A clump of large bi-color daffodils; pale yellow fading to white petals.
π± #spring #Daffodils #Narcissus noid. These bicolors came as 'Arkle' which is solid yellow. Whatever, they are a favorite. Very large and permanent.
White Helleborus orientalis in flower next to a stone bench.
π± #Helleborus x orientalis originally from Weesie Smith's garden many years ago. I keep these separate from others to maintain the color.
Daffodil foliage and a single flower, orangy yellow with petals yellowish, fading to outer white edges.
π± #spring #garden #Daffodil #Narcisus with cyclamineus ancestry. Long lost id.
Archie dog with Iris foliage and golden yellow Narcissus fernandesii var. cordubensis.
ππ± #spring #garden #Narcissus fernandesii var. cordubensis is slow to develop here but adds a few flowers each year. Later than flavens and much earlier than jonquilla.
Plaque with swallow (Late Period - Hellenistic Period (400-30 BCE)) Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Plaque with swallow (Late Period - Hellenistic Period (400-30 BCE))
Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
A clump of yellow cyclamineus type daffodils with an approaching curly tailed dog.
π±π #spring #garden #Daffodil #Narcissus No id cyclamineus hybrid with #Archie dog.
A planting of 'Little Alfred' Daffodil with five yellow flowers on short stems
π± #Spring #garden #Daffodil #Narcissus 'Little Alfred' from Quality Daffodils.
Earl morning fog and an Edgeworthia bush covered with inverted parasol flowers scented of hyacinth and honey.
π± A foggy morning with #Edgeworthia still in flower. Last week I left the window open one inch and noticed the hyacinth/ honey scent during the night and a hundred feet away.
Brown oak leaves and several large 'John Gray' Snowdrops
π± #winter #garden #Snowdrop #Galanthus 'John Gray' from last Valentine's day here.
Dawn with fog rising up amidst evergreen pines, bare oaks and a holly tree.
π± Dawn with #fog starting to rise from the valley below.
π± Sunset from last week with blackgum, persimmon, pines and sweetgums.
The ikariae ssp ikariae was divided and grown here for decades.
I divided and replanted several times. It might be lack of calcium or ph.
I see an older one offered this year by Old House Gardens.
Bare, pendulous branches making a filigree pattern against blue sky.
π± #thicktrunkTuesday
Isnβt this tree beautiful? It is in Wisleyβs Arboretum and is a Betula pendula Youngii. I really like the patterns of the bare branches.
Yesterdayβs sunshine was definitely mood enhancing.
A larger tree or something may have fallen onto it in the past.
A green leaf Greek snowdrop with no flowers this year.
π± #winter #garden #Snowdrop #Galanthus ikariae ssp. snogerupii. It flowered the first year here but several years later is yet to flower again.
