-of-season eyeful: <i>Rhododendron</i> 'Ahna Krushke' keeps pumping out multiples of these intensely fuchsia-colored flowers. It's nice to see her flowering now, because some planned garden renovations this winter will probably necessitate her removal. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfbUNTdBFjPQ3p5thkzGZUhjvH_wjcQ2nbm9ms35GaXczoXvOSInBHJ8NadQkTV2wJy0gBI22MP4c27B06UJreTiqIUwe5mk8ka1evYJY3uKIx5y-ZZUvZPJKdhiKchEPw7OE5rrzlWY/s2048/IMG_0955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfbUNTdBFjPQ3p5thkzGZUhjvH_wjcQ2nbm9ms35GaXczoXvOSInBHJ8NadQkTV2wJy0gBI22MP4c27B06UJreTiqIUwe5mk8ka1evYJY3uKIx5y-ZZUvZPJKdhiKchEPw7OE5rrzlWY/w480-h640/IMG_0955.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It wouldn't be December without Rosemary blooms. In Astoria, I see the hummingbirds enjoying them, too.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHMvKkyw25rTKjzNWKHvX-02U4MjVVV-YURXhoE9HwrP4VyyF3iXU8q8RrrkcgF2aocaIABMg6XWVdL46wnfUlyLAFoI2GW8ALH_6oVI1S9lgQNv4trQY5FY_Nn3LxsyXAbrK1jzcBzc/s2048/IMG_0966.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHMvKkyw25rTKjzNWKHvX-02U4MjVVV-YURXhoE9HwrP4VyyF3iXU8q8RrrkcgF2aocaIABMg6XWVdL46wnfUlyLAFoI2GW8ALH_6oVI1S9lgQNv4trQY5FY_Nn3LxsyXAbrK1jzcBzc/w684-h513/IMG_0966.JPG" width="684" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This simple white hellebore (I've lost track of the name) is another plant that's been out of whack and blooming since at least August. It's finally getting to be the right time for it!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl63IjDl425rGvat9J5uPLa3JwM8Y4QGuMFENQL_SqgRzpsp8ukEOVhZl5yRZqwXF2rXikH4u59-32MB0kdX4fBO5YrUJCxnIfzuRdu1ubH5pmx6VghYVbdafdveGS-Rw7ktmlk02NMNI/s2048/IMG_0961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl63IjDl425rGvat9J5uPLa3JwM8Y4QGuMFENQL_SqgRzpsp8ukEOVhZl5yRZqwXF2rXikH4u59-32MB0kdX4fBO5YrUJCxnIfzuRdu1ubH5pmx6VghYVbdafdveGS-Rw7ktmlk02NMNI/w480-h640/IMG_0961.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It's underwhelming in this photo, but the last flowering tips of <i>Mahonia</i> 'Soft Caress' provide a great hit of yellow I can see across the patio from my kitchen window.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPeSIcg7KgWT1eWFkWHqr4OH8Ryd9gxQefiSKTS1lsmyPjBQnA2ZfouK1QVtGwOzZoPRhneTaTmHWiO_m6eCBeEVug22bBB-3Vc3HLm57KBS9qpAQtYAgr3Jvq7FtCYs67bnrj-rsqqw/s2048/IMG_0959.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPeSIcg7KgWT1eWFkWHqr4OH8Ryd9gxQefiSKTS1lsmyPjBQnA2ZfouK1QVtGwOzZoPRhneTaTmHWiO_m6eCBeEVug22bBB-3Vc3HLm57KBS9qpAQtYAgr3Jvq7FtCYs67bnrj-rsqqw/w685-h514/IMG_0959.JPG" width="685" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Last, but hardly least, the fun, Sputnik flowers of <i>Fatsia japonica.</i><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBD0B0Z__-phKisbji2qTWDRTUokQxECRZcDC3ibsDhYPfWjQ9IKkaryfw_iBKKnU5eJR_wkkAFbK3ZKfKmKQCgotvceyE8tKGTUjVRhUmHzokC0gq1ulN39SSoYhqck21FDBqdeiSdU/s2048/IMG_0964.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBD0B0Z__-phKisbji2qTWDRTUokQxECRZcDC3ibsDhYPfWjQ9IKkaryfw_iBKKnU5eJR_wkkAFbK3ZKfKmKQCgotvceyE8tKGTUjVRhUmHzokC0gq1ulN39SSoYhqck21FDBqdeiSdU/w686-h515/IMG_0964.JPG" width="686" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That's it for my brief Bloom Day post, but there's lots more to see at <a href="https://caroljmichel.com/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-december-2020/" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Bloom Day, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!</span></p><p><br /></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-20949714227497337982020-09-15T12:23:00.015-07:002020-09-15T14:24:53.101-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - September 2020<p>It's an apocalyptic Bloom Day in Oregon and most of the west coast today. Ongoing coronavirus pandemic concerns are trumped by unprecedented wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington, and the resulting smoke is creating unhealthy to hazardous air up and down the coast. Thousands upon thousands are evacuated, hundreds have lost everything they own, and at least 27 people have died. My heart goes out to all the people who will mourn dear family members, friends, pets, homes and whole communities. Some have have lost their way of life forever.</p><p>My short post today is dedicated to the people—firefighters, volunteers, community leaders, teachers, and just everyday folks who care—who are doing their best to provide help and a little normalcy wherever they can. Their positive actions help me feel there is still much good in this sad world of ours. And as much as I'd like to see it happen more often, they give me renewed hope that we can all come together when it really matters. </p><p>So here are a few September blooms to honor our unsung heroes, beginning with <i>Cyclamen hederifolium</i> 'Xera Sterling'. It's so good to see these naked little flowers emerge from the parched ground each September.