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Some first blooms ever--and other first blooms of the season

dublinbay z6 (KS)

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

I've been working on my hybrid musk collection the past couple years and planted a couple new ones last year. This year they bloomed for the first time.

Here's Felicia--I love her! No big formal, showy blooms, but smaller delicate--almost slovenly, but a lovely slovenly in bloom.

Here's a solitary Felicia bloom, still looking rather neat.

Not the best pic, but this is Felicia the bush--the blooms lovely ruffly from the side. See all the buds?

Here is Cornelia HM--the color isn't that different from Felicia's, but the individual blooms are a bit neater. This is the first time ever for these two new roses to bloom for me.

Not the best pic and my camera could not handle its delicate shade, nearly white. This is Clothilde Soupert, a sprawling polyantha climber--first time blooming for me.

You can get an idea of the size of Clothilde growing here behind the "black" iris called "Superstition." Lots and lots of buds on Clothilde.

I know--no blooms here yet--but this is the new one I've been waiting to see for 3-4 years now--Boule de Neige, a Bourbon/Noisette. I've only had her for 1 year, but it took several years of searching to locate one to buy. Look at all those buds--I can't wait to see it bloom!

Back to more familiar types--here's Molineux contrasting so nicely with purple salvia. First bloom of this season.

Another first-of-the-season bloom--Austin's Wedgewood climber. This is a pretty one.

Easter Basket is opening up a pale yellow/ivory shade, but should soon start showing that faint pink blush it shows off so charmingly. (That's Cora Stubbs peony behind her.)

I have a couple more pics I'll include in a separate post since I've reached my limit here.

Hope you enjoyed these.

Kate

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dublinbay z6 (KS)
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7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Here's a fairly large Double Knock Out in the front yard--in the divider between my property and the neighbor's. Haven't had time to anything with it yet this year, so its looking a bit wild and woolley--and maybe lop-sided. I'll try to get some pruning done before the season is over. : ) Light blue irises came with the property when I bought my house thirty something years ago--don't know their name, but they bloom forever (for an iris).

Another iris--name unknown. Sure is lovely.

Here's a terrific fully packed white peony called Festiva Maxima--love that blood-red like marking in the middle of the blooms. I read somewhere once that this old classic is a good choice for more southerly gardeners, but I don't remember why. I have 4 of them. BIG blooms.

Its getting so exciting now that things are nearly ready to bloom--can't believe the buds all over the yard--have never seen so many. Oddly, however, my hybrid teas are not taking over the show like they usually do. I thought with the mild winter we had, they would do terrifically well, but it seems the shrubs and floribundas are the ones doing best. But maybe that will all change in the next few weeks. This is about 3 weeks early for my roses--any of them--to be blooming.

Kate
Prettypetals_GA_7-8
7 years ago
Wow Kate these are beautiful. I love your descriptions of all your beauties. Felicia looks beyond beautiful. So lovely and delicate!! We seem to have a crazy amount of buds too and loving everyone of them. Looking forward to more of your babies!!! Judy
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Beautiful, Kate! I am so happy that your Boule de Neige is getting ready to bloom, it does look like a lovely rose. Your roses and other flowers all look great, I always enjoy your pictures a lot.
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