Wednesday, April 15, 2020

April Bloomday, 2020

Here it is, Garden Blogger's Bloomday—the 15th of April. I've faithfully recorded what's blooming in my garden—and linking up to Carol's Bloomday posts—since April of 2009. That's 11 years of monthly blooms...

So flowers! First with the houseplants. I bought this orchid—Paphiopedilum supersuk 'Eureka'—already in bud. The flower is even better than I dreamed it might be.

Cryptanthus 'Black Mystic' is blooming, again.

Now we've stepped out into the driveway. Rhododendron laramie lives in a large container.

In the front garden, Tulipa 'Little Beauty'.

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'

A NOID Lewisia with electric pink blooms.

Euphorbia rigida

Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'


Daphne x houtteana

NOID Rosemary

My Poncirus trifoliata Bloomday photos usually feature cloudy, stormy skies as a backdrop. The blue sky is is a welcome change.

These sweet flowers are followed by fruit.

Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Hindwarf'

Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Harmony’

That's it for the front garden, now we're in the back. The Solomon's seal (Polygonatum) blooms are just starting to open.

Paris quadrifolia

Euphorbia amygdaloides var. Robbiae

The first flowers on my Magnolia laevifolia are opening...

There are so many to enjoy!

Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebono’ is wrapping up it's show.

This is the last Bloomday I'll be able to share flowers of my Grevillea miqueliana. I tore it out—along with a Brachyglottis greyi and a few other things—and replanted this area. Photos coming up next week.

Epimediums! I think the white flowers belong to E. wushanense...

And the yellow are from E. 'Amber Queen', unless I've got that backwards.

Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla


Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'

Not yet a bloom, but I'm sharing it anyway. Echium wildpretii, on the right. Out of six of these in my garden only two look like they'll be blooming this year, odd since it's a biennial and this is their third year.

Ceanothus 'Dark Star'...was looking like this when I took my Bloomday photos.

And overnight it opened to this. There are many happy bees all over this thing.

And finally, Stachyurus salicifolius.

Happy April Blooms to you! I hope you're holding up okay in this mad mad world.

Weather Diary, Apr 14: Hi 71, Low 42/ Precip 0

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22 comments:

  1. That's my favorite color Lewisia. I can only keep the yellow/red mix color alive though. I am not a tulip fan, but those of yours are amazing! Maybe because they aren't the classic tulip shape.

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    1. I agree about the tulips. I love the traditional tulip shapes in a vase, not so much in the garden. These are smaller, species tulips, and they were sent to me by John Scheepers bulbs...

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  2. You have a lot blooming in your garden so early. I love the Cryptanthus. I had one for awhile and it bloomed, made bunches of babies and then I lost it. I don't remember where all the babies went but I ended up without one. Happy GBBD.

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    1. Our spring has taken off in a big way this year. Lots of sun and warm temperatures. The plants are responding. I think you need another cryptanthus! If mine makes babies (it keeps blooming...but not producing) I will be in touch.

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  3. For a spiky foliage lover, there's a lot in bloom in your April garden. I'm envious of the Epimediums (which I can't grow) and the Ceanothus 'Dark Star' (which I can grow, provided I can find a spot for it). Happy GBBD Loree!

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    1. Both of the plants you mention are quite spiky!

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  4. Your fresh new blooms for this time of needing beauty are extraordinary! They are my gift for today. Thank you.

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    1. Thank you for stopping by and commenting Sheila!

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  5. So many blooms, Loree, and so beautiful! That orchid is really special--it's stunning in a picture, so I'm sure it's even more amazing in person. How interesting how 'Dark Star' changes color like that as the buds open--gorgeous!

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    1. I love that color change aspect of 'Dark Star'...it's such a great plant.

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  6. I almost forgot it was the 15th... been so long since I was in the garden. Thanks for setting me straight :-D Many "hot" blooms in this post, in reds and Magenta. I've been enamored with Daphne houtteana ever since I saw it on your blog. I wonder if it would do well in a pot (assuming I can find it). The reddish color of Magnolia laevifolia buds is quite spectacular, contrasting with the white flowers.

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    1. I hope you get some garden time in soon!

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  7. Hello! Did your Lewisia multiply? I have planted a few and they have come back happily for a few years, but they are not self seeding or otherwise multiplying. I wonder if it is because they are pretty tucked in with groundcover sedum around. Or maybe just more years...

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    1. That Lewisia has been in a container ever since a friend gave it to me. No multiplication has occurred.

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  8. Gorgeous blooms .Your blooms are unusual for my region like edgeworthia can't be grown here.I was always curious to know why you kept your blog as danger garden .Happy blooms day.

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    1. Why my blog is named danger garden? We used to have a pug (actually a pug mix), a small dog whose big eyes were right at plant level...and I have a lot of agaves and other spiky plants. Also garden visitors have been known to get poked by a spike and bleed. Thus, danger garden.

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  9. Opening with that stunning Orchid is a show stopper. Looking at all your blooms, I feel like I am living on a different continent. It seemed like we were having an early spring this year but it disappeared right when many of my flowers were all blossomed out. I will see who made it in the next few days. Fingers crossed. It is a real boost to see all the beauty in your garden.

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    1. Fingers crossed for you. I am sorry your weather took a turn. All the sunshine and warm temperatures we've been having are such a mood booster and very welcome. Although today we're under a fire watch because it's so dry with low humidity levels and high winds.

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  10. Lots of great flowers happening right now. Love the orange bud covers on the Magnolia and the Ceanothus 'Dark Star' is gorgeous!

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  11. Super duper gorgeous--and inspiring. Why don't I have Paris polyphylla? I got the plant envy.

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  12. Happy belated Bloom Day, Loree! You got your Epi flowers right. I love those dark flowers on the Acuba. I have some on the one that came with the house too, but the flowers on your variety has a lot more intense color. Fantastic! Totally in love with the Magnolia laevifolia flowers (and those reddish brown buds, or whatever they are). Wonder how different they are from Michelia yunnanensis - I hear they might be interchangeable... It's languishing in a pot and hasn't bloomed yet, but now I'm doubly motivated to get it in the ground!

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    1. I was really surprised when that aucuba bloomed the first time, I didn't think I would love the flwoers as much as I do. And yes, as far as I know Michelia yunnanensis and Magnolia laevifolia are the same thing. Get that plant in the ground!

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