Thursday, February 18, 2010

Flashback April 2009

April 16th to be precise. Digital cameras are a great substitute for a garden diary. Since I didn't post a Bloom Day entry for April 09 this can serve as my year to year comparison for 2010.

Coral honeysuckle



Salvia 'May Night'



Japanese maple~ I believe that this is just Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'



A prolific noid Bearded Iris



Salvia 'Cherry Chief'



Epimedium



Eastern columbine~ Aquilegia canadensis



Mom's passalong Dianthus



Just a little sunshine to brighten this cold, dreary, WET winter!

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In loving memory~ Pudder 10-04-91 - 01-28-10


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3 comments:

  1. sweetbayFebruary 19, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    Your noid iris looks like I. pallida with the stripey foliage, 'Variegata'.

    It will be wonderful when April is finally here. I can't wait.

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  2. littlewingFebruary 19, 2010 at 5:20 PM

    sweetbay, that photo of the iris is deceiving. The variegated leaves belong to nearby Miscanthus 'Cabaret'. I'll have to try to remember to check for fragrance this year- Iris pallida smells like grapes?

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  3. sweetbayFebruary 21, 2010 at 12:15 AM

    The fragrance of I. pallida is very sweet. Most people describe it as smelling like grape Kool-aid. Yours looks like it could be I. pallida. I got a non-stripey version from Karen W and I bought Princess Beatrice (a cultivar of I. pallida) from Superstition Iris and they both have that erethreal look and soft lavender color.

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