Comments on: What’s blooming this week? http://playinginthedirt.ca/2009/06/10/whats-blooming-this-week-2/ (Mostly) Organic Gardening in the Durham Region Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: alison@labor auction http://playinginthedirt.ca/2009/06/10/whats-blooming-this-week-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8032 alison@labor auction Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:51:04 +0000 http://playinginthedirt.ca/?p=457#comment-8032 My garden was half eaten by squirrels and rabbits. My garden was half eaten by squirrels and rabbits.

]]> By: Melamalie http://playinginthedirt.ca/2009/06/10/whats-blooming-this-week-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7818 Melamalie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:26:00 +0000 http://playinginthedirt.ca/?p=457#comment-7818 Wow, Amy, what variety are your purple irises? I've been looking for a good deep purple one for my front garden (which currently has about 6 plants, some dead tulips, and a lot of dry dirt!). Wow, Amy, what variety are your purple irises? I’ve been looking for a good deep purple one for my front garden (which currently has about 6 plants, some dead tulips, and a lot of dry dirt!).

]]> By: Helen at Toronto Gardens http://playinginthedirt.ca/2009/06/10/whats-blooming-this-week-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7553 Helen at Toronto Gardens Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:16:55 +0000 http://playinginthedirt.ca/?p=457#comment-7553 I do love a good hunt, Amy. Think I found your unknown blue plant: Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae virginica). Here's a link with info and a picture. http://www.westernpawildflowers.com/html/Species.asp?SPID=677&LET=W The columbine is probably the blue form of Aquilegia alpina. I love their large, nodding flowers, and have been trying to get them to naturalize in my garden for years. <em>Helen at Toronto Gardens's last blog post..<a href='http://torontogardens.blogspot.com/2009/06/bats-in-belfry-where-else.html' rel="nofollow">Bats!!! In the Belfry (Where Else?)</a></em> I do love a good hunt, Amy. Think I found your unknown blue plant: Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae virginica). Here’s a link with info and a picture.

http://www.westernpawildflowers.com/html/Species.asp?SPID=677&LET=W

The columbine is probably the blue form of Aquilegia alpina. I love their large, nodding flowers, and have been trying to get them to naturalize in my garden for years.

Helen at Toronto Gardens’s last blog post..Bats!!! In the Belfry (Where Else?)

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