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Monday, April 29, 2013

Who Are They?

Do any of you know what sort of plant is this? It starts growing like a hosta right after the snow melts.


As you can see from the picture, last year it started growing in March. This year, being so cold, it emerged in April. It then produces these big red flowers on a tall stalk. The flowers look like poppy. Are these some kind of special tulip?



 I forgot the names of these flowers. Can you please remind me? There are lots of them in my front yard. They like little-bit shady, rich, fertile, moist soil.


Though the nights are chilly with temperature in low 40's (Fahrenheit, about 7 degree Centigrade), but spring is here. All the early spring flowers are blossoming. All the trees are with new leaves; dogwood's are blossoming and the yards are filled up with tall, luscious grasses. I no longer have to bring the tomato plants or other seedlings inside the house.

Sorry for all the blurry pictures. It was too sunny outside. Happy Spring Northern-Hemisphereans :-).

22 comments:

  1. Glad you are finally getting true spring weather! Pictures being blurry due to a sunny day is a great thing!

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    1. Erin, thank You :). Is spring there yet in Arkansas? I hope no snow flurry or cold-spell now like it came about a two weeks ago.

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  2. Glad to see spring has arrived there :) The first one is a Tulip, the second one is a Dicentra, nice plants!

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    1. Mark and Gaz, thank you :-). I am waiting to see your lush tropical garden coming up this year.

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  3. Bellissima la Dicentra! Complimenti per le belle immagini :)

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    1. Thank You Pontos :-). I am learning Italian..hehehe...know, I just used Google translate and understood that you are congratulating me for beautiful flowers ;-)

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  4. Glad you are getting some nice spring weather, The tulip looks very pretty.

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  5. What a beautiful tulip - love its foliage! I think it must be very special. And your bleeding hearts is so pretty. I just adore that plant.

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    1. Holley, thank you :-). And, I completely agree with you. I didn't plant them; they were here before. So I thank whoever planted them.

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  6. Those are species tulips that come up early and the pink ones are Bleeding Hearts...the blue under them are muscari or grape hyacinths.

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    1. Donna, thank you :-). I only heard about tulip, but these are the first time that I am hearing about species tulip. I am searching online to know more about them.

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  7. You're bleeding hearts are beautiful. For a kick see Dicentra Gold Heart or my favorite, the white D, alba.

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    1. Patrick, thank you :-). I will definitely check them out.

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  8. Delighful picture KL. Your tulips are Tulips gregii Red Riding Hood and the others have answered your other Dicentra spectabalis, although now called Lamprocapnos spectabalis. Both these plants are well ahead of mine.

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    1. Angie, thank you :-). Wow! you really know about plants. Awesome :-).

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  9. Just to confirm what others are saying - you have the beautiful Red Riding Hood Tulip, and Dicentra (Bleeding Heart). Both fantastic plants ...

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  10. Jane, thank you :-). Thank you for visiting my blog; I hope you will come back soon.

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  11. Definitely Tulip, the 2nd one is Dicentra or Bleeding Heart which is it's common name. Also called lady in the bath.
    Bridget.

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  12. Bridget, lady in the bath :-). Interesting name. I wonder where it came from.

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  13. Both very beautiful. I wish the first one can grow well in our tropical garden ;) .

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    1. Malay, don't be greedy ;-). You already have enough beauties up there :-).

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