Some plants seem a little behind this year while others are a couple of weeks ahead of their typical bloom date. By midsummer, much of my garden is green but there are a few things in bloom like Astilbe taquetii 'Superba' with Hemerocallis 'Lady Inora'.
I am an obsessive Thalictrum lover and added two more of the tall summer bloomers this year.
Thalictrum rochebruneanum 'Lavdender Mist' (above and the two photos below) with Vernonicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'.
T. 'Lavender Mist' has the largest flowers of all the ones I'm growing which makes them visible at a bit of a distance.
Astrantia 'Star of Fire' and a flowering wand of an unknown Heuchera.
Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket' with the end of the orange-flowered Lilium canadense.
My Lilium leichtlini keep disappearing on me. I'm down to one plant from the 10 I planted in 2014.
I'd be crazy about Thalictrum too if I had even a chance of growing it. (I did try to once in my former gentler shady garden.) Ditto Astrantia, which I tried and failed to grow in both my last garden and my current one. Happy Bloom Day, Linda!
Posted by: Kris P | Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 09:00 PM
I'm noticing the same timing situations you mention; for most of my plants, they seem to be peaking/blooming earlier than usual; probably because of the early hot start to the summer. We were in Door County last week, though, and it was downright cold. We had fun anyway, though.
Posted by: [email protected] | Friday, July 16, 2021 at 03:33 PM
I love seeing your Thalictrum. I always think I want it in my garden then forget to plant it. I love the airy look of the plants and the blooms.
My tall recurved lilies all disappear and at a higher rate than yours. I often wonder why. I love them so.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Sunday, July 18, 2021 at 06:35 AM