Spring is a busy time so I'm not going to do a lot of writing today, but I did want to share a few plants that I saw while in Germany. There is not much rhyme or reason to this group of plants other than they were looking good enough for a picture and that I found each plant attractive and interesting.
It was fun to see the Cydonia in bloom. I've never seen this species of common quince in flower and at first glance I thought it was a Philadelphus (Mock-orange) with soft pink flowers. The Exochorda Korolkowii (Turkestan Pearl Bush) was a show off plant the caught my from a distance and was worth a picture. I am really pumped about the breeding going on with pearl bush and I think once people get to know they will grow it. I had never seen Poncirus (Japanese Hardy Orange) in flower so this too was a treat.
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| Cydonia oblonga |
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| Exochorda korolkowii |
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| Poncirus trifoliata |
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| Poncirus trifoliata |
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| Prunus lannesiana Washinowa |
The low growing shrubby Amelanchier ovalis (Showy Mespilus) is a favorite of mine. I fell in love with the plant when I was an intern at the Chicago Botanical Garden. Since that time I've been working very hard at switching over to digital images and taking new pictures is a lot more fun than scanning slides.
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| Amelanchier ovalis |
As far as the perennials go, I've always loved Primula denticulata (Drumstick Primrose) and Rodgersia aesculafolia (Rodgers flower).
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| Rodgersia aesculafolia |
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| Primula denticulata |
The peony was a new find for me. It is a Ukrainian species that was labeled as Paeonia daurica, but I understand it is now called Paeonia mascula subspecies triternata. Regardless of the name it was quite beautiful and look very healthy.
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| Paeonia mascula |
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| Trillium sessile Snow Queen |
WOW! What a awesome flowers! I am very inspired from your post. So pretty photos!
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Lovely post...I'm a huge fan of Rodgersia...that bronze-flushed foliage in your pic is especially awesome!
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ReplyDeleteWow these pics are so lush and splendid! Thanks for providing some visual relief over here.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant post! I really appreciate your love for nature and I share with you the same sentiment. Your photography skill made a good judgement to those beautiful flowers you posted. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! really like the Rodgersia aesculafolia in this post, amazing shades of colour!
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