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Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on May 19, 2026, 10:40 pm
I got my first mosquito bite of the season, today. They usually appear, around Memorial Day. However, this year, despite a cold winter, mosquitoes have been around since, last month (one "followed" me, into the house, but didn't sting me...could've been a male, because they don't sting, and have no desire or need for blood, that the females do). Entomologists think the reason for their early arrival is due to some unseasonably mild temps, last month...
I have a late-blooming Camellia japonica. I got this Camellia, in December of 2025, from Logee's, in a 4 inch pot. It had a few flower buds on it, upon receipt, but they eventually fell off. However, several new flower buds developed, and they hung on. Now that the plant is in the yard, they are opening. The cultivar is 'Margaret Davis'. The blooms are white with red on the petal edges:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nxbcz7aPSVuvUakRA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/upJttv6FZsaVfWPQ8
TRILLIUMS are blooming!
This one is yellow, or Trillium luteum:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q9YCNe2mEcTyUgTn9
This variety is purple, or Trillium recurvatum:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ri7qHTQ1YNrfFt7LA
The RED BUCKEYE, Aesculus pavia, is blooming:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6Zisvfmavy5KQ8eA6
Light yellow RHODODENDRON 'My Jane' is blooming. I got this plant several years ago, from RareFind Nursery:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fuoS7BztqR732urM7
A few LATE TULIPS...
A Virdiflora type, that has green variegation on the petals:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/9N9CGLDbZvQV7Rom9
Some LATE SINGLES:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ihrhL1Ly7CT1exR88
Mark, the TREE PEONIES are blooming here now, at 42 degrees N latitude. Here is a purple one. It was purchased locally, years ago, with no cultivar name provided:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3wzGMigE7BZXU6Qw6
This one is cultivar, 'Shimanishiki'. This variety has "peppermint candy" color. However, it often produces solid red flowers on the same plant, as shown, below:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nuZySE3rJvgjVRGG9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fsfs5Tjd4BtdsiYk8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8foHDzSnB4pb22XD6
Another MAGNOLIA type is blooming in my yard. This cultivar has yellow blooms, and is known as, 'Sunspire'...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dakPBbCfM7ovnY7P6
The PALABIN Lilac is now chiming in. Here it is blooming together with the Japanese Marigold Bush. This lilac's blooms, although more fragrant, reminds me of the blue California Lilac (Ceanothus)...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tixdFM9tZnHkWJoP9
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