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Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis |
Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6b garden in central Indiana, I am delighted with each bloom, each leaf, each sprout that returns after one of the coldest winters on record. I do believe our snow cover saved many a plant.
There is a general sense, too, that those plants that survived the winter are greener, have more blooms and seem stronger for the experience.
The blooms are still just a tiny bit behind past years, but considering what they went through, I am happy to wait for each and every bloom.
I noticed walking through the garden that I like flowers with bell-shapes. I cannot imagine ringing in spring without Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis. It's an old favorite, going all the way back to when I was a kid and picked them in my grandma's garden.
Other "bells" almost blooming include variegated Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum 'Variegatum'.
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Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum 'Variegatum' |
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Lamprocapnos spectabilis |
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Aquilegia sp. |
Elsewhere in the garden, the first of the clematis is blooming.
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Clematis with gillyflowers |
One would think from the pictures so far that my garden is awash with whites, pinks and purples and it is. I do have some blues mixed in, including Spanish bluebells, Hyacinthoides hispanica.
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Spanish bluebells, Hyacinthoides hispanica |
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Jonquils |
What else is blooming in my garden? How about lilacs and Amsonia, Carolina allspice and Deutzia, Alliums and strawberries, plus my big old-fashioned snowball bush, Viburnum opulus 'Sterile'.
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Viburnum opulus 'Sterile' |
How about your garden? I'm sure you have all kinds of blooms in the month of May. We'd love to have you share them with us! It’s easy to join in for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Just post on your own blog about what's blooming in your garden right now, outdoors or indoors. You can include pictures, lists, common names, botanical names, whatever you’d like to do to showcase your blooms.
Then leave a comment and put your name and a link back to your bloom day post in the Mr. Linky widget below. (This month, I'm using a different version which should prompt you to upload a thumbnail image from your blog post. Use that to showcase your best bloom and further entice us to come and virtually visit your garden.)
Happy Bloom Day!
“We can have flowers nearly every month of the year.” ~ Elizabeth Lawrence
Comments
Lovely to see your garden looking so floriferous after the long hard winter!
Ray
~Julie
The new look of Mr. Linky is great.
And it's May Dreams come true.
Come see what's blooming at Entwined Gardens
Have a great day in the garden!
Jayme B
http://leadupthegardenpath.com
http://garden337.com
It's good to see that nature isn't defeated by the cold of Winter. It may be milder over here but you're not much further behind.
The flower you identified as Spanish Blue Bell showed up in our garden last year as an escapee from the neighbor’s garden. I’m glad I now know what to call it.
Thanks again for hosting this meme - it is sometimes a struggle to get it done but I am so glad I do, even if it is late.
I can see that everyone is choosing from a plethora of flowers in bloom at the moment. A far cry from February. Now is the time to think about flowers that might fill in those gaps in the cold or hot parts of the year...
Thanks for hosting, I'm a bit late, I know but better late than never, I say!
Marian