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| Cornus alternifolias 'Golden Shadows' |
While spring can be masses of color from ground level to the tops of the trees, it also speaks in small soft voices that thrill me more with each passing season. Spring is a time to lay on the ground and inspect the gentlest of flowers "close-up and personal". I did just that last evening before dusk and here is some of nature's bounty that I was privileged to observe...
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| Trillium grandiflorum with Rododendron PJM |
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| Trillium sessile |
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| Rhododendron PJM |
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| Trillium grandiflorum above and below |
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| Tiarella 'Sugar and Spice' in bud above and below |
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| Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' |
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| Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe' |
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| Tulip 'Pink Impresions' |
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| Tulip 'Red Impressions' above and below |
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| Hosta Montana 'Aureomarginata' |
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| Buds of azalea 'White Lights' |
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| Mertensia or Virginia Bluebells above and below |
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| Climbing Hydrangea |
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| Daffodils with Anemone sylvestris in bud |
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| Lathyrus vernus above and below |
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| Magnolia x loebneri 'White Rose', not unlike a gardenia in form of blossom |
My favorite conifer this week would have to be Picea abies 'Acrocona'. 'Acro' means at the end and that is exactly where the seed bearing cones are formed on this conifer.... the terminals of growth, making for an extremely interesting albeit unwieldy specimen.
The following two pictures show the 'flowers' as referred to by Adrian Bloom in his book 'Gardening With Conifers'. These are the pollen cones and are small and extremely numerous in their beautiful red coloration.
The next picture shows the seed bearing cones, also in a beautiful red. Note their position on the terminals of the plants growth from last season. These will enlarge greatly over the next few weeks and maintain this lovely color for sometime.
The last photo below shows cones remaining from last season that often become heavy enough to weight down branch tips, creating amazing form in this tree. Note they are surrounded by the new red seed cones for this season, just starting into growth.
There is also a miniature form of 'Acrocona' from a witch's broom, called 'Pusch'. Its ultimate size is about two feet in width and a foot tall, whereas the parent 'Acrocona' can grow to 20' over time. My 'Pusch' is just forming cones now and can be expected to cone more freely than its parent. I have a second 'Pusch' on order that will be grafted on an 18" standard which should be amazing with bright red cones in season.
Concerns for frost here tonight and/or tomorrow night... I need to decide whether to start covering things just in case... not my favorite part of spring!Take care, Larry
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