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh7pciebe7uPXgDy9NmINXdYmHR5OwnBiplXmohE4Ll-OS1N5GSVffjISt5BXQKptFTWYUewTl4dRygNQPsoaO9F1QFUaOlvN5LQCil4meMzVpE1noulfWLw_AsmDRImtzVw64HwvePw/s2048/IMG_0502.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh7pciebe7uPXgDy9NmINXdYmHR5OwnBiplXmohE4Ll-OS1N5GSVffjISt5BXQKptFTWYUewTl4dRygNQPsoaO9F1QFUaOlvN5LQCil4meMzVpE1noulfWLw_AsmDRImtzVw64HwvePw/w640-h480/IMG_0502.jpg" width="640" /></a>A third flush of bloom brightens up <i>Rosa</i> 'Perle d'Or'. This sweet small rose has grown happily in a container for years, and never fails to bloom well.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Hiy3O1wWXtCcR6UaD5F5ruyCog3tzItRvavaQ_8QuldcbJr5O3EiIuCdt8YvcknhnnO0pejGgcMAakue-SUkGo38s6C116FqHM9SccedoD4BX4NR2eNTa70KUCoCUtUp7RrFwr0_T3M/s2048/IMG_0504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Hiy3O1wWXtCcR6UaD5F5ruyCog3tzItRvavaQ_8QuldcbJr5O3EiIuCdt8YvcknhnnO0pejGgcMAakue-SUkGo38s6C116FqHM9SccedoD4BX4NR2eNTa70KUCoCUtUp7RrFwr0_T3M/w480-h640/IMG_0504.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The last few flowers on <i>Heterotheca villosa</i>, or Hairy goldaster, in the Northwest Territory. Like many of the natives we grow, this one attracts lots of little wild bees.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFusMrXzUmsdpv-hD2-jnvegZQJWkq0a640FvplvXUsQ2CroRuWwjpDG4tfMhwCeBNBjeMyjvpwAg_kOQwSEtPkQQhXXElWvBCwFT2SnEV4HxswBELU9m5YHGO5xQapNJYvViJ_bk4gKU/s2048/IMG_0503.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFusMrXzUmsdpv-hD2-jnvegZQJWkq0a640FvplvXUsQ2CroRuWwjpDG4tfMhwCeBNBjeMyjvpwAg_kOQwSEtPkQQhXXElWvBCwFT2SnEV4HxswBELU9m5YHGO5xQapNJYvViJ_bk4gKU/w640-h480/IMG_0503.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i>Lapagaria rosea</i> on its last blooms as well.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3kxH3FJWVSppYVgDBa1i634RZw54YrV4MG68xhyphenhyphenxpK38TuCIdHofyP3LXudEW3OkHUbgHaKdNl2yjqJm_foyb4UkU8LupJR3Ywp0X5nv4dnEEktVO-FhBDPDH9J3sKSUQjiCzS0yg6Y/s2048/IMG_0508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3kxH3FJWVSppYVgDBa1i634RZw54YrV4MG68xhyphenhyphenxpK38TuCIdHofyP3LXudEW3OkHUbgHaKdNl2yjqJm_foyb4UkU8LupJR3Ywp0X5nv4dnEEktVO-FhBDPDH9J3sKSUQjiCzS0yg6Y/w480-h640/IMG_0508.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>You can see here <i>Echinacea</i> 'Sombrero Salsa Red' is fading into fall, but there are still a few smaller blooms coming off the main flower stems.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPAItC23R2z03MI66b-jf2aeFrzhXxlF3B1kOdaoOuDa4KXjlJ9KSuvK2OV7j31hhqGyJ1ncJcWxfaCaYMG3Rz94ZKjvVWFe5r-os-pyXqyz_dVneq3Fs9XPVu2Mf1Rf9OAFzeskICrY/s2048/IMG_0510.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPAItC23R2z03MI66b-jf2aeFrzhXxlF3B1kOdaoOuDa4KXjlJ9KSuvK2OV7j31hhqGyJ1ncJcWxfaCaYMG3Rz94ZKjvVWFe5r-os-pyXqyz_dVneq3Fs9XPVu2Mf1Rf9OAFzeskICrY/w640-h480/IMG_0510.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><i>Callistemon</i> 'Woodlander's Hardy Red' is surprising me (and pleasing our resident hummers) with a late-season second flush of blooms. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKAz477CfHbQ6N-9OLJuZvVnmbgd7ZDRrC1aZU5K8GabY-FRSz4zpLnh2EVwjraREAATOzzDm7xqQD_irlT1dvr6vSssTDKOzMMCcZiHTPJS21oF2mtGqpC8_4-sCzq-X2lF3pf0vqa8/s2048/IMG_0512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKAz477CfHbQ6N-9OLJuZvVnmbgd7ZDRrC1aZU5K8GabY-FRSz4zpLnh2EVwjraREAATOzzDm7xqQD_irlT1dvr6vSssTDKOzMMCcZiHTPJS21oF2mtGqpC8_4-sCzq-X2lF3pf0vqa8/w480-h640/IMG_0512.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><i>Punica granatum</i> 'True Dwarf' (AKA <i>P. granatum</i> 'Nana') got a slow start this year, but it's making up for lost time.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hxEWM5IMSpkfh36VT9Xzzt-Qxl_hVXZTeyhcnFmRKGd6isyfyLgmr_RAHOk3ZyKYWZy6krqisxD8MmhUPDpr02hYHuA7p2RMASIyg9U6eyt7W-w6yWoJ-QMR0fGdwzWga1oTeIjQ8Fw/s2048/IMG_0509.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hxEWM5IMSpkfh36VT9Xzzt-Qxl_hVXZTeyhcnFmRKGd6isyfyLgmr_RAHOk3ZyKYWZy6krqisxD8MmhUPDpr02hYHuA7p2RMASIyg9U6eyt7W-w6yWoJ-QMR0fGdwzWga1oTeIjQ8Fw/w640-h480/IMG_0509.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Last, a few delicate flowers appearing on <i>Beesia deltophylla</i>. I think my diligent watering over the last hot, dry month has encouraged the flowers, since I have never had them after spring in the past. Of course, the foliage is beautiful year round.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPezJBfj86GUOs1V2bfT7N3urTFF3teCI-YQQ_vHUD6OuK3NxcpNGeqFMLuc9ux_B8n6EosBgJwmaSkbENpZYSqlpgUKG51VmpMQuWvEKDikHVDis1hW3zdXsXvhA29ZLbLZ5KfxZkVE/s2048/IMG_0507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPezJBfj86GUOs1V2bfT7N3urTFF3teCI-YQQ_vHUD6OuK3NxcpNGeqFMLuc9ux_B8n6EosBgJwmaSkbENpZYSqlpgUKG51VmpMQuWvEKDikHVDis1hW3zdXsXvhA29ZLbLZ5KfxZkVE/w480-h640/IMG_0507.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>And that's it for my brief Bloom Day post. Despite everything 2020 is throwing at us, we have a beautiful planet full of wonder. Let's each do our part to keep it that way. </p><p>Bloom Day is hosted each month by the lovely Carol, at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2020/09/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-september-2020.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>.<br />Happy Bloom Day! Stay safe and well.<br /></p><p><i>(Note: this is my first time using the new Blogger interface, so I
