Spring arrives early in coastal Southern California. Despite the complete lack of rain in November and again in January, the heavier-than-usual rain in December raised my expectations for a bountiful spring. And, generally speaking, that's what we have this February, despite an utter lack of rain this month too. However, after an extended blast of exceptionally warm, dry weather, some cool-season bloomers have beat a rapid retreat, while others are hustling to take center stage ahead of schedule.
I'll focus on the plants making the biggest splash first. As it's impossible for me to choose favorites this month, I'm going to show them alphabetically by genus.
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Arctotis 'Pink Sugar' started blooming in January and should keep on going throughout our cool season (unless winter and spring heatwaves become the norm) |
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Arctotis 'Opera Pink' got its start last week |
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Bauhinia x blakeana (aka Hong Kong orchid tree) handled last week's gusty winds better than expected |
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Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt' went from buds to full bloom seemingly in the blink of an eye when temperatures soared last week. Last year it didn't bloom until mid-March. |
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Literally, all my Grevilleas are in bloom this month. Top row: Grevillea alpina x rosmarinifolia, G. 'Poorinda Leane', and G. sericea Second row: Grevillea lavandulacea 'Penola', dwarf G. rosmarinifolia, and G. 'Scarlet Sprite' Third row: Grevillea 'Ned Kelly', G. 'Peaches & Cream', and G. 'Superb' |
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Leptospermum scoparium 'Pink Pearl' is flowering well despite significant pruning in the fall |
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Two of my Leucadendrons, L. 'Safari Goldstrike' (left) and L. 'Wilson's Wonder' (right), are doing their best to emulate flowers |
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Like the Grevilleas, the Osteospermums make the best of the cool season. Clockwise from the upper left: Osteospermum 'Berry White', O. 'Double Moonglow', O. 'Summertime Sweet Kardinal', O. 'Purple Spoon', O. 'Violet Ice', and a noID self-seeded trailing variety. |
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Pyrethropsis hosmariense (aka Moroccan daisy, syn Rhodanthemum hosmariense) is brightening up my front garden |
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Scabiosa columbaria appears to be turning into a nearly year-round bloomer. The one on the left is 'Flutter Deep Blue' and the one on the right is 'Flutter Rose Pink'. |
Although bulb blooms will appear at intervals into April or May, there are enough flowers in that category this month to address them as a separate group.
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Unfortunately, the Anemone coronaria didn't respond well to last week's dry winds and 80+F temperatures. 'Admiral' (left) and the noID blue variety (right) went underground after their photos were taken. |
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Freesias in a variety of colors are popping up all over the garden |
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I planted 5 Hippeastrum 'Luna' bulbs in pots in mid-November. All have produced at least 3 bloom stalks. This is the most recent pot to produce blooms. |
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Ipheion uniflorum (left) and this noID Narcissus come back every year |
At this time of year, new flowers appear almost daily.
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Antirrhinum majus 'Chantilly Bronze' (upper left) and 'Chantilly Peach' showed up in my cutting garden nearly in unison and the noID snapdragon varieties planted in a barrel in my front garden (bottom row) trailed them by less than a week. All gave up their first blooms in service to 'In a Vase on Monday' yesterday. |
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Aristea inaequalis, a South African native related to Iris, surprised me on Sunday with its first blooms. I hadn't even noticed bloom stalks prior to that. The flowers are bluer than they appear in these photos. |
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The rockroses on the south side of the house all produced their first flowers within days of one another last week. From left to right are: Cistus 'Grayswood Pink', C. x skanbergii, and C. x pulverulentus 'Sunset'. |
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I'm over the moon about the first flowers on this Leucospermum 'Sunrise' even though none are yet fully open. I put the shrub in a large pot in March 2019 but moved it in June 2020 to provide better sun exposure in the process of renovating a bed on the south end of my back garden. That was one of my first pandemic projects. This is the first time this particular Leucospermum has flowered. |
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This is a wild cucumber plant that always manages to surprise me when it stealthily starts winding its way through the south end of my garden. Marah macrocarpa is a California native vine. All parts of the plant are poisonous. |
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This climbing 'Joseph's Coat' rose is the first to appear since I pruned all the roses in my meager collection in early January. I didn't even notice it until the heatwave had nearly done it in. |
Accompanied by steady dry winds, last week's version of a winter heatwave triggered an early exit by some flowers that were looking great just ten days ago. The Anemone coronaria flowers offer one example, although I'm still hoping for a recovery in that group as temperatures continue to drop this week. The lack of rain since December has also had a significant impact in that many of my direct-sown seeds simply failed to germinate when I didn't make up the difference using irrigation.
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Camellia williamsii 'Taylor's Perfection' has been dropping its flowers at a record rate and even those still on the shrub look like they're struggling to hold on |
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Daphne odora 'Leucanthe' hasn't grown much since I planted it over 2 years ago but it's still alive, if not thriving. This variety is supposed to require only "moderate" water. The flowers have dried up since I took this photo a week ago. |
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The ornamental pear tree (Pyrus calleryana) shows how quickly plants can be transformed by a run of unseasonably warm, dry weather. The photo on the bottom left was taken on February 5th and the one on the bottom right was taken yesterday. |
I'll close this Bloom Day survey as I usually do with collages showing the best of the rest that's flowering this month, organized by color.
