Tuesday, January 15, 2019

The first Bloomday of 2019

It's the first Bloomday of the New Year! I've shared many images of fuzzy Tetrapanax papyrifer buds over the years, usually saying something like "maybe this will be the year they finally bloom," well, this is the first year they're still holding their own in January (not flopped over and mushy from a freeze), but I'm starting to fear the ship has sailed on the idea of them actually blooming.

Arctostaphylos x ‘Austin Griffiths' is covered in flowers.

Absolutely covered.

Abutilon Nuabyell has been blooming since, well, forever.

Ditto with Nuabtang...

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' florets are starting to open.

The hummingbirds are lining up.

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Rochester'

Euphorbia rigida, just beginning its show.

Grevillea 'Ned Kelly'

Grevillea miqueliana

There are many Helleborus just about ready to open, including 'Ice 'n Roses'...

Helleborus argutifolius

And Helleborus x ballardiae Pink Frost.

Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Tiger' is already there.

Isn't it fabulous?

There are Blueberry blooms too, it's been a freaky mild winter.

Jasminum nudiflorum (love how this looks like a stretched panoramic photo, when it's not).

And finally a couple of Mahonia, M x media 'Charity'...

And M. x media 'Marvel'...

What's blooming in your January garden? Visit our hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens for links to all the bloggers posting blooms today, the 15th of the month.

Weather Diary, Jan 14: Hi 47, Low 37/ Precip 0

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16 comments:

  1. Some day I will have thoser Austin Griffiths flowers too, if I ever get the one I bought out of its pot and into the ground. Hellebores are so heartening at this time of year.

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    1. Do it! I remember mine flowering while it was still in the pot, the flowers were white, I wondered if I bought a mislabeled plant.

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  2. Blueberry blossoms? I hope you don't get anymore winter weather! So far my Southern Oregon winter has been mild (no snow, knock on wood, like the past couple of years), days are getting too warm to trust things not to bloom to soon.

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  3. So glad you're having a mild winter! 'Jade Tiger' is a stunner.

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    1. Lots of folks are worrying about it being a "buggy" summer after a mild winter, I'm just happy about the plants!

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  4. Yup, our tetrapanax are probably not going to bloom darn it. Isn't it strange that we've had such a mild autumn/winter and our hellebores seem behind some growing in places that have had colder conditions? Lots of purty flowers for January! Happy GBBD!

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    1. My hellebores suffer from insufficient sunshine. I've planted them in spots that are just a touch too shady. Oh well...

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  5. H. 'Ice n'Roses' is perfect next to that Iris (?) foliage. And I have got to remember to get me a Jade Tiger. Just gorgeous.

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    1. That's a Phormium backing 'Ice n'Roses', I love it.

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  6. you are getting a beautiful jump on the season.
    rickii

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  7. You have a great turn-out this Bloom Day, Loree. I'm somewhat shocked to see that we even have 3 plants flowering in sync - Mahonia 'Charity', Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' and the Euphorbia I forgot to photograph (although mine are nowhere near as flowerful as yours). I love your 'Jade Tiger' but hellebores are so iffy here I hesitate to invest in another one.

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    1. That Grevillea 'Ned Kelly' has been outside all winter, usually it comes inside for the cold weeks. I'm thrilled it's got so many buds!

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  8. Love the Arctostaphylos.

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