apologize for any weirdness that has crept in, particularly in layout
and spacing.) </i></p>MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-90428704063016103682020-07-27T16:19:00.000-07:002020-08-30T07:22:08.074-07:00A visit to Tangly Cottage Gardens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I first met Skyler during the Portland Garden Bloggers' Fling, held in the summer of 2014. I started following her blog, <a href="https://tanglycottage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tangly Cottage Garden Journal</a> after that, and I have been entranced by her easy writing style, self-made gardening career, and her serious gardening and propagation chops ever since. <br />
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In late May, I had the pleasure of a real visit to Tangly Cottage Garden just prior to Skyler's spring plant sale. Everything was as tidy as possible, and Skyler's partner, Allan Fritz was just finishing up mowing the grassy paths when we arrived.<br />
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The first plant I set eyes on blew me away; <i>Fremontodendron</i> (<i>californicum</i>?) or flannelbush, has been on my lust list since I saw it at <a href="http://mulchmaid.blogspot.com/2012/05/memorial-day-at-mcmenamins-edgefield.html" target="_blank">McMenamin's Edgefield</a> property. This one was in perfect flower and showed the gorgeous range of warm color that makes it uniquely appealing. <br />
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We were trading plants via the garage, so I somehow missed going inside the front garden. As a result, I have just a few pics of the driveway area and side garden. I loved this juxtaposition of the foxglove with the <i>Agave americana variegata</i>.<br />
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A Grevillea I have forgotten the name of. So pinky-red, with such bright green foliage!<br />
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Skyler loves a container, and can cleverly integrate almost anything that holds soil (and even a few things that don't) into her planting groups.<br />
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Here she is doing some last minute weeding behind one of her largest containers, a decommissioned canoe that's being used as a pond.<br />
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The canoe floats up a stream of <i>Allium christophii</i>, punctuated by <i>Rosa sericea</i> <i>f. pteracantha</i> and geraniums.<br />
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The freshly mowed paths lead me throughout the sizeable back garden beds.<br />
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With a garden this size, Skler can grow the really big plants my modest urban garden can only dream of, like the <i>Gunnera manicata</i>, above, the Fremontodendron at the beginning of this post, or <i>Calycanthus</i> ('Hartlage Wine'?), below.<br />
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This green and purple portal is about halfway down the garden, and seems to mark the change from more intensively cultivated beds to beds of bigger shrubs and trees.<br />
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<i>Cistus</i> <i>x hybridus</i> 'Mickie'<br />
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Turning back and approaching the house, you see Skyler's love of strong color come into play again. <br />
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It was a delight to to actually tour the garden Skyler blogs about
almost daily, as she chronicles her work and home gardens, what she's
reading, and her philosophies and musings, in the small Washington
coastal town of Ilwaco. If you g<a href="https://tanglycottage.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">ive it a read</a>, I bet you'll be as hooked as I was.<br />
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Like many of the gardeners I know, I have been spending even more time in my garden this month. So you'd think I'd have even more flowers to show for my efforts on this July Bloom Day. Not so much. The flowers in my garden typically peak in June, so there's generally more foliage and fewer blooms as summer moves along. But I still have flowers, so here come the stars of my July garden.<br />
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<i>Aesclepias tuberosa</i> is winding down but still happily attracting pollinators.<br />
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<i>Catananche caerulea</i> is hitting its mid-summer stride.<br />
