For GBBD this month I have a combination of the usual and the unusual -- well, unusual for me anyway.
I have quite a few PNW natives flowering.
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| Dichelostemma ida-maia grows from a bulb. |
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| There's a pinkish-lavender one too. |
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| Brodiaea also grows from a bulb. |
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| Castilleja/Indian Paintbrush is thriving this year, has lots of buds. |
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| Allium cernuum/Nodding onion is not actually open yet, but I love the transparency of the flower bud. |
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| Our native Physocarpus capitatus flowers are so pretty! |
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| Trillium luteum (native to eastern North America) is still flowering way in the back in the shade. |
And, in the realm of the usual:
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| Peony (sorry, no tag) |
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| Dianthus, grown from seed winter sown three years ago, comes in such a wide variety of shapes and shades. |
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| Geranium 'Vision Pink' was also winter sown three years ago, and is a favorite. |
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| One of my beds is fronted by a swath of it. |
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| Geranium 'Ballerina' purchased, not sown, is another favorite. |
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| I just love the dark veins on the flowers. |
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| There are only two flowers open so far on the rose campion, but there are plenty of buds! |
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| This yellow Lupine is one of the few Lupines left in my garden, I pulled a bunch out last year because they were so infested with aphids. |
In the realm of the unusual: Big foliage, big flowers
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| Gunnera flowers are pretty strange! |
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| Astilboides tabularis is flowering next to Persicaria 'Red Dragon', but the plant itself is still quite small. |
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| Rodgersia is flowering for the first time this year. I'm really happy with my clump! |
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| 'Jade Frost' Eryngium is flowering now, with subtle hints of blue in the flowers. |
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| It's one of three types of Eryngium in the new gravel garden. |
There is plenty more flowering, at this time of year I could keep going forever. But I think that's enough for now.
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