Marching into Spring-Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

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 I've missed the last couple of bloom days, a combination of office interference and a dearth of reportable flowers. Now that we have sprung ahead, I can actually take photos on weeknights . March offerings are a bit mundane however- I have not done a  good job planting/planning for this season.

 I don't have the cultivar handy on this Erysimum, but  I snatched it up because it was NOT 'Bowles Mauve' which is ubiquitous here. I am also partial to yellow flowers. I can see this becoming a repeated element.


Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is holding court in the shade.



The Pulmonarias are all over the place--I started collecting them in the late 90's before I knew about the mildew issue. Most have been sent to compost-land but I retain the electric blue specimens.



Hellebores are still holding on.




Just about every Euphorbia is in bloom- I didn't photograph all of them..

 Jade Dragon, with Rosemary as a backdrop.




Volunteer E.C. wulfanii  with Corsican Hellebore.



This is possibly 'Tasmanian Tiger' , and in true spring-like manner, it is colonized with green aphids.



Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'. This is one great plant..thank you Annies !




Uh--oh.




 Thanks to the Fabulous Carol at May Dreams for hosting this monthly bloom-fest.

Comments

  1. LeaMarch 14, 2013 at 9:26 PM

    Beautiful blooms!
    I especially like the Hellebores!
    Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  2. HELENEMarch 14, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    Lovely spring flowers! Here in London even the weeds haven't really started growing, it's been so cold and everything is so late! Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis' :-)

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    1. ksMarch 15, 2013 at 6:57 PM

      Regrettably, my weeds have been growing all winter..

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  3. Mark and GazMarch 15, 2013 at 1:10 AM

    Some nice blooms there especially the second hellebore!

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    1. ksMarch 15, 2013 at 6:59 PM

      That Hellebore was from my local 'tagless' nursery, and it's name remains a mystery !

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  4. SueMarch 15, 2013 at 10:22 AM

    Oh I love that Geranium. Now you're going to tell me it's not hardy for me, right? Fortunately dandelions are a month or so off. Last year I had a bumper crop. Oy!

    Happy GBBD!

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    1. ksMarch 15, 2013 at 7:00 PM

      Zone 5 Sue, you're in luck ! I've never seen it anywhere but Annies.

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  5. AngieMarch 15, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    Gorgeous blooms, especially the Dandelion ;)
    Could you Euphorbia be Silver Swan - it's very similar to it. You are miles ahead than us here in Scotland!

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    1. ksMarch 16, 2013 at 10:15 PM

      Angie, it could be Silver Swan indeed, I have the tag somewhere in the garage. I need to root around for it.

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  6. Hoover BooMarch 15, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    Lovely especially the Hellebores. The aphids, not so much. Happy Spring!

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  7. MichelleMarch 16, 2013 at 11:59 AM

    I especially like the wavy petals on the 2nd hellebore. The last plant sure is healthy looking.

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    1. ksMarch 17, 2013 at 8:06 PM

      too healthy Michelle..and there's more where that came from..

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  8. MashaMarch 17, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    Your hellebores are wonderful. I had to laugh when I saw dandelions - nothing seems to eradicate them in my yard... I have "Bill Wallis" too and it reseeds everywhere, into pots, through the thick mulch, cracks in concrete, anything...

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    1. ksMarch 17, 2013 at 8:07 PM

      I am experiencing some reseeding with Bill too Masha, but they are pretty easy to pull up , and I have them primarily in my hell strip, which can use all the help it can get ..

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  9. DeniseMarch 17, 2013 at 8:43 PM

    'Bill Wallis' doesn't look anything like the photo on AA's website in my garden. It does OK but no great shakes, and disappears when the days get warmer. It does lightly reseed. I wonder where else besides NorCal it thrives? Love that erysimum too. Take some cuttings, OK?

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  10. Charlie@Seattle TrekkerMarch 19, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    Your photos are wonderful. I really enjoyed seeing what you have in your garden. It is amazing have many new ideas and inspirations you get from bits of information like that.

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