Here’s what’s been blooming lately
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Lisa Adams
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThanks so much again, everyone! Happy Mother’s Day to ALL mommies, of children and fur babies alike.
Sarah Ann; yes, my Violet’s Pride is fragrant. She’s not overly fragrant to my nose, though. She’s nowhere near as fragrant as some of the other roses in my garden, but definitely fragrant.
I didn’t take pictures of the bouquets themselves, but my son did take pictures of me with my parents standing out front. My mom is holding her bouquet. Lisa
Oh! I see that he DID take a picture of the vase my mom is holding. He must have taken it when they were in the car, ready to leave. Lisa
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Comments (3)Cathy - you and me both. I have an aster and while it's a great nectar plant (for which I got it), I've yet to see a Pearl Crescent cat on it. I have a lot of PCs in the garden, and there could be some wild aster in my yard that I'm unaware of (I have a little mat growing one that doesn't pop up until late summer that the Dainty Sulphurs love to nectar on). I would imagine the native aster species would be the best ones to use as host plants. I also imagine the caterpillars are so small it is difficult to actually "find" them on the plant. I see evidence of something chewing on them, but have not found any cats. I imagine it's a geometrid cat of some kind. The leaves on mine are very robust and tough - wouldn't think that would make for a good dinner either. The only thing I dislike about the aster I have is that it blooms very late (as most asters do), but the flowers don't last very long on it. It is a beautiful plant in bloom, to say the least. How are you doing? Have you got everything planted yet? I haven't for sure. For one thing, it's been so darned wet here, I can't get anything in the ground! I saw that page the other day when I was looking for cats that resembled bird droppings, and you're right, it is pretty cool. They have really built up that site nicely since they started it a few years ago, haven't they? Susan...See Morediscepancy on late DL bloom time info
Comments (13)I agree that being a northern grower creates perplexing situations regarding bloom time. Up until this year I never had much concern about Evergreen vs Dormant. Then this spring I experienced a loss on an evergreen, and some problems with frost damage leading to mush on some others that I was able to save -- all were evergreens. That said, however, this year I have tried a new tack. The evergreen that I lost this spring was planted WAY late in the season, and I'm sure had not established itself well enough, and otherwise might have survived. Also, I did not mulch, and there was little snow cover along with freezing/thawing cycles all winter long. Many of my favorite daylilies are evergreens (many Munsons) and I continue to purchase evergreens, but more carefully in terms of planting times and mulching. As for late bloomers, Orchid Corsage (dormant) is very late for me this year and still blooming now. It is a strong grower. I found this list of hardy evergreens on the web somewhere (maybe posted here?) Here is the link. Here is a link that might be useful: list of hardy evergreens...See MoreWhat’s blooming in September 2019?
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Comments (6)"the last 2 years they’ve started to open the tips of their buds months before they should be blooming." - It is completely normal for all types of camellias to produce flower buds months well ahead of the time when the flower buds actually open. Each cultivar's flower bud will develop from late summer to sometime in the fall and open at a different/appropriate time for that specific cultivar. Camellia sasanqua flower buds will typically develop and open flower buds in the summer/fall months, whereas Camellia japonica flower buds will develop flower buds in the fall and these will open later, anywhere from late fall through spring (April-May) depending on the cultivar, your geographic location as well the current local winter conditions. Flower buds can be damaged by cold temperatures. The flower buds can either fall/drop to the ground or turn completely or partially brown. Flower bud drop can -for example- occur when there is an environmental shock such as a large temperature drop from the 80s to below freezing in less than a day. If the flower buds turn completely brown due to cold damage, they are dead and will either fall quickly to the ground or not. Partially browned out flower buds may or may not open; it is difficult to guess what will happen with partially browned buds as it depends on the extent of the injury. To protect the plants and minimize the chances of flower bud problems, I maintain 3-4" of organic mulch all year around the plants, stop fertilizing 3 months before my average date of first frost and I also water deeply before temperature drops well below freezing. Small, quick temperature drops to freezing or slightly below, followed by warmer temperatures in the morning hours normally do not cause problems. The camellia plant usually survives