Town Mouse has a lovely set of blossoms this month, so be sure to check out her blooms, too.
A whole set I took yesterday were a bust because I forgot to check my camera settings! So I took a few more this morning - Everything that was blooming last month is pretty much still showing at least a blossom or two. The lovely white blossoms of Ribes indecorum have faded and the Ribes sanguineum is looking a bit depressed, but lots of other stuff is starting to spring forth... And the manzanita - has to be seen to be believed, Or heard. The beez are abuzz all over the chaparral. Also the rosemary - really lovely right now. I am posting so I can get out for a hike! Happy President's Day Monday!
(above) Rosemary, all around my dad's cottage.
(above) Salvia Spathacea, hummingbird sage (colonizing nicely)
(above) Ribes speciosum, fuschia flowered gooseberry
(above) Ribes aureum, golden currant
(above) Not the best pic, but I liked the idea. Ceanothus "Dark Star" behind a manzanita.
(above) Arctostaphylos tomentota crustacea (our local Manzanita) blossoms
(Above) Claytonia parviflora, Miner's lettuce - less mature than next photo.
(above) Claytonia parviflora again, but mature now. Note reddness from exposed location, and the flower stalks shooting up about 3 -5 inches, with two inflorescences per stalk (hard to see).
A lovely backlit ceanothus blossom to end the show.
Now over to May Dreams Gardens to register myself and have a peek at others' bloom days! Thanks, Carol!
A whole set I took yesterday were a bust because I forgot to check my camera settings! So I took a few more this morning - Everything that was blooming last month is pretty much still showing at least a blossom or two. The lovely white blossoms of Ribes indecorum have faded and the Ribes sanguineum is looking a bit depressed, but lots of other stuff is starting to spring forth... And the manzanita - has to be seen to be believed, Or heard. The beez are abuzz all over the chaparral. Also the rosemary - really lovely right now. I am posting so I can get out for a hike! Happy President's Day Monday!
(above) Rosemary, all around my dad's cottage.
(above) Salvia Spathacea, hummingbird sage (colonizing nicely)
(above) Ribes speciosum, fuschia flowered gooseberry
(above) Ribes aureum, golden currant
(above) Not the best pic, but I liked the idea. Ceanothus "Dark Star" behind a manzanita.
(above) Arctostaphylos tomentota crustacea (our local Manzanita) blossoms
(Above) Claytonia parviflora, Miner's lettuce - less mature than next photo.
(above) Claytonia parviflora again, but mature now. Note reddness from exposed location, and the flower stalks shooting up about 3 -5 inches, with two inflorescences per stalk (hard to see).
A lovely backlit ceanothus blossom to end the show.Now over to May Dreams Gardens to register myself and have a peek at others' bloom days! Thanks, Carol!
Comments
You did well on the second round. I wish ceoanthus thrived here. I think I need a currant bush. Rosemary is a shy bloomer here, but grows lushly. All in all, you have a good Bloom Day report. I already visited with TM.
Happy Bloom Day.
Snow has covered the garden here again, so here are only a few species blooming...
And beautiful hummingbird salvia - I'm just now beginning to plant that one more and more, and your gorgeous picture makes me glad I am!!
Now I'm off to see Town Mouse's blooms.
James, Rebecca - the hummingbird sage is colonizing where the soil is a bit richer, looser, and damper, and they are in shade for much of the day. Morning sun.
Gail - I love the smell of sages and am curious about ribes odoratum!
Yes, yesterday I had an attack of the photnasties alright! ;-] Seems I'm not alone!
Nell Jean, PatientGardener - rosemary grows gangbusters here, but currants, varying success.
Brad, Ryan, that ribes aureum I gave up on as the deer were munching it to death, then they suddenly all got bored or Duncan has been too obnoxious I don't know - but they are starting to leave it alone. I may prune it this year even... It is lovely that yellow, so different.
AnneTanne - I remember winter! I like it better here. On the other hand, our summer is our "plant winter" - but then, there's always the beach to go to and hiking etc, with less garden chores.
Susie - 85!!! That's amazing.
Catherine - I wonder if you can grow hummingbird sage in Washington state?