Woohoo! It's my first chance to participate in Garden Blogger's Bloom Day (GBBD) - I was around for last month's, but didn't even know what GBBD was until it arrived and departed. And I'm not too sure I had any blooms at that time anyway. So here's April's shady blossoms:
Plants that were present last year (and happily returned this year):
Old-fashioned Rose (potted; variety unknown; blossoms about the size of a quarter)
Cedar Sage (Salvia roemeriana)
Strawberry Geranium (Saxifraga stolonifera)
Purple Shamrock (Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae 'Atropurpurea')
Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata)
Ajuga (Ajuga reptans)
Chrysanthemum (potted)
Texas Betony (Stachys coccinea)
Rock Rose (Pavonia lasiopetala)
Banana Shrub (Michelia figo)
Raspberry Ice Coral Bells (Heuchera 'Raspberry Ice')
Gulf Coast Penstemon (Penstemon tenuis)
Plants new to the garden this year (and one hopes to see them next year):
Pink Shamrock (Oxalis crassipes 'Rosea')
White Shamrock (Oxalis crassipes 'Alba')
Annual Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum)
Variegated Abutilon (Abutilon pictum 'Thompsonii')
Welcome to Bloom Day! I've never seen a strawberry geranium before. What an unusual-looking flower!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great collection of flowers this Bloom Day. I'm curious as to where you found the variegated abutilon.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous flowers, some of which I have never heard of; strawberry geranium. Such a delicate flower. Welcome to bloom day.
ReplyDeletePam: I got the variegated abutilon at Barton Creek Nursery. They had several in the 4" pot size inside the covered area. They were only labeled Abutilon but I'm pretty confident (especially after seeing the flower) that they are the Thompsonii variety (or a close relative).
ReplyDeleteThe strawberry geranium is also called the strawberry begonia (I bounce back & forth between the names), though it is neither a geranium or begonia (or strawberry for that matter). The blossoms are about the size of a dime.
Rosa Bonica ...maybe ? Beautiful anyhow : )
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