Let's start with the stars of the show. Looking round the garden today that has to be papaver somniferum or the opium poppy which comes in delicious colours and fills so many gaps in the border. Although the tissue paper flowers are short lived the seed heads continue the interest through the summer. It's worth remembering to mark the different colours for future seed collection.
Roses continue to bloom in the garden. The first one is the climber "Iceberg"
The second one is the climber rose "Dublin Bay" It's a bit of a cheat as it was given to us and it's still in the pot until we find the best place to put it. But it is in bloom....
For those of you who haven't come across this next flower it's an annual that goes by the name Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' (commonly known as Honeywort). it has glaucus blue leaves and flowers that vary from a clear blue to pinky/purple. If I had a £1 for everyone who asked me what it was at the Open day I would have a very full piggy bank indeed.
The next bloom is a little gem called Tiarella. It has tiny star shaped flowers and deeply lobed patterned leaves. It is one of the parents of heucherella (the other is heuchera) and combines the best of both plants.
Last but not least I have a puzzle. Does anyone know what the next flower is? It belongs to a shrub and I've lost the label. I haven't managed to identify it in any of my books or online. Can anybody in the blogging world enlighten me?
Enjoy Garden Bloggers Bloom Day!
I don't know much about flowers, so can't help you with the last pic. But it's a beautiful bloom! I also love the collage of purple flowers(Purple is my fave color). And I LOVE the little dots on the Iceberg rose. What a beautiful rose. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteHi Janet- We love some of the same plants-- the poppies, Cerinthe (I think it's from Mars) and the Tiarella. I have a couple of Tiarella cultivars and we have a wonderful native one here too in my state (Oregon). I try to remember to cut the spent blooms and they keep coming-- I use them in bouquets too. Very nice blog you keep!
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the honeywort is stunningly beautiful! All of your blooms make me smile. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteLovely showing for GBBD. Hope you are out enjoying the garden today.
ReplyDeleteSuper post- a reminder to grow more poppies next year!
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Thank you Chris. You must know what that shrub is wi th the pretty pink flower.
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ReplyDeletelove the poppies, wonderful to see that at this time of the year.
You can tell I like the purples and these deep colours from the opium poppies. And they self seed so obligingly.We sow cerinthe every year - they look so unusual.
ReplyDeleteYour poppies are lovely. Mine all reseeded to a boring lavender. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteThe poppies are beautiful and i like your roses. I don't know what that last shrub is.
ReplyDeleteHappy GBBD :)
I'm going to label the poppy seed heads and pull out the ones I don't want before they throw their seed about. Well, that's the plan anyway....
ReplyDeleteThe poppies are gorgeous love the colours, did you find out what the last pic is, it looks a bit like the rose/rose hip familily.?
ReplyDeleteThe poppies have it, every time! Gorgeous!
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ReplyDeleteNo I haven't managed to find out. I should be more careful with the plant labels! It's back to googling......
Love your shaggy purple poppy, purple is such a lovely colour in the garden. Sorry can;t help with your unknown plant , you seem to have an unusual one there. Do let us know when you find out as we will all be wanting one, it is so lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful, beautiful poppies -- I've got some seeds bagged for next year. And I must remember how much I want cerinthe in my garden - your example is lovely...
ReplyDeleteHappy GBBD Janet - and what a wonderful array of poppies. I've only ever grown the Californian ones, but I think I need to expand my horizons. Love the tiarella too.
ReplyDeleteI've just been looking through photos from our last garden and sighing over the California poppies. We haven't grown them since. Perhaps it's time to start again......
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