Rihilism, to gardening
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I thought that the tulips I'd purchased/planted last yr were all pastel but my memory of what happened 5 minutes ago is sketchy 🤷‍♂️.

There were 3 pastel pink, one white, 1 red, & this vivid yellow👇. Took this angle because it kinda made the tulip look like a choir member with a slicked down hairdo in a fancy choir costume.
(04/12/24)

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My ground phlox (possibly Phlox subulata/moss phlox) has achieved blanket status.

I'm a sucker for mass blooms. A friend of mine has large swaths of this phlox & was kind enough to borrow me a cup 2 yrs ago. A cup that was 1.5' x 2' chunk that I then plopped down in a 1.5' x 2' space.

Easy peasy phlox carpet squee-sy.
(04/12/24)

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A lovely orange and yellow tulip found by city hall in Coralville.
(04/12/24)

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Caught these red tulips behind city hall in Coralville, Iowa.

It's nice to catch spring flowers in the shade. The reds, oranges, and yellows really pop.
(04/12/24)

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Here's a few more shots of the liverwort (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely) I posted last Saturday. I went back to check on Monday and they were opened so I got a few shots of that one as well as another. Responses with the opened flowers to follow soon.
(04/06/24)

Closeup photograph of a row of three liverwort flowers (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). The flower in the center is in focus while the flowers in the foreground and the background are out of focus. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with stamens and pistil. This plants is likely still in the process of blooming with the petals still mostly closed.
Closeup photograph of two liverwort flowers (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). The flower in the center is in focus while the flowers in the background is out of focus. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with stamens and pistil. This plants is likely still in the process of blooming with the petals still mostly closed.

Rihilism,
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Here is same liverwort (open this time) from previous post today. As you can see, they look just as lovely opened as they do closed. Found another plant nearby that I'll post in response to this post.
(04/08/23)

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Closeup photograph of a liverwort plant (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely) bloom with a dark, out of focus background. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with white stamens and anthers and a green pistil.
Photograph of a liverwort plant (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely) with four opened blooms growing from an open space in a stone wall. The wall is mostly out of focus and covered by other plants and mosses. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with white stamens and anthers and a green pistil.

Rihilism, to houseplants
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My false African violet has been putting on a nice flower cascade this past week or so.
(04/06/24)

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The first wildflower I've come across on . It's the same species an the one I found first about this time last year, liverwort (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). I don't know if it has opened yet or not but I'm gonna head back today to take a look.
(04/06/24)

Closeup photograph of a row of three liverwort flowers (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). The flower in the center is in focus while the flowers in the foreground and the background are out of focus. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with stamens and pistil. This plants is likely still in the process of blooming with the petals still mostly closed.
Closeup photograph of a row of three liverwort flowers (Hepatica americana or Anemone hepatica seems likely). The flower in the center is in focus while the flowers in the foreground and the background are out of focus. The species of Anemone has brown-purple, lobed leaves on long stem. Its flowers top long, purple stems and are composed of purple-green sepals that support six pale, purple-pink petals radiating from a center with stamens and pistil. This plants is likely still in the process of blooming with the petals still mostly closed.

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One of my white tulips is about to bloom and it looks like it may have been visited by a jumping spider🕷️ (I'm not an arachnologist so I could be mistaken).
(03/31/24)

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My first tulip opened up yesterday. Yeah😃! It was closed this morning due to the colder temps. This is the first time I've planted tulips and last fall decided to go with a simple palette of pink, pastel yellow, and white.
(03/31/24)

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Burgundy day lily.
(07/05/21)

Closeup photo of six stamens in the interior of a day lily surrounded by out of focus petals and green foliage in the background. This variety of day lily has pointed, dark burgundy petals that form a trumpet-like structure surrounding an orange-yellow center, six burgundy stamens with black anthers and orange-yellow pollen, and a long orange-yellow pistil.
Closeup photo of six stamens in the interior of a day lily surrounded by out of focus petals and green foliage in the background. This variety of day lily has pointed, dark burgundy petals that form a trumpet-like structure surrounding an orange-yellow center, six burgundy stamens with black anthers and orange-yellow pollen, and a long orange-yellow pistil.

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Starting feeling better yesterday but still quite tired so I'm staying on hiatus for a bit longer to get more rest.

But I was excited to find my 1st daffodil opened yesterday (Yeah!😃) & was compelled to post photos. May not get back to your replies but I'll catch up with you soon👍
(03/27/24)

Photograph of a daffodil flower bud hanging downward from a green stem with out of focus foliage and indistinct greys in the background. Daffodil stems angle upward and then bend down at roughly a 90° angle with a bloom that faces the ground. The genus name for the plant is Narcissus. The name comes from the mythical Greek figure Narcissus who fell in love with himself after gazing down at still, mirror-like water. This variety of daffodil has six yellow, kite-shaped petals that radiate from an orange central corona or trumpet which is essentially a cup structure with a frilly ridge at the opening. Since the petals are behind the corona, when viewing the bloom head on it looks like six triangles surrounding a frilly cup. The interior contains three orange stamens and a light green stigma.

