First up, an overview featuring the Amsonia "Blue Ice"--it's getting a little faded after a month of bloom (and a good beat-down by the rain during the past couple of days) but the blooms still look nice. I really appreciate this tidy, pretty plant.
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| Faded Amsonia "Blue Ice" with a background of Centranthus ruber alba, spires of violet Adenophora Tashiroi, and Geranium "Jolly Bee" |
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| Digitalis parviflora with Cimicifuga and Geranium "Jolly Bee" |
Hardy geranium "Jolly Bee" with a baby digitalis spike.
Cosmos atrosanguineus "Chocamocha" with Jolly Bee. My camera sure has trouble with the blue of the geranium.
A poor little lily--a single bloom on a spindly plant--is the first of its kind to bloom. But, I like the placement among violet Adenophora Tashiroi, a dark Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum, and Sanguisorba officinalis "Red Thunder". Some of the blooms on the sanguisorba are full, but most are a week or two from actually blooming.
Astrantia with Jolly Bee in the background. I'm not sure which Astrantia this is--I purchased both Abbey Road and Hadspen Blood--but this variety is markedly earlier and more vigorous than the other.
So, that's about it for the front garden. Around back, I've got Rosa "Mutabilis", campanulas, Persicaria polymorpha, Sisyrinchium "Lucerne", Aruncus, and Gillenia trifoliate (Bowman's Root) currently blooming.
To take a peek at what is blooming today in gardens all around the world, head on over to visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens.
9 comments:
I love the beautiful blue and burgundy combinations, Emily! I wish I could grow Astrantia but they don't "do" Southern California. I've been eyeing Amsonia for a trial here, though - I can't fathom why I never see the plants in local nurseries as my garden guide says they'll grow here but I guess I can resort to mail order. Happy GBBD!
I love your deep purple and blue combinations! June is such a beautiful month in your garden!
Thanks, Kris! I wonder if Amsonia would grow for you...maybe the combo of heat and drought might not be to its liking? I do water fairly frequently during the summer when I see it looking stressed--and it will look stressed off and on. There are various species available but "Blue Ice" is the only one that has vivid blooms.
Thanks, Peter! June is getting better in my garden. I'm trying to incorporate more early-flowering plants but, at the same time, I'm always worried about taking away from the late-Summer bounty.
That's a nice dark Astrantia, whichever it is!
Thanks, Alison! There's a lot of reseeding going on, so I'll have them forever, I think.
You may have trouble with the blues (flower color, that is) but the dark cosmos looks divine.
Thank you, Ricki! I was so pleased with the cosmos last year. They are really very sturdy. Last year they were slow to start out (they are, but I didn't know that) and I moved them about a million times and they still prospered. This year, I'll do better by them.
I really love that picture of the chocolate cosmos with the hardy geranium.
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