What's Looking Good in May 2017

[JBtheExplorer]

Wild Geranium

 

[Larisa]

Bulbous flowers.

It's just spring.

Hit the weekend. The land I bought on the farm.
It's old manure and humus! It looks very attractive to me.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Wild Geranium has fully opened.

Wild Strawberry.

Blue Violet. Look at all those seedlings around it! It should fill up the garden nicely in a few years.

Here's my collection of milkweed species.

Common Milkweed.

Swamp Milkweed

Whorled Milkweed

Butterflyweed

 

[MaryMary]

The Sweet Williams under the tree are starting to bloom.

So are the Irises at the side of the house. I love them.

 

[marlingardener]

We love to watch the cattle in the field across our pasture. The calves "bounce" rather than walk or run for the first few days--they don't know what to do with all those legs!
The wildflowers are scattered around, and there is always the sound of birdsong. May is one of our prettier months, and we take a few minutes from mowing, hoeing, and picking to enjoy it.

 

[zigs]

Apple Blossom

Greater celandine - Chelidonium majus

Don't touch this one, it'll make your skin fall apart

 

[Michelle25]

My day lillies that I got off the half dead $1 rack at Lowes, last year, are finally blooming. Seeing some goodies growing in the garden too! Jalapeños, squash and Juliet tomatoes are all making babies! And last pic is of some plants I ordered offline last year and wasn't sure if they'd make the winter but they are back and growing great!

 

[Larisa]

Don't touch this one, it'll make your skin fall apart

But this is an excellent medicine!

Double Impatiens. It grows in the house and in the garden.

Schlumbergera

Saintpaulia.

 

[Dinu]

@zigs Chelidonium is an important remedy used in homeopathy, esp. good in liver ailments.

 

[zigs]

Still makes your skin fall apart

 

[marlingardener]

We've harvested our potatoes--Yukon Golds, and Red LaSodas. They taste great! Here they are sitting on the patio, waiting to be brought in and sorted.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

My Wild Ginger is looking good! Many people are starting to use it as a replacement for Hostas, and I can certainly see why. Much nicer foliage, in my opinion. Over time, It fills in nicely. It's flowers are hardly noticeable, but with this plant, it's all about the foliage.

 

[zigs]

 

[Beverly]

Crossandra infundibuliformis (Firecracker Plant or Firecracker Flower or Casandra). The common name doesn't come from the colors of the flowers but rather from the loudly exploding seeds. It is a popular plant with the pollinators esp. bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. It is a popular house plant in northern climates or so i am told. Here it is said to bloom year around, but i think the rains are going to knock those blossoms off. This is the first year i have tried this plant in my garden. It is also a host plant for a variety of butterflies.

 

[Dinu]

@Beverly I no longer have this plant. This is an old picture.