Six on Saturday – Just Wait

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Another balmy week, with mixed fortunes. Things are moving on; every day a little longer even if not a little brighter. Seeds have been sown, pots watched, germinations welcomed with joy. The garden is sodden but the greenhouse is an oasis. Still, the threat of cold lingers. That is about it. Our Six on Saturday host is Jim at Garden Ruminations, pop over to his site – just a minute, not yet! Wait until you’ve read mine. I’ll remind you again at the end, just in case you forget. Let’s proceed with sixing on Saturday …..

First we have the anemone that has been trying to flower for a few weeks. I don’t think this photo would appear in any advertising campaign. Battered and bruised but ten out of ten for effort.

The Pyrus ‘Chanticleer’ blossom buds are swelling expectantly. It won’t be too long before the local pollinators are enjoying their bounty.

As Shania sang “you’re still the one I run to”, my favourite daff, Tête-à-tête, is just beginning to flower.

I have left most of the seed heads in situ, for the wildlife to enjoy, harvesting only those I needed for myself. This dahlia is now attention seeking, having been ignored by both the gatherer and the birds, it has decided to do it for itself. Vivipary, the name for this phenomenon, is a rather wonderful word, don’t you think?

I do love a hyacinth and I do love blue. I doubly love this.

Finally Ipheion uniflorum ‘Wisley Blue’, which is looking rather pale and interesting at the moment. I don’t remember it flowering last year and it is looking rather jammed into its pot. The question is “is it flowering because it is happy, or is it flowering because it is sad?”. And “if I repot/divide up will it flower next year?”. Fraught with uncertainty.

All done, the end of another six, you are dismissed. Now pop over to Jim’s and see what the gang are up to.

36 thoughts on “Six on Saturday – Just Wait”

  5. I have ‘Wisley Blue’ too, but it’s not as prolific as the common white version. They do produce lots of leaves so don’t worry, you will have flowers soon. I keep mine in pots, leave them alone and they seem happy enough to keep coming back though I did transfer some from an older pot into the Cornish hedge. Must go and see if they are appearing yet.

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  7. Your poor anemone! At least it tried. It will be lovely to see the spring blossom on the trees – such a glorious sight. I’ve learned a new word now and become aware of a new process – oh, the wonderful world of plants!

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  8. Vivipary: just had to look for examples of that. Thanks for opening my eyes or mind to that phenomenon. I had once seeds germinate on the old heads of Eryngiums that I had similarly left, and planted the whole head as one. Nature is so interesting.

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