GBBD List for January 2013

This is the list for January Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, started by May Dreams Carol in 2007. I hope there will soon be a post for January 2013 GBBD on my main blog, The Transplantable Rose 

Even after repeated freezes with a couple of overnight dips into the 20's F range, some plants are still blooming outside:

Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia - a few flowers and a dozen buds





Camellia japonica 'Morning Glow' double white camellia - one open flower, some buds frozen off

Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden, flowers still there but color is darker after being cold

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle Still has flowers but leaves paler

Mahonia, species probably bealei, grape holly, budding in front container. It was cold out so I took this terrible photo by leaning over the rail of the veranda. If the flowers last until February GBBD I'll try again.

 


Origanum majorana, Sweet marjoram - not sure if they are flowers or developing seed pods but something is going on!

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs, three in the ground, one in container, still had flowers today

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' blooming in Secret Garden in protected spot

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate, plant in Secret Garden container has a couple of buds

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, lightly blooming pale blue flowers

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary light bloom

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 2 plants on patio, each with a few flowers

Salvia greggii, one rose-red plant has one flower stalk

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'  plant in Secret Garden still has a few flowers as does the plant by the front steps

Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue' Blue evergreen groundcover skullcap, plant in patio container has a few flowers

Viola spp– hybrid Pansies in hanging basket and patio pot still blooming



Blooming inside:

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrids bought in December, looking tired

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, two plants started from leaf cuttings a few years ago. Now have bud stalks, just showing color



Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant, buds on plants living outdoors were frozen but plant brought inside is in bloom



Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window, bought February 2006 & still blooms off-and-on

Salvia discolor, Andean Silver Sage, two florets on plant in window

Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus  A plant in the window has a couple of buds. Another just finished and two were duds this year.




Carol has the roundup of GBBD posts at her May Dreams blog.