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The odd but pretty flowers on a <i>Syneilesis aconitifolia</i> hybrid. I like the dark and light contrast. <br />
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<i>Callistemon</i> 'Woodlander's Hardy Red' has pushed out a few last blooms. <br />
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I know it's Bloom Day, but I think the foliage of <i>Eryngium pandanifolium</i> var<i> lasseauxii</i> rivals its blooms. Let's enjoy them both!<br />
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And here are the bigger, fatter blossoms on <i>Eryngium agavifolium</i>.<br />
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A surprise, late-blooming <i>Lewisia cotyledon</i> 'Sunset Shades'. </div>
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It's Agastache time. My all-time favorite, below, is <i>Agastache</i> 'Acapulco Orange'. <br />
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And here are <i>A.</i> 'Apricot Sprite' in back, and <i>A. rupestris</i> in front. <br />
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Keeping it red hot (with apologies for the equally hot exposure) is <i>Echinacea</i> 'Sombrero Salsa Red'.<br />
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And heating up the shade, <i>Clivia miniata</i> 'Belgian Hybrid Orange'.<br />
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An unknown heather, putting on the pink.<br />
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<i>Eucomis comosa</i> 'Sparkling Burgundy'.<br />
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<i><i>Helenium puberulum</i> </i>had a rough go of establishing itself, but it has stabilized and is blooming with lots of goofy round flower-balls.<i> </i><br />
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<i>Dianthus barbatus</i> 'Green Ball' was a novelty impulse purchase a few years ago. I never expected it to winter over for multiple years, but it's better than new. (<i>ummm, kindly ignore that tuft of oxalis I missed weeding out</i>.)<br />
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I love the waxy look and the peachy-pink color of <i>Hesperaloe parviflora</i> flowers. <br />
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Let's conclude with the vine and flowers whose scent epitomizes summer to me, <i>Trachelospermum jasminoides</i>.<br />
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And that's it for blooms at Longview Ranch, where I'm joining Carol, of <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2020/07/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-july-2020.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>, to celebrate the flowers of July.<br />
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Happy Bloom Day!</div>
MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-53329445582648242442020-06-15T16:20:00.001-07:002020-06-16T11:37:09.955-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - June 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's a wet Bloom Day here at Longview Ranch, but June will not be denied! She is forging on through our cool, damp late-spring, enticing blooms to open throughout the garden. Let's look at them in color order, beginning with lots of orange flowers.<br />
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<i>Begonia boliviensis</i> is livening up the patio with its florescent orange blooms. Believe it or not, they are even brighter than this picture shows.<br />
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I have two abutilons, (<i>correction:</i> 'Red Tiger' is the cultivar, not 'Temple Bells') both of which wintered over in the garden and are blooming for the first time this year. I'm so glad I didn't yank them out for non-performance last year!<br />
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<i>Punica granatum</i> is just getting started. Like me, it is so ready for more sun and heat!<br />
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<i>Lobelia laxiflora</i>. I see the Anna's hummingbirds checking these blooms regularly.<br />
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<i>Verbascum bombiciferum</i> camps out happily on the hell strip.<br />
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<i>Halimium ocymoides</i> in its first year.<br />
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<i>Rosa</i> 'Sally Holmes' blooms every June.<br />
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The interesting flowers (seed heads?) of <i>Luzula nivea</i>.<br />
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A cool, acid-green <i>Nicotiana </i>from a plant swap last year has returned. <strike>I used to know its species name but I've lost my tag - anyone?</strike> (<i>Edit:</i> It's <i>N. </i><i><i>langsdorfii. </i></i>Thanks for the memory jog, Kathy.)<br />
