Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - February 2024
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day in zone 8b.
Better than last month!
Tete-a-Tete daffodils
Unnamed hardy geranium
Flavor Supreme Pluot
Blue Boy rosemary
Knautia Macedonica Red Knight
Flowering quince
Unnamed plum - the only bud opened so far, and rain knocked off a petal.
Viola
Happy Gardening!
You have so many flowers for this time of the year! Of course, your zone is much warmer than where I live. I tried some store-bought pluots a while back but didn't think they were very tasty--I presume home grown ones are yummier? I believe this is a hybrid of apricot and plum?--the flowers sure are beautiful!
ReplyDeletePlumcots are 50/50 plum and apricot. Pluots are usually 75% plum, 25% apricot. Yummy? Oh, my... I swear this one, Flavor Supreme, is better than chocolate! It's a dark red interior. My tree is sick though. Gummosis.
DeleteBeautiful blooms!
ReplyDeleteI had Rosemary for several years, but severe Winter weather killed it. Thanks for reminding me to buy plants and grow it again!
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Yes, some aren't as hardy as others. My Tuscan Blue loses a few branches each winter.
DeleteAll those flowers. Yes, you are way ahead of us. Violas always look cheerful. The hardy geranium flowers (with the raindrops) were my favorites today, although I enjoy seeing rosemary in bloom. That doesn't happen too much for us here, although husband puts our rosemary plant out when the temps are a bit above freezing.
ReplyDeleteI think that's my favorite photo today too. I'm not very familiar with hardy geraniums. I grew Rozanne from seed quite a few years ago, and it goes completely dormant. It's coming back now. This one was a mix of roots, tubers, whatever (!), and it never died back.
DeleteWhat a great collection for February.
ReplyDeleteIt's looking more and more spring-like out there!
DeleteHow wonderful - Pluot flowers to be followed by fruit! Spring is coming...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms, and your rosemary looks so nice. How wonderful to have plum trees, especially after the fruit is ripe.
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