I have a garden as well and now spring has sprung even here

[Bjorn]

A small section of it

The red is tulips that is about to finish


And in front are a few trillium, I particulaly like these trillium grandiflorum 'Snowbunting'


I have some cyps as well, but its to early for them...

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Those are a new trillium variety for me. Nice! What zone are you in?

 

[Bjorn]

Those are a new trillium variety for me. Nice! What zone are you in?

Its a darn expensive variety of trillium grandiflorum. Shold go in most mid-west states in the US. i am in Norway, climate is perhaps similar to your zone 5-6but winter lasts longer. But very nice indeed. Bit like gardenias.

 

[SlipperFan]

Another beautiful garden!

 

[biothanasis]

Lovely place!!!

Bjorn, are the plants with the big leaves Cynara (2nd pic, right hand)?

 

[Bjorn]

Lovely place!!!

Bjorn, are the plants with the big leaves Cynara (2nd pic, right hand)?

ItS actually a rather smallish example of a rhubarb, Rheum palmatum. They can get impressively big so this one is smallish although it has been there for a number of years. The soil is peat so perhaps not so nutrient rich?

 

[Erythrone]

Those are a new trillium variety for me. Nice! What zone are you in?

This a Trillium grandiflorum variety and it is very hardy since we are able to grow them in zone 3

 

[Erythrone]

Bjorn, your garden is wounderful!

 

[Bjorn]

Bjorn, your garden is wounderful!

Should have had more time for it though Kids and work and orchids etc definitely takes its toll.

 

[Erythrone]

I think we never have enough time to take care of our gardens since we try to reach perfection.... But perfection is almost impossible to reach!

 

[Rick]

Its a darn expensive variety of trillium grandiflorum. Shold go in most mid-west states in the US. i am in Norway, climate is perhaps similar to your zone 5-6but winter lasts longer. But very nice indeed. Bit like gardenias.

The typical T. grandiflorum only has 3 petals, so this variety with multiple layers of petals must be extremely rare.:wink:

How do like your rhubarb Bjorn? In pies or with strawberries?:drool:

 

[Bjorn]

The typical T. grandiflorum only has 3 petals, so this variety with multiple layers of petals must be extremely rare.:wink:

How do like your rhubarb Bjorn? In pies or with strawberries?:drool:

The grandiflorum is a 'plena' type. Not that rare, but they are infertile(normally) and have to be propagated by cuttings. And trillium cuttings are very slow. A bit like orchids

Should not attempt to eat a rheum palmatum, might not be poisonous but... The other kind is delicious in pies, or here in Norway a specialty is rhubarb soup(sweet) to have together with fried mackerel.

 

[Heather]

Gorgeous trillium. We had some of those at the botanic garden I used to work at. I miss that time of year back in Massachusetts.