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Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?

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  • S Steve Miller

    How about no bloom scrolling?

    Deer at all of the flowers and buds off of my daylilies. They even ate the ones I brought home in my suitcase after I visited Lilylady. The fancy double yellow ones.

    https://share.icloud.com/photos/00erzjACvaUVjr6o9ZSZUf_1w

    That’s it. I’m getting a wolf.

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    Bernard
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    @Steve-Miller Oh, no! How disappointing. I know the feeling... I've had orchids put out buds only to find they'd been eaten by mice!

    The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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      Despite the set back over the winter, the roses are blossoming. In fact, they've made a pretty good come back. The one that lost it's long canes is growing new ones at a great pace. The one that was all gone except for one stem that I subsequently, accidently strimmed off has put up a new shoot! So I it looks like I get a second (at this point it's more like 10th!) attempt to protect them next winter.

      The bush that was taken for a goner:
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      A flower and bud on the one that lost it's tall canes:
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      New canes growing:
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      The trusty yellows and red/magenta ones:
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      This one hasn't blossomed in years. It was in an area that got invaded with Bishop's Weed:
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      The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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        Bernard
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        Other blossoms at the minute:

        I bought this Sedum for the color of it's blooms. A bit of salvia on the right.
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        If anyone can identify this pink and white flowering plant, I'd love to know what it is:
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        Close up:
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        Clematis:
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        I transplanted this Geranium while it was in bud from an area infested with Bishop's Weed. It looked pretty sorry for a few days but it's perked up nicely. It's my favorite one for the color:
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        Another Geranium that had got lost in the weeds:
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        The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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          Bernard
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          An overview of the front garden. I'm going for a cottage garden feel, may eventually introduce a picket fence.
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          A view towards the upper garden.
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          The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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            Steve Miller
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            Everything looks great, Bernard! 👍

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              wtg
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              @Bernard I used an online plant identification tool to see if we can figure out what that flower is; it's quite lovely.

              Actually, I tried two. The first one identified your mystery plant as a phalaenopsis orchid. Um, I don't think so.

              Tried a second site and it came up with Lindheimer's beeblossom.

              https://www.picturethisai.com/wiki/Oenothera_lindheimeri.html

              Here's another site with more pictures, including of the foliage.

              https://luirig.altervista.org/pics/index5.php?recn=137997&page=1

              Looks like a possibility to me. What do you think?

              edit: Not sure about the leaves....

              When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                Daniel.
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                Beautiful, everyone!

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                • B Bernard

                  @AndyD Idyllic. My kind of place.

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                  Daniel.
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                  @Bernard said in Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?:

                  @AndyD Idyllic. My kind of place.

                  +1

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                  • S Steve Miller

                    How about no bloom scrolling?

                    Deer at all of the flowers and buds off of my daylilies. They even ate the ones I brought home in my suitcase after I visited Lilylady. The fancy double yellow ones.

                    https://share.icloud.com/photos/00erzjACvaUVjr6o9ZSZUf_1w

                    That’s it. I’m getting a wolf.

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                    @Steve-Miller said in Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?:

                    How about no bloom scrolling?

                    Deer at all of the flowers and buds off of my daylilies. They even ate the ones I brought home in my suitcase after I visited Lilylady. The fancy double yellow ones.

                    https://share.icloud.com/photos/00erzjACvaUVjr6o9ZSZUf_1w

                    That’s it. I’m getting a wolf.

                    Lol!

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                      @Bernard I used an online plant identification tool to see if we can figure out what that flower is; it's quite lovely.

                      Actually, I tried two. The first one identified your mystery plant as a phalaenopsis orchid. Um, I don't think so.

                      Tried a second site and it came up with Lindheimer's beeblossom.

                      https://www.picturethisai.com/wiki/Oenothera_lindheimeri.html

                      Here's another site with more pictures, including of the foliage.

                      https://luirig.altervista.org/pics/index5.php?recn=137997&page=1

                      Looks like a possibility to me. What do you think?

                      edit: Not sure about the leaves....

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                      Bernard
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                      @wtg said in Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?:

                      Lindheimer's beeblossom

                      Thanks, wtg. Sadly, it looks like it's not hardy here. Bummer. Pretty while it lasts, though.

                      The industrial revolution cheapened everything.

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                        wtg
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                        May I add foodscrolling to this thread?

                        Red currants. Didn't get a pic of the gooseberries before we made them into jam. Yields on the berries not as good as last year, but we still ended up with more than enough jam.

