Oxalis hirta ‘Gothenburg’
Well it’s Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day and the flowering for October is fairly predictable. Toad lilies, Japanese Anemone’s, annuals in the garden and the Oxalis are all coming into flower in the greenhouse. They get planted in late August and they come into flower very rapidly. And one of the earliest and most prolific is Oxalis hirta ‘Gothenburg’
Oxalis hirta ‘Gothenburg’ in quantity
Some other Oxalis examples are
Oxalis bowieii
Oxalis fabifolia
Oxalis caprina
Out in the yard a new Colchicum that we’ve added is ‘Dick Trotter’
Colchicum ‘Dick Trotter’
For the first time we’ve got flowers on the new Mahonia that we added this spring.
Mahonia confusa ‘Narihira’
I’ve got high hopes that this soft foliaged Mahonia will make it over the winter.
Also in the monument bed is a lovely little Saxifrage that I received as a gift this winter.
Saxifraga fortunei ‘Select’
Also a single flower shows on the St. John’s Wort this week.
Hypericum ‘Hidcote’
As I mentioned the toad lilies continue to put on a show. Especially productive is the Tricyrtis ‘Sinonome’
Tricyrtis ‘Sinonome’
Tricyrtis ‘Sinonome’ in profile
These are some of the highlights in our garden. I hope yours is also filled with delights.
Do you find that Tricyrtis ‘Sinonome’ spreads aggressively? I love the plant, but I have to keep yanking it out!
I find that several of the Tricyrtis, including ‘Sinonome’ are vigorous growers, often floppy if the have no support, but they can be easily kept in bounds. At least they don’t seem to be self-seeding like some of their neighbors. In compensation, they have those exquisite, orchid-like flowers. Beth brought in a bouquet of their flowers tonight and they are quite showy up close.