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Top row: Campanula portenschlagiana, Echium handiense, and Felicia aethiopica Second row: Lavandula multifida, Limonium perezii, and Lobelia erinus Third row: Pericallis 'Senetti Blue', Salvia 'Bee's Bliss', and Viola cornuta 'Penny Peach' |
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Left to right: trailing Lantana, Pelargonium peltatum, and Polygala fruticosa
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Top row: Arbutus 'Marina', Agryranthemum frutescens 'Comet Pink', and Boronia crenulata 'Shark Bay' Second row: Centranthus ruber, Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold', and Cuphea 'Starfire Pink' Third row: Hebe 'Wiri Blush', Helleborus 'Anna's Red', and Pelargonium peltatum 'Pink Blizzard' |
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Left to right: Argyranthemum frutescens 'White Butterfly', Crassula multicava, and Westringia fruticosa 'Morning Light' |
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Top row: Agryranthemum 'Yellow Butterfly', Euphorbia rigida, and Euryops chrysanthemoides 'Sonnenschein' Second row: Gaillaridia 'Spintop Copper Sun', noID Gazania, and noID Grindelia Third row: Phlomis fruticosa, Phylica pubescens, and Tagetes lemmonii |
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Clockwise from the left: Aloe deltoideodonta, Lobelia laxiflora, Metrosideros collina 'Springfire', Sparaxis tricolor, and Tropaeolum majus |
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Clockwise from the upper left: Calliandra haematocephala, Gazania 'White Flame', Pelargonium sidoides, and Ribes viburnifolium |
All material © 2012-2022 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
I feel kinship with your Anemone! I too don't respond well to dry winds and 80°+ temperatures. Daphne odora is a capricious prima donna; if it bloom at all I'd call it success, and its fragrance is worth the heartache (I killed two so far). So many blooms to love... I'll mention two: the unassuming Moroccan daisy gets me every time, and Leucospermum 'Sunset': a head turner. Oh, and Aloe deltoideodonta is fabulous; how big is it (without the bloom stock)?
ReplyDeleteWhile temperatures in the low 80s seem tolerable in summer, I found they're much harder to accept in February! The Aloe deltoideodonto is in a large pot and it's not big - maybe 12 inches in diameter and about the same in height (without the bloom). Hoover Boo (Piece of Eden) says she's found that this species seems to prefer life in a pot so I've followed her example and left mine there.
DeleteLooking outstanding as usual, Kris. Congrats on 'Sunrise' first bloom!
ReplyDeleteI was thrilled to see those first buds appear on 'Sunrise'. (I seem to have mislabeled it above and will have to correct that.) All my Leucospermums have buds this year but this one is the first out of the gate.
DeleteWell you have no shortage of booms I must say ! Sure wish I had room for a Grevillea or two but I just don't.So exciting to see the blooms on your Leucospermum-there are many joyful moments for a gardener and first-time blooms are right up there at the top for me. I bet you were out there looking at it frequently!
ReplyDeleteMany of the Grevilleas do get very large but there are a few that don't get too tall - Grevillea lanigera has remained below 2 feet tall for me and can be cut back to avoid spreading to its mature width of 4 feet. Grevillea nudiflora 'Medusa' only gets one foot tall, although it's said to spread up to 10 feet - I wouldn't know as mine didn't make it even a year :(
DeleteLooking bloom-spectacular like usual!
ReplyDeleteWell, it is spring here! Thankfully, summer's advance was stalled and we're back to temperatures in the 60s. We even got a brief thunderstorm yesterday with 0.08/inch of rain :)
DeleteTruly a garden of delights, Kris. Your Bloom Day post filled me with appreciation for the beauty found in your garden. What a gift!
ReplyDeleteSpring always feels like a gift, doesn't it? Ours just arrives earlier than yours. I hope you see signs of spring in your part of the country soon.
DeleteWe had a couple 40-55 days and a deluge of rain last night, so open areas are showing grass, but in the shade, lots of snow and ice. Boot spikes needed! The windchill this morning was around zero... yo-yo weather!
DeleteBoots with spikes - yikes! If we could yo-yo into some rain here, Eliza, I'd be all for it. We're in another warm (yet not hot) period but expect to slip back to cooler temperatures by Sunday. There's a slight chance of rain during the middle of next week but the odds aren't looking good in my area.
DeleteSo many spring beauties! I hope you get some rain in the second half of February. We've hand an unusually dry winter up here, too. Temperatures are dropping again this week, but I don't know if there is much hope for precipitation. I might have to do a rain dance...
ReplyDeleteWe actually had a very brief thunderstorm move through our area in the late afternoon on Tuesday, delivering 0.08/inch of rain. While that's not much, it filled my empty 50-gallon rain tank. Pasadena to our east got hail heavy enough in some places to look like snow! But the Santa Ana winds are back again now...
DeleteSo many beautiful flowers! It does my heart good to see all your colorful blooms while I wait for spring to get to the opposite corner of the country.
ReplyDeleteWe're lucky to get a much earlier start on spring, Jean. If only summer didn't also start early ;)
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