"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."
It is so good to be walking the garden and visiting with my plants again! There is so much color and beauty to lift the spirits day after day!
Don't know the name of this daylily, but it is one of the most vigorous in my garden and has enormous blooms. Always a cheery sight for the soul!
April is certainly month of the lily here at PITV. We've got lilies of all sorts poppin' up everywhere. This is a species Hippeastrum, which to me looks very much like an Easter lily, with its long trumpet. I love white flowers...they always bring me a feeling of peace.
Ahhh...the blues that return in spring! Doesn't blue make you feel cool and refreshed? We have a few blue balls that have risen up and opened this past week on the Agapanthus. I'm thinking of adding some to the front garden this week.
More brilliant orange to energize the spirit...Clivia (aka Bush Lily, or Kaffir Lily) is our new passion here at PITV. We've had this plant for a couple of years, but this is the first year it has bloomed....and not just any bloom....giant big bouquets of blossoms!!! I first planted this as an experiment, since I didn't know anyone who grew it. It has done so well, that we've recently added several more specimens to the garden. So exciting!
Yeah, it's the lilies that keep catching my eye these days. I love spring! This is Hemerocallis 'Miss June'--a cultivar I have a lot of, since they are so tempting at the garden centers every spring. Don't you just love yellow? It always makes me feel sunny and happy.
Oh, here's one that is not a lily. As I mentioned in my last post, my garden was neglected for many long months this past year. Miraculously, some of my orchids survived. I say miraculously because they were all under roof and not watered at all during that time, much less fertilized. About half of them died. Only one of my phal's survived, and this is it. I also had a couple of old dendrobiums, a couple of vandas, an oncidium, and a tough old cattleya survive. I spent the weekend moving most of the surviving orchids out under the ancient oak, just in case life smacks me in the face again. The "Orchid Room" has now become the "Hoya-Christmas Cactus-Cereus" room. Rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?
My Neoregelia 'Passion' ~ The brilliant pink does stir a bit of passion in me...I just love this neo's moniker. But ya know, I swear I've had this specimen at least two years, and it has yet to pup. Wow, it's really taking its time! Hurry up and make some babies, Passion!
Those who've read my blog a lot may recall my favorite of all amaryllis that I post every spring. She is named 'Aphrodite' ~ Isn't she an over-the-top beauty?!!!
Here's a bloom that I always find fascinating. It's the bloom of the tree philodendron.
Here's one of my favorite perennials for that sunny, hot southside....Mealy Cup Sage 'Victoria Blue.' The blue hue seems to cool the blazing sun, at least for the eyes. And I love how quickly they return from winter!
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May your spirit reflect the colors of nature today....
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Floridagirl： I love that white Hippeastrum too, very pretty. I of course envy your Clivia the most. I wanted to try some too, just need to find one here. Did you plant it in the container, or in the ground? What kind of condition it is in? It looks very happy with its location. I got a 18-pack of Mealy Cup Sage on the Lowes' clearance rack for $4.95 late last year. Now I have a patch of blue here, there in my garden, just love them! Very pretty color, and easy plant too!
ReplyDeleteHey, Ami. That Clivia is planted in the ground under a date palm, but in an area of my garden that has the most awesome soil...crumbly, black, rich, organic, forest-like soil that stays moister than the rest of the garden. We planted three more Clivia miniata and three Clivia robusta in the same bed this past week. I found my first Clivia at a backyard plant sale, but I have seen them at plant festivals as well. We've bought our more recent ones from eBay...something I don't like to do normally, but the quality was good, so we got lucky. Can't wait for the yellow to bloom!
DeleteHi FloridaGirl...Love, love, love the daylily. It's such a pretty color combo. Glad to see that all of your orchids weren't lost. The ones that made it are definitely survivors...and will bless you with their blooms.
ReplyDeleteIf you have any lubber grasshoppers in your garden...keep an eye on your clivia. I've got one planted outside and they do a pretty good number on it but it continues to bounce back and bloom. Enjoy your colorful garden!
Hey, Susan...did you notice how the colors of that daylily match the Clivia perfectly? I need to find some way to put them together! But they are planted in totally opposite conditions right now. Maybe next time I divide the daylily, I'll move some over to the shady bed.
DeleteUm, I live in Central Florida, so yeah, lubbers are the bane of my existence. LOL. In fact, there are a couple of massively chewed leaves just outside that Clivia photo crop. I always try to crop out lubber damage. ; ) It seems the lubbers like anything in the Amaryllis family, though the crinums are clearly where they feast in my garden. I call crinums sacrificial lubber bait.
Beautiful flowers! I love sage, and yours is sure stunning :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Myrtleglen! :-)
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