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Despite the lush bloom each year on this NOID olive, the flowers don't seem to interest pollinators so I get little fruit. I'm ready to take matters into my own hands with a tiny paint brush. Do you think it would work?<br />
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<i>Daphne </i>x<i> transatlantica</i> 'Eternal Fragrance' has overflowed her space. She is one of several foundation shrubs slated for removal and replacement in fall, but for now, she sweetly scents the air.<br />
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<i>Dianthus petraeus</i> var. <i>noeanus.</i><br />
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<i>Trachelospermum jasminoides</i> provides some of our best screening and covers a chain link fence nicely. Plus it smells great!<i><br /></i><br />
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<i>Erigeron glaucus</i>, looking perky.<br />
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This lavender is another plant that's outgrown its space and it's flowing over into the street from my narrow hell strip. I'll enjoy it while it blooms and do the dirty removal deed later on.<br />
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<i>Sidalcea oregana</i>, Oregon Checker Mallow in the Northwest Territory.<br />
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<i>Penstemon... speciosus</i>(?) Well, it's a penstemon of some kind.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xftKc6Om_lPCU7q8L32E786d0WGbClNamH60egsM61gts7OEzUjeZ12Yeu-I_uMK83o__uI4GHC_fo_sdXAPDO7jTjUz7HXMmEFPNwpczF-91E4MElKSWGQrVfKHAlHtWcPifGyZpGs/s1600/IMG_9889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xftKc6Om_lPCU7q8L32E786d0WGbClNamH60egsM61gts7OEzUjeZ12Yeu-I_uMK83o__uI4GHC_fo_sdXAPDO7jTjUz7HXMmEFPNwpczF-91E4MElKSWGQrVfKHAlHtWcPifGyZpGs/s640/IMG_9889.jpg" width="640" /></a>Bloom Day is hosted each month over at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2020/06/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-june-2020.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>. If you like these blooms, check out way more flowers on Carol's site. There are some amazing blooms in the links there!<br />
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Happy Bloom Day! <br />
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MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-45556661471573191072020-05-15T13:59:00.000-07:002020-05-15T14:24:55.956-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - May 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day over at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2020/05/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-may-2020.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>, and it's an especially important one because... it's May! In the spirit of celebration, let's take a look at what's blooming at Longview Ranch this month.<br />
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Last month, I started off my post with a solitary bloom on <i>Ceanothus</i> 'Victoria'. This month, the rest of the plant has joined the act.<br />
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<i>Ceanothus</i> 'Joan Mirov' is fluffing out blue blossoms as well.<br />
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More blue in<i> Iris pallida. </i>The foliage is enough, but the blooms are a nice a plus in spring.<br />
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<i>Scilla peruviana</i> doing its spring thing.<br />
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Other Lewisias include <i>L. cotyledon var howellii,</i> with two different colorations on one plant.<br />
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In the Northwest Teritory, <i>Lewisia columbiana</i> <i>var rupicola</i> is beginning to flower.<br />
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This <i>L. cotyledon</i> 'Rainbow' is white. So much for a name!<br />
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I always enjoy the grassy little flowers of<i> Luzula nivea</i>.<br />
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A volunteer aquilegia.<br />
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<i>Abutilon megapotamicum</i> keeps the hummers fed most months.<br />
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Another red summer flower back in action: <i>Penstemon pinifolius.</i><br />
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If I'm honest, I'm a bit sad the <i>Verbascum bombiciferum</i> 'Arctic Summer' is in its bloom stage; I loved the fuzzy, silvery pre-bloom stage. Since it's here though, I hope the flower head stays for a while.<br />
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The surprisingly intricate flowers of <i>Sedum spathulifolium</i> 'Cape Blanco'.<br />