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                        The veg garden going great guns. Monster tomato and potato plants. Beans shooting up. Black currant bushes in the foreground, protected by bird netting over hoops.

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                        Pickles, three types:

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                        Burpless cuke:

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                        Eggplant blossoms. Love the color! It's a bit more purple in person.

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                        With a little help from the bees, blossoms turn into eggplants. Japanese eggplants. 'Ichiban'

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                        'Little Sicily' patio tomato. Looks like another year of crazy good yields.

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                        Starting to harvest a few things. The burpless cuke, a couple of Campari-type tomatoes ('Sweet Cluster'), and a weird striped pepper. The leaves on the plant are variegated, as are the peppers. A pepper left to grow for a while turned deep purple-red.

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                        When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                        • S Steve Miller

                          How about no bloom scrolling?

                          Deer at all of the flowers and buds off of my daylilies. They even ate the ones I brought home in my suitcase after I visited Lilylady. The fancy double yellow ones.

                          https://share.icloud.com/photos/00erzjACvaUVjr6o9ZSZUf_1w

                          That’s it. I’m getting a wolf.

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                          rustyfingers
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                          @Steve-Miller grrr. No deer here, but rabbits sheared all the leaves off my new serviceberry before I even got it planted. I put a hardware tube around it and it has recovered nicely, so I think it is safe to plant this weekend.

                          In the meantime, I got my first daylily bloom of the year today. This also came from lilylady. It's called 'Mustard and Relish', and it is the tallest of my three varieties (all from her gardens).
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                            rustyfingers
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                            Wow, @Bernard your garden looks great!

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                              May I add foodscrolling to this thread?

                              Red currants. Didn't get a pic of the gooseberries before we made them into jam. Yields on the berries not as good as last year, but we still ended up with more than enough jam.

                              alt text

                              The veg garden going great guns. Monster tomato and potato plants. Beans shooting up. Black currant bushes in the foreground, protected by bird netting over hoops.

                              alt text

                              Pickles, three types:

                              alt text

                              Burpless cuke:

                              alt text

                              Eggplant blossoms. Love the color! It's a bit more purple in person.

                              alt text

                              With a little help from the bees, blossoms turn into eggplants. Japanese eggplants. 'Ichiban'

                              alt text

                              'Little Sicily' patio tomato. Looks like another year of crazy good yields.

                              alt text

                              Starting to harvest a few things. The burpless cuke, a couple of Campari-type tomatoes ('Sweet Cluster'), and a weird striped pepper. The leaves on the plant are variegated, as are the peppers. A pepper left to grow for a while turned deep purple-red.

                              alt text

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                              rustyfingers
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                              @wtg yummy

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                              • rustyfingersR rustyfingers

                                @Steve-Miller grrr. No deer here, but rabbits sheared all the leaves off my new serviceberry before I even got it planted. I put a hardware tube around it and it has recovered nicely, so I think it is safe to plant this weekend.

                                In the meantime, I got my first daylily bloom of the year today. This also came from lilylady. It's called 'Mustard and Relish', and it is the tallest of my three varieties (all from her gardens).
                                alt text

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                                wtg
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                                @rustyfingers said in Bloomscrolling--what's in bloom where you are?:

                                rabbits sheared all the leaves off my new serviceberry

                                They love serviceberry bushes. I have one in a side yard that I finally cordoned off so that no wascally wabbits could get in. I have raspberry bushes in there, a rose, and a bunch of coral bells. All things they love to eat.

                                The raspberry canes are the real puzzler. If I don't protect the bushes the rabbits will eat all the canes down to the ground during the winter. Those canes have little prickly thornettes that are a real nuisance. I cannot imagine how they can chew up the canes and swallow them. But they do.

                                When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                                  rustyfingers
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                                  My black raspberries are in the back yard where the dogs hang out, so the rabbits don't bother them there. Honestly, they are out of control and need a good pruning.

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                                    AndyD
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                                    Lavender is now blooming here, (plus oxeye daisies?) this from my early dog walk:

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                                      rustyfingers
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                                      Lavender blooming here too but I can't get a good picture because it is overgrown. alt text

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                                        AndyD
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                                        Lavender can be a rather dull plant to photograph.
                                        I reckon you need a significant clump or two and ideally warm sunlight to enhance the colour.

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                                          AndyD
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                                          Day lily in our "front yard"

                                          And, sharing a snap taken by friends from Seattle who are staying with us; showed photos taken at the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way including this

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