Buds and Blooms (Part 3 I Guess)

I readily admit I'm obsessed.  Okay, just one more post of spring buds and blooms out in the garden.  As I weed and mulch every morning, I get waylaid by the variety and color out there right now.  So here we go again...

Buds first:

Lilac (Syringa):

Dogwood (Cornus kousa):

 Viburnum (Viburnum):

Chokeberry (Aronia 'Iriquois Beauty'):

Russian Sage (Perovskia):

Then some of the blooms:

Witch Alder (Fothergilla 'Mount Airy'):

Mock Orange (Philadelphus) - (Okay, you need to find one of these this week, just to take in the smell - it reminds me of being in Florida beside an orange grove when all the trees were in blossom):

Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles 'Cameo'):

We have a white Bleeding Heart (Dicentra):

And last but not least, Mustard (Brassica):

Enough for now, my camera finger needs a break...

But I have enjoyed the pix from other Master Gardeners.  And I hope you all are out there finding your own favorites.

Old Fashioned Bleeding Hearts

Fringed Bleeding Heart Dicentra eximia

While researching for appropriate links for the specimens in the Gass Garden post below, I noticed many of the potential sites to select for Dicentra spectabilis, referred to the plant as “Old Fashioned” Bleeding Heart.  It makes sense since the plant was first introduced from Japan in the early 1800’s and has been a staple in shade gardens ever since.  Here are some pictures from my shade garden taken a few weeks ago during the last week in April.  I have both the native fringed bleeding heart, Dicentra eximia, as well as the Japanese one.  All were acquired from fellow Master Gardeners, either as gifts or from the plant sale.  Enjoy.



Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis





Dicentra eximia with another shade garden must, Wood Poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum