Helleborus x hybridus First hellebore to bloom this year–this one opened yesterday in the northern side garden.
Helleborus x hybridus First hellebore to bloom this year–this one opened yesterday in the northern side garden.
Helleborus x hybridus First hellebore to bloom this year–this one opened yesterday in the northern side garden.
Helleborus x hybridus opened today in southwest corner of the garden.
Annette of Personal Eden wondered what my sasanquas look like growing in situ as opposed to indoors in a vase. The shrubs are utilitarian, hiding utilities from the street view and yes, we are this close to the neighbors’ drive so they have to be kept trimmed.
Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana-Jiman’ and ‘Yuletide’
Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana-Jiman’ and ‘Yuletide’
Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana-Jiman’ and ‘Yuletide’
Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’
Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana-Jiman’ and ‘Yuletide’ screen gas utlities next to house on north side. Shrubs have intermingled over the years. They are tightly pruned to keep them from overtaking the neighbors’ drive. Beyond the red ‘Yuletide’ are several gardenias (not in bloom this time of year).
Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana-Jiman’
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Listen for liquid bird song at 16 seconds. Maybe Brown Cow Bird?
More of the liquid bird song.
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Marigold
Marigold
Marigold
Marigold
Marigold
Marigold
Marigold
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus) on Buddleja
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus) on Buddleja
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus) – painted in Waterlogue
Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’
Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’
Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’
Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’
Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’
Rudbeckia laciniata (Green-Headed Coneflower)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
Junonia coenia (common buckeye)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Virgie’s Rose
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’
Salvia greggii ‘Furman’s Red’ (Autumn Sage)
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville, NC
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville, NC
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville, NC
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville, NC
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville, NC
Dahlia ‘David Howard’
Dahlia ‘David Howard’
Dahlia ‘David Howard’
Bumblebee (Bombas) on Salvia uliginosa ‘Blue Sky’ (Bog sage)
Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) identified through iNaturalist.
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville (may be ‘Michael Arnholt’
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville (may be ‘Michael Arnholt’
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville (may be ‘Michael Arnholt’
Hemerocallis (Daylily) from Mercers’ in Fayetteville (may be ‘Michael Arnholt’
Ruby Slippers, which opens pure white and then turns red, is shifting its color.
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ (Lil’ Ruby dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ (Lil’ Ruby dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear) needs to be trimmed back and thinned out, but the bees convinced me to keep it awhile.
Currently lighting up the meditation circle Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue) is a another favorite of the bees.
Dahlia ‘Tsuku Yori No Shisha’
Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’
Dahlia ‘Gallery Art Deco’
Zinnias
Freshly Cut September Flowers
Freshly Cut September Flowers
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ and Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’
Iris germanica ‘Immortality’
Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) and Monarda didyma (Scarlet Beebalm)
Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)
Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Bee Enticed By Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Bee Enticed By Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Bee Enticed By Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Bee Enticed By Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ (Lil’ Ruby dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ (Lil’ Ruby dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Busy Bee Enjoying Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
An Opening In The Clouds, Looking Southward Down My Street
Meditation Circle
Meditation Circle
Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon)
Penstemon and Snapdragon
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue)
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue) opening in Meditation Circle
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue)
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue)
Angelonia angustifolia (Summer Snapdragon)
Various Thymes in Meditation Circle
Clematis ‘Jackmanii’
Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’
Passed along as Japanese Iris
Iris hybrid
Iris germanica ‘Immortality’
Paeonia ‘Madame Emile Debatene’ and Paeonia ‘Festiva Maxima’
Paeonia ‘Madame Emile Debatene’ and Paeonia ‘Festiva Maxima’
Paeonia ‘Madame Emile Debatene’
Paeonia ‘Madame Emile Debatene’
Paeonia ‘Festiva Maxima’
Chrysanthemum, Daylily, Old-fashioned Rose
Old-fashioned Rose
Rhododendron ‘Robin Hill Gillie’ (Azalea Gillie)
Hellebore, Heuchera villosa ‘Big Top Bronze’ (Coral Bells), Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear)
Heuchera villosa ‘Big Top Bronze’ (Coral Bells) in sunlight
Heuchera villosa ‘Big Top Bronze’ (Coral Bells)
Heuchera villosa ‘Big Top Bronze’ (Coral Bells), Tansy
Heuchera villosa ‘Big Top Bronze’ (Coral Bells), Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’
Hellebore, Tansy, Phlox divaricata (Woodland phlox), Iris
Phlox divaricata (Woodland phlox)
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ear), Iris tectorum (Japanese Roof Iris)
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft) April 22, 2018.
Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’ (Green Mountain Boxwood), Dahlia ‘Fireworks’, Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’, Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’, Coreopsis, Iris
Dahlia ‘Fireworks’, Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’, Snapdragon, Dianthus
Dahlia ‘Fireworks’
Dahlia ‘Fireworks’
Iris, Coreopsis
Meditation Garden at Early Morning, from Southern Border facing North
Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) in Meditation Circle. Looking toward SW Corner
Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) in Meditation Circle. Looking toward SW Corner
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’, Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) in Meditation Circle. Looking North
Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) in Meditation Circle. Facing NW
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’, Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon) in Meditation Circle. Facing NW
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ (Lil’ Ruby dwarf Oakleaf Hydrangea)
Erysimum ‘Sugar Rush Purple’ (Wallflower)
Nepeta ‘ Psfike’ (Little Trudy Catmint), Dusty Miller
Iris germanica, Old-fashioned Rose, Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
Iris germanica
Tradescantia (Spiderwort), Meadow Sage ‘May Night’
Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
Iris germanica, Phlox divaricata (Woodland phlox)
Phlox divaricata (Woodland phlox)
Iris germanica
Paeonia ‘Pink Parfait’ (Peony), Tradescantia (Spiderwort), Iris germanica
Clematis ‘Niobe’
Iris germanica ‘Raspberry Blush’ April 22, 2018
Iris Tectorum (Japanese Roof Iris)
Discovered the first of the Iris Tectorum open today.
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’,’ Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Cushion Blue’
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’
Phlox stolonifera ‘Sherwood Purple’
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’ came through this cold winter better than expected. First color.
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
Winter flowering. Camellia ‘Coral Delight’
Synonym: Camellia japonica x Camellia saluenensis
Carolina Snow Day
Meditation Circle
Meditation Circle
Meditation Circle
Meditation Circle
