A Closer Look at Winter Damage
But first, take a look at this gorgeous rainbow that we had on Friday! The five-day stretch of warm temperatures last week really jump-started the garden. Now that plants are putting out new growth, it is easier to see what kind of damage the winter left. Back in mid-January, we experienced five straight days of below-freezing temperatures. This caused much damage in Portland and areas where frigid winds were a factor. Here, we were fortunate to not get the wind and the cold temperatures were dampened by a blanket of snow. That said, it was a tough time for the garden and there are noticeable casualties but no outright deaths that I have seen. The bottlebrush ( Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red') did not like the cold at all. It was planted six years ago, in the north-facing garden no less, and I've not experienced die-back on it until now. A local expert said to cut it all the way back so that is what I did. If it doesn't make it, I won't be too distraught. It is
Let me add Pink Ladies to your list! I too have that book and like it very much! Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteAnother new one!
ReplyDeleteYour photos do justice to the beauty of those flowers.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that here Naked Ladies/Pink Ladies are the names for Amaryllis belladonna, and the bloom stems are just shooting up now as well.
Lilies might be my favorite flower and these beauties remind me again why.
ReplyDeleteI have that book and love it. I actually just gave a gardening friend an extra copy as a thank you for all the passalongs they shared with me. I absolutely love these pictures. Adding this one to my wish list!
ReplyDeleteA neighbor in Illinois used to call them "August Lilies", Phillip.But Surprise Lily was how I first met them.
ReplyDeleteI grow the red lycoris AKA "Hurricane Lily" here in Austin but admire your pink Surprise Lilies very much.
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Hi Phillip, I've planted quite a few of these and never had any luck. Maybe the warm soil is the reason. Love them anyway.
ReplyDeleteGood question. I always refer to them as Naked Ladies. They are such fun to have in the garden. Especially when they are in an area you don't pay so much attention to...there they become a pleasant surprise every year.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos of this old southern passalong plant. Such a nice surprise when they magically appear!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing you on Monday at Limestone Master Gardeners meeting.
One of my favorite summer bloomers!
ReplyDeleteSeeing so many posts about these makes me want to remember to order them at bulb time (soon!)
ReplyDeleteThe soft pink and blue coloring of these so delicate and beautiful. I just love how they all pop up at the same time all over town.
ReplyDeleteThere was one of these in the yard when I bought the house back in 1985. I transplanted it and it never came back. To my surprise, I just discovered it blooming 3 days ago!
ReplyDeleteCrazy! After all these years!
Oh I have mine in a sunny spot. I will move them to the edge of the woods where I want more plantings anyway.
ReplyDeleteHi Phillip. Good seeing you today at the Athens Limestone MG meeting. Enjoyed your slide presentation as we discussed here's the link to my blog post on the pesky No See Um insect that is so annoying:
ReplyDeletehttp://sanda-halcyondays.blogspot.com/2013/07/no-see-ums-but-you-sure-can-feel-um.html?m=1
Why did I know from the name of the post what you were talking about? Also heard them called Jesus lilies.
ReplyDeleteI have some of the red if you want some. Mary