It's the first of June and all go in the garden, with lots of growth, lots in flower and lots of weeds!
Here's a little summary of what was flowering in May, and plants that are coming into flower in June.
From Top Left: bud and flowers going strongly (think a camellia? / or rhododendrum); Aubretia hardy perennial grown from seed flowers in Spring; Lavender topiary housed in the herb box.
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| From Top Left: Bergenia flowers attract bees; Arizona Sun Gaillardia looks a bit like a sunflower; tulips are now finished; poppies and calendula grown from seed/self seeding are flowering. |
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| From Top Left: (the first plant I can never remember its name); two of the aquilegias long spurred hybrids grown from seed; purple Centaurea montana. |
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| From Top Left: Ornamental tree cherry blossoms; leaves of Forest Flame / Pieris shrub; rhododendron I think; roses beginning to come into flower. |
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| From Top Left: Nasturtium grown from seed; shrub with white flowers is Iberis; shrub with pink flowers that smell like bubble gum; lupins (grown from seed) are starting to flower. |
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| From Top Left: Hosta leaves, Solomon's Seal, Honesty seed heads (Honesty self seeds nicely around the garden), orange-yellow coloured flowering prickly shrub -Golden Barberry /Berberis Stenophylla. |
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| From Top Left: Azalea/Rhododendrum; Lithodora diffusa Grace Ward that provides an evergreen carpet of little blue flowers, Blue and hot pink Geraniums that are just coming into flower. |
Does anyone else find it difficult to remember plant names?
I just felt I gave myself a horticultural quiz there trying to remember the names of plants. And, of course, there are some I just can't ever seem to remember.
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The plant in the top photo isn't a camellia - it looks more like a rhododendron to me,
ReplyDeleteThe yellow and red looks like a potentilla and the white iberis or perennial candytuft.
Yes I do forget the names of some of our plants which is why we now try to keep a list.
Thanks Sue! You're are so good at plant ID. My memory fails me.
DeleteGorgeous flowers, Kelli. I can not remember all their names, either, unless it is really common. But their names are not as important to me as the color and shape!
ReplyDeleteWow! A real "riot" of colour, Kelli. These days I find my own blog invaluable when it comes to remembering what is what. My memory is not as good as it used to be!
ReplyDeleteYou have some beautiful blooms. I try to make a note on my blog of new purchases so that I can refer back when (not if) I forget its name. I love the honesty seed heads, especially once they turn papery. It self seeds around my garden too.
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