Category: flower
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I usually grow my aquilegias from seed even though it takes two to three years from them to start blooming up here in the north. With William Guiness (Aquilegia vulgaris ‘William Guiness’) I made an exception and bought a root ball. The color of this aquilegia is very dark purple and it sort of needs…
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For the first time the Chandelier (Lupin ‘Chandelier’) is blooming. Lupin is now classified as an invasive alien species here in Finland. Not going to destroy the ones I have just will look after them and make sure that they will not spread to other locations.
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Aquilegias (Aquilegia ‘McKana Hybrids’) are enjoying the warm weather. This year the main blooming season is going to be short because of the exceptionally warm weather. Just love the shape and size the McKana’s have.
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Though having the May in its name the ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemym ‘May Queen’) starts to bloom in June up here in the north. The month of June has been exceptionally warm. Usually the weather is quite cool but not this year. Everything grows fast and soon the lilies will open their flowers.
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Bordeaux Barlows (Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata ‘Bordeaux Barlow’) is blooming nicely this year. Must try to grow more Aquilegias from the Barlow series. I have managed to spend two weeks on the summer cottage by the lake and the weather has been great. I sometimes wonder how much joy and happiness can a small lake…
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The Blue Barlow (Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata ‘Blue Barlow’) is doing well. I have had a fair share of challenges trying to get it to grow but I think I have finally succeeded. For the Barlow series we are a bit too north when it comes location and it is hard to get them flourish.
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Moss Phlox White Delight (Phlox subulata ‘White Delight’) is blooming at its best at the moment. It seems to do well in a spot which is only inches away from the lake but receives ten hours of direct sunlight every day. It is a hard place for any other plant because the temperature rises so…
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Up here in the north the day is now nearly 20 hours long and everything is growing with a staggering speed. The summer is short and the time is limited. Alpine Clematis (Clematis alpina) is blooming and full of bees. Which seem to be absolutely in love with it. Alpine Clematis can take the cold…
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I renewed one of the flowerbeds last year and thought that I lost the Snowdrop Windflowers (Anemone sylvestris) that I had. Luckily few of them started to bloom this year. It seems to be a very though plant and is not sensitive to rough handling.
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The late blooming tulips are still blooming up here in the north. Most of the others are already gone. The flaming flags (Tulipa ‘Flaming flag’) are doing well and it seems that we did not loose any during the winter. We have been promised good weather for the next week and hopefully the summer flowers…
