Accelerating through Spring

Narcissus 'Arguros' 

 

Narcissus 'Arguros'

 

After a torrid heat wave that whipped through the East last weekend, the Spring that was ambling along at a very nice pace took off like it suddenly had a train to catch.  The double-flowered cherries were swiftly moving to closure and the last of the daffodils are appearing.  Narcissus ‘Arguros’ was a new one for us and particularly striking.  The mottled green and yellow cup is a real attention-getter in the house and the fragrance is especially nice.  It’s also much bigger than many at this late part of the season.  Another larger contributor to the late daffodil season is Narcissus ‘Pay Day’.

Narcissus 'Pay Day'

Narcissus 'Pay Day'

It’s big yellow blossoms are surrounded by a white halo at the base.  It came as part of some large mixed daffodils packs so we have quite a number of them for flower vases.  

Day after day we see the poppies shining forth with their colorful flowers.  The Celandine poppies are everywhere.

Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

 

 

And the Iceland Poppies are the most colorful element in the rock garden.  They have interest at increasing levels of detail.

Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule)

Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule)

 

Iceland Poppy inside view

Iceland Poppy inside view

 

Iceland Poppy pistil detail

Iceland Poppy pistil detail

 

 

The hot weather also brought the Alliums into bloom.  The first is the very large-flowered Allium rosenbachium (ours are from Scheepers — I think the naming is a bit of a confusion on these big Alliums)

Allium rosenbachium

Allium rosenbachium

 

Allium rosenbachium top view

Allium rosenbachium top view

 

Allium rosenbachium sideview

Allium rosenbachium sideview

And I have a new combination for the catalog of handsome combos.

Iris cristata & Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum'

Iris cristata & Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum'

 

 

There are many other flowers in bloom right now.  Here are just a few more that caught my eye.  Maybe with the rains that started today and the cooler weather again they will stick around a little longer.

Primula sieboldii 'Chubby One'

Primula sieboldii 'Chubby One'

 

Anemone coronaria 'Lord Lieutenant'

Anemone coronaria 'Lord Lieutenant'

 

Quince (Cydonia oblonga) has a flower much larger than apple or cherry blossoms

Quince (Cydonia oblonga) has a flower much larger than apple or cherry blossoms

 

Tiarella cordifolia 'Neon Lights' blossom detail

Tiarella cordifolia 'Neon Lights' blossom detail

 

Tulipa 'Angelique'

Tulipa 'Angelique'

 

 And it’s hard not to take note of the Dogwoods bursting into bloom everywhere

Pink Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Pink Dogwood (Cornus florida)

2 comments on “Accelerating through Spring

  1. Randy

    Breath taking photos! I had a customer give me some of those woodland poppies this year. I’d never seen them before. Now my woods have a new resident.

  2. Jonathan

    Great shots! In addition to being quite pretty, ‘Arguros’ has been one of the more vigorous daffodils for us. The very close-up shot of the Icelandic poppy is quite pretty indeed. I really like the Iris cristata and Epimedium combo, too.