Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day April 2015

As a mainly foliage garden we never really have any moment wherein the garden has exuberant floriferous displays. And when I took photos the other days I wasn't surprised at all that our floral offerings this month are rather meagre. But upon walking around this afternoon I spotted that we actually have a lot more in flower than I previously gave the garden credit for!


Alas I didn't have the time to take more pictures, the chance may have to wait till the coming weekend. With today being very sunny and the warmest day of the year so far the priority till it started getting dark was to water the garden.

But better have a few to present than none!

Beschorneria septentrionalis about to bloom.
 The variegated Beschorneria septentrionalis remained outdoors all winter. Although it sailed through fine it's no longer looking as pristine as it ought to be. Blemished but very much alive. And now it's about to bloom. Hopefully it will send out offsets after.


Stachyurus sp.
Helleborus 'Anna's Red' still at it with its pretty blooms!
Think pink! Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea'
These blooms are so hidden and so easy to miss - Asarum caudatum
We join Carol of May Dreams Gardens for this months Bloom Day! Click on the link to see what's blooming in the garden of other bloggers this month.

Mark :-)

26 comments :

  1. Spring is coming along nicely there. The Beschorneria septrionalis is a striking plant and bloom. Missed getting one at a recent plant sale, still looking.

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    1. Such a reliable and tough plant it is too Shirley, the plain green that is :)

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  2. Very exotic! Loving the Stachyurus. And Asarum, is that hardy?

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    1. It is Jessica and it'll do really well in your garden :)

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  3. Great blooms! I´m liking more and more Stachyurus :)

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    1. I have its exact id Lisa, just need to dig out the label from the label bin :)

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  4. A nice selection Mark..I'm very taken with the Stachyurus , and have had to look it up..Happy Bloomday from the left coast !

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  5. I'd never seen Stacyurus prior to a month ago but now I think it's mounting a campaign to suck me in despite its water needs! I did plant Helleborus 'Anna's Red" last month - I couldn't resist (and can only hope it'll survive our new water restrictions). Happy GBBD!

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    1. Anna's red is getting so many rave reviews here Kris, and I'm starting to see myself why :)

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  6. I forgot about my Asarum caudatum! Although it was mostly buried under added soil last summer, so only the portion right at the base of the trunk of the Japanese maple it grows around is blooming. Not exactly accessible for pictures. The rest of it is growing up through the soil surprisingly. I thought it might smother it, but luckily not! I just love this plant.

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    1. Glad to hear it's doing fine Evan, such a stalwart isn't it? :)

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  7. Fun to see the blooms in your garden! Having to water already?

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    1. Oh yes Loree, it seems that when its dry here it's dry :)

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  8. Happy GBBD! I've never peeked under my Asarum caudatum to see the flowers, but I know it must, I get loads of seedlings.I just bought a Stachyurus a couple of weeks ago, already in bloom. Can't wait to get it in the ground, if I can just figure out where.

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    1. Hopefully you'll get your answer soon Alison, there's always space somewhere :)

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  9. I'm interested to see what the Beschorneria septentrionalis bloom looks like when open. Happy bloom day :)

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    1. Thanks Amy! Hopefully it will offset soon as the mother plant is monocarpic, yikes!

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  10. Happy GBBD gentlemen! Your Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea' is especially charming right now!

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    1. It is Peter, and it has nice foliage too :)

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  11. Hello Mark and Gaz,

    Well, your tropical blooms are braving an appearance. Such promise of exciting things to come. And, it is so wonderful to have interesting foliage all year round, as you do, flowers are so fleeting.

    We love the white flowers of the Stachyurus. Elegant and graceful, they really do play a starring role in the early spring garden.

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    1. Thank you Jane and Lance! It seems the Stachyurus is proving popular, must find out it's exact ID, it's there somewhere....:)

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  12. Hi Mark, so you still have some colorful flowers too! The morphology of that last one is so unique, i wonder how it looks when those long threads are hanging down.

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    1. They're quite unique looking blooms Andrea :)

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  13. I just saw Hellebore 'Anna's Red' on another blog and remarked on its beauty. Definitely on my wish list! The asarum has the weird sort of bloom I like; it would like finding an unexpected treasure.

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    1. Anna's Red continues to receive very positive reviews here Debs :)

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