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The color of the flowers on <i>Halmiocistus wintonensis</i> 'Merrist Woods Cream' is hard to capture, but they are the prettiest buttery yellow.<br />
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Lastly, a single apricot-colored bud leading a soon-to-be-truss of blossoms on <i>Rosa</i> 'Sally Holmes'.<br />
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And that's a wrap on May's Bloom Day. Check out <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2020/05/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-may-2020.html" target="_blank">Carol's namesake garden post</a> for lots more flowers this month.<br />
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Happy Bloom Day!<br />
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MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-5149570848991488642020-04-16T11:30:00.000-07:002020-04-20T22:08:01.150-07:00Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - April 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It seems to be my new habit to post a day late for Bloom Day, so here I am on the 16th of April with all the flowers blooming in my garden. Since I use my posts as a sort of garden journal, you'll see lots of plants that were blooming last month, but that need to be included for my flagging memory. Just skip past them - or marvel as I do, at their long bloom time!<br />
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First up, the Ceanothus. Below is <i>C.</i> 'Victoria' with a solitary bloom that has been open for literally three weeks. But I see lots of ready buds all over the plant, so I look forward to many more.<br />
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<i>Ceanothus</i> <i>maritimus </i>'Valley Violet' is the loveliest color.<br />
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More beautiful blues - <i>Camassia leichtlinii </i>just beginning the show<i>.</i><br />
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Here's<i> Ribes sanguinea</i> in full bloom now in the Northwest Territory.<br />
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Another from last month, <i>Loropetalum chinensis</i> 'Sizzling Pink' is a little past its prime but still looking very pink.<br />
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More pink: <i>Malus</i> 'Prairifire'. This street tree is a little ungainly, despite of the Mulch Man's careful pruning, but it puts on a great spring show.<br />
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<i>Cornus </i>'Eddie's White Wonder' is perfection in the Northwest Territory.<br />
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<i>Ipheion uiniflorum</i> 'Alberto Castillo' has settled into the garden and is rewarding with several honey-scented flowers. <br />
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The NOID primrose above makes for a dynamic contrast. Here's a closeup of its unique coloring.<br />
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A <i>Primula veris</i> (red) that reads orange to me.<br />
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The happy self-seeding <i>Eschscholzia californica</i>. <br />
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More amazing golden-orange. 'Icon' is the first to bloom of five miniature dwarf bearded iris from <a href="https://flowerfantasy.net/" target="_blank">Aitken's Salmon Creek Gardens</a>. I'm not a big fan of the tall bearded Iris, but these little ones are hard to resist.<br />
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Another NOID miniature dwarf bearded iris from a few years back.<br />
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More white flowers: <i>Pieris japonica</i> 'Prelude', a low-growing selection (there are three plants in there.)<br />
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<i>Primula sieboldii</i> 'Late Snow'. This is all the snow I care for in a year.<br />
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A common Zantedeschia I have been trying to evict from the garden for ten years, with a little slug damage but looking good enough to leave for this year.<br />
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<i>Arctostaphylos</i> 'Martha Ewan' is a happy little camper in my south hell strip.<br />
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The first few flowers on <i>Lewisia cotyledon</i> 'Sunset Shades' wind up the April flower parade.<br />
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MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-4479460628614263202020-03-31T22:36:00.000-07:002020-03-31T22:36:55.567-07:00A visit to Hidden Acres<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Way back on March 13th, BCD (before coronavirus distancing) I enjoyed an annual outing with my sister. We were headed to Pacific City for our book group's beach weekend, but just south of Tillamook, we stopped for lunch and a nursery visit at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hiddenacres6760/" target="_blank">Hidden Acres Greenhouse & Café</a>.<br />
