Thursday, January 15, 2009

Bloom Day - January 15th - 2009

Bloom Day in January. Well, I do live in Central Texas, so I should be able to find something blooming....


Aha - The Abutilon hiding in the entryway is blooming and with a bonus Gulf fritillary butterfly:



Also in the entryway the Meyer Lemon has some fabulously perfumed blossoms. You can see the Christmas lights I leave turned on the tree while covering it with a frost cover to keep just a little heat on it when it gets really cold:



And searching the garden some more, I come across one lone salvia blossom:



And on the other side of the yard...well, would you look at that! The Texas Scarlet Quince is beginning to bloom:





And back in the sheltered south-east corner of the house we have Texas Betony:



And finally some Lavendar:



That's it folks! Happy January Garden Blogger's Bloom day!
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    I always think it is such a treat to photograph a butterfly on a bloom. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. LoriJanuary 15, 2009 at 5:40 PM

    Oh, that's a lovely abutilon, and the butterfly is quite a nice addition! Where did you get yours?

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  3. IrisJanuary 15, 2009 at 8:10 PM

    How do I not know about this pretty Abutilon that so many Austin gardeners seem to have? Is it fairly drought-tolerant?

    Your lavender--yay! (Mine hasn't bloomed in ages.)

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  4. Annie in AustinJanuary 16, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    Your entryway sounds like a small conservatory, Lee17- and all our Meyer's Lemons are wearing mini-lights this year!

    I'd confess to abutilon envy but the form of the flowers makes me hesitate ;-]

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  5. Carol MichelJanuary 17, 2009 at 6:08 PM

    I definitely want to get some abutilon to keep as a house plant. And impressed that you have bloom outdoors, too

    Thanks for joining in for bloom day!

    Carol, May Dreams Gardens

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  6. Lee17January 25, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    Hilery,

    You are quite welcome! They are always so pretty.

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  7. Lee17January 25, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    Lori,

    Thanks! I got my Abutilon at The Natural Gardener - they had a ton of them!

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  8. Lee17January 25, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    Iris,

    The Abutilon likes average water and part-shade. It also prefers a more acidic type soil so mine is in a pot ;)

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  9. Lee17January 25, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Annie,

    It is sorta like a small conservatory! It stays so warm that it is like zone 10-11 in there! I have a friend who calls it 'The Terrarium' ;)

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  10. Lee17January 25, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    Carol,

    You are quite welcome! I love garden-bloggers bloom day ;)

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