A look back - and ahead (in collaboration with A Week of Flowers)

Cathy of Words and Herbs is once again sponsoring her annual "A Week of Flowers" meme as a way of offsetting the gloomier days of December in the Northern Hemisphere.  It's a way of looking back at the more flowerful periods of the year and also looking forward toward what we can expect when the days once again get longer and warmer.  Conditions in coastal Southern California aren't as cold or as gloomy on average as conditions elsewhere in the Hemisphere but flower power is in short supply even here and I like to remind myself of what's just around the corner for my garden so I concentrated on the much-loved flowers that hopefully await me in January and February.

As I wasn't able to carve out time to participate in Cathy's meme during most of the week, I hope you'll forgive me if I cram nine of my 2025 January and February favorites into this post.  I promise to spare you any commentary beyond plant names.

Anemone coronaria, clockwise from the upper left: 'Azzurro', 'Mr Fokker', 'Grape', 'Bianco Centro Nero', 'Mount Everest', 'Rarity', and 'Rosa Chiaro'

Arctotis 'Large Marge', 'Opera Pink', and 'Pink Sugar'

Camellia williamsii 'Taylor's Perfection'

Leucospermum 'High Gold'

Leucospermum 'Hybrid Spider'

Leucospermum 'Sunrise'

Metrosideros collina 'Springfire'

Narcissus 'Geranium'

Sparaxis tricolor

That's my contribution to Cathy's week-long flower-fest this year, and the last of my blog posts this week.  Best wishes for a pleasant weekend!

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