Just when you thought spring blooms were over, up pops some of the most beautiful flowers of the season! Mid to late spring brings colorful blooms such as Wisteria, Lilies, Poppies, Peonies and more.
Paeonia lactiflora
Paeonia lactiflora
Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis lingholm)
Himalayan Blue Poppies
Korean Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
Calla Lily “Green Goddess”
Hosta Plants and Ferns
Spiderwort (Tradescantia)
Mountain Laurel (Spoonwood)
All photos property of Peggy A Thompson
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These are very pretty!
Thanks, William!
Mountain laurel is RAD! We tried to grow it in the 1990s, but there was no market for it. No one here knows what it is. The stock plants are still out in the arboretum, but we discontinued production. Also, I do not think that it does as well here as it does in other climates.
I’m still waiting for the ones that I took pictures of to bloom completetly. Like you said, they are so RAD! Don’t see them much around here either, except for the botanical gardens. Such a shame!