Jun 12, 2009

Papaver orientale


Papaver orientale, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

I'm going to spend some time with my flowers now. More photos later :)

My roses 6: Rosa pimpinellifolia 'Plena'


Finland's white rose, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Finnish midsummer rose. My Granny planted this about 50 years ago and it's just getting lovlier every year :)

On the road...


On the road..., originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Oh snail, where are you going? You are not going to eat my coleus' leaves, are you?

My roses 5: Rosa Pimpinellifolia 'Poppius'

Makes such a lovely couple with 'Linnanmäki'.

My roses 4: Rosa Pimpinellifolia 'Linnanmäki'

One of my loveliest roses. It has been found near the Linnanmäki amusement park in Helsinki. I've bought mine, though. It's two years old in the photo. Sadly it didn't like the wet weather much, so I didn't get a decent photo of it's flowers last summer...

My flowers 39: Iris sibirica


Iris sibirica, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

My flowers 38: Geranium phaeum


Geranium phaeum, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Has got tiny, dark flowers and spreads fast.

Midsummer...


Weeds?, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Probably the worst of my weeds has got many names: bishop's weed, ground-elder, snow-in-the-mountain.




Midsummer birch whisk, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.



These are not weeds at all. It's a lovely midsummer sauna birch whisk :)

My flowers 37: Primula denticulata


Primula denticulata, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Such a marvellous primrose...




Primula denticulata, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

My flowers 36: Primula vulgaris


Primroses, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

From T&M seeds. So beautiful!

My flowers 35: Primula


Primula, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Bought this lovely primrose from the flea market. I'm not sure if it is Primula Polyantha or Primula vulgaris...




Primula, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Bulbs: Tulipa x greigii "Red Riding Hood"

The foliage of these tulips is just stunning.






"But, grandmother, what big eyes you have," said Red Riding Hood.

Bulbs: Fritillaria meleagris


Fritillaria meleagris, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

I've got only two of them...

Bulbs: Narcissus


Morning sun, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

The old daffodils bath in morning sun.

My flowers 34: Hosta


Hosta flowers, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

I've got some different kind of hostas. Most of them I have bought from the local flea market and some of them I have swapped. Therefore I don't know most of the variety names. Here's one of them with a marvellous fresh green foliage, but the flowers aren't so dull looking either. I'll post a photo of the foliage later on.

My flowers 33: Hemerocallis fulva


Hemerocallis fulva, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Orange daylilies in August sunshine...




Hemerocallis fulva, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Jun 11, 2009

Is it as sharp as it looks like?

Yep, Miss Willmott's Ghost is even sharper than you thought. Ouch!

My flowers 32: Phlox paniculata


Phlox paniculata , originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

They are at least 35 year old :)

My flowers 31:Papaver oriental 'Coral Reef'


Poppy opens, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Poppy opens... or not. I bought the seeds couple of years ago from Thompson&Morgan. They were large enough to open last summer, but the constant rain rottened them before they opened. Maybe this year I'll be lucky enough to see the coral reef :)

Annuals: Lathyrus odoratus


Lathyrus odoratus, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

Sweet peas...

My flowers 30: Aquilegia vulgaris ´Woodside Strain´

Bought the seeds from Jelitto. Only one of them germinated, but the result was spectacular. Look at the foliage below! Sadly I haven't seen it anywhere this year...

My flowers 29: Campanula latifolia


Campanula latifolia, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

These giant bellflowers and aquilegias are growing under the rose bushes.

My flowers 28: Aquilegia hybrida 'Pink Bonnets'


aquilegia, originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

My flowers 27: Lychnis chalcedonica 'carnea'

Bought seeds from Jelitto, Germany about four years ago. It was bit of a disappointment at first, because the colour was bit lame... but I have started to like it.

My roses 3: Rosa alba 'Maidens Blush'


Rosa alba 'Maidens Blush', originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.

I wrote earlier a bit about this marvellous fragrant rose.




Rosa alba 'Maidens Blush', originally uploaded by Taiga the Fox.