the first Iris flower of the year
And Rhododrendrons!
Spiraea cantoniensis is a plant that epitomizes spring here
Climbing roses are blooming!
Hibiscus bloom almost year round here but look especially good in the warmest months.. Spring here is very short and quickly checked by summer heat, the spring lushness is short lived here and stops with the first heat waves of late spring so I will enjoy this nice time while it lasts!
See you next time!
Oooh, Hibiscus blooming almost year round... that must be lovely. :)
ResponderEliminarEnjoy the beautiful spring. Here autumn is just around the corner, or perhaps it arrived already. :)
Happy weekend!
I am not really fond of Hibiscus (sinensis) but they are plants that require little maintenance and produce lots of colorful blooms almost year round ¿so why don't I like them? well I think it's because they are everywhere here! familiarity breeds contempt you know and add the fact I part of my gardener soul still lives in "zone denial" and want Peonies and Tulips not hibiscus and frangipanis... I don't know if I'll ever be totally cured of that! Have a wonderful sunday!
EliminarLovely spring blooms. Our spring is similarly short. Enjoy yours while it lasts!
ResponderEliminarHello Kris! I'll try to enjoy the short spring but seems it might be seriously short because temperatures are close to 85 F before spring starts... that's bad news. Have a great sunday!
EliminarAll your flowers looks so fresh and new. Happy springtime to you, brief as it is. Here Hibiscus as you have do not do well--it is warm enough, but too dry. At least your burdensome humidity has some benefits?
ResponderEliminarHello HB! High humidity is good for some plants like Camellias, hibiscus, Rhododendrons and Hydrangeas also for lawn thought when summer is scorchingly hot the lawn gets yellow/brown despite the rain because evaporation beats precipitation in very sun exposed areas. Not having to water very often for most part of the year is also a benefit of course. The only plants I have -besides some potted succulents - that resent high humidity are roses, they are victim of all kind of humidity related diseases (rust, powdery mildew, blackspot)not to mention the leafcutter ants that consider my roses and all-you-can-eat buffet of tantalizing variety.
ResponderEliminarHello, my hibiscus (syriacus) is almost finished flowering - here in Britain that's the only one we can grow, I would be happy to have an evergreen one, not sure about the scorching heat though, don't think my roses would thank me for that :-)
ResponderEliminarHello Helene,Thanks for visiting! Hibiscus - both sinensis and syriacus - grow very well here and don't mind long hot summers but Roses don't like it at all, growing roses here is an uphill battle. Have a wonderful day!
EliminarWonderful time of the year, MDN! I love spring with new flowers and your rhododendrons are very pretty. One of mine wants to bloom second time now :-)
ResponderEliminarDo you have tulips or daffodils?
Hello Nadezda! Spring is coming and I just can't wait to see my water lilies and roses blooming! I have daffodils they bloom early in spring or late in winter, this year they bloomed in midwinter because temperatures were higher than normal. Unfortunately I don't have tulips :( they are my impossible gardening dream! They don't grow here because they don't get enough winter chill to complete their dormancy-sprouting cycle, the local nurseries sell tulips, adult plants with flowers these tulips come from plantations in the southern provinces where winters are long and snowy, people buy the tulips with flowers here but in the next spring they don't bloom , the bulbs sprout too soon in springtime without having had enough rest in winter, the plants are weak prone to diseases and never get to bloom. I can only buy tulips to treat them like annnuals.. expensive annuals, not really worth spending the money on a plant that lives so little and won't reborn next year. Peonies have the same problem here..I have one that I bough last year on blind unstopable impulse knowingly it won't bloom this year.. I wish I lived in a colder climate but then I could not have camellias.. one can't have everything! Greetings!
EliminarGrowing roses is a battle here, too. My tropical hibiscus didn't flower this year although I nurtured it indoors all winter then placed it in a sunny spot outside. Your rhododendron is stunning! P. x
ResponderEliminarHow amazing that your hibiscus blooms all year. The season is very short for it here in the UK.
ResponderEliminarEnjoy your wonderful blooms and have a fantastic Friday :)