Last fall I dug these salvia 'Maraschino' out of the garden and plopped them in a pot to brighten up my patio. I had planned on repotting them this week while I'm on spring break. When I came outside on Monday, they were blooming! In April!!
When I had salvias (they have since been crowded out), they bloomed in spring too. Before that I had always thought of them as summer and fall bloomers. A delightful surprise!
This mild winter has made the impossible possible. I have an older variety of hydrangea that blooms on old wood. I have never been able to get it to successfully over-winter, but yesterday I noted that some branches actually made it through the snow and ice. Now, I am wondering it will finally bloom after almost 10 years!
Spring has arrived so early! What a nice surprise! One job you can cross off your list, huh? Enjoy your spring break!
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing! Although not too surprising with all the warm temps. How fun to have a surprise! And a lovely one, too!
ReplyDeleteI think you should keep it there:)
ReplyDeleteJednym słowem szałwia zrobiła Ci miłą niespodziankę . Pozdrawiam .*** In a word, sage made you a nice surprise. Yours.
ReplyDeleteI love that shade of orangey red!
ReplyDeleteNice red flowers. How do you guys dig out established plants? I find that their roots are so deeply-entrenched that it's next to impossible.
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ReplyDeletePlants get a kick out of surprising humans.
ReplyDeleteWow what a color!
Nice! My salvias are blooming too. Imagine the hummingbirds are happy!
ReplyDeleteWhen I had salvias (they have since been crowded out), they bloomed in spring too. Before that I had always thought of them as summer and fall bloomers. A delightful surprise!
ReplyDeleteThe weather is weird....what can I say, we have weird weather over here in London too! Nice Salvia, I used to grow them, but as annuals.
ReplyDeleteThis mild winter has made the impossible possible. I have an older variety of hydrangea that blooms on old wood. I have never been able to get it to successfully over-winter, but yesterday I noted that some branches actually made it through the snow and ice. Now, I am wondering it will finally bloom after almost 10 years!
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