This Bloom Day catches me relatively unprepared as I've been pulled in different directions by personal life events. Still, I didn't want the day to go by without any recognition so here, without much in the way of commentary, is a selection of what's in bloom at the moment in my garden:
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| Alstroemeria, deciduous type (No ID) |
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| Anemone (no record of variety) |
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| Bauhinia x blakeana |
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| Camellia japonica 'Taylor's Perfection' |
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| Ceanothus (No ID) |
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| Parsley, bolting |
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| Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Gold' |
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| Coleonema album |
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| Dymondia margaretae (groundcover) |
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| Erysimum linifolium 'Variegatum' with Osteospermum ecklonis '3D Silver' |
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| Freesia |
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| Freesia |
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| Freesia |
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| Freesia |
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| Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis' (sorry the picture's fuzzy like the Lamb's Ear) |
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| Geranium hybrid 'Tiny Monster' |
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| Grevillea lavandulacea 'Penola' |
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| Lavandula multifida (great plant but needs a better backdrop than it has here) |
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| Loropetalum chinense 'Hines Plum Leaf' |
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| Mystery shrub I hacked back a month ago |
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| Narcissus (no record of variety) & Nemesia 'Sunsatia Lemon' |
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| Nemophila menziesii 'Baby Blue Eyes' |
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| Osteospermum 'Serenity Purple' |
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| Osteospermum 'Zion Copper Amethyst' |
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| Pelargonium ionidflorum 'Pink Fairy Cascade' (I think) |
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| Pelargonium hybrid 'White Lady' |
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| Phlomis fruticosa |
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| Plum 'Santa Rosa' |
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| Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Butterfly' (aka dwarf 'Sweet Pea Bush') |
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| Ranunculus asiaticus 'Merlot' |
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| Schizanthus pinnatus (Poor Man's Orchid) in pot with Fuchsia |
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| Wildflowers, including California Poppy, planted at my mother's house from seed by my brother |
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| Zantedeschia aethiopica (Common Calla Lily) |
Still
not blooming, despite having buds since January, is my
Eupatorium corymbosa:
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| Eupatorium corymbosa (close but not quite there) |
Spring is already here and, with temperatures back in the 80s for the last couple of days, it feels as though summer is just around the corner. More Bloom Day posts can be found at the
May Dreams Gardens blog site, hosted by Carol.
