Heuchera Seedlings

I do like heucheras (as evidenced by this post) and realized last year, I think it was, that they seed around. I found little seedlings on one side of my house where there are just a couple of older heucheras and so the seedlings weren't anything particularly special. It was just kinda fun to find them.

Okay, now I'm beginning to think this isn't uncommon, as I have just today found a number of seedlings in the bed where most of the heucheras reside (there are a few others here and there). I was popping out dandelions and did a double take. As I looked around, I found more and more. I suppose it isn't all that shocking as when I think about it, I have a sedum that seeds around. It's just...still...surprising to me. Although, I do like surprises, usually.

Okay, here's my favorite of these new ones:


Note the green edges. That's pretty neat. Here it is closer:


Here's some others, none made me go wow or anything, but they're kinda cute...






(haha...dandelion leaves at the top of the picture, above...guess I didn't get to that one...yet)



The last two are from last year, I think, and are a little bigger, more mature than the others. I also have a seedling from Midnight Rose, which has some of the same speckling, just not quite as as much as its mom. A lot of seedlings are like that and why one often has to grow many many to find one that's really special (ahem, could I possibly be talking about daylily seedlings?).

Spring....nondaffodil...

Bright spring foliage on Heucheras...








(Caramel, I must have cut the tag out/off)


(Obsidian, the very darkest one I have)


Midnight Rose, above, has wonderful speckled foliage.



The one above has wonderful red rimmed leaves in fall.

All of these heucheras have proved hardy here. I'm still up to add a few more, but, so far, the nurseries have been disappointing. Guess they must have gotten Dr. Armitage's message :(
Hopefully, I'll find a couple new ones in the next month or so...

Trilliums (the first to bloom):


Peonies are up...


Brunnera Hadspen's Cream has really increased this year...I'm so pleased with it


that I've added another, Brunnera Variegata...this one has whiter edges vs the cream of the one above...


In my view of doing what works (vs what I may want...), I am giving up on the bulbs and thymes under the saucer magnolia...and just letting the brunneras have the area.

The first epimedium to bloom....I'm pleased to report that all are returning this year. It's encouraging enough that I may add a few more of these as well...


A single bloom of Ipheion Rolf Fiedler...


Mohawk Viburnum.....Korean Spice is also blooming and the perfume this year is finally what I had hoped for (you can smell in walking by on the road...hehe)...


This camellia shows such promise....it was down to this one branch...and look now...


The lungworts are going....this is probably Mrs. Moon...



Bridal Wreath Spirea....


One of those tiny bulbs that reminds you to plant many more....Scilla


Finally, an update....the spirea did turn yellow just as was predicted by an informed commenter (thanks!)...


Now...I just have to decide if it should stay with those tulips! I didn't anticipate their blooming with the yellow leaves. Yikes!

More to come....more daffodils, oh yes!

Stochastic Items

A rainy day and time, I think, to do some catching up. Here are two daffodils in bloom together...at first glance, similar, but upon closer examination...not really:

This is Trevithian...look at the cup (above)



This is Sweetness...notice it is more of a trumpet (above). You can click on these and see the difference better.

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Did my first planting of the year on Wednesday. Here are the three Heucheras that I planted (more on them in the Merrifield post):





**** WARNING: Not for the squeamish!*****

Look what the air conditioner repairman was greeted with at my front door:


Lying on the doormat, courtesy of warrior cats, no doubt, was this baby snake. Yikes! I do not like snakes...and, unfortunately, where there's one....there must be more. Double Yikes!

(I'm thinking after doing a bit of internet research that it might be a northern brownsnake...if so, it's considered harmless (good)....I will try...to...remember...that if I should come across any of its siblings...may they stay out of sight and out of mind!)

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How do you like my new word Stochastic?? Courtesy of DD, Dictionary.com defines it as:

of or pertaining to a process involving a randomly determined sequence of observations each of which is considered as a sample of one element from a probability distribution.

and from American Heritage Dictionary:

1. Of, relating to, or characterized by conjecture; conjectural

Well, okay, a tiny bit of a stretch...but I like it for a change from random...conjecture is good, too.