Bloom Days

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A Bloom Day is any chosen day, once a month, when gardeners and plant enthusiasts list and record all the currently blooming plants in their garden or other area of interest. The list may or may not be accompanied by photographs. Some Bloom Day lists also record ripe fruit, vibrant leaf color, emerging leaves and shoots, and other interesting plant phenomenon. The completeness and precision of any such list is left to each recorder's discretion.

To inaugurate this thread, here is the Bloom Day list for my garden, first day of March, 2022.

Abeliophyllum distichum, Adolphia california, Aloe acutissima, Aloe africana, Aloe arborescens, Aloe x 'Delta Lights', Aloe x 'Fang', Aloe juvenna, Aloe microstigma, Aloe x spinosissima, Aloe striata, Aloe x 'Tangerine', Aloe vanbaleni, other small Aloe spp., a blue Anemone coronaria, Aubrieta x cultorum, Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Group cvs. (bronze-leaved forms), Bomarea edulis, Bougainvillea x 'La Jolla', Bulbine frutescens, Bulbinella nutans, Callistemon citrinus, Callistemon viminalis 'Little John', Camellia japonica 'Unryu', Chasmanthe bicolor, Chasmanthe floribunda, Citrus x meyeri ‘Improved Meyer’, Coleonema pulchellum, Coleonema pulchellum ‘Sunset Gold’, Coleus neochilus, Correa x 'Dusky Bells' (fading out), Correa x 'Ivory Bells' (fading out), Crassula multicava, Crassula ovata cvs., Crocus atticus ssp. sublimis fma. tricolor, Crocus chrysanthus X C. biflorus hybrid cvs., Cyclamen persicum 'Metis Violet Shades with Eye', Diplacus puniceus, Echeveria colorata, Echeveria gibbiflora hybrids, Echeveria rosea hybrid, other Echeveria, Eriocephalus africanus, Euphorbia caput-medusae, Euphorbia x martinii, Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow', Euphorbia mauritanica, Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia pseudocactus, Euphorbia rigida, Faucaria cf. felina, Felicia echinata, Gambelia speciosa, Gastrolobium celsianum, Gladiolus venustus, Globularia x indubia 'Blue Eyes', Gonialoe variegata, Graptopetalum paraguayense, Grevillea juniperina 'Molonglo', Grevillea lanigera ‘Mt. Tamboritha’, Grevillea x 'Poorinda Signet', Grevillea x 'White Wings', Hardenbergia violacea ‘Happy Wanderer’ (the last of them), Helleborus argutifolius, Hyacinthus orientalis, Ipheion uniflorum 'Jessie', Ipomopsis rubra (one plant, very out of season), Iris x hollandica cvs., Iris reticulata 'J.S. Dijt', Iris reticulata 'Rhapsody', Jasminum mesnyi, Jordaniella anemoniflora, Kalanchoe marnieriana, Kalanchoe tomentosa 'Cinnamon', Kniphofia rooperi, Kniphofia sarmentosa, Lachenalia namaquensis, Lachenalia quadricolor (a bulb of exceptional beauty - it should be grown more often), Lampranthus x 'Productus Purple', the very first Lathyrus odoratus, Lavandula dentata, Lavandula x heterophylla, Lavandula x ‘Otto Quast’, Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk Deluxe 1205' Lepechinia hastata (fading out), Leptospermum scoparium 'Ruby Glow', Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' (fading out), Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet', Lupinus pilosus, Mammillaria haageana ssp. elegans, Muhlenbergia pubescens, Muscari armeniacum 'Big Smile', M. armeniacum 'Valerie Finnis', Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance', Narcissus cordobensis, Narcissus x 'Ice Follies', Nothoscordum felipponei, Oscularia deltoidea, Passiflora sanguinolenta, Persicaria capitata (basically, a lovely weed), Phalaenopsis cv. (indoors), Pittosporum tobira, Primula malacoides, Primula vulgaris cvs., Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa', Pseudomuscari azureum, Pyrus kawakamii (fading), Ranunculus persica cvs., Ricinus communis, Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' (fading out), Salvia x 'Allen Chickering', Salvia brandegei, Salvia chiapensis, Salvia discolor, Salvia x 'Hot Lips', Salvia leucantha 'Midnight', Salvia leucophylla, Salvia melissodora, Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosi', Salvia muirii, Salvia rosmarinus 'Renzel', Salvia rosmarinus 'Tuscan Blue', Salvia verbenaca (cleistogamous flowers), Sedum dendroideum, Sedum x rubrotinctum, Sinningia hybrid (S. leucotricha x S. sellovii), Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride', Sparaxis meterlekampiae, Sparaxis tricolor hybrids, Stomatium agninum, Tagetes lemmonii, Tecomaria capensis, Tetradenia riparia, Tulipa bakeri 'Lilac Wonder', Tulipa cretica 'Hilde (Both tulips hail from Crete and return better than most in my mild-winter climate), Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina', Viburnum tinus, Viola banksii, Viola x williamsii cvs. Westringia x 'Wynabbie Gem', Xiphidium caeruleum (indoors)

