{Heirloom 1916 Thalia Orchid Narcissus & Ipheion Star Flower in Our Garden}

When the pure white Thalia Orchid Narcissus bloom, with the Ipheion Star Flowers, it is quite a show! Both bulbs are perfect for naturalizing and the Thalia Orchid Narcissus is deer resistent too! It is a late midseason 1916 heirloom and highly fragrant! Available at McLure & Zimmerman, but only in the fall of course!

One of the loveliest of all daffodils. Two or more graceful white flowers adorn each stem. The petals reflex slightly backward "like the wings of an angel." Fragrant. Heirloom 1916.

            

Herer you see both, the Thalia Orchid Narcissus and the Ipheion Star Flowers. Available as A Constellation of Blue Stars. They are close to our gazebo, which is visible in the back.

Each year there are more and more, they even appear in our lawn, outside the bulb garden. They make a very pretty ground cover as seen below. The wooden walkway is also visible for making the Garden Tour from Book an Event. In the back you also see the pond.

The little shrub with the golden leaves is a Euonymus japonicus 'Ovatus Aureus' that is grown by Pieter, from the motherplant which you can see in the previous blog: {Our Euonymus japonicus 'Ovatus Aureus' (Golden Euonymus) } ←(click it) and in the back you see our {Camellia Sinensis Tea Plant}  ←(click it) from a previous blog too.

Have a great Sunday - till next time!

{Do you have a Prunus triloba double almond?}

• Does anyone of you have such a lovely almond tree with double flowers? They look like they came off an advertisement for some French milled soap...  It is pure bliss to watch this little shrub perform with such vigor each spring. At Durio Nursery in Louisiana you were able to find them under their availability button (top left) and you will see Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea’ (pink flowering almond) when you scroll down. They're our favorite nursery where we got numerous shrubs, vines and trees over the years. I'd like to hear from you if you have one like this, just drop me a note.

• From our bay window we can view this, starting with breakfast each morning. This photo was taken on March 15 when it was in full bloom.

{OUR NARCISSUS ACTAEA A POETICUS VARIETY ~ Heirloom 1927}

On February 27, I did show you our Narcissus Cragford in my blog: {SPRING 2011 IS GRADUATING}. Now I want to introduce to you our Narcissus Actaea, a Poeticus variety. Pieter took these two photos on March 14. Each day something else is blooming on our estate. It is big, and you have to walk the entire property to find the new wonders. White Flower Farm does sell this gem!

Look at the very special stamens inside its tiny cup!

Heirloom 1927 late midseason.