Georgiann Keller says it best here… so many blooms, so little time! There is SO much to see in the Garden this week, including some of our favorites like the California Poppy and the Matilija Poppy (or the fried-egg flower). But its the Cape Chestnut trees in Phoebe’s Meadow that are the real stunners this week. Georgiann walks us through this large batch of new blooms in her latest audio blog below. It’s a busy season in the Garden with SOAR – Tropical Butterflies and the start of Flamboyance – A Topiary Menagerie on May 1 so make sure to get your tickets in advance!
Photos from the Garden
Ruthe West Fuchsias (left) and Voodoo Fuchsias (right)
Datura
Purple bush Dusty Miller
Mexican tree marigold
Blue flag Iris
Cows tongue cactus
Tongue leaf plant
Sonoran barrel cactus
California Poppies
Australian bottle tree
Matilija Poppy
Canary island sage
Rock Rose
Yellow monkey flower
Bunch leaf penstemon
Southern elder
Ornamental pomegranate
Cape Chestnut trees in Phoebe’s Meadow
Monkey hand tree
Squirrel lunching in the Mulberry bush
Croft’s caress iris (top left), Wonders never cease iris (top middle), Arilbred iris ‘Free as the Wind’ (top right), Macho hombre iris (bottom left), Gypsy Romance iris (bottom middle), Honkey Tonk Blues iris (bottom right)
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