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

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  • wtgW wtg

    @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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    @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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      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 Aum么nier

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        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鈥檚 it. I鈥檓 getting a wolf.

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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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          Wow, @Bernard your garden looks great!

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          • wtgW wtg

            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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            @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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              @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 Aum么nier

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

                  20250708_061857.jpg

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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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                      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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                        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

                        IMG-20250709-WA0000.jpg

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                          What a magnificent tree!

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

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                            What a magnificent tree!

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

                            What a magnificent tree!

                            It's a wisteria vine! I love those!

                            fear is the thief of dreams

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                              That bonsai is spectacular! 馃憤

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                              • A AndyD

                                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 significant clumps, I have. 馃槈 When they finish blooming I'm going to prune them severely as I have never done that and they are monstrous and leggy.

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                                  There are lots of videos on pruning lavender. I kinda like this one:

                                  Link to video

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

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                                    Wild bergamot/bee balm/monarda fistulosa
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                                    • wtgW wtg

                                      There are lots of videos on pruning lavender. I kinda like this one:

                                      Link to video

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                                      @wtg I hope it isn't too late for me.

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                                        @rustyfingers Yea, I never knew they needed regular pruning to keep them in top form. I just have a couple of them in pots and am trying to follow her instructions. They鈥檙e doing pretty well.

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

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