October Garden Pictures & Bloom Times

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi October 2011

Crocosmia 'Emberglow' October 2011

Mahonia pinnata 'Ken Hartman' October 2011

Pinus kwangtungensis October 2011

 Zauschneria californica October 2011

Below is a short list of plants that began to bloom in my garden in Seattle in October 2011. I recorded the date when the 1st flower opened, not when they were in bud. I think this information is helpful in planning your garden. But I have decided to stop keeping track of this in the future.  It is too difficult for me to be so vigilant.  You can refer to past bloom times posts for 4 years this information. October 2011 was somewhat cooler & very slightly drier than normal.  The average monthly maximum temperature was 58F/14.4C.  The normal average monthly maximum temperature is 59.7F/15.4C.  The highest temperature was 67F/19.4C, the lowest 37F/2.7C.  We had 3.45 inches of rain, 0.03 less than normal.  It rained on 17 days.  There were 20 cloudy days, 10 partly cloudy days & 1 clear day.

10-08-11 Crocus kotschyanus 9-27-10, 10-05-08

10-18-11 Hirpicium armerioides 8-03-10

10-18-11 Mahonia gracilipes 9-14-10

September Garden Pictures & Bloom Times

Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta' & Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' September 2011

Agapanthus africanus September 2011

Calluna vulgaris 'Wickwar Flame' & Hebe x pimeleoides 'Quicksilver' September 2011

Eucomis comosa September 2011

 Hydrangea arborescens September 2011

Below is a list of plants that began to bloom in my garden in Seattle in September 2011. I recorded the date when the 1st flower opened, not when they were in bud. I think this information is helpful in planning your garden. If you have room for more plants that bloom in August, you can choose something new that will bloom with something you have, or you can fill temporal gaps between blooms.  Nurseries in Seattle usually sell plants when they are in bloom. I have included dates from previous years. Weather conditions probably account for most of the difference in bloom times. September 2011 was  warmer & drier than normal.  The average monthly maximum temperature was 73.5F/23C.  The normal average monthly maximum temperature is 70.5F/21.4C.  The highest temperature was 85F/29.4C, the lowest 46F/7.8C.  We had 1.29 inches of rain, 0.21 less than normal.  It rained on 11 days.  There were 11 cloudy days, 10 partly cloudy days & 11 sunny days.

09-02-11 Sedum 'Autumn Joy'

09-03-11 Cyclamen hederifolium 9-10-10, 9-01-08

09-05-11 Eryngium amethystinum 9-03-10

09-26-11 Arbutus unedo 9-28-10, 9-20-08

09-26-11 Asternovae-angliae 'Hella Lacy' 9-28-10, 9-29-08

August Garden Pictures & Bloom Times

Anemone x hybrida August 2011

Calluna vulgaris 'Wickwar Flame' & Hebe x pimeleoides 'Quicksilver' August 2011

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Blue Surprise' & Echinops ritro August 2011

Lilium 'White Henryi' August 2011

 Verbascum bombyciferum August 2011

Below is a list of plants that began to bloom in my garden in Seattle in August 2011. I recorded the date when the 1st flower opened, not when they were in bud. I think this information is helpful in planning your garden. If you have room for more plants that bloom in August, you can choose something new that will bloom with something you have, or you can fill temporal gaps between blooms.  Nurseries in Seattle usually sell plants when they are in bloom. I have included dates from previous years. Weather conditions probably account for most of the difference in bloom times.

August 2011 was  slightly cooler & much drier than normal.  The average monthly maximum temperature was 75.8F/24.3C.  The normal average monthly temperature is 76.3F/24.6C.  The highest temperature was 87F/30.5C, the lowest 52F/11C.  We had 0.13 inches of rain, 0.75 less than normal.  It rained lightly on 4 days.  There were 6 cloudy days, 14 partly cloudy days & 11 sunny days.

