Saturday, April 29, 2023

Spot On Lungwort



Name: Pulmonaria
Variety:  Spot On
Type:  Perennial
Height:  16"
Zone: 3
Sun:  Partial Sun to Shade
Flower Color: pink/lavender turning to blue
Bloom Time: early spring
Fragrance:  None
Location:  under gold dust bush on north side
Care:  Fertilize just once a year.  Cut to ground after blooms for new growth   Cut to ground in fall

Purchased at Sells in 2022.  Grew well over the summer.

Forsythia


Name:  Forsythia
Variety: Spring Glory and Lindwood Gold

Type:  Shrub
Light:  Full Sun
Size:  6'x7'
Bloom time:  Spring
Flower color: Yellow
Fragrance: None
Plant location: Back yard north east corner
Care: Fertilize yearly with stake.   Prune early spring after flowers die.  Do not prune the rest of the year.   Flowers come on year old growth.

One survived frost and two were replaced 2017.  

Friday, April 28, 2023

Hyacinths


 
Name:  Hyacinth
Variety: Hyacinthus Orientalis  White, Pink and Blue
Type:  Bulb
Light:  Full to Part Sun
Size:  10"
Bloom time:  Early Spring
Flower color:  White, pink blue
Fragrance: lightly fragrant
Plant location: Under lilac tree north west and along the walk by the porch steps
Care:   Fertilize with bulb tone after plants are expended.



Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Crocus

 




Name: Crocus
Type:  Bulb
Variety:  Unknown (purchased in bulk from big box store)
Height:  8"
Sun:  Full
Flower Color:  White and Purple
Bloom Time: Early spring
Fragrance:  None
Location:  Along front walkway
Care:  After blooms died, fertilize with bulb tone