Isn't that yellow perennial pretty! How fortunate it found its own favourite spot to put down roots! Lovely Narcissi and Salvias too. I am rather envious of that yellow Salvia as I have been trying to find a yellow one here for the past couple of years.
Yes, I've been amazed at how certain that brittlebrush is that it's in the right spot! ;-)
I hope you can find your yellow Salvia. This one has been an unexpected delight, and I can't recommend it highly enough. To be honest, I bought it by accident, thinking I was picking up my old favorite "Autumn Moon". The two varieties were mixed together at the garden center. It was a serendipitous selection though, and now I want it all over the garden. :)
There's a LOT to crow about in your spring garden, Amy! I'm not sure I've ever seen a rose with such red foliage. I'm envious of the bearded Iris blooms too. I've much less success with those than with Dutch and Pacific Coast Irises.
I find the narcissus varieties are temperamental here--they either like it or they don't. Scarlet Gem has been a wonder, a heavy bloomer and fast multiplier. The real surprise has been White Lady, which is an antique small-cup daff from around 1897. Raised in England, so I really don't know why she thrives here--but she does!
Hmm, I may just think of narcissus as an East thing, though I see them in California. I am too far south even for tazettas. The varmints here eat bulbs like you wouldn't believe.
I can only imagine! The tazettas are best here, but I find many of the Mediterranean-origin bulbs grow well. I think our cooler nights and dry summers give them a fighting chance. They're totally dormant by the time temps start to go over 110...
Isn't that yellow perennial pretty! How fortunate it found its own favourite spot to put down roots! Lovely Narcissi and Salvias too. I am rather envious of that yellow Salvia as I have been trying to find a yellow one here for the past couple of years.
Yes, I've been amazed at how certain that brittlebrush is that it's in the right spot! ;-)
I hope you can find your yellow Salvia. This one has been an unexpected delight, and I can't recommend it highly enough. To be honest, I bought it by accident, thinking I was picking up my old favorite "Autumn Moon". The two varieties were mixed together at the garden center. It was a serendipitous selection though, and now I want it all over the garden. :)
There's a LOT to crow about in your spring garden, Amy! I'm not sure I've ever seen a rose with such red foliage. I'm envious of the bearded Iris blooms too. I've much less success with those than with Dutch and Pacific Coast Irises.
Thanks, Kris--it's so good to see spring in the garden! I've watched your Dutch irises with a sigh because they've never flowered well for me. ;-)
Spring promise! The narcissus are amazing. Something I would not think would grow there.
Love that promise!
I find the narcissus varieties are temperamental here--they either like it or they don't. Scarlet Gem has been a wonder, a heavy bloomer and fast multiplier. The real surprise has been White Lady, which is an antique small-cup daff from around 1897. Raised in England, so I really don't know why she thrives here--but she does!
Hmm, I may just think of narcissus as an East thing, though I see them in California. I am too far south even for tazettas. The varmints here eat bulbs like you wouldn't believe.
I can only imagine! The tazettas are best here, but I find many of the Mediterranean-origin bulbs grow well. I think our cooler nights and dry summers give them a fighting chance. They're totally dormant by the time temps start to go over 110...