08-04-11 Erica terminalis
08-05-11 Callistemon rigidus

08-05-11 Galtonia candicans 8-01-08

08-05-11 Lilium 'Black Beauty' 8-01-10

08-08-11 Hemerocallis 'Double Henrietta'

08-09-11 Echinops ritro

08-10-11 Crocosmia 'Corwin's Brilliant' 8-01-10, 8-08-08

08-10-11 Liatris spicata 8-03-10, 8-11-08

08-13-11 Erica x griffithsii 'Heaven Scent'

08-14-11 Calluna 'Wickwar Flame' 8-06-10, 8-08-08

08-14-11 Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride'

08-17-11 Agapanthus africanus 8-08-08

08-17-11 Eucomis comosa 8-01-10, 8-17-08

08-17-11 Sedum 'Matrona' 8-19-10, 8-17-08

08-17-11 Sedum 'Vera Jameson' 8-19-10, 8-17-08

08-23-11 Hemerocallis 'Frans Hals'

08-28-11 Hemerocallis 'Flash Fire'

08-29-11 Sedum 'Brilliant' 8-22-10

July Garden Pictures & Bloom Times

Acanthus hungaricus July 2011

Hydrangea quercifolia July 2011

Lobelia tupa & Hypericum 'Hidcote' July 2011

 

Prunella vulgaris July 2011

Rosa glauca July 2011

Below is a list of plants that began to bloom in my garden in Seattle in July 2011. I recorded the date when the 1st flower opened, not when they were in bud. I think this information is helpful in planning your garden. If you have room for more plants that bloom in July, you can choose something new that will bloom along with something you already have, or you can fill temporal gaps between blooms.  Nurseries in Seattle usually sell plants when they are in bloom. I have included dates from previous years. Weather conditions probably account for most of the difference in bloom times. July 2011 was  slightly cooler & drier than normal.  The average monthly temperature was 64.2F/17.8C.  The normal average monthly temperature is 65.3F/18.5C.  The highest temperature was 84F/29C, the lowest 49F/9.5C.  We had 0.71 inches of rain, 0.08 less than normal.  It rained on 10 days.  There were 10 cloudy days, 13 partly cloudy days & 8 sunny days.

07-01-11 Aruncus dioicus 6-29-10, 6-16-09, 6-30-08

07-01-11 Lobelia tupa 6-18-10, 6-13-09, 6-22-08

07-02-11 Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'

07-02-11 Hemerocallis 'Hyperion' 6-22-10, 6-12-09, 6-30-08

07-04-11 Callistemon viridiflorus 6-11-10

07-04-11 Gaura lindheimeri 6-27-10, 6-17-09

07-04-11 Sedum reflexum 7-01-10

07-05-11 Lilium pardalinum 6-28-10, 6-21-09, 6-28-08

07-05-11 Scrophularia macrantha

07-05-11 Sedum gypsicola

07-08-11 Hydrangea quercifolia 6-27-10, 6-13-09, 5-25-08

07-08-11 Kniphofia 'Shining Scepter' 6-22-10, 6-23-08

07-08-11 Lilium regale 'Album' 6-26-10, 7-06-08

07-11-11 Clematis viticella 'Kermesina' 7-01-10, 6-24-09, 7-10-08

07-13-11 Callistemon subulatus 7-18-10, 7-06-08

07-13-11 Eryngium variifolium

07-13-11 Hebe recurva 7-01-10

07-15-11 Agapanthus campanulatus 7-09-10, 7-12-08

07-15-11 Anemone x hybrida 7-12-10, 7-12-08

07-15-11 Stachys 'Hidalgo'

07-18-11 Hydrangea arborescens 6-27-10, 6-13-09

07-15-11 Eryngium planum 7-15-10, 7-21-08

07-21-11 Zauschneria californica 7-18-10

07-23-11 Zauschneria latifolia 7-18-10, 7-26-08

07-27-11 Sedum spurium 7-20-10

07-28-11 Lilium 'White Henryi'

07-29-11 Stachys densiflora 'Alba'

07-30-11 Olearia x haastii

07-30-11 Sedum middendorfianum 7-25-10

07-30-11 Sedum selskianum 7-28-10

June Garden Pictures & Bloom Times

 Digitalis purpurea June 2011

Nectaroscordum siculum June 2011

 Oenothera versicolor June 2011

Penstemon serrulatus June 2011

 Thymus doerfleri 'Doone Valley'

Below is a list of plants that began to bloom in my garden in Seattle in June 2010. I recorded the date when the 1st flower opened, not when they were in bud. I think this information is helpful in planning your garden. If you have room for more plants that bloom in June, you can choose something new that will bloom along with something you already have, or you can fill temporal gaps between blooms.  Nurseries in Seattle usually sell plants when they are in bloom. I have included dates from previous years. Weather conditions probably account for most of the difference in bloom times.

