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| Fuchsia 'June Bride' |
This is December 22nd and we have not had a freeze yet! Unbelievable! I've not heard the weather people say whether or not this is a record, but surely it is.
The hummingbirds are loving this. We keep our feeders filled, but I know they enjoy the additional flowers. We have a clump of three Salvia 'Amistad' outside the bathroom window and every time I look out the window, I see one buzzing them.
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| Salvia 'Amistad' |
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| Salvia 'Hot Lips' |
They also love the fuchsias, and many are blooming at the moment. Last week, we got the exciting news (not!) that we need a new roof. When the inspector came out, he kept commenting on the big 'Lady Boothby' that is covered with blooms next to the front window. He kept saying he didn't realize flowers bloomed in December...
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Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'
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Fuchsia 'Trailing Lena'
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The Mexican Orange (Choisya 'Sundance') is especially pretty this year -
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| Choisya 'Sundance' (Mexican Orange) |
Camellias do well here in the Pacific Northwest, but the winter-blooming varieties are so often damaged, if not by cold weather, then by the rains that reduce them to a sodden mess. Sometimes, there is a reprieve. The cascading camellia 'Marge Miller' has been a blooming machine this year. More blooms than ever...
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| Camellia 'Marge Miller' |
Fatsia 'Spider's Web' has been blooming for months -
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| Fatsia 'Spider's Web' |
Annuals that continue to bloom -
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| Cuphea 'Vermillionaire' |
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| Dragonwing Begonia blooming with the Christmas tree in the background |
I only found one rose blooming - 'Essex' -
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| Rose 'Essex' |
A sprinkling of blooms on the Anise -
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| Illicium 'Woodland Red' (Anise) |
No blooms but winter interest -
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| Cotoneaster 'Mooncreeper' |
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| Heather 'Firefly' |
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| Snowberry (Symphoricarpos alba) |
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| Vinca minor 'Illumination' |
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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