Pulsatilla grandis
We’ve just had messy snowfall that has undone a lot of the progress that we had made toward Springtime. However, I will share a some of the flowers as they were before the snow, including the above lovely Pasque Flower which is about to show its purple flower in the new alpine bed.
Next to the Pulsatilla is this cute little Ornithogalum that flowers completely flat to the surface of the ground.
Ornithogalum fimbriatum
Ornithogalum fimbriatum
Also in the alpine bed is a new Corydalis
Corydalis shanginii ssp, ainae compact form
The hepaticas have continued to appear. Small little jewels.
Hepatica nobilis v. pyrenaica
Hepatica nobilis pink
Hepatica americana
Hepatica japonica red/white
Meanwhile the Adonis is still providing interest.
Adonis amurensis ‘Sandanzaki’ backside
And we planted the wonderful Primula vulgaris after visiting England in 2008. They are prospering in various parts of the yard.
Primula vulgaris under the apple tree
Meanwhile the first of the Glory of the Snow is starting to flower.
Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa)
These are happily growing in the yard and the pasture.
Finally in the yard and the woods the scilla are growing now.
Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’
The stamens are a wonderful shade of blue.
It’s hard to ignore some of the lovely things happening in the greenhouse as well. In particular the ferrarias are now starting to flower.
Ferraria crispa
And some of the other south africans
Babiana rubrocyanea
Freesia ‘Red River’
Gladiolus sp.?
Sparaxis in a basket
Sparaxis hadeco hybrid pink
Spring is happening both outside and in the greenhouse. What can you contribute to Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day.
Lots of beautiful flowers! Love the Sparaxis!
OOOOooooo that Ferraria crispa is something I have never seen before. It is a beauty When I first glanced at it I thought it was an orchid.. Happy GBBD.
Pretty great, John. The Babiana is pretty spectacular as are the Hepatica. My Pulsatilla still have a ways to go.
That Pulsatilla is flowering out quite nicely, but I had the name wrong — it’s Pulsatilla grandis grown from seed obtained from the Scottish Rock Garden Club seed exchange last year.
Pretty spectacular photos, as usual. Adonis amurensis ‘Sandanzaki’ seem to look great both coming and going.