June 2011 was cooler & drier than normal.  The average daily high temperature was 66.8F/19.3C.  The normal average daily high temperature is 70F/21.1C.  The highest temperature was 80F/26.6C, the lowest 38F/3.3C.  We had 0.67 inches of rain, 1.11 less than normal.  However, there were 1.25 inches in the rain gauge in my garden.  It rained on 13 days.  There were 13 cloudy days, 12 partly cloudy days & 5 sunny days.

06-01-11 Rhododendron 'Sappho' 5-04-10, 5-20-09, 5-18-08

06-02-11 Digitalis purpurea 5-26-09, 5-25-08

06-02-11 Erigeron glaucus 5-08-10. 5-29-09, 5-18-08

06-02-11 Paeonia 'Flame' 5-11-10, 5-25-09, 5-25-08

06-02-11 Rhododendron 'Purple Splendour' 5-26-09

06-03-11 Geranium cantabrigiense 5-15-10, 5-20-09, 5-18-08

06-03-11 Geranium orientalitibeticum 5-25-09

06-04-11 Campanula portenschlagiana 5-18-10

06-04-11 Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria' 5-10-10, 5-30-09, 5-28-08

06-04-11 Rhododendron macrophyllum 5-18-10, 5-26-09, 5-18-08

06-05-11 Allium unifolium 5-27-10, 5-30-09, 5-25-08

06-05-11 Linnea borealis

06-05-11 Sisyrinchium californicum 5-25-10, 6-05-09, 6-12-08

06-05-11 Stachys chrysantha

06-06-11 Iris hartwegii 5-13-10

06-06-11 Sedum obtusatum 6-02-10, 6-03-08

06-07-11 Oenothera versicolor

06-07-11 Penstemon x mexicali 5-16-10, 6-05-09. 6-03-08

06-07-11 Rosa rugosa 'Hansa' 5-18-10

06-09-11 Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albispinus 5-25-10, 5-25-09

06-09-11 Kniphofia nelsonii 5-14-10, 6-01-09, 5-28-08

06-10-11 Penstemon serrulatus 5-30-10, 6-5-09, 6-12-08

06-10-11 Sisyrinchium striatum

06-11-11 Magnolia ashei  6-04-09, 6-03-10

06-11-11 Rosa nutkana

06-13-11 Digitalis obscura 06-05-09, 6-05-08

06-13-11 Lupinus arboreus

06-13-11 Rosa glauca  6-05-08,

06-14-11 Campanula persicifolia  6-09-10, 6-10-09

06-14-11 Lychnis coronaria

06-14-11 Thymus argenteus

06-15-11 Aruncus aethusifolius  6-02-10, 6-11-09, 6-21-08

06-15-11 Tanacetum parthenium

06-17-11 Paeonia 'Mischief'

06-18-11 Campanula poscharskyana  6-11-10, 5-26-09, 6-12-08

06-18-11 Digitalis lutea  6-02-10, 6-22-08

06-21-11 Allium cernuum  6-18-10, 6-12-09, 6-22-08

06-21-11 Digitalis dubia

06-21-11 Penstemon pinifolius  6-04-10, 6-11-09, 6-22-08

06-21-11 Sedum aizoon  6-23-10, 6-23-09

06-21-11 Sedum forsterianum 6-22-08

06-22-11 Clematis integrifolia  6-11-10, 6-11-09

06-22-11 Paeonia 'Nippon Beauty' 6-03-09

06-23-11 Sedum sexangulare  6-26-10, 6-16-09, 7-06-08

06-23-11 Stachys byzantina 6-18-08

06-25-11 Hypericum ‘Hidcote’  6-06-10, 6-10-09, 6-20-08

06-26-11 Erigeron 'Blue Beauty' 6-11-09

06-26-11 Prunella vulgaris

06-27-11 Acanthus hungaricus

06-27-11 Achillea millefolium

06-28-11 Hebe salicifolia  6-14-10, 6-16-09, 7-10-08

06-29-11 Triteleia ‘Queen Fabiola’  6-23-10, 6-11-09, 6-22-08

06-29-11 Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’  6-21-10, 7-06-08

06-29-11 Sedum dasyphyllum  6-26-10, 6-16-09, 6-25-08

06-30-11 Aconitum napellus 6-21-09. 6-30-08

May Garden Pictures & Bloom Times

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' May 2010

Heuchera americana 'Plum Pudding', Primula japonica May 2010

Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' May 2010

Trillium luteum, Saruma henryi May 2010

Vaccinium ovatum May 2010

Below is a list of plants that began to bloom in my garden in Seattle in May 2010. I recorded the date when the 1st flower opened, not when they were in bud. I think this information is helpful in planning your garden. If you have room for more plants that bloom in May, you can choose something new that will bloom along with something you already have, or you can fill temporal gaps between blooms.  Nurseries in Seattle usually sell plants when they are in bloom. I have included dates from previous years. Weather conditions probably account for most of the difference in bloom times.  May 2011 was colder & wetter than normal.  The average daily high temperature was 59.7F/15.4C.  The normal average daily high temperature is 64.4F/18C. We had 3.2 inches of rain, 1.42 more than normal.  There were 18 cloudy days, 9 partly cloudy days & 4 sunny days.

