What's Blooming (Week of May 15)
Came back from WisCon, very tired, garden is mostly alive — Kevin did his best with the watering. I was so busy in the run-up to the convention that I didn’t have time to post these pics — this is from two weeks ago, around May 15. Names and notes on pics.
Itoh peony with brunnera.
Itoh peony with brunnera, morningstar sedge to the left, emerging irises and weigela to the right.
Itoh peony with brunnera, late tulips, camassia.
Itoh peony close-up. The blooms only last a week or so, but they are very dramatic while they're here. Almost as big as my face. 🙂
Emerging centaurea.
Native, wild hyacinth. Tiny, delicate, adorable.
Native, shooting stars.
Native, shooting stars.
Martagon lilies emerging (smaller woodland lilies for shade).
Camassia.
Camassia.
Strawberries (these are earlier than most of mine).
Blueberries emerging (planted in pots in the parkway, where I get the most sun).
Groundcover, deadnettle / lamium.
Old-fashioned bleeding heart, lovely for shade, though you do have to tolerate the yellowing leaves later.
Native, baptisia. Comes in white, blues, purples, pale yellows....
Sedum.
Cherry emerging.
Weigela emerging.
First irises with fading camassia and late tulips (Spring Green).
Iris "Batik," and another, I think "Best Bet."
Wide shot -- Itoh peony, irises, camassia, tulips.
Camassia with bee, Itoh peonies.
Columbine time!
Columbines.
Centaurea montana (two varities) and wood hyacinth.
Centaurea montana, "Amethyst Dream".
Centaurea montana. Can be cut back by 2/3rds after blooming to freshen foliage. Prefers a normal to alkaline soil. Will spread to fill in. Can be divided every 2-3 years in spring or fall.
Fading azaleas with tall purple Globemaster alliums (and tall white alliums emerging).
Pink lilacs with purple alliums and hardy dark pink geranium.
Two hostas with purple heuchera.