Gail at Clay and Limestone has her once a month Wildflower Wednesday today. Some of the flowers I have blooming or almost blooming were already in my last post, but they have grown, so I'll show different photos of them.
Heuchera richardsonii looks good all season, and greens up very early in the spring. It's actually almost evergreen. These blooms will be greenish yellow, and very small, but it's the foliage that catches the eye.
The native Colunbines will be blooming soon.
This bloom stalk on the Geum trifolum is earlier than the others.
Pasque flower is one of my favorite early spring bloomers.
Virginia bluebells are right up there, too. This plant has grown since I last posted it.
It is still hanging onto the flower buds, but with the days predicted to warm up, I imagine they will be opening soon.
I am so looking forward to warmer weather. I hope you are enjoying good gardening weather and wildflowers.
Heuchera richardsonii looks good all season, and greens up very early in the spring. It's actually almost evergreen. These blooms will be greenish yellow, and very small, but it's the foliage that catches the eye.
The native Colunbines will be blooming soon.
This bloom stalk on the Geum trifolum is earlier than the others.
Pasque flower is one of my favorite early spring bloomers.
Virginia bluebells are right up there, too. This plant has grown since I last posted it.
It is still hanging onto the flower buds, but with the days predicted to warm up, I imagine they will be opening soon.
I am so looking forward to warmer weather. I hope you are enjoying good gardening weather and wildflowers.
Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the last photo, the close-up of the buds.
Happy Gardening!
Lea
Lea's Menagerie
Lovely, Sue. I just notice the Pasque flowers at the garden center today, and I almost bought one. But I need to plant a little more and think about the best place for it. You captured your photos in a beautiful, delicate light. Very nice1
ReplyDeleteGreat flowers! My bluebells are just starting to come up now. Have you ever smelled the flowers? It is one of my favorite scents from the wildflower world.
ReplyDeleteWunderschöne Bilder von Deinem Garten!
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Hi Sue...Your flowers are lovely!! I'm hoping for some warmer weather too because we had another late frost last night...totally crummy! I'm still watching the plant that came up out front to see if it's a Virginia Bluebells. The foliage looks just like yours. I'm sure hoping it is...that would be great!
ReplyDeleteIt is so nice to see blooms appearing on so many plants in your gardens. Enjoy and Happy Gardening ~ FlowerLady
ReplyDeleteYour spring blooms are going to be beautiful when they fully open. I hope we both get some warmer weather soon!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely blooms! There's something about early spring blooms that creates hope and anticipation for what's to come.
ReplyDeleteLovely, Sue! I adore the pasque flowers and the Virginia bluebells!
ReplyDeleteHi Sue :) I'm so glad you finally have bluebells...and I hope they'll continue to come back for you. I have several clumps and I do love them. I used to have Pasque Flower...when I bought it I thought mine was native, but it was apparently the European native variety, Pulsatilla vulgaris. It died, anyway...so I didn't need to worry about whether I should keep it or not ;) All of my native columbines are blooming now; they are such pretty flowers. And I have some kind of Geum, as well...but I am not even sure if that one is native. I have a bunch of non-natives that I just allow to stay, as long as they don't take over. I know you've been trying to add more natives and worry sometimes whether you should rip out all your old nonnatives. I say, just enjoy whatever you have, unless it really is prohibiting natives from flourishing. Happy Spring...I hope you are getting more and more pleasant gardening days in your area of Nebraska!
ReplyDeleteHello there, Sue :-) What pretty flowers. I do love your Virginia bluebells, these are the 2nd ones I’ve seen when blog browsing tonight – quite different from our Scottish ones :-)
ReplyDeleteYour garden is a bit ahead of us. I love the pasque flower, that's one I don't have!
ReplyDeleteAll those buds. You really have spring coming.
ReplyDeleteOur Master Gardener program for today was on wildflowers, and we then spent the afternoon wandering through the woods finding them. It was fun, and you would have fit right in!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see spring has arrived, it's been a long wait! We have had some good, warm days here in London but now we are back to colder weather and night frost. I hope my poor seedlings will survive this last spell of cold weather.
ReplyDeleteLoved your pasque flowers, used to grow them but not in my current garden.
Have a great week-end, take care.
Glad to see the Prairiesmoke beginning to bloom. I've wanted one for a long time and finally ordered a small plant from Prairie Moons Nursery. Hopefully, it will like it here. The pasque flowers and bluebells are so pretty--you can't go wrong with purple/blue!
ReplyDeleteGood to see the arrival of spring. I only have daffs so far, and scillas, but I do see some promising foliage showing.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that what you have said will definitely pierce the ears of your readers and make them think more deeply about it
ReplyDeleteSpring is so much better than winter! (o:
ReplyDeleteHello! This is my first visit and also first time seeing Pasque flower. Such a pretty flower. Happy gardening!
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