Blooming Friday: February, week 1 – more new blooms

February 5, 2010 | easygardener

A few more flowers have appeared this Blooming Friday.

First, two very fragrant shrubs that I would always have in my garden.

Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'

Sarcococca confusa

Then there is my very first Crocus….

Crocus chrysanthus 'E A Bowles'

…. and Primula for this year.

Primula

And last of all one of my winter bedding Violas. It looks like one of those ragged Butterflies that emerge in Spring after a long hibernation!

Viola

Thanks to Katarina at Roses and Stuff for hosting Blooming Friday.

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16 comments

Gravatar 1 Sweet Bay { 02.05.10 at 4:38 am }

Daphne and Sweetbox are my two most wanted for the winter garden. I am envious! :)

Gravatar 2 Andrea { 02.05.10 at 6:08 am }

Hi i am new here, came in via BF of Katarina. Lovely photos. That first one looks like having spiral stem as in the Costus sp or spiral ginger. I am from the tropics and not accustomed with the temperate plants like yours, but Viola is my favorite. I’ve only seen them in Sweden and Turkey. I pity it in your garden, never mind the food chain was met. For the more summer colors unlike your winters please visit my site.

Gravatar 3 Judith { 02.05.10 at 7:39 am }

I bet your pleased to see some new life sprouting from your garden now. I think you must be sick off all the horrid weather you have been having. Lovely to see your photo’s

Gravatar 4 Lillebeth { 02.05.10 at 8:29 am }

So you have spring! I really envy you. Here is the worst winter in decades. Your pictures give me some hope back. Have a nice week end!

Gravatar 5 andré { 02.05.10 at 10:17 am }

So spring still exists? I was just wondering… Nice pictures.

Gravatar 6 kanak7 { 02.05.10 at 10:44 am }

Very pretty blooms and unlike the ones we see here. I’m only familiar with the viola. I bought a primula last year and had to keep looking for shady areas. That yellow of the crocus is heart-warming.

Gravatar 7 The Curious Cat { 02.05.10 at 11:11 am }

ah, it is so nice to see these appearing – makes you feel hopeful and know that better, warmer times are on their way! They should call these ‘hopeful flowers’…xxx

Gravatar 8 Luna { 02.05.10 at 11:39 am }

We`ve got many snow in the garden, not flowers today…;((
You’res beautiful, is the begin.

Nice Blooming Friday….Luna

Gravatar 9 AnneTanne { 02.05.10 at 7:30 pm }

Although my yellow crocusses are an earlier blooming species than your C. crysanthus, they show less color yet. My primula’s are always rather late too…

Gravatar 10 Monica { 02.05.10 at 7:33 pm }

Spring already! Here we still had to wait several mounths …You give us some hope whit your beautiful pictures :)
Tjingeling
Monica

Gravatar 11 Katarina (Roses and stuff) { 02.05.10 at 8:40 pm }

Primulas and crocuses already – how i envy you!
Happy Blooming Friday!

Gravatar 12 noel { 02.05.10 at 9:08 pm }

aloha,

what pretty blooms you have today i can just smell that daphne bloom, all the colors are amazing…have a great friday and weekend!

Gravatar 13 VP { 02.06.10 at 1:29 pm }

I wish I could smell the scent of your first two photos!

Are you aware of the Garden Bloggers get together at this year’s Malvern Spring Show? Interested?

Gravatar 14 mia { 02.06.10 at 5:13 pm }

It’s nice to be reminded there is hope. Lovely springflowers you are showing. Crocus in my garden will have to wait for another 2-3 month. Like the rest of us Scandinavians here, we have plenty of snow..

Gravatar 15 Lucy Corrander { 02.07.10 at 11:35 am }

How come you’ve got crocusses in flower when, round here, the few that have come up so far are just half inch stumps? It’s amazing how climate varies round such a small country.

Lucy

Gravatar 16 Autumn Belle { 02.08.10 at 12:46 pm }

I like the viola. I thinks it looks like a butterfly. Or maybe a beautiful lady in masquerade?

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