05-04-11  Lewisia leeana 5-05-09

05-05-11  Sedum kamtschaticum 4-18-10, 5-03-09, 5-15-08

05-06-11  Syringa vulgaris 4-02-10, 4-28-09, 4-28-08

05-06-11  Tulipa batalinii ‘Apricot Jewel’ 4-22-10, 5-03-09

05-07-11  Hypericum cerastoides 4-24-10, 5-10-09

05-07-11  Rhododendron decorum 5-10-09

05-09-11  Lewisia columbiana

05-09-11  Weigela coraeensis 4-17-10, 5-08-09, 5-10-08

05-09-11  Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ 4-23-10, 5-10-09, 5-18-08

05-10-11  Smilacina racemosa 4-24-10, 5-08-09

05-12-11  Allium karataviense 5-01-10, 5-09-09, 5-10-08

05-12-11  Eschscholzia californica 5-26-09

05-12-11  Cerastium tomentosum

05-12-11  Primula japonica

05-12-11  Rhododendron ‘Cynthia’ 4-24-10, 5-06-09, 5-05-08

05-13-11  Camassia quamash 4-25-10, 5-10-09, 5-10-08 

05-13-11  Campanula carpatica 5-15-10, 5-23-09, 5-18-08 

05-13-11  Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Renkaku’

05-13-11  Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Yoshinogawa’ 4-17-10, 5-08-09, 5-10-08

05-15-11  Crambe maritima 5-01-10, 5-15-09, 5-18-08

05-15-11  Maianthemum dilatatum 5-09-09

05-15-11  Rhododendron ‘Blue Peter’ 4-24-10, 5-14-09, 5-10-08

05-16-11  Allium aflatunense 5-08-10, 5-18-09, 5-18-08

05-16-11  Allium ‘Globemaster’ 5-04-10, 5-18-09, 5-18-08

05-16-11  Geranium sanguineum 5-03-09

05-16-11  Pratia pedunculata 5-04-10, 5-16-09, 5-10-08

05-16-11  Rhododendron occidentale 4-27-10,

05-16-11  Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’

05-18-11  Euphorbia nicaeensis 5-16-09

05-18-11  Ornithogalum umbellatum 4-28-10 , 5-10-09, 5-15-08

05-18-11  Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ 5-01-10, 5-16-09

05-19-11  Geranium himalayense 5-10-10, 5-18-09, 5-18-08

05-19-11  Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ 5-01-10, 5-20-09

05-19-11  Trillium luteum 4-09-10, 5-08-09

05-19-11  Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’ 5-03-10, 5-19-09, 5-22-08

05-20-11  Rhododendron yakushimanum ‘Yaku Princess’ 5-11-10, 5-14-09, 5-15-08

05-21-11  Allium cristophii 5-16-10, 5-26-09, 5-25-08

05-21-11  Iris macrosiphon 5-01-10, 5-18-09, 5-19-08

05-21-11  Paeonia veitchii 5-18-10

05-22-11  Homoglad (Homoglossum x Gladiolus)

05-22-11  Nectaroscordum siculum 5-07-10, 5-20-09, 5-22-08

05-22-11  Sorbus rehderiana

05-23-11  Neillia affinis

05-23-11  Rosa rugosa ‘Blanc Double de Coubert’ 5-06-10, 5-18-09, 5-15-08

05-24-11  Iris douglasiana 5-07-10, 5-18-09, 5-18-08

05-24-11  Weigela florida ‘Rubidor’ 5-10-10, 5-25-08

05-25-11  Erigeron karvinskianus

05-25-11  Iris chrysophylla 5-08-10

05-26-11  Alchemilla mollis ‘Select’

05-26-11  Antirrhinum sempervirens

05-27-11  Heuchera micrantha

05-27-11  Sedum spathulifolium

05-27-11  Sorbus ‘Birgitta’