occasional temperatures as low as +10° to 0°F. Camellia flower buds are damaged at temperatures below +10° to +15°F. Dry soil conditions promote flower bud injury. Open camellia blossoms normally are damaged at temperatures below +26° to +28°F. If your local winter temperatures are such that flower bud damage occurs often in most years, that indicates to me that the cultivar has a blooming time that is not appropriate for your location and one should consider using a cultivar that blooms earlier (before the flower buds are winter damaged in your area). Camellia sasanquas are the earliest blooming camellias, starting somewhere in the fall (varies by cultivar). Camellia japonicas and hybrids can start to bloom anywhere from December to April. If damage to japonicas tends to occur in March, consider using cultivars that open blooms before March (some of the earliest blooming ones open flowers in December). Camellias that are blooming may not have flower bud issues but may also temporarily delay opening more blooms for a few weeks (or even as long as a few months) if climatic conditions suddenly get very cold. From your pictures, I noticed that the soil appears to be dry and does not have any or much organic mulch. That may dehydrate the plant in winter or when drying winter winds occur. You may want to see if maintaining the soil moist at all times as best as you can and mulch help in future winters. I am assuming that the soil has not frozen where you live. Note: the first year that you got them, the plants were forced to bloom early by the wholesaler so they would arrive blooming at your local plant nursery. That is what wholesalers of all plants often do, not just camellia wholesalers....See MoreLisa Adams
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4 years agoThank you, all so much. We had a good time together. My mom has since reported that the ‘Moonlight Romantica’ blooms are dropping petals, but the other two look fresh as the day cut. I may have only had already open blooms of Moonlight Romantica available, because they’ve lasted ok at my house.
I think I should add a picture of Boule de Neige, since it’s still blooming so beautifully. Lisa
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4 years agoLisa Adams
4 years agoIt does look very much like my Boule de Neige! Nice full bush picture!
I cut the last few blooms between rain showers this afternoon. I should have done so yesterday, but yesterday just wasn’t my day. I really am loving the pristine white blooms! Lisa
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Stephanie, 9b inland SoCal
4 years agoHere is another pic showing off a lovely green eye and many fancy buds.
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4 years agoI took someone’s advice (Jeri?) and took a broom and later a blasting hose to the blooms that didn’t fall away on their own. It worked perfectly! No way I could deadhead all those! As you can see in the second picture, I already need to deadhead some of the Love Song and Alnwick blooms. It’s been wet for the past 2 days (YAY), and I’ve been so distracted with this Millie thing. I just managed to step out this morning and enjoy the blooms.
I need to take another picture of Baronne Prevost today. She’s been blooming like crazy. She’s still loaded, even though I cut quite a few for indoors. It’s her best year ever. I might as well do it now, lest I forget later.
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Lisa Adams
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThanks so much, Diane! Here’s Evelyn today. She apparently had a cane broken overnight during our wind and rain.
See the grass loaded with seeds in the middle of Mel’s Heritage? They’re so difficult to reach, but they’re driving me nuts. Lisa
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4 years agoThat might actually be true, Ingrid. Lol. I did some deadheading on ‘The Faun’, yesterday. I cut some wayward canes of Mel’s Heritage off of poor ‘The Faun’. The Fauns blooms are a little beaten up from all the rain, but I couldn’t resist cutting a few for the house.
It’s stems are short, so it makes a nice low arrangement. Lisa
Lisa Adams
4 years agoThanks for your compliments. Honestly, that arrangement WAS effortless. I did it outside as I deadheaded.
Golden Buddha and partner, clematis ‘Franziska Marie’ are looking too nice not to share today.
I just love all the dark to light color progressions Golden Buddha’s blooms go through.
Felicia is really blooming well.
A little spotty from the rain, but still pretty.
Felicia’s blooms have a special sheen to them, impossible to capture with my phone camera.
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A nice new cane coming up in the middle of Carding Mill.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThanks so much! Even though this drizzle has marred some blooms, the cool temps are making my spring flush last longer than it ever has.
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Cornellia, who totally broke free of her umbrella trellis is in full bloom. I need to do something about that drunken looking thing. LisaLisa Adams
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