I did some gardening this weekend, including planting about 50 more plants in the parking strip garden, transplanting some seedlings, and reorganizing the greenhouse a bit. And I was so glad that I dove deeper into the greenhouse because I found one of my myriad Clivia seedlings was blooming.
This stunner is a six- or seven-year-old seedling that is blooming for the first time. The scape was up under the shelves, and I almost didn’t see it in the overstuffed greenhouse. I’m so glad I did, though. I’m thrilled to finally be reaping the rewards of patience in growing some Clivia cultivars from seed, as I’m getting some cool, gorgeous flowers.
Another view…this is a “Quail x WL Nakamura” cross.
Slightly different view.
And another view. Lots of flowers for a first-time bloomer.
Another first-time bloomer, this is a “Salmon x TL Peach” cross. It is so light, it is almost white, with just a few splotches of pink and yellow petal stripes and throat.
More views–you can see the other buds coming along.
Here is a second-time bloomer, but the first flower is deformed, with only three petals. The color is great, though, a very light apricot yellow.
The Pleione formosana bulbs are blooming in the greenhouse now. I love these Himalayan crocus flowers.
Antoher view.
And another. this pot had six flowers this year. I have a bunch of baby pseudobulbs starting now that should bloom in a year or two.
The Masdevallias continue to put on a show.
There are three plants here in 4″ pots, each with several flowers open at once.
One of the prettiest things in the greenhouse is this dying geranium leaf. I’m not sure why it turned such bright colors!
Out in the Doug fir bed, the Anemone blanda has a few more flowers than last week.
This Hellebore hybrid in the Doug fir bed continues to look good, at least from a distance.
Closer up, you can see the dark spots on some of the flowers that showed up this year.
An even closer view.
Here is the Hellebore that brother Tim gave me 20+ years ago. It has a graceful habit, but you have to get pretty low to see what the flowers look like inside.
The spots inside are worth kneeling down.
I’m decorating the front patio area with potted spring bulbs as they start to flower. The hyacinths are all blooming this week, so I’ve added a bunch to the show.
Cheerful pansies in a bright blue pot.
The Camellia near the orchard garden is opening flowers in the warm sun this week. This is about the size of most of the flowers.
But somehow, there is also a giant flower on the plant–this one is like three buds opened as one flower–it is huge!
Another flower in the sunlight.