Em's Garden

The View from Back Here: Tulip ‘Monsella’

Em — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:30:37 +0000

Fun with Daylily Names: Around the World

Em — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:30:52 +0000

‘Norwegian Woods’:

‘Arctic Snow’:

‘Syrian Parchment’:

‘China Veil’:

Tulip ‘Apricot Jewel’

Em — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:30:53 +0000

I like the tiny species tulips because they don’t take up much room, and after they are done blooming the foliage dies back very quickly. They add a nice dash of color to my flowerbeds but don’t get in the way.

Most of the species tulips really don’t look that much like tulips. ‘Apricot Jewel’ is an exception. When in bloom, the plants look like regular tulips, just much smaller:

This is the first year I’ve grown ‘Apricot Jewel’, and I’m impressed with these little plants. They grow 6-10 inches tall with apricot-orange flowers.

When I was taking photographs of the flowers, I was pleased to discover that they have a lovely fragrance. ‘Apricot Jewel’ blooms in mid-spring and is hardy in Zones 4-8.

I’m definitely going to be planting more of these cute little tulips in my flowerbeds.

A Bevy of Blooms: Balloon Flower ‘Mariesii’

Em — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:03 +0000

Flower Ideas: Show Me…Something Yellow

Em — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:30:48 +0000

‘Charlotte’ is a David Austin rose with soft yellow flowers. The plants are compact and bushy and bloom throughout the summer. ‘Charlotte’ grows 2.5 to 3 feet tall and the flowers are fragrant:

Daylily ‘Creative Art’ only grows 16 inches tall but the flowers are huge. Those buttery-yellow flowers blend well with just about any color in the garden. ‘Creative Art’ begins blooming in mid-summer and continues to put on a show for well over a month:

Echinacea ‘Sunrise’ is a hybrid perennial coneflower that grows 24 to 30 inches tall. The flowers change from yellow to cream with age and are slightly fragrant. The plants will flower for several months each summer. Unfortunately my plant was especially attractive to rabbits and after being featured in several summer salad bars, it disappeared entirely. It’s too bad because ‘Sunrise’ is a very pretty plant:

Tulip ‘Come Back’

Em — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:30:12 +0000

I only planted my bulbs last fall, but tulip ‘Come Back’ got its name because it supposedly returns year after year. I guess I’ll find out next spring.

‘Come Back’ is a Darwin tulip. It grows 16 to 20 inches tall with bright red flowers and is hardy in Zones 3-8. My flowers battled a great deal of wind and rain and still managed to look good for more than three weeks.

The View from Back Here: Tulip ‘Orange Emperor’

Em — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:30:50 +0000

Tulip ‘Monte Carlo’

Em — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:30:42 +0000

‘Monte Carlo’ is my last Double Early tulip to bloom this year. The fragrant flowers are a clear, sulphur-yellow, and the plants grow about 10 to 12 inches tall.

Like all of the other Double Early tulips, the beautiful, double blooms of ‘Monte Carlo’ resemble peonies.

‘Monte Carlo’ is hardy in Zones 3-8, and the weather-resistant flowers appear for over a month in spring.

Tulip ‘Marit’

Em — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:30:06 +0000

‘Marit’ is another new-to-me Darwin tulip that I planted last fall. The flowers are a combination of cherry-red and butter-yellow.

The flowers are huge compared to other standard tulips and they grow on sturdy 24-inch stalks. My plants have been blooming for several weeks now, and the flowers still look great despite enduring many rainy and/or windy days.

‘Marit’ is hardy in Zones 3-8 and blooms in mid-spring.

Up Close and Personal: Asiatic Lilies

Em — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:30:30 +0000