Sharing My Michigan Garden

[SlipperFan]

Milkweed patch & 3 colors of flowers.

Ligularia

Crocosmia

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Beautiful photos of your garden Dot! Show us more! Please, of course.

I grow Crocosmia in containers; I start them indoors in April. They're still probably three weeks to a month before blooming. I love them. And I haven't even seen the flower stalks on my ligularia yet; they're still leafing out!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Wow! Now that's a sight I never thought I'd see - crocosmia in Michigan!

 

[parvi_17]

Those photos could be in magazines!

 

[Lanmark]

It's all so very nice, Dot. I used to grow Crocosmias in containers on my roof at the other house. Yours are awesome! Your Milkweed patch is out of this world, and the color of those Ligularia flowers is to die for! :drool: Such beautiful photography too!

 

[NYEric]

Cool, the photo of the red one looks like something out of Avatar!

 

[JeanLux]

Great pics Dot!!!! I esp. love Crocosmia!!!! Jean

 

[Clark]

Lucifer's racemes where always a favorite.

Any birdlife monopolizing this clump?

 

[biothanasis]

Amazing colours!!!

 

[Hera]

Your garden rocks!

 

[jewel]

Fantastic! :clap:

 

[SlipperFan]

Any birdlife monopolizing this clump?

Not that I've seen yet. But I have two hummingbird feeders hanging nearby, and the hummers hang around them a lot.

 

[Heather]

Crocosmia!!!

I think that's what I am growing! Is it a bulb? Someone gave me a bunch and I planted them, they are getting ready to bloom but the leaves look a bit different….I will post a photo! Was going to wait until it bloomed to start picking your guys' brains!
Thanks!!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Acidanthera (Gladiolus callianthus) has similar looking foliage to Crocosmia, but has fragrant white flowers with a dark eye. They are also sold as bulbs.

 

[Heather]

Thanks Joanne! Mine definitely have the orange/red bud color of the crocosmia. Your foliage is right on tho - looks just like mine.
I had wondered if I had something that was related to gladiolas - now I know! I like yours too (don't like Glads too much though!)

 

[Rick]

perty!!

My wife is very jealous now.

 

[SlipperFan]

Crocosmia!!!

I think that's what I am growing! Is it a bulb? Someone gave me a bunch and I planted them, they are getting ready to bloom but the leaves look a bit different….I will post a photo! Was going to wait until it bloomed to start picking your guys' brains!
Thanks!!

Yes, they came to me as bulbs. Didn't bloom the first year I planted them (last year), but they are making quite a show this year.

I'll look forward to seeing a photo of your flowers/plants, Heather. I like your glads, Joanne.

 

[SlipperFan]

Some more snippets:

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Beautiful texture in those photos Dot! :clap:

What is the orangey flower in the fourth photo? It's pretty.

 

[SlipperFan]

It's called a blackberry lily because its seeds are round & black -- and they spread like mad!