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Blooms by month in my garden: Sharing my data

15 years ago

Hey all. This is my second year as a gardener, and as part of my attempt to jump in with both feet, I have kept fairly accurate records of when blooms start and fade.

I'm starting the fall redesign, and I typed up the list by month so that I could figure out some nice pairings and try to have things blooming throughout the year. Since I had it typed up I thought I'd share. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.

This list doesn't include my heather bed or my native plant garden in the back yard. Entries with a question mark indicate that I'm kind of guessing or being optimistic.

January:

Camellia 'Yuletide'?

Grevillea victoriae?

Mahonia x media 'Charity'?

Sarcococca humilis

February:

Hammamelis 'Arnold Promise'

Hellebore hybrids

Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun'?

Sarcococca ruscifolia

March:

Brunnera 'Jack Frost'

Hammamelis 'Arnold Promise'

Hellebore hybrids

Rhododendron Starry Night

Ribes sanguineum

Trillium ovatum

April:

Brunnera 'Jack Frost'

Dicentra formosa

Hellebore hybrids

Primula 'Blue Diamond'

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Rhododendron 'Starry Night'

Ribes sanguineum

Skimmia

Trillium ovatum

May:

Brunnera 'Jack Frost'

Camassia quamash

Dicentra formosa

Great camas

Hellebore hybrids

Heuchera sanguineum

Lithodora 'Grace Ward'

Lupines

Penstemon procerus

Primula 'Blue Diamond'

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Skimmia

Trillium ovatum

June:

Aquilegia formosa

Aruncus dioicus

Brunnera 'Jack Frost'

Camassia quamash

Dicentra formosa

Grevillea 'Canberra Gem'

Heuchera sanguineum

Lithodora 'Grace Ward'

Lupines

Mimulus orange

Nepeta 'Walkers Low'

Penst. serrulatus

Penstemon procerus

Rhododendron 'Purple Splendor'

Veronica

Xerophyllum tenax

July:

Agastache 'Tutti Frutti'

Aquilegia formosa

Aruncus dioicus

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Fuchsia 'Ricartonii'

Grevillea 'Canberra Gem'

Heuchera sanguineum

Mimulus orange

Monarda 'Jacob Kline'

Nepeta 'Walkers Low'

Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP

Penstemon serrulatus

Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe'

Veronica

August:

Agastache 'Tutti Frutti'

Aquilegia formosa

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Crocosmia Orange/Yellow

Fuchsia 'Ricartonii'

Mimulus orange

Monarda 'Jacob Kline'

Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP

Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe'

Teucrium 'Purple Tails'

Veronica

Zauchneria californica

September:

Agastache 'Tutti Frutti'

Aquilegia formosa

Crocosmia Orange/Yellow

Fuchsia 'Ricartonii'

Mimulus orange

Monarda 'Jacob Kline'

Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP

Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe'

Teucrium 'Purple Tails'

Veronica

Zauchneria californica

October:

Agastache 'Tutti Frutti'

Aster 'Hella Lacy'

Fuchsia 'Ricartonii'

Penstemon Firebird, Blackbird, Sour Grapes, Margarita BOP

Phygelius 'Cherry Ripe'

Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm'

Teucrium 'Purple Tails'

Tricyrtis 'Gilt Edge'

Zauchneria californica

November:

Tricyrtis 'Gilt Edge'?

December:

Camellia 'Yuletide'?

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Comments (5)

diggerdee zone 6 CT
15 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Thane, are these plantings you already have, or ones you are considering? Or both? :)

If it is an existing garden that you will be tweaking, do you have any photos? It's great that you kept good records. That's one of my weak points, especially as my garden has gotten bigger.

:)
Dee
thane
Original Author
15 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
This is my existing garden! :) I have data on a lot of other plants that didn't make the cut, these are the ones I'm keeping.

I'll post some pictures later.
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cheerpeople
15 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Nice to keep track. I do too!
I have a typed list like yours with start and stop bloom info and...

...this year I photographed the first bloom of the season for each plant and put it in an album in photobucket organized by the month.
:)
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Here is a link that might be useful: june album for example
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cheerpeople: I looked at the June Album example, some very nice pictures. I keep an album and a Garden Journal to keep track of plants.
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