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Welcome! As "Annie in Austin" I blog about gardening in Austin, TX with occasional looks back at our former gardens in Illinois. My husband Philo & I also make videos - some use garden images as background for my original songs, some capture Austin events & sometimes we share videos of birds in our garden. Come talk about gardens, movies, music, genealogy and Austin at the Transplantable Rose and listen to my original songs on YouTube. For an overview read Three Gardens, Twenty Years. Unless noted, these words and photos are my copyrighted work.

Friday, March 18, 2011

GBBD LIST - March 18, 2011

Might add photos later - too much going on to make a real post, but want to get the list up of what's in bloom as of today, March 18th :

Anemone heterophylla? 10-petalled anemone, thimbleweed dotted around the back

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - buds on new plants bought for butterflies.

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, 2 lived-over plants in bloom

Cercis canadensis var texensis 'Alba' full bloom Texas Whitebud

Cercis canadensis var 'Forest Pansy' in bloom, dark purple-leaved Redbud

Cercis canadensis var texensis in bloom Texas Redbud

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', on trellis, buds

Clematis hybrid, probably 'Miss Bateman' ,buds

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids, growing in containers

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', new plant. Bought in bloom, not yet planted

Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine almost done

Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish bluebells in a few places

Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' Burford Holly covered in flowers and bees

Ipheion uniflorum, Spring starflower, tiny blue flowers in bloom

Iris albicans? Simple white, early bearded iris many blooms

Iris X germanica hybrid 'Amethyst Flame' many blooms & buds

Iris X germanica fragrant peach-colored iris just starting

Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant in kitchen

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum just bought new plants to replace frozen ones

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle in bloom

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnets - couple of plants opening

Magnolia figo/AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub, has buds - hope they can open after freeze damage

Matthiola incana? Fragrant stock, just bought for containers

Melampodium leucanthum, Blackfoot daisies, just planted, bought in bloom

Muscari armeniacum grape hyacinth - still opening

Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia' several places

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers)

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers)

Papaver unknown annual labeled Maroon, opening Red

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window

Phlox drummondii '21st Century Phlox" one lived over, three new

Phlox sublata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue

Ranunculus hybrids, bulbs planted fall 2007, 1 open, couple of buds

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose in full bloom

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- handful of buds

Rosa mutabilis, one flower, many buds on 2 plants

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary

Salvia greggii, couple of flowers

Salvia regla, Mountain sage - just planted, already had flowers

Salvia roemeriana /Cedar sage, buds

Sisyrinchium unk sp, Blue-eyed Grass, just planted

Sophora secudiflora SYN Calia secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel 4 plants, a single floret

Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas 2 in full bloom

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys - full bloom

Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine, several plants, covered in buds

Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia' & species tulip - couple open, a few buds

Viola cultivars - several kinds in containers & hanging baskets, in bloom since winter