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Croci in my friend's garden.
(03/11/24)

Closeup photo of a purple crocus sprouting amid last year's fallen leaves, green crocus foliage with out of focus crocus blooms in the background. This crocus variety has long purple, teardrop-shaped petals, and yellow-orange stamens and an yellow-orange pistil. Crocuses have grass-like foliage with thin white stripes down the center of each blade.
Closeup photo of a purple crocus sprouting amid last year's fallen leaves and green crocus foliage and next to a piece wood that's painted brick-red. This crocus variety has long, purple and white striated, teardrop-shaped petals, and yellow-orange stamens and an yellow-orange pistil. Crocuses have grass-like foliage with thin white stripes down the center of each blade.

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Croci in my friend's garden.
(03/11/24)

Photo of a group of purple crocuses sprouting amid last year's fallen leaves and green crocus foliage. This crocus variety has long purple, teardrop-shaped petals, and yellow-orange stamens and an yellow-orange pistil. Crocuses have grass-like foliage with thin white stripes down the center of each blade.
Closeup photo of a purple crocus sprouting amid last year's fallen leaves and green crocus foliage and next to a piece wood painted brick-red. This crocus variety has long, purple and white striated, teardrop-shaped petals, and yellow-orange stamens and an yellow-orange pistil. Crocuses have grass-like foliage with thin white stripes down the center of each blade.

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This lovely dwarf iris in my friend's garden actually belonged to me at one time. When I moved in 2008 I no longer had access to a garden. Before I moved out I invited friend's over to collect plants that they may want for their garden. I'm always astonished how long-lived plants are and its wonderful to see this little guy still going 16 years later.
(03/11/24)

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🧵

I'm addicted to flowers.

There, I said it. It's all in the open now. No going back.

Sooo (🙄) when my friend's crocuses start a'poppin', I'm there with camera in hand to document. Thus creating a large number of crocus flower photos that I will now share in this thread.
(02/27/23)

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Still taking part-time off from SM but I'd be remiss if I didn't post my very 1st flower of the year. I planted these yellow crocuses last fall having already planted some of the purple variety last spring. The daffodils are coming along & some tulip leaves have just popped up. Gotta start getting the garden ready & have some projects to start. Lotsa fun for me 👍.
(02/26/24)

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The first crocuses have just popped in my friend's garden. Mine are not too far behind. Here's a little thread of the early ones from his yard.
(02/24/24)

Rihilism,
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My friend has a large number of crocuses throughout his garden. In some locations they nearly blanket the ground. He also has a large variety and spends time cross pollinating them with a paint brush to try to achieve even more variety.
(02/24/24)

Rihilism,
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Pale purple crocuses in my friend's garden.
(02/24/24)

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Pale purple crocus in my friend's garden.
(02/24/24)

Rihilism,
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End of

I noticed the crocuses had started blooming in my friend's garden so I decided to head over there on Saturday morning to take some pics. I forgot crocuses stay closed in the cold early morning till the sun warms things up. Within a few hours they opened but they're also quite pretty when they're closed.
(02/24/24)

Closeup image of a purple crocus flower with out of focus crocus flowers and brown leaf litter in the background. This variety of crocus has six purple petals, yellow-orange stamens and pistils, and a short white stem that extends from grass-like leaves that are green with a white stripe down the center.
Closeup image of a pale purple crocus flower sprouting from among last year's leaf litter. This variety of crocus has six pale purple petals, yellow-orange stamens and pistils, and a short white stem that extends from grass-like leaves that are green with a white stripe down the center.

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White hosta flower (and pal).
(08/15/22)

Rihilism, to Plants
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My primula is setting tons of blooms since I've been dead-heading. New plants are a struggle until I find the best watering schedule. I use really well draining soil because I tend to overwater. The primula has dried out too much a couple of times due to that. It one of THOSE plants with the paradoxical best-practices guideline "Primula's like wet soil but not TOO wet."🤷‍♂️
(01/30/24)

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Rihilism, to Flowers
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Opening clematis.
(08/25/21)

Rihilism, to gardening
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Howsa 'bout a dahlia from last year's garden?

I've been checking my corms and tubers on the reg all fall/winter. I failed to do that last year and lost some lovely dahlias to rot. Things look good this year so I should be all set to get those puppies set up and blooming this year.
(09/09/23)

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