Up and coming (but now only in bud) Aloe ferox, Aloe wickensii, Echeveria x 'Pulv-Oliver', Echium webbii, Ferraria crispa, Freesia cvs., Iris confusa 'Chengdu', Kalanchoe orgyalis, Kalanchoe synsepala, Scilla (Oncostema) peruviana, Sonchus palmensis, Tulipa orphanidea Whittallii Group, and Veltheimia bracteata

 

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Addendum: Eucalyptus polyanthemos, Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana, x Gasteraloe beguinii, x Graptosedum ‘Francesco Baldi’, Kalanchoe bracteata, Kleinia stapeliiformis (in bud), Micranthocereus streckeri (last few flowers), Philotheca myoporoides, Rhaphiolepis indica cv., Vinca major

 

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Second Addendum: Arctotis x hybrida (red ray flowers), Ribes viburnifolium, Salvia namaensis, Tulipa orphanidea Whittallii Group (the first flower opened), Vestia foetida

 

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Third (Late) Addendum: Some of these plants were missed earlier, and some were only in bud on the 1 March.
Acacia redolens, Albuca setosa (in bud), Aloe rupestris, Astroloba foliolosa (in bud), Calendula officinalis, Crassula capitella 'Campfire', Dudleya brittonii (in bud), Echeveria x 'Lola', Euphorbia clandestina, Euphorbia horrida, Euphorbia mammillaris fma. variegata, Freesia x hybrida cvs., Gasteria baylissiana (in bud), Gasteria glomerata (in bud), Haworthiopsis attenuata (in bud), Medicago polymorpha (a weed, but a Nitrogen-fixing one that I tolerate), Myoporum laetum, Narcissus x 'Jetfire' (in bud), Narcissus x 'Oxford Gold' (in bud), Pelargonium x 'Crowsfoot' (in bud), Punica granatum 'Nana' (in bud), Tassmannia lanceolata

 

[Marck]

Mid-March Bloom Day.
It isn't usual to do two bloom days a month, but this early Spring inspires me for obvious reason. Enjoy the Ides of March.

