Iris reticulata Harmony. A very pretty deep purple dwarf iris.
Iris Katherine Hodgkins. Another dwarf iris with pretty pale blue color, prominent veining and a yellow throat.
Mallows are generally a hardy and long blooming group and that's certainly true for this Anisodontea Strybing Beauty. It always seems to be in bloom.
There's nothing quite like the blood red flowers on this flowering quince (Chaenomeles Kurokoji).
It may look puny here, being a single flower, but my Melaleuca incana is filling up with tiny and fuzzy bottlebrush-like flowers.
Sedums are a hardy and adaptive lot. This Jelly Beans sedum rooted down after just being set on the soil.
Chasmanthe bicolor. As I noted in the photo of this plant in last week's post, this guy can be ... umm ... invasive. After 5 years of not going anywhere, this year it has spread to a neighboring bed. What's that expression? 'A weed is only a plant you don't want in your garden.'
The list of fragrant shrubs is a long one but one that is often forgotten about is this Viburnum x burkwoodii. The flowers are intensely fragrant. Sweet but woodsy too.
Though common, Osteospermums are nonetheless beautiful. And they often bloom in late winter when not much else is in bloom. This one is O. Blue-eyed Beauty.
Kangeroo Paw. Not everyone knows that the color you see - a fuzzy yellow, orange, red or pink - is actually the flower's bract. The real flower, which is green and you can see on the uppermost flowering stem, opens from these bracts. That green paw leads to this plant's other common name - Cat's Paw.
You no doubt have seen, in driving around, the first of the magnolia trees in bloom. This one is M. Butterflies, a less common yellow-flowering variety. It has tons of buds, which should make for quite the early spring show.
My Marmalade bush took its time to recover after a major pruning but it's back to putting out its array of gold, peach and orange flowers.
Though the flowers have yet to open, this newly planted Lachenalia pustulata Turquoise is making good progress. Can't wait.
Aeonium Kiwi. Aeoniums can provide some of the most colorful foliage of any succulent.
I have yet to figure out when Bidens true blooming season is. They seem to flower whenever the hell they feel like it. This is B. Biddy Bop Blaze.
Lachenalia tricolor. Lachenalias are often one of the first S. African bulbs to bloom and I have multiple varieties in bloom right now.
Lachenalia variety. Not sure which one this is but it's lovely.
Abutilon thompsonii. One of the variegated flowering maples and a personal favorite.
Johnny Jump Ups - this particular viola - may be common but I love their colors.
I've opined often that I'm puzzled why this Dicentra scandens has disappeared from the trade. It's by far the most vigorous species and the only common yellow-flowering bleeding hearts. I cut mine to the ground every early winter and it starts regrowing almost immediately. Here it is, only mid-February, and it's already producing its first flowers!
Pelargonium variety. I love the bi-colored flowers and lime green foliage on this geranium.
Lachenalia aloides var. aloides. This species had multiple colors early on, then matured into a vibrant gold with burgundy tips.
Aechmea 'Pepita'. Just brought home this beautiful bromeliad. The color you see here is its bract. Little flowers will soon pop out from each segment.
Camellia Little Babe Variegated. One of the earlier blooming varieties.
Grevillea Superb. This flower panicle is just starting to open its flowers.
Monardella odoratissima. This long blooming Coyote mint almost blooms year round now.
Camellia variety. This is my neighbor's mature camellia tree. Love those flowers!
Lachenalia namaquensis. This purple-blooming species is just getting going.
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