Our high today was 54 degrees, so Heidi and I went out to take photos to replace the snowy background and header photos on the blog. I noticed a post today for Gail's Wildflower Wednesday, so took some photos for that, too, but then, when I went to my last month's post, saw that I had already put most of the little plants coming up in that one. I also put a couple in my Foliage Follow-up post, so, I am just going to put one in.
I just planted a few of these Golden Alexanders last summer, and they haven't even bloomed yet. I am very excited to see new growth, and hope they bloom this year.
I decided to emulate Gail and write information on growing Zizia Aureas, but when I went to do some research, found conflicting information. Maybe it depends on what part of its range you grow it in. It is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. Some places said not to let it dry out, others said it can handle dry soil. The size of the plant varies from 12 to 36 inches. It has small yellow flowers on clusters that remind me of parsley blooms. One of the reasons I was drawn to it, is that it is a host and nectar plant for black swallowtails. I'm tickled to see the plants survived winter, and hope they grow well.
Some of the hellebore blooms (not native or wild) are now open, and I am so excited at the prospect of spring approaching!
I decided to include some photos that were taken the 19th. The crocus blooms, also not native or wild, were more open than when I first posted them.
When I looked to see what kinds of veggies I had to make soup with, I discovered some carrots I had picked just before our first hard freeze. Yuck!
I'm glad I was able to pull these out of the mess, and clean them for the soup.
I hope you are having a great week, and enjoying the stages of spring you see on different blogs and wherever you live. I am hoping by next month, I will have a better offering for Wildflower Wednesday.
I just planted a few of these Golden Alexanders last summer, and they haven't even bloomed yet. I am very excited to see new growth, and hope they bloom this year.
I decided to emulate Gail and write information on growing Zizia Aureas, but when I went to do some research, found conflicting information. Maybe it depends on what part of its range you grow it in. It is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. Some places said not to let it dry out, others said it can handle dry soil. The size of the plant varies from 12 to 36 inches. It has small yellow flowers on clusters that remind me of parsley blooms. One of the reasons I was drawn to it, is that it is a host and nectar plant for black swallowtails. I'm tickled to see the plants survived winter, and hope they grow well.
Some of the hellebore blooms (not native or wild) are now open, and I am so excited at the prospect of spring approaching!
I decided to include some photos that were taken the 19th. The crocus blooms, also not native or wild, were more open than when I first posted them.
When I looked to see what kinds of veggies I had to make soup with, I discovered some carrots I had picked just before our first hard freeze. Yuck!
I'm glad I was able to pull these out of the mess, and clean them for the soup.
I hope you are having a great week, and enjoying the stages of spring you see on different blogs and wherever you live. I am hoping by next month, I will have a better offering for Wildflower Wednesday.