Sunday, August 14, 2011

What's Blooming and What's Confused

It's now August, and the Tinos lilies are finally blooming, along with the bee balm (Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline').

Tinos lilies and Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'

Tinos lilies

Tinos lily

Stacked bloom on Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'

The hydrangeas are also just now blooming even though they should have started blooming in late May/early June. We have one lacecap and two mophead varieties. They were already planted when we moved in, so I don't know the varieties for sure, but I think one of them is 'Nikko Blue'. 

Hydrangea macrophylla ('Nikko Blue'?)

Buds on the other mophead hydrangea

The same buds become blooms a few weeks later


Blooms on the lacecap hydrangea

More blooms and buds on the lacecap hydrangea


The rhododendrons should have bloomed in April and May, but the buds are just now forming on mine. 

Rhododendron ponticum 'Variegatum'

Flower buds on the Rhododendron ponticum 'Variegatum'

Flower buds on a 'Cunningham's White' Rhododendron

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