Forum: Perennials

I have wanted these for ages and got this one last spring. It is still small but has 4 blooms oopen.

Photo to follow. How is it that a peony would produce two flowers that look totally different on two shoots off the same stem. Oh, by the way, I...

Hello Thought we just might start a new thread and post some photos of hydrangeas here in case others aren't looking for them under Stevia seeds! ...

My lovely Catmint which usually forms a mound shape has decided to spread out and leave the middle somewhat 'bare'--what causes this and what can be...

My Columbine are beginning to bloom! It must really be Spring! There are a lot of the species type red and yellows in front that have been...

My TB Iris are about done and after today's day long rain, may very well be! Here are a few more that have bloomed since the first posted ones. ...

I went to my mother's house on Monday, and took some pictures of her garden. Some of the flowers were past their prime, but still wonderful to look...

no words needed(it is named 'Everything Plus'):

Here are some shots of our Sweet William started from seed 2 years ago.

All of my spiderworts except the purple double have started blooming. THey are Ink. pink Pink Chablis COncord Grape White Osprey Bilberry Ice ...

My clump of chives is a highlight in the early spring garden. THis has been in bllom ofr some time no. It is the herb we use the most. Teh second...

Don't have much and the images aren't the best I've ever taken, but the Grecian Wind Fowers and the Blood Root are a bloomin! (As well as several of...

I started this thread here because we were having a good talk on spiderworts under 'Weather". I am hoping that Sue will post pix of her new...

Here's one of my pretty combos that I really liked this year. What are some of your favorite pretty combos?

This is one of the new primroses I got last year. It is a little stunted from teh dryness we had last year but still trying to put on its show.

Even before the crocus bloomed in my yard I found this little jewel yesterday. It is a dwarf iris only abut 3-4" tall. I planted them last fall. I...

Bought 2 Russian Sages for $1.50 each. Just the other day they were $3+ apiece and there were a bunch of them in front of the store. When I pulled up...

Stopped at Lowes at lunch today. It's always a roll of the dice as to what will be on the sale rack. The grower/vendor was there and apparently they...

I was very pleased with the agastache that I planted in this garden.

I have had several seedlings (from open pollinated seeds) that have bloomed this season and all were supposedly from B. chinensis, but some sure look...

God love them ! My neighbor entrusted his side job lawn mowing to his son who is off from college for the summer. The boy wants to be a doctor; he...

I found two of these in the wooded area behind my lawn. They are in the area whithin my property line, so they are mine. :D ...

I have had lots of help this year in the garden. Especially help with pollination. Here is one of my friends at work.

I truly need to plant more of these. Sometimes, they do well and sometimes they do not, but they always produce LOTS of seeds. The bloom is...

This is a shorter version and I must say it is BLUE

Bees absolutely love The Dahlia tree – I was wondering what the spot was on the pix, right of the bloom and on enlargement it is a bee heading for...

I put this under perennials since it is hardy in my zone with "proper" mulching. It had better survive, Susana:

Well, I saw these lush grass-type plants at the side of a seldom-used road, and I think there were purple spires of flowers on them. So I collected...

I once had the name tag for this but not sure where it is now. It is a speading ground cover that I am encouraging to grow at the feet of my...

I am amazed that this little clump comes back and blooms every year. Surely, I should propagate it. It doesn't spread, get huge and take over like...

I sure hope the label is still in it.... It has survived outside in a huge pot for the past two years, so I think it is time to find a place in...

I love dianthus. I had so many at my old house. This is the only one at the 'new' house and it was here already.

not the best look but I am struck by the thick sturdy stems and how they don't flop over

Rebecca- Your peonies are doing great. I love them. 2 came up right away and I was happy with that and figured that was it. But, tonight, lo and...

finally got a decent photo:

I got the surprise of my life yesterday evening when I was pruning one of the miniature roses. I spied, from the corner of my eye an Iris bud on one...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/getaways/04/07/texas.bluebonnets.ap/index.html I saw them once when I was in Dallas--very pretty--a big blue...

I just bought 10 Western Bleeding Heart plants(Dicentra formosa). I researched them on the net and it sounds like they will grow in my zone 6. They...

Please help me identify this perennial plant which I plan to move tomorrow. It is a gorgeous sprawling perennial that is full of powder blue blooms...

Neomarica Gracilias, Bloom