I’ve still got pictures to purge from late May and some other pent up posts. (So much to blog about, so little time.) Will catch up on words some other evening. Click images for larger view.
Nectoscordum flowers. They’re interesting but rather plain until you look at them closely. Then they’re pretty wild.
First peony I ever grew from seed. Possibly a P. tenufolia? Wrenched my back taking this shot.
Form and texture out front. Tradescantia, umbrella plant, siberian iris, columbine, evening primrose, and more.
A polite euphorbia that I got from my friend Mary. I went back and looked it up. Pretty sure it’s Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’.
I like the stems and leaves of the euphorbia as much as the flowers. Nectoscordum with fading allium in background.
Asian primrose, though the name escapes me now.
Peonies ready to pop. Sometimes buds beat blooms.
Yellow flag iris in the water garden.
Sometimes a closeup really highlights the subtleties of a small flower. Nice shots and beautiful single peony. How long did it take to flower from seed? I have some lovely yellow flag also but it is on the invasive species list now isn’t it? I am going to rip half out and cut the seed pods off the rest. I can’t bear to rip it all out. Oh, and the black background? Very artsy.
I love these flower photos-beautiful shades. I dint know you could grow peonies from seeds. Must try sometime…
Wow – you’re good!
Craig, those flowers are lovely! I have a new appreciation for the ‘Fireglow’ euphorbia, and those nectoscordum are divine. Great photography, too.
Great variety of wonderful plants! Love the Euphorbia and asian primrose.
Gorgeous pics! I’m just now finally stumbling across your blog – I want to sprinkle comments all over (hooray for flamingos!) but I stopped short at the picture of the combo with the umbrella plant — just today I was hopping up and down in front of ours asking “what’s your name?!” (plants are oddly mute when I get screechy…) Do you know its latin? And speaking of latin – is nectoscordum a new or old name – I know it as Allium bulgaricum… (I have to label everything at Blithewold or else the tour guides get upset!)