Red Flavour

The Red Flavours (Lilium lancifolium ‘Red Flavour‘) are blooming beautifully.

The dryness has made the red in them even darker this year.

They are very hardy and do not mind the cold winters or dry summers.

Iris

The heatwave has made everything bloom and all the flowers are now opening their buds.

The irises are starting to appear as well.

It is a bit pity that up here in the north they are annuals and need to be replanted each year.

Topmix Red seems to be a early bloomer which is perfect for our short summers.

The variety is quite short but blooms are beautiful.

The shade of red is also darker than I expected.

I was a bit disappointed in the spring because there were not that many lily bulbs for sale.

Then I found a way around the problem and started to buy ready planted pots from the stores.

I let them bloom in the balcony first and then take the pots to the summer cottage for planting. Hopefully I will have them blooming for many years.

The Flaming Flags are blooming well.

I guess it was a mistake to plant them next to the red and yellow tulips. Somehow they do not stand out well. The brighter ones take the spotlight.

Well they look good anyway.

Spent the morning walking around and admiring the tulips.

Darwin Reds are blooming well but if I am completely honest I expected them to be brighter red instead of having a shade of pink.

It is going to be a rainy day but that makes my day a bit easier. No watering the plants today.

It seems that I have managed to buy quite many tulip bulbs last autumn.

Columbus is an interesting variety and looks good. Not that tall but very straight forwardly standing variety.

It will be interesting to see if they bloom next year as well.