The farm is turning more and more towards yellow and orange. As the days heat up so does Nature's color palette and all the golden yellows, oranges and reds start blooming. The oranges asclepias and calendula are perfectly orange. We also have some amazing yellow/orange/bronze snaps and tequila sunset orange snaps.
Tequila sunrise snaps, Raspberry snaps, Cherry snaps
Orange Asclepias
Calendula is very light sensitive, open and brilliant in daylight and then closing up at night as the sun sets. These were cut as the sun was rising and so are still closed. As they gather sunlight they will burst fully open.
We also have Black-eyed Susans and Chocolate Susans, which are double and triple petaled flowers in chocolate to bronze shades.
Tequila sunrise snaps, Raspberry snaps, Cherry snaps
Orange Asclepias
Calendula is very light sensitive, open and brilliant in daylight and then closing up at night as the sun sets. These were cut as the sun was rising and so are still closed. As they gather sunlight they will burst fully open.
We also have Black-eyed Susans and Chocolate Susans, which are double and triple petaled flowers in chocolate to bronze shades.
The heliopsis have also started blooming and are fantastic this year. Large "marigold" yellow blooms on long strong stems complemented by lush deep green foliage. Good flower.
Salmon ClarkiaThe clarkia also started blooming this week. If you are not familiar with this little cutie do not miss it. Clarkia comes in mixed bunches (the seed is only sold in mixed colors and it is too hard to cut in separate colors) of this salmon color, white and fucshia. Each blooming stem is a rosy pink with multiple blooms. I call it the Bindweed orchid--they are delicate but long lasting.
Fucshia Clarkia
We still have pink and white Asclepias, a cousin to the orange asclepias, this variety is taller and fragrant.
BupleurumRalph has just started to harvest the first bupleurum, it looks fantastic, lush and bushy.
Cleome
This beautiful flower is making a Bindweed come-back. We grew this many years ago and I convinced RT to try it again. Aren't you glad! It is so unique--but beware it is thorny.
This beautiful flower is making a Bindweed come-back. We grew this many years ago and I convinced RT to try it again. Aren't you glad! It is so unique--but beware it is thorny.
We still have some fabulous blues:
DelphiniumThe Delphinium are singing their swan song and we will take our last cut of these beauties this week.
Indigo SpiresThis is another flower I requested. I have always loved these beautiful deep indigo spikes in landscaping and thought they would add a color not easy to get in design work. The spires and sage green leaves are velvety soft.
Another blue beauty, phlox, so fragrant and strikingly blue!
Scabiosa in periwinkle and white.
The second crop of cat mint.
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