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Not to be confused with Hidden Acres Nursery (a wholesale rhododendron nursery in Sheridan, OR) Hidden Acres Greenhouse and Café is a modest family business that has operated at least 15 years just off Highway 101 in Tillamook County.<br />
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I can't remember just how I first learned about them, but Sally and I have enjoyed stopping here in March for at least the last four years, for lunch and a stroll around the greenhouses and grounds. Here's a hazy shot of the café, where there are lots of gifts and garden-related items for sale in addition to food. I heartily endorse the sandwiches and salads, and their soups are the perfect warm lunch on a cold, early spring day.<br />
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If you visit over winter or early spring, you might see a pile of greens in a large front bed, sheltering an enormous overwintered gunnera. In this shot from several years ago, you can see the gunnera is just beginning to emerge from its winter covering.<br />
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In the open back area, there are some colorful seasonal shrubs and containers. <br />
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I liked the stiff presentation of this rare conifer: <i>Abies bornmulleriana</i>, native to northern Turkey, near the Black Sea coast.</div>
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Hidden Acres' greenhouses are full of rows of annuals and perennials. <br />
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It looks like they do a lot of their own propagation, or maybe they buy poppers to grow on.<br />
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Calibrachoa starts in multiple colors. <br />
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They had many 4" pots of tiny-flowered fuchsias. <br />
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Hidden Acres supplies the City of Tillamook with all their hanging baskets, but unfortunately I failed to get a good picture of the baskets planted out.<br />
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From a year or two ago, some happy succulent plantings managing in the slightly warmer coastal climate. <br />
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Their perennial supply is kind of a mystery; there will be one or two of one species, then a whole row of another species. A couple of years ago, I took home a <i>Fothergilla</i> 'Mt Airy' that has made me very happy. I almost always find something interesting and this last visit was no exception; the two below had to go home with me, especially after I was introduced to the beautiful blue flax on the Denver Fling in 2019.<br />
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And that concludes my most recent visit to Hidden Acres Greenhouse and Café. It's a small family nursery making a big contribution to gardens in Tillamook and beyond - full tummies are a plus!<br />
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What a weird two weeks it has been. Sad and sober reports of increasing infections and deaths, lack of leadership on a national level, panicked clearing of grocery shelves, and cancellations of events both big and small have helped me appreciate what a solace my garden can be when the world becomes unpredictable.<br />
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I'm soothed by the way the irrepressible pink flowers of <i>Ribes sanguineum</i> seem to say, "Life will go on."<br />
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Serious pinky goodness in <i>Loropetalum chinensis</i> 'Sizzling Pink' reinforces that message.<br />
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The whole shrub is an extra-large helping of pink optimism. It's an example I need.<br />
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More pink perfection in this impeccable bloom on <i>Camellia</i> 'April Kiss'. <br />
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Not to be outdone, <i>Mahonia aquifolium</i>, our native mahonia, is bursting forth with ebullient yellow flowers.<br />
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A young <i>Acacia pravissima</i>, whose buds I showed last month. has opened its fabulous little puffball flowers for us this month; don't worry, be happy!<br />
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No Epimedium in my garden has a name, as they each came unidentified in plant swaps from generous gardening friends. What a nice reminder of the special thread that runs between us all.<br />
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<i>Daphne</i> 'Eternal Fragrance' reminds that steadfastness is a strength to be valued in these days of uncertainty.<br />
