February 16 , 2010
There ’s a fresh foliar look in my garden this February . All bets are out on whether my beloved Dianellas ( flax lily ) plan to return . A small larkspur is egging this one on .
This is the first clip that I ’ve take in butterfly stroke iris ( Dietes ) freeze , but already they ’re promoting a speedy recovery .
When I planted a foxtail fern a few years ago , I was encourage when others enjoin it handled winter just fine . Until now .
But theAngelica pachycarpais crank out young leave-taking every Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .
My littleAgave celsiididn’t make it .
The big one has some problem .
But it will be okay .
The daylilies got tweet , but they ’re already convey quick for May efflorescence .
I love my ‘ Helen Von Stein ’ lambs ear . They ’ve made it through drought , rainfall , humidness , semi - shade , and immobilize . They ’re surd to recover , but bet for them ! They do n’t go mawkish so tight on sound soils and except some nuance .
Poppies everywhere !
The aquilege actually like last summertime ’s drouth . They hate wet , humid ones and shrink away in disgust .
This twelvemonth , I ’m especially lionize newfangled foliage , like theDicliptera suberectathat had me fright for a bit .
I love the foliation of bulbs hail up around cut of meat back and torpid perennial . Especially , I love it when they flower , because I can never recollect what I plant !
I pick out theLeucojumswithout question , and disregarding of conditions , I can reckon on their lush foliage begin in January . They ’ll disappear when the heat comes , but by then , various perennials take over the job . It ’s a garden ’s version of “ time parcel . ”
And what ’s a better promise than this ?
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