05-30-11  Allium schubertii 5-22-10, 5-23-09, 5-25-08

05-30-11  Gaultheria shallon 5-04-10, 5-20-09, 5-22-08

05-30-11  Scilla peruviana 5-03-10, 5-25-09, 5-19-08

05-30-11  Sorbus gonggashanica 5-13-10, 5-18-09, 5-25-08

April Garden Pictures & Bloom Times

Ajuga reptans April 2011

Arctostaphylos x media April 2011

Bergenia 'Pink Dragonfly' April 2011

Epimedium colchicum var. pinnatum April 2011

Rhododendron campylogynum 'Celsum' April 2011

Below is a list of plants that began to bloom in my garden in Seattle in April  2011. I recorded the date when the 1st flower opened, not when they were in bud. I think this information is helpful in planning your garden. If you need more plants that bloom in April, you can choose some from the list.  This can help you to combine flower colors.  Nurseries in Seattle usually sell plants when they are in bloom. I have included dates from previous years. Weather conditions probably account for most of the difference in bloom times.  April 2011 set a record, at 52.2F/11.2C, for the lowest average-daily-high-temperature since record-keeping began in 1891.  The average average-daily-high-temperature for April is 58.2F/14.5C.  April 2011 was also more rainy that usual.  In marked contrast, April 2010 was quite warm.

04-01-11  Berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’ 3-15-10, 4-23-09, 4-15-08
04-02-11  Muscari latifolium
04-02-11  Narcissus ‘Limbo’
04-02-11  Erythronium oregonum 3-17-10, 4-09-09, 3-27-08
04-04-11  Geranium phaeum 4-01-10, 4-24-09
04-06-11  Arctostaphylos ‘White Lanterns’
04-06-11  Dicentra formosa 3-21-10, 4-15-09, 4-10-08
04-06-11  Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Multiplex’ 3-19-10, 4-7-09, 4-03-08
04-06-11  Tulipa dasystemon 3-26-10, 4-16-09 4-18-08
04-09-11  Asarum caudatum
04-09-11  Magnolia ‘Susan’ 3-15-10, 4-15-09, 4-15-08
04-09-11  Tulipa praestans ‘Zwanenburg’ 3-26-10, 4-09-09, 3-30-08
04-11-11  Dicentra spectabilis 3-29-10, 4-09-09, 4-15-08
04-11-11  Fragaria vesca 3-21-10, 4-09-09, 4-25-08
04-11-11  Jeffersonia diphylla 3-21-10, 3-30-08
04-12-11  Lewisia cotyledon 3-19-10, 4-16-09, 4-15-08
04-12-11  Narcissus ‘Hawera’ 3-27-10
04-12-11  Sedum palmeri 3-29-10, 4-16-09, 4-25-08
04-13-11  Ajuga reptans 4-15-08
04-14-11  Saruma henryi 4-03-10, 4-23-09, 4-18-08
04-16-11  Trillium chloropetalum 3-29-10, 4-21-09, 4-10-08
04-18-11  Ribes x gordonianum 3-26-10, 4-07-09, 4-10-08
04-20-11  Tulipa ‘Golden Apeldoorn’ 4-04-10, 4-17-09
04-20-11  Tulipa ‘Little Princess’ 4-03-10, 4-20-09, 4-21-08
04-21-11  Paeonia mascula x obovata 3-26-10, 4-22-09, 4-18-08
04-21-11  Primula auricula 4-05-10
04-22-11  Euphorbia cyparissias 3-29-10, 4-13-09 4-18-08
04-24-11  Rhododendron campylogynum ‘Celsum’ 4-09-10, 4-24-09, 4-28-08
04-25-11  Lamium maculatum 3-27-10, 5-04-09, 4-21-08
04-25-11  Lathyrus vernus 4-22-10, 4-24-09, 4-15-08
04-26-11  Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’ 4-13-10, 5-1-09, 4-29-08
04-27-11  Paeonia cambessedesii 4-17-10, 4-27-09, 4-28-08
04-28-11  Daboecia cantabrica ‘Rainbow’ 4-15-10, 4-27-09, 5-10-08
04-28-11  Ribes nevadense 4-18-10, 4-29-09
04-30-11  Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus ‘Emily Brown’
04-30-11  Smilacina stellata 4-13-10, 5-01-09
04-30-11  Tellima grandiflora 4-17-10, 5-03-09, 5-02-08