Flowers in bloom now

[applestar]

...native honeysuckle, Whorled milkweed (A. verticillata), Amsonia Bluestar, Carolina Allspice, wild blackberry...

[pinksand]

Stunning blooms applestar! This is the first year my native honesuckle has taken off. Last year my trellis fell over and snapped off my baby vines, but they've recovered quickly. I can't wait for mine to fill in like yours! Do you find it draws hummingbirds?

I adore the carolina allspice and have been trying to find the right spot for one in my garden as well Beautiful!

[applestar]

That gate arbor trellis is a popular hangout for the local birds. It looks so lopsided because I never get to prune it when I should. A song sparrow serenaded from it every morning earlier in the spring, and mourning doves nested in it last year. There's a robins nest near the top now and I was careful to aim the Impact sprinkler to only water the base of the vine this morning.

I can see it from the bedroom window upstairs and yes, hummingbirds start visiting around 5:30am and regularly through the day until dusk.

Sometimes if I'm wearing brightly colored shirt, the hummer hovers outside the window and looks in to see if there is a new flower in bloom....

[shadylane]

Nice blooms applestar, I like the blues mingling with the other blooms...very relaxing feel.

[pinksand]

Did you mean for this thread to be for all to share their current blooms?

If so, here are my mountain laurels as of last week along with some welcome visitors (see the baby praying mantis
)! I saw at least 4 of these babies hanging out on the blooms.




Here's what it looked like a couple weeks ago. I think the buds are just about as pretty as the blooms!


I vote for a thread bump to get some more bloom shares

[applestar]

Yes Please do join in and post pictures of flowers blooming around your gardens.

I know I often post blog-ish monologue threads, but I actually welcome comments and also want to encourage community creative threads like this.

[pinksand]

Doesn't anyone want to share their flowers?

My oakleaf hydrangea 'Alice' is blooming for the very first time since I planted it 2 years ago!


Here's my trumpet honeysuckle 'Major Wheeler'


So many evening primroses!


Hydrangea Arborescens 'Annabelle'


Applestar, what's blooming in your garden right now?

[applestar]

Haha I have to get my head out of the vegetable garden, take the time to smell the flowers and photograph them

Not sure what are in bloom ornamental-wise. I know strawberries, and peas are blooming and producing pods and fruits, and Kakai squash and clover have started blooming....

[Rairdog]

Asians in full bloom. These were all bloomed out and on sale for a dollar last year. Missy gobbled them up. We get a new surprise color ever couple days since most were not marked.

Orange


Pink


Red


Purple

[applestar]

Turk's Cap Lily

[pinksand]

Rairdog, that purple lily is absolutely stunning!

Applestar, I wasn't familiar with that type of lily. Beautiful!

[Rairdog]

Rairdog, that purple lily is absolutely stunning! Thanks...it was a complete surprise...we were waiting for red and purple showed up

Applestar, I wasn't familiar with that type of lily. Beautiful! I agree

Coreopsis


Anise Hyssop is starting


Currants are ready for chutney


Buddelia is starting


Some viola in the shade is still putting out....and new colors too!

[GardeningCook]

Very interesting & lovely peach-colored flower in one shot, but not a Buddleia.

[Rairdog]

Very interesting & lovely peach-colored flower in one shot, but not a Buddleia.

They come in all colors. I have purple also.


First Nasturtium

[GardeningCook]

Ahhh - sorry. It wasn't the color I was looking at, but the shape. All the Buddleia around here have relatively long (like around 6"+) elongated blooms that are pointed at the end. Have never seen one simply round like that.