I have had this native plant bouquet for over a month in the house…
It is simple, Red Flowering Currant and Howard McMinn Manzanita. When the sun shines the Manzanita is covered with fuzzy bumble bees and honey bees! ~Donn Rhee, AGC Member
Tag Archives: Spring Flowers
Today in the Garden
Hellebore 
Spring Bouquet Viburnum 
Tulips 
Tulips
Kwanzan Flowering Cherry
The Kwanzan Flowering Cherry Tree, is the showiest of all cherry trees. It’s light and dark pink blossoms are doubled, so its petal production creates more blossoms than any other flowering tree. Its blossoms are large thick clusters of 3-5 flowers, which look similar to carnations, and loads the tree with stunning flowers! This is an ornamental cherry, so it does not produce fruit. Kwanzan Cherry Trees bloom in April.
Joys of Spring
Today in the Garden
Flowering Red Currant, Daffodils,
Pulmonaria (Lungwort), Pieris Japonica
Spring: Crocus vernus
Spring is only a week away and crocuses are popping up in the garden.
Plant Name: Crocus vernus
Common name: Spring Crocus, Giant Crocus
Plant Type: Crom
Height: 3 inches- 6 inches
Spread: 3 inches- 6 inches
Bloom Time: March- April
Flower Color: Purple, White, Yellow, Mixed with stripes
Exposure: Full sun to Part shade
Soil Requirements: Well-drained
Water Needs: Medium
Attributes: Showy flowers, Early spring flowers
Note: Dutch Crocuses are bred to produce larger flowers.
Protect from squirrels when freshly planted
Tolerant: Deer, black walnut, and clay soils,
Uses: Cottage Garden, Rock Garden, Coastal Garden, Prairie & Meadow Gardens, Naturalize, Early spring color
Native to: the Alps, the Pyrenees, and the Balkans
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8