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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on May 28, 2025, 8:40 pm I almost missed this one, but the variegated SOLOMON'S SEAL, Polygonatum odoratum variegatum, is blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/8kC5HV2t18MVpSvF7 A few veggie seedlings I am starting indoors. They will very soon begin hardening off, outside... These are CALALOO, or Jamaican spinach: https://photos.app.goo.gl/C2DUi7gebEtYLG9u6 These are a few cups of WATERCRESS, Nasturtium officinale. They love water, and love sitting on a saucer of water, all of the time...even after being transplanted to larger pots. These plants are closely related to a favorite annual flowering plant, and have peppery-flavored leaves for salads: https://photos.app.goo.gl/3hiTXmW6i2bmdh6s6 Recently, Fred posted a pic of a Jacaranda tree, in bloom. Well, here is a closeup of a real Jacaranda seedling. It will likely stay potted. For anyone who has never seen this plant, this is how the foliage looks. Young plants even has resemblance to young tree ferns: https://photos.app.goo.gl/swAtbeJnCDT59hjGA SWEET WOODRUFF, Galium odoratum, another understory woodland plant, is blooming: https://photos.app.goo.gl/DRCjEkppHUMEpTcg9 The MILKWORT, Polygala chamabuxus, a dwarf EVERGREEN shrub, is blooming: https://photos.app.goo.gl/W6ojsKVXbufKk8c37 The RED BUCKEYE, Aesculus pavia, a southern favorite, like the Ohio Buckeye, is hardy here, and blooming! https://photos.app.goo.gl/YDos3AV9LEp7nbe36 The BASKET of GOLD, Aurinia saxatilis, is blooming: https://photos.app.goo.gl/YDos3AV9LEp7nbe36 Ever hear of a plant called Dwarf BURNING BUSH, Euonynus alata compacta? It is known for its fiery red fall foliage. Well, it blooms, too! The flowers, if pollinated, will produce red fall berries: https://photos.app.goo.gl/NQ9A9E1MzgwHPaJQ7 Recently, I posted apic of a new Father David SOPHORA, Sophora davidia, I got from Forestfarm Nursery. Well, it has burst into bloom, with lots of blue and white flowers... https://photos.app.goo.gl/VgwPhVKRQ7DwjXJr9 It's T R E E P E O N Y bloom time! This is a candy cane-colored Japanese cultivar, named, 'Shiminishiki'. It has large blooms that would cover your face... https://photos.app.goo.gl/ehUvykkY2afVW3f16 https://photos.app.goo.gl/eBUJLuMSZ28aaPdD7

Basket of Gold pic Posted by Alvin, z6 on May 28, 2025, 8:43 pm, in reply to "In My Garden Today" https://photos.app.goo.gl/jSW6kn6oLopZ6kdQ7

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Mark z7 Sharptown, MD on May 29, 2025, 4:25 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Very colorful in Detroit, love it!

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on May 29, 2025, 7:42 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, the variegated Solomon’s Seal is nice. The candy cane Prony is a riot, beautiful! The dwarf burning bush is nice and rare as well. The basket of gold reminds me of a buckeye. , or is it your red buckeye, lol. I planted red buckeye at my old place 30 years ago. I bet they are big and beautiful now? The little milkwort bloom color is nice. Alvin, why not bonsai the little jacaranda? I would love to bonsai one. It would make a beautiful bonsai. Sad omrr ed jerked chicken with a salad of Calaloo and some Bob Marley on the jukebox would take you to Jamaica for sure, lol.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on May 29, 2025, 11:30 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Mark.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on May 29, 2025, 11:39 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. Yeah, My cut and pasted link of the Buckeye, got doubled. I posted the real pic of the Basket of Gold, underneath my original post. Unlike the Ohio Buckeye, and other Buckeyes, that can get to medium tree size, Red Buckeyes are smaller, and kinda like a dwarf. The Milkwort is a slow-growing little evergreen shrub. I planted it a couple years ago, but this is the first time it has bloomed in my garden. I'm pretty sure the Jacaranda will stay dwarfed in a pot. Yeah, jerk chicken with a side of calaloo, with onions, is a delicacy, in Jamaica, along with Bob Marley, and his sons, LOL.

Re: Basket of Gold pic Posted by Fred SC on May 30, 2025, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Basket of Gold pic" Beautiful yellow!

Re: Basket of Gold pic Posted by Alvin, z6 on May 30, 2025, 3:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Basket of Gold pic" Thanks, Fred. I have had this plant, already, for several years. Although hardy, I don't know if it is one of the longer-lived perennials. Peonies , for instance, are said to live up to a hundred years or more, if happy.

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