Saturday Update #5

No new orchid blooms yet but several have faded so now total orchids in bloom down to 7 plants. Still, interesting flowers are to come very soon! Here are a bunch of plant pictures from the last week. I'll have pictures of actual orchids next week.

A trumpet gentian Gentiana acaulis. I planted this guy last fall and it has put up one gorgeous blue flower. That blue color is so mouthwatering.

These flowers close up at night and open in the sun, an adaptation to the cold mountains where they grow on. Supposedly the species is very adaptable and can tolerate heat along with drought so fingers crossed for summer survival here.

The peak of spring blooms in Elizabeth Gamble Garden

Slightly different vantage point.

More mouthwatering blue flowers. Delphiniums are so pretty.

I was unaware that double wisterias existed. Or double any-type-of-legume.

The whole vine was quite a spectacle

Pretty iris.

Spanish bluebells. These bulbs naturalize well in the Bay Area and have lovely blue flowers for 2-3 weeks each year.

Bluebells naturalized on the side.