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The little white flowers of <i>Beesia deltophylla</i> look great against its coppery foliage. <br />
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<i>Camellia transnokoensis </i>is a challenge to photograph. It's an odd shrub that I really haven't given enough room in my garden, but I like seeing its small, simple white flowers in spring<i>. </i><i><br /></i><br />
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<i>Osmanthus</i> x <i>burkwoodii</i> is a mass of bloom this month. After three years in the garden, it is outgrowing the severe shape it was pruned into and is finally opening up to its natural form; slow and steady, that will get us through.<br />
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Carol, of May Dreams Gardens, hosts <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2020/03/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-march-2020.html" target="_blank">Bloom Day</a> in the middle of each month. Hop on over there to see what's happening in gardens all over today.<br />
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Happy Bloom Day, all - stay safe, and let your garden do the heavy lifting for awhile.<br />
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MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-36192099517039409472020-02-16T15:00:00.002-08:002020-02-16T16:22:39.244-08:00Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - February 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been raining cats and dogs these past few weeks and I missed "official" Bloom Day yesterday, but the sun is shining now, so I went out to see what's blooming here at Longview Ranch. It can take a little looking, but I'm happy to say blooms are emerging, though they can be small and often inconspicuous.<br />
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First up, the tiny flowers of <i>Azara microphylla. </i>They have a very light scent, and the honeybees are enjoying the fluffs of yellow<br />
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A big, NOID Epimedium with pretty yellow flowers.<br />
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More tiny yellow flowers are almost open on a young <i>Acacia pravissima.</i><br />
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I can't ignore the only clump of daffodils in my garden, a past spring's small pot of <i>Narcissus</i> <i>cyclamineus</i> 'Tete-a-tete', put out to pasture.<br />
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<i>Ribes davidii</i> is a ground cover for me, but in early spring it has these little flowers.<br />
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More weird little blooms: <i>Luzula sylvatica</i> 'Aurea'.<br />
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And more pink: <i>Loropetalum chinense</i> var. <i>rubrum</i> 'Sizzling Pink', in fact.<br />
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Below the Loropetalum, a NOID Hellebore provides a nice color echo. <br />
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As in so many gardens, my snowdrops are the first ephemeral to emerge, and they last beautifully.<br />
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More long-lasting flowers: <i>Arctostaphylos</i> 'Austin Griffiths' blooms are turning white and covering the ground beneath it, but the shrub is still a lovely sight.<br />
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<i>Abutilon megapotamicum</i> is back to blooming after a several-month break.<br />
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<i>Camellia sasanqua</i> 'Yuletide' is doing its best to prolong the holiday season. <br />
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This Rosemary had designs on the stop sign and needed to be cut back hard a year and a half ago. It rebounded nicely and is blooming with abandon this year.<br />
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Lastly, I'm dedicating this Bloom Day post to my sweet kitty Elvis, who left us unexpectedly just few days ago. Although he wasn't a garden cat per se, he enjoyed watching me out in the garden, and gave me an enthusiastic and loving welcome whenever I came back inside. This is a shot from shortly after he and Pearl came to live with us thirteen years ago, and I like to think he has gone to meet up with his old friend Pearl once again. They will always be in our hearts.<br />
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Bloom Day is celebrated by Carol at <a href="https://www.maydreamsgardens.com/2020/02/garden-bloggers-bloom-day-february-2020.html" target="_blank">May Dreams Gardens</a>, where she invites us to share what's blooming in our gardens each month on the 15th. Check out more flowers there from all over.<br />
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Happy belated Bloom Day!<br />
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