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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

May flowers

It's May and May flowers of all kinds are bursting forth.

Hydrangeas, of the oakleaf variety.

Wildflowers - pretty little tickseed.

Pretty blue duranta.

Pink ruellia - can be a nasty invasive but such sweet, dainty blossoms.

Splashy, big yellow daylilies.

Blue plumbago.

Still another daylily.

Sweet-smelling petunias.

 And even more bright-blooming daylilies.

Even some confused asters! Hey, aren't you fall bloomers?

 And, of course, roses. This one is 'Molineux.'

And this is my ancient 'Caldwell Pink' bush, whacked back to about 2' in February and now full of pink beauty once again.

I hope your garden is full of May flowers and that you are taking the time to smell them today. Happy May Day!

14 comments:

  1. Asters....eeek, that is scary, we have only just reached May :)

    I love plumbage and always envy those who have it outside. I can remember visiting Florida many years ago and it was everywhere, gorgeous. I grow it as a conservatory plant.

    Enjoy your pretty garden.

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    1. Yeah, those asters freak me out a bit, too, Cheryl. Many of my plants have flowered early this year, but not THAT early!

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  2. Great photos; I love many of these flowers, your day lilies, hydrangeas, tickseed are especially pretty.

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    1. Thanks, Terra. I'm really enjoying the tickseed in my wildflower garden. They are putting on quite a show this year.

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  3. Gorgeous! I'm jealous of the hydrangeas and daylillies. We can't grow the first and deer think daylillies are dessert.

    One of my sisters moved out your way and a friend's daughter moving soon. I'm gifting them with your blog address so they get an eyeful of plants that grow well in your region.

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    1. Oh, thank you, Kathleen. I'm always happy to meet new readers, and welcome to the area to your sister and your friend.

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  4. Oh, I'm loving your daylilies. Such pretty bright colors. I've planted two oakleaf hydrangeas and they both died! I don't know what I did wrong. Regular blue hydrangeas do fine at my house.

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    1. Now isn't that interesting? The "regular blue" hydrangeas struggle mightily and eventually die in my yard, Dorothy, but the oakleaf does just fine. Undoubtedly, it has to do with the composition of the soil in our respective areas.

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  5. Beautiful! Your May flowers are things that bloom in June and July here, so interesting to see. 'Molineux' is gorgeous!

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    1. This is my first year to have 'Molineux' in my garden, but I'm already very fond of it, Spurge. I'm partial to yellow roses anyway, but this one has just a touch of orange or salmon. Some of the blossoms show this more than others. The one pictured here has just the faintest bit of salmon.

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  6. So nice! Great photos ... here's a shot of my Caldwell Pink, it started blooming at the end of March and has been putting on quite a show ever since.

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    1. Don't you just love 'Caldwell,' Brandon? Mine has been in bloom for a couple of weeks and it will bloom until first frost in December. It's my favorite Valentine's Day gift that my husband ever gave me!

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    2. Hi, My name is Annette Kovar and Brandon is my Best, son-in-law ever. He sent me this address and it is so great. We always have that mold, and I found that when I scraped it with a hoe, there was then a lot of fine white "dust" that blew absolutely everywhere. I guess that's how it spreads to other mulch covered areas. Sometimes that mold seems to simmer from the summer heat. I absolutely love your blog. I'm kinda new to blogs, facebook, etc. But my daughter, Kim & Brandon, have helped me along with the facebook thing and Kim had to explain to me, only yesterday what a blog is.

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    3. Welcome, Annette. It's always great to meet a new reader. Thanks for your observation about the dog vomit slime mold. Apparently it is pretty common at this time of year in mulched areas.

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