The chives have bloomed!
Thought the peony was gone, but no!
Hummingbird silhouette looks on
Another rose on the way
Rose has an unknown loiterer, it seems
Some views captured in the yard today
flower garden
Nature plays a trick on us
Monday, 6/12
A couple of days ago we posted a picture of a white Asiatic lily bloom that was on an individual plant that has always produced colorful blooms. This was a puzzle, and we asked if anybody knew, botanically at least, what was the story here. (Thanks to those who responded to our questioning!) Imagine our surprise when we noticed a change in color of that white bloom this morning.
The color on Wednesday, 6/14
This transformation from white to faint coloring was not really expected, but has brought a great deal of interest. We had a long soaking rain yesterday, perhaps that had something to do with the change? It is going to be fun watching if further darkening of the color will take place. Nature is amazing, be it the complex cyclical changes of the seasons to the simple change in color of an intricate bloom.
So where did the white lily come from?
We’ve been blessed with lovely Asiatic lilies blooming recently. Today a white bloom showed up. We’ve never seen one before on our plants, and can’t figure where it came from. A quick search found a reference to heat affecting coloration, however all of the blooms have been exposed to the same environment.
Any botanists or horticulturists out there have an idea why we have this pure white bloom? This is the third year of blooms for these Asiatic lilies.
Still life from our backyard
Our son made this arrangement that brought beauty in from our backyard flower garden. The combination of flowering chives, mint and Asiatic lilies made for fragrance and color.
First Asiatic Lily of many
Asiatic lilies (Lilium asiatica) are considered to be one of the easiest to grow and hardy blooming plants you can enjoy in your garden. They come back each year and sometimes will actually multiply! We always enjoy our colorful lilies.
Very strange dandelion
Today I noticed a couple of strange looking dandelions in our backyard. Instead of individual stems for each brilliant yellow bloom several had grown together in one solid super stem. You could sort of feel the cluster of stems in these large “stems”.
One big stem, multiple blooms
Another large stemmed one…
There are plenty of “normal” dandelions nearby. Any botanists or agronomists or anybody who knows anything about these dandelions? I’ve never seen anything like this. Appreciate any comments or answers.
Morning glory clings to a rose plus a bud
A persistent morning glory vine slowly encircles the rose. Our vine blooms are all white.
Here’s another bud with a rose on the way. The rose bush is still producing flowers.
Views around the yard
Rose in full bloom
Still putting on tomatoes
Pollen covered bee in a white morning glory
Healthy sage plant
Flowering mint
Fossils imbedded in limestone rock
Sharing with you some of the plants and items in our yard.
A rose two days later
Saturday morning against a gray sky
The same rose Monday morning
Watching the progression of blooms is always a wonder to behold.
Roses after the rain
Rose against a gray sky, morning glory vine grows under the bloom
Getting ready to open
Bet there are fresh raindrops caught in the bloom
Color is peaking through, delicate drops perched on the bud
We had an nice surprise when an unexpected downpour came through right after 12 noon. We had a good 20 minute heavy shower. The air is so fresh and clean right after a rain. Earth’s local cleaning service…
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