My accidental Epimedium (E. wushanense) produces the characteristic alien space-ship like flowers, they do make me smile.
This crazy business was an attempt to cheer myself up on a grey ugly day. Camarillo Fiesta Bouganvillea bridges the dangerous gap between pink and orange. The papery bracts start out pink but fade to a delicious orange. It borders on being a hot mess but I LOVE it. Of course the color is nearly impossible to photograph, especially on a windy day.
Ceanothus 'Dark Star', photo borrowed from last week's "favorite" post...
Ajuga 'Black Scallop' in the front garden...
Ajuga 'Black Scallop'...waiting to be planted in the back garden...
Euphorbia 'Blackbird'...I managed to not photograph the aphids, trust me they're there...
Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'...I love this one...
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
Euphorbia cyparissias, creeping here and there and everywhere...
Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' in another windy blur...
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Rosemary
Stachyurus salicifolius, able to breath with the removal of the privet and the death of the Clianthus puniceus. It finally gets to be the star it was meant to be!
And finally the Alocasia amazonica, which has been doing time in our shower jungle, is blooming. Yay! Flowers in the shower are even better than flowers in the garden.
As always the Bloomday fun is hosted by May Dreams Garden, all the links to blooming posts are to be found there.
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Happy GBBD! As always, your garden is absolutely wonderful. Not only are the plants cool, but the GBBD photos make me giggle. I mean, how can one not imagine the Space Invaders theme music when seeing the great shot of the Epimedium (E. wushanense)? Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYay, love that you enjoyed the E. wushanense comment in the way in which it was intended!
DeleteWhoa, that Bougainvillea is bright! I hope you're still happy with the Black Scallop Ajuga, I can see it is already sending out runners (and greening up a bit as spring and summer come, it does that). I would offer to bring you more, but you'll have more in no time. I love all the Euphorbia flowers, especially Fire Glow.
ReplyDeleteI know right? (practically broke my camera it was so bright) I am still enjoying the Black Scallop Ajuga. The one in the front garden is the one I got from Ricki, yours are still waiting to go in the privet lands in the back garden. All of them are sending out runners which are cute. I thought I wouldn't be a fan of the flowers but I actually really like them.
DeleteHappy GBBD Loree. Your bloomers are looking lovely as always. Looking forward to seeing how you put the privet area back together!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have a big bold disclaimer sign for the Fling "this area under construction"...
DeleteYou have the most dramatic and exotic plants...and their blooms are so captivating. I love the Euphorbia 'Blackbird'. Our summers are too hot and humid for most of these. So thank you for letting me enjoy them vicariously. My garden is all roses and bulbs just now...summer will bring the natives and there little blooms. I am so happy to be part Bloggers Bloom day for the 1st time today! I like that you can look back over 5 years and see the changes!
ReplyDeleteLaurin I wish you would link to your blog when you leave a comment, I would love to check it out!
DeleteI'm the worst with GBBD, as I never remember it until I start seeing the posts. Good thing there are only three things blooming here right now, so not much missed.
ReplyDeleteYour photos remind me though: didn't I have an Ajuga variety that you wanted... maybe the chocolate one?
Still seeing which three things are blooming would be very interesting!
DeleteI don't remember wanting one of your ajuga, but then again I am easily distracted these days. I do remember you were interested in my Euphorbia rigida seedlings but sadly winter did away with most of them...
Your garden is definitely ahead of mine. Oh to have that Portland heat island. My epimediums are still in tight bud. Hahaha, flowers in the shower.
ReplyDeleteEveryone should have flowers in the shower, right?
DeleteOoo, I really like Euphorbia Fire Glow! May need to keep my eye out for that one :) Many of my euphorbia's have aphids too. I can't for the life of me figure out how they managed to survive our nasty cold snaps this past winter. Bah. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteBefore you plant E. griffithii 'Fireglow' in the ground stop by Hughes Water Gardens and check out their display garden. It's beautiful but will take over....
DeleteThat Ceanothus and Ajuga are a must for a 'blue garden', such intensity! We joined bloom day for the first time today. Seeing your Fire Glow has reminded me that it's in bloom here too and I forgot to take a photo.
ReplyDeleteIt's inevitable, every bloomday I forget a flower or two and are reminded while checking out the other posts. Can't wait to see what you guys have blooming!
DeleteI have never seen a geranium quite like this one, gorgeous colour and lovely blooms for a Bloom Day post.
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, and that geranium was a pass along!
DeleteLovely plants, everything seems further on than in my garden.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing photos!
We to tend to run a little early here, but then again my garden always seems to be a little behind the rest of Portland.
DeleteI look at Sambor every year when I go to Robin Parers booth at the SF Garden Show. Why don't I just buy the damn thing ?
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you? Mine was a pass-along from Alison. I have no idea if it was a seedling or a division but if I can ever share my plant with you I will!
DeleteHappy bloom day! I'm even envious of your euphorbia blooms this year. Winter nipped all of mine back. Thanks for the beautiful show!
ReplyDeleteOh no! I have less euphorbia this year than ever before. Not because of mother nature but due to my shovel...
DeleteSince I'm in the PNW too, but a little north of you, I have many of the same blooms but not as far along. So I really enjoy looking at the Bouganvillea, I so miss it from when I lived in San Diego. I love the little white flowers in the midst of the colorful bracts, and the pink/orange shift. Shower power, how cool.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a little warmth here in Portland to help hurry things along, thank goodness!
DeleteWait a minute, we can grow bougainvillea here? How did I never know that? I covet your 'Dark Star' so very much!
ReplyDeleteOf course we can grow bougainvillea here...in the summer. Ya, not hardy unless you can stick it in a greenhouse (Hughes Water Gardens has an amazing HUGE plant in one of their greenhouses). I saw that plant at Portland Nursery and thought what the heck!
DeleteWhy don't you buy a 'Dark Star'?
I've also fallen hard for Euphorbias and have added several to the garden this spring. There is something about that acid-green color that catches my eye.
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