Succession

We've gone from white, to white with yellow, to white with orange, to yellow with deeper yellow elongated trumpet, all in the narcissus and jonquil department. The lemon-drop flowers last described are from the mystery Southern mix, courtesy of White Flower Farm. All these are out back. Ice Follies blooms continue to appear; these are all from prior years. There will be many more to come of all the three types. It would be great if the single jonquils, when they appear, are as free from bud blast as they've been some of these recent years. White allium appeared first as a squirrel-planted item in a pot, but is now beginning to bloom everywhere. These make wonderful dried flowers. Avalanche, Grand Primo, and Montopolis are past their prime; a little cooler weather would have made them last longer. Hyacinth has progressed from a medium-blue loosehead to a pink, more formal type; they're blooming simultaneously and have returned now for several years. Next door, the 'jums bloomed before ours, as they do every year, but our snowflakes (leucojums) are now blooming. We have blue and purple florist's anemones along with the little wild anemone blanda; all of each type are here every year. The first ranunculus will soon be open, a deep blue-pink flower in this particular case. A pale-yellow potted trailing nasturtium has a half-dozen flowers. The zonal geraniums in pots really love this weather. Titmice, chickadees, wrens, and cardinals are all to be heard each morning. The stems on the Dutch iris may at last be thickening. Windows are open at night, but not yet transoms.