Acacia redolens, Adolphia california, Albuca setosa, Aloe acutissima, Aloe africana, Aloe arborescens, Aloe x 'Delta Lights', Aloe x 'Fang', Aloe juvenna, Aloe microstigma, Aloe rupestris (in bud), Aloe x spinosissima, Aloe striata, Aloe x 'Tangerine', Aloe vanbaleni, other small Aloe spp., a blue Anemone coronaria, Anemonoides blanda (blue), Arctotis x hybrida (red ray flowers), Astroloba foliolosa (in bud), Aubrieta x cultorum, Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Group cvs. (bronze-leaved forms), Billbergia nutans (in bud), Bomarea edulis, Bougainvillea x 'La Jolla', Bulbine frutescens (yellow and orange flowered forms), Bulbinella nutans , Calendula officinalis, Callistemon citrinus, Callistemon viminalis 'Little John', Camellia japonica 'Unryu', Cantua buxifolia, Chasmanthe bicolor, Chasmanthe floribunda, Citrus x meyeri ‘Improved Meyer’, Coleonema pulchellum, Coleonema pulchellum ‘Sunset Gold’, Coleus neochilus, Correa x 'Dusky Bells' (fading out), Correa x 'Ivory Bells' (fading out), Crassula capitella 'Campfire', Crassula multicava, Crassula ovata cvs., Crocus chrysanthus X C. biflorus hybrid cvs., Cyclamen persicum 'Metis Violet Shades with Eye', Diplacus puniceus, Dudleya brittonii (in bud), Echeveria colorata, Echeveria gibbiflora hybrids, Echeveria x 'Lola', Echeveria rosea hybrid, other Echeveria, Echium webbii, Eriocephalus africanus, Eucalyptus polyanthemos, Euphorbia caput-medusae, Euphorbia clandestina, Euphorbia horrida, Euphorbia mammillaris fma. variegata, Euphorbia x martinii, Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow', Euphorbia mauritanica, Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia pseudocactus, Euphorbia rigida, Faucaria cf. felina, Felicia echinata (fading), Ferraria crispa, Freesia alba, Freesia x hybrida cvs. (blue, magenta, red, white, yellow) Gambelia speciosa, x Gasteraloe beguinii, Gasteria baylissiana (in bud), Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana, Gasteria glomerata (in bud), Gastrolobium celsianum, Gladiolus venustus, Globularia x indubia 'Blue Eyes', Gonialoe variegata, Graptopetalum paraguayense, x Graptosedum ‘Francesco Baldi’, Grevillea juniperina 'Molonglo', Grevillea lanigera ‘Mt. Tamboritha’, Grevillea x 'Poorinda Signet', Grevillea x 'White Wings', Haworthiopsis attenuata, Helleborus argutifolius (going to fruit), Hyacinthoides hispanicus, Hyacinthus orientalis 'Aida', Hyacinthus orientalis 'Woodstock', Ipheion uniflorum 'Jessie', Ipomopsis rubra (one plant, very out of season), Iris bucharica, Iriss confusa 'Chengdu', Iris x hollandica cvs., Iris reticulata 'Rhapsody', Ixora x 'Maui' (in bud), Jasminum mesnyi, Jordaniella anemoniflora, Kalanchoe bracteata, Kalanchoe marnieriana, Kalanchoe tomentosa 'Cinnamon', Kleinia stapeliiformis (in bud), Kniphofia rooperi, Kniphofia sarmentosa, Lachenalia namaquensis, Lachenalia quadricolor (fading), Lampranthus x 'Productus Purple', Lathyrus odoratus, Lavandula dentata, Lavandula x heterophylla, Lavandula x ‘Otto Quast’, Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk Deluxe 1205' Lepechinia hastata (fading out), Leptospermum scoparium 'Ruby Glow', Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' (fading out), Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet', Lupinus pilosus, Mammillaria haageana ssp. elegans, Mauranthemum paludosum, Medicago polymorpha, Micranthocereus streckeri (last few flowers), Muhlenbergia pubescens, Muscari armeniacum 'Big Smile', M. armeniacum 'Valerie Finnis', Muscari macrocarpum 'Golden Fragrance', Myoporum laetum, Narcissus cordobensis, Narcissus x 'Falconet', Narcissus x 'Ice Follies', Narcissus x 'Jetfire', Narcissus obesus, Narcissus x 'Oxford Gold', Nothoscordum felipponei, Opuntia polyacantha var. erinacea (in bud), Oscularia caulescens, Oscularia deltoidea, Pandorea jasminoides 'Rosea', Passiflora x 'Coral Seas', Passiflora sanguinolenta, Pelargonium x 'Crowsfoot', Persicaria capitata (basically, a lovely weed), Phalaenopsis cv. (indoors), Philotheca myoporoides, Pittosporum tobira, Polygala fruticosa 'Petite Butterflies', Primula malacoides, Primula vulgaris cvs., Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa', Pseudomuscari azureum, Punica granatum 'Nana', Pyrus kawakamii (last few), Ranunculus persica cvs. (pink, yellow), Rhaphiolepis indica cvs. (white and pink), Ribes viburnifolium, Ricinus communis, Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' (fading out), Salvia x 'Allen Chickering', Salvia aurea, Salvia brandegei, Salvia chiapensis, Salvia discolor, Salvia x 'Hot Lips', Salvia leucantha 'Midnight', Salvia leucophylla, Salvia melissodora, Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosi', Salvia muirii, Salvia rosmarinus 'Renzel', Salvia rosmarinus 'Tuscan Blue', Salvia verbenaca (cleistogamous flowers), Scadoxus nutans, Sedum dendroideum, Sedum praealtum, Sedum x rubrotinctum, Senecio macroglossus 'Variegata', Sinningia hybrid (S. leucotricha x S. sellovii), Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride', Sonchus palmensis, Sparaxis elegans, Sparaxis tricolor hybrids, Stomatium agninum, Tagetes lemmonii, Tassmannia lanceolata (fading), Tecomaria capensis, Tetradenia riparia, Tulipa bakeri 'Lilac Wonder', Tulipa clusiana fma. stellata 'Lady Jane', Tulipa cretica 'Hilde, Tulipa orphanidea Whittallii Group (passing), Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina', Vestia foetida, Viburnum tinus, Vinca major, Viola banksii, Viola x williamsii cvs. Westringia x 'Wynabbie Gem', Xiphidium caeruleum (indoors)

 

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Addendum:
Acanthus mollis (in bud), Aichryson bethencourtianum, Akebia quinata 'Shirobana’, Cinnamomum camphora, Cotula coronopifolia, Erigeron karvinskyanus, Leucadendron x 'Hawaii Magic', Phlomis fruticosa (in bud), Phlomis purpurea (in bud)

 

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Second Addendum:
Cremnophila nutans, Lomandra confertifolia ssp. rubiginosa 'Seascape' (with wonderful strong, sweet scent of artificial banana).

 

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Third Addendum:
Dichelostemmum congestum (in bud identity uncertain), Moraea tulbaghiensis (in bud, now in flower), Narcissus x 'Kedron', Phlomis x 'Edward Bowles' (in bud), Podophyllum peltatum (in bud), Polygala virgata, Sedum pachyphyllum, Viola alba 'Duchesse de Parme'

 

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Fourth Addendum:
Anagallis arvensis (an attractive semi-weed), Bellevalia pycnantha (in bud), Cistus x skanbergii, Euphorbia x 'Blue Haze' (in bud), Euphorbia myrsinites, Gladiolus tristis (in bud), Lampranthus aureus ''Orange Flame', Vinca sativa ssp. nigra (another attractive semi-weed and Nitrogen-fixer).