Camassia and Trollius blooming

by Kathy Purdy on May 28, 2009

Electra camassia and globeflower

Camassia ‘Electra’ is blooming a week earlier than last year, despite the freeze last week. ‘Electra’ came from David Burdick and was planted in 2005. My garden buddy Bub started the globeflowers from seed and gave me two plants, which I have since divided.

Tagged as: camassia, globeflower, trollius

About Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children

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Annie in Austin May 29, 2009 at 10:08 pm Twitter: @Annieinaustin: The colors blue and yellow look good together but this combination also has shapes that look great together. I thought it was some kind of ranunculus, Kathy – totally forgot Trollius existed, although a friend of mine had it in her Illinois garden. Guess I have been in TX a long time.

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commonweeder May 29, 2009 at 10:14 am Twitter: @commonweeder: I am unfamiliar with camassia, but I regret not being able to snag any of the globeflower divisions at the two plant sales I volunteered at this spring. I hope I can find some in a local nursery. I also want to let you and your readers know that this morning I posted a Giveaway – and hope I find as many who are interested as you did.

commonweeder’s last blog post..A Timeless Giveaway

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commonweeder May 29, 2009 at 10:10 am Twitter: @commonweeder: I am not familiar with camassia, but I’m off to find globeflower this morning. I worked on two plant sales recently but never managed to snag the divisions of this beautiful flower. I’m glad your Giveaway went to well, and I’m hoping the Giveaway I posted this morning will do the same!

commonweeder’s last blog post..A Timeless Giveaway

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Mr. McGregor's Daughter May 29, 2009 at 5:59 am Twitter: @suburbangarden: They make a great combination. Clearly, I’m not giving my Camassia enough sun. Don’t you just love plants that go from a couple into a lovely swathe?

Mr. McGregor’s Daughter’s last blog post..Early Kickoff to Spring Fling

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Zenola May 28, 2009 at 8:23 pm Twitter: @mssherman: Will squash re seed & come back the next yr? How long does it take for watermelons to grow?

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