As the bloom cycle continues at the gardens, the beginnings of Allium flowers – also known as Ornamental Onion unfolds. The first to make their appearance later spring are fast-growing, tall Ornamental Onions. These tend to have longer green stems and thinner leaves. The other prevalent variety are shorter and lower to the ground with […]
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In the early spring tulip bloom at the xeriscape gardens there are more non-hybridized wild tulips Red Riding Hood tulips and big red Species tulips take the stage. These low-growing natives are kind of mind-blowing when you first see them. It starts with the first signs of the green and purple striped foliage of Red
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Not to be left out of the early spring bloom party are the array of Wildflower, Botanical and Species Tulips. Unlike many of the early spring bloomers like Dwarf Iris, Pasque Flowers and Grape Hyacinths – which are in shades of purples, their colors are as diverse as their varieties. They may be miniature in
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Fritillaria Michailovskyi, commonly called Fritillary or Michael’s flower can get overlooked in the xeric gardens. They tend to favor a very specific patch with quite a bit of mulch. Little by little they have been expanding and look happy in their designated spot in the xeric garden. However, if you don’t know where and what
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Not to be left out of the early spring bloom cycle are the dainty Grape Hyacinths. With their upright little spires, they dot the xeric gardens in shades of pale blueish-lavender to darker purples. Like the Dwarf Iris, they may be small – but are fearless to the unpredictable spring elements! While the xeric gardens
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Recent travels to Arizona have me a bit behind on my early spring flowers blog posts. So picking up where I left off with the early risers Dwarf Iris and Crocus, onward with Pasque flowers! Pasque Flowers are one of the first perennial flowers to bloom in spring. The flowers actually appear before the leaves
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