Adonis ‘Chichibu Beni’
It’s Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day and what better way to welcome in the spring than seeing our first orange adonis for the year. The plain vanilla yellow adonis are seldom seen but this diminutive beauty is even rarer. This has been such a long cold winter that the flowers are grateful to finally see a little sunshine warming things up. The Adonis are always among the first plants to call for attention in the springtime. The yellow ones are also up and waiting to smile at the sunshine.
Adonis amurensis
Adonis amurensis ‘Fukujukai’
Notice all the flower buds in this clump.
Out in the front yard the winter aconite have finally popped and show the evidence of the many years they have been colonizing the front bed.
Winter Aconite (Eranthus hyemalis) colonizing
I think this was originally ten small tubers.
Winter Aconite (Eranthus hyemalis)
Winter Aconite
Of course snowdrops are everywhere right now. The Viridapice are particularly nice.
Galanthus nivalis ‘Viridapice’
The surprise entry for the day was the first of the corydalis. These have popped up in the alpine bed.
Corydalis schanginii ssp. schanginii
Other than these there are some crocus, the witch hazels, and a lot of wannabe flowers. I think are right on the verge of seeing many more flowers.
In the greenhouse there are a few special items worth highlighting. For the first time we have Tulbaghia from a 2013 bulb planting.
Tulbaghia simmleri
There is a very nice small ornithogalum species that derives from Jane McGary by way of Pacific Bulb Society distribution.
Ornithogalum sp.
And a freesia with many flowering stalks.
Freesia alba
The Lachenalia mutabilis is nice enough that we brought it into the house.
Lachenalia mutabilis
Lachenalia mutabilis
That’s it for March 15th. What’s growing in your garden?
Adonis ‘Chichibu Beni’ is spectacular. So good to see the aconites spreading too, hope for my single pot yet!
Wow! I don’t know what for to envy you more: the Aconites, the Corydalis or the Lachenalia?! If that Corydalis sets seeds and I could have some for myself, maybe I could interests you in a trade? (I have few interesting sp. not displayed in the Catalogue for lack of not enough seeds).
I’ll put that Corydalis on a seed watch. Not always easy to keep track of the seeds on all these flowers but I have a goal of having enough seeds to contribute to the AGS and SRGC seed exchanges this year.