Monday, January 15, 2018

January Bloomday, 2018

Yay! It's Garden Blogger's Bloomday for January. You what that means right? Spring is just around the corner! Ya...I'm sorry, I know. But the weather here in Portland has been so mild that I'm kind feelin the fever, already...

Oddly my Ludisia discolor decided not to bloom this year, yet these cuttings (rooting in a vase) have sent up a couple of bloomspikes now, crazy right? Those fading Ranunculus are store bought and the things that look like cotton balls? Actually puffy Clematis tibetana var. vernayi seedheads.

Staying indoors for another photo, the Cybister Amaryllis Evergreen bulb I received from John Scheepers is blooming and it's gorgeous.
But let's move outside! Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths', the first of my three Manzanita to bloom.

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' tried so hard to get a few flowers open for Bloomday, but just couldn't do it.

Ditto for E. chrysantha ‘Akebono’ (orange blooming).

Grevillea miqueliana too. So close!

This Hellebore (Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Tiger') is the only Hellebore open yet.

There are more on the way though, H. argutifolius.

H. NOID, black blooming (I have another black flowering plant, H. 'Black Diamond', but it's so far behind the others I couldn't get a decent photo of even the bud).

H. x ballardiae Pink Frost

H. 'Ice 'n Roses'

H. x 'Golden Sunrise'

Okay ya, I guess this is really more of an "anticipation of blooms" post isn't it? Jasminum nudiflorum...

Eriobotrya japonica, aka the Loquat.

Stachyurus salicifolius, almost.

Mahonia x media 'Charity'

Finally, the amazing Hamamelis x intermedia 'Rochester'...

Amazing because of the scent, wow!

A branch was cut (those pesky brown leaves, that should have fallen away, removed) and brought indoors to enjoy. Sometimes a simple vase is all you need...

For links to more "Bloomday" posts click on over to May Dreams Gardens. For other "In a Vase" posts visit Rambling in the Garden.

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34 comments:

  1. Ha, the "anticipation of bloom" post! It feels like half of what I do in the garden is anticipating... Your Edgeworthia 'Nanjing Gold' has so many buds! You'll be so lucky when they open to get a whiff of that wonderful scent.

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    1. You're right, it's gonna smell amazing! Plus it's right outside the kitchen window so I'll get to enjoy its beauty too.

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  2. Love your beautiful Hellebores!
    Hellebores bloom here in north Mississippi (zone 7) when everything else is still dormant
    Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

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  3. It's snowing here just as it should be. But it looks like it may melt by the end of the week. Already this winter is one for the books. Spring here is really quite a few weeks away. Always hard for me to picture people's gardens elsewhere in the country and realize they're blooming. I haven't even ordered anything yet! That Amaryllis is gorgeous. I've wondered how some of these newer ones really look. So is that Jade Tiger Hellebore. I remember from past posts that you have some real beauties.

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    1. The middle of January can be so variable here. One year we're buried under snow and ice and the next year things are blooming a month ahead of time. It's crazy.

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  4. What a great show! Your hellebores are just beautiful.

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    1. Thanks CW, I am glad you can see the beauty in their buds.

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  5. I didn't realize you had so many Hellebores. That Jade Tiger is pretty fab. My Ludisia discolor is blooming out in the greenhouse too. I should have included it in my post today, technically it's an orchid, although it's grown mostly for the foliage.

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    1. Ha! You're right of course, that is the one orchid I am in love with. I always forget it really is an orchid.

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  6. Your winter bloom posts always confuse me, as it always looks colder than it really is. My brain thinks any blooms should not be possible. Hope it stays mild for you!

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    1. Thanks Alan, me too. Our little snow and ice "fest" at Christmas was enough for me.

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  7. Nice blooms and almost-blooms...spring is on the way here too I hope!

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  8. I have a lot of 'not quite there' Hellebores in my garden too, but hey - anticipation is almost better than having it all, so I included a bunch of budding marvels, too. I so wish I had room for Arctos and Loquat, but don't so I will just enjoy them vicariously through you. Lovely indeed!

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    1. No Arctos in your garden? Wow...I am surprised!

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  9. Your new hellebore is gorgeous and the rest of them are about the same stage as mine. Of course I am really pleased to see a witch hazel in your vase today - but I have to admit I trim the dead leaves off my mine once the flowers start opening!

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    1. Hmmm...I've been looking to add a new Hellebore to the collection but haven't found a good one yet this year...so no new ones. And I have to admit I've considered cutting off the leaves on the Hamamelis, but just haven't had the time. Glad to know I'm not alone.

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  10. These photos look tropical to me. A nice warm look at a winter's garden.

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    1. I suppose compared to a lot of the country we are tropical!

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  11. So it's agreed; spring has arrived and winter can be banished for the year.

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  12. There's a LOT to anticipate there! I'm glad you're seeing the first signs of the coming spring - that's a vast improvement over your winter blues last year at this time. Your photo had me checking into Grevillea miqueliana, a plant I haven't seen here - I'm going on the hunt! Happy Bloomday, Loree!

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    1. Oh gosh yes, this January is a world away from last, thank god! I don't think I could handle two in a row.

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  13. You have some nice blooms for January and I especially enjoyed the photos of your Hamamelis and Hellebore'Jade Tiger' blooms. Our winter has been pretty harsh with 14.6 inches of snow on the 4th, so evergreens are the focus at this time of year, but there are buds! Happy Bloom Day!

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    1. Evergreens are important...and buds, with their promise of blooms ahead. That's a lot of snow!

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  14. every time I see 'Jade Tiger' I feel an unattractive swell of envy.Please advise m did you plant the Cybister Amaryllis in the ground or in a pot ? It is fabulous and going on the bulb list for fall, in spite of the fact that my history with Amaryllis is sketchy.

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    1. Oh gosh, the Amaryllis is in a pot. There's no way it would be happy in the ground here. Maybe if I lived in SoCal.

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  15. So 'Rochester' actually lives up to the fragrance billing? I've about given up on trying to smell the Witch Hazels.

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    1. It does! But I thought you were one of those who bought a Hamamelis x intermedia 'Early Bright' back when I first blogged about it? Roger Gossler has since informed me that is actually Hamamelis x intermedia 'Rochester'...so if you have 'Early Bright' you've already got 'Rochester'...confused? (I am)

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  16. Lovely blooms and anticipated blooms. It's been nice watching the hellebores send up buds and start to open, and I've got two Arctostaphylos starting to bloom, too. Oh, and a few crazy yarrows that decided to bloom in January. Did someone say "mild winter"? I'm not complaining!

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  17. Oh that color for a cybister Amaryllis is very beautiful. Any cybister though i love much, however i haven't had the luck to have it yet.

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  18. Lovely, lovely colors!! There's something about witch hazel that is intriguing.

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  19. I'm so delighted you've added hellebores to your plant collection! And goodness..so many blooms for January. It's been awfully mild, hasn't it. I have spring fever too. It's killing me not to plant shop. I went a little nuts at an online native plant sale. 31 plants purchased. It might be a little ambitious. Happy GBBD!

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