Wet Blooms Aplenty

We've got rain, and lots of it too. More's forecast, and tomorrow's supposed to be really bad. Our temps are between 12-16°C or 54-61°F. Oh, well. The garden looks horrible. All our hostas have brown-spotted leaves and as for blooms - well, they look good the first day and that's about it.

Some actually look very nice with their rain-drop decor and I thought I'd show them.

This is a tree peony, and Itoh-crossbreed called Yellow Crown:



A tiny Silene with rather big, pink blooms:



One of our Dianthus:



The Geranium "Splish-splash" which the bees love:



Hosta "Abiqua Drinking Gourd". Its leaves curl up like something you can drink from and actually looks good whith rain drops:



Siberian iris are supposed to tackle harsh weather conditions. We lost a couple that weren't properly established due to the very hard winter but these do well:







Hosta "Country Park" looks like a lettuce head:



Primula florindae thrives in wet, chilly weather:



Our Felicia doesn't look too happy but it's a pretty, little plant:



This Oenothera is an annual but self-seeds very well. I love the huge flowers that brighten up the evenings:



This Primula blooms for a long time due to the tall spikes. The peachy colour makes a nice contrast to all the green leaves:



The Corydalis elata's started to bloom. It has a lovely, warm vanilla scent, especially in the evening:



Hostas look good in any weather. These are all small ones. From the left: Pacific Blue, Geisha Limey Streaks, Island Charm and Aristocrat:



Our old roses grow and bloom no matter what, even though the blooms can't take huge amounts of rain. They've got a delicious scent too but bloom only once per season. They're called "Vicar's garden roses", probably a Rosa x alba type and have been around for approximately 300 years:



The Mertensia virginica's very pretty with it's bluish foliage:





The Astrantia major also grows and blooms no matter what. This is an old, nameless one I rescued from an overgrown 100-years old garden:



Even our small Viola look unhappy but they're still colourful. They usually tolerate all conditions bar frost:



This new border was created for the sole purpose of serving as detention. The three perennials inside were spreading where they weren't supposed to and were duly warned several times. They didn't heed me so in the end I evicted them and sent them in exile. Now they can fight it out amongst themselves:



Well, that was about it I guess. I'll be offline for a few weeks. It's vacation time and we're going to look for warm weather, sun, sea and good food. See you when I get back.

 

Thanks Eileen, I would have felt ever so safe if you were garden-sitting. I'll have to stress that we're looking for nice, warm sea to swim in so Scotland's definately out of the question. I have expressed a wish to go and look for some bag pipe music so maybe I'll get to visit Scotland some day too.

 

Hi Droopy,
Your flowers look well with the raindrops!,lol at your detention center,the Viola give a lovely end to the tour of your flowers, alas constant rain does a lot of damage so lets hope it stops raining for you soon.
its wet, wet, wet, here as well,hardly a dry day in over two weeks.
Have a great holiday,with plenty of sun,sand and sea to swim in.

 

So then....are you thinking of changing your name to "Droppy", or perhaps, "Drippy" instead of Droopy?
Well, I thought that with all those foto's with rain drops that you might be angling for a tag change.

Well, I'll tell you that you have a wonderful selection of flowers there presently, and Mother Nature's tears just enhance their appearance.

You have so many "special" specimens there I don't know where to start. I guess with the Tree Peony. Tree Peony's are something that I have been cautiously looking into this year. It isn't so much where to get one, as it is which ones are available. I must say, I quite like that one that you have displayed in this 'Bon Voyage' presentation of yours.

Another jewel that I admire is the Geranium 'Splish Splash'. I especially like this one because I grow it myself and it is getting a bit out of hand now...so much so that I have been giving away plantlets this year. I don't know why I like those blossoms streaked with purple--to me they look messy AND charming at the same time. I do quite like them though and to be honest, yours look better than mine.

The Astrantia Major is one of my all-time favs--there is a generous choice of species in this genus and I like them all.

Your Irises and Hosta's are just superb to see. What's NOT to like about those.

Boy, oh boy--the Oenothera certainly is looking quite nice isn't it.Mine here are only in bud at present, so seeing one of those lovely, floppy blooms is just grand.

Your stand of Corydalis elata sure does look good. Did you say that it has a nocturnal fragrance? Hmmmm. Mine don't--it must be the soil, or maybe mine are angry with me for some reason. haha

You know--I like flowers with a 'peachy' colour, so that Primula that you show looks especially nice to me. I wonder which one it is.

I went through a little peachy-phase once and had a number of peachy-coloured plants and I guess that I still have touch of residual appreciation lurking in my head.

Well, All your piccies are remarkable...but the ones that I mentioned I liked just a teeny-tiny bit more.
At any rate, thanks for the show...and do enjoy yourself on your hols.

Can't wait till you get back. hahaha.

 

A lovely collection of blooms, even though they are soaking they still look good. Hope you find good weather on your vacation...safe travels.

 

The rain drops add an extra dimension to your lovely garden blooms Droopy. I like the Abiqua Drinking Gourd as the plant is doing something that enhances its name. Thank you for the tour.

Jerry

 

Wonderful blooms Droopy! I love the 'splish splash' geranium and seems so fitting for this post.
Have a wonderful vacation, and don't forget the camera

 

Droopy, everything is very nice.

I hope your weather warms up soon. we went from cold and wet to scorching and then to cold and wet and then humid, muggy, miserable. So I sympathize not having very warm weather in the forecast. The weather doesn't seem to be moderate anywhere.

Have a nice vacation and hopefully you will come home to warmer weather.

 

First off... such lovely blooms. Many of which I've never heard of. So... as I looked through the photos,I'd switch over to the other screen to look it up and read just a tad bit about it.
Then about half way through... my "mouse-hand" started to tire out!

Such an amazing variety.
And I do hope you enjoy your sun-filled, fun-filled, food-a-plenty DRY holiday!
And don't forget to pack extra batteries for your camera!

Be safe and have fun!

 

Thanks for liking the wet blooms and for all the well-wishes.

Oh, yes I would. Hotter than body temp is too hot for me. You might send 10-12° this way and we'd both be happy.

Haha, no name change. I like my nick.

The C. elata has an all-day fragrance but it seems to pick up in the evenings. It's a shame yours won't cooperate. You're missing out!

Ooops. Sorry about that. I do the same when you lot show plants that are new to me and I sympatize. Tired mouse arm is rather annoying. I hope it's well rested today.

 

WOW. I love wet pics. It means it rained. It means I don't have to water... can't take many of those though! Not that many rains around here
Love that yellow tree peony and the peach primula. By love I mean I'd love them in MY garden LOL

 

Hi, a remarkable show of lovely pictures, I specially like the hostas, I am instantly in love with any coloured or unusual type of leaves.
Have a great holiday in search of warm,obviously your destination is not Australia either, it is cold here too right now!
I am looking forward to seeing your holiday'snaps'

 

Calin I'd love to send you some rain. We've got rivers, rivulets and ponds where there's usually none, and most of the water runs into the fjords, doing nothing but harm.

Chocolate, I can't imagine Australia being cold, at least not compared to here. How cold is "cold" in your neck of the woods? Hostas are addictive. I haven't counted them this year but fear we're nearing 80 different ones by now.