Category: FOTD
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Amur Honeysuckle
The flowers are tiny but they smell so good. My plant finder says it is an invasive one, and yes they are from my experience too. They grow really big and there is no maintenance. The early morning breeze spreads it sweet smell around. For Cee’s Flower of the Day!
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Bearded iris
The flowers have both upright petals and cascading petals. At the center of the cascading petal is a small fur that looks like a beard. So comes the name. Even with the beard these flowers are snazzy! For Cee’s FOTD and Ragtag community’s word snazzy
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Azaleas
For Cee’s FOTD Hope all the Mothers had a great Mother’s Day. I had a wonderful one with my boys messing around the kitchen and trying to come up with a breakfast, though I didn’t get any gifts 😀 my garden is getting vibrant with Azaleas. Azaleas from my garden are native to Japan.
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Common Lilac
Common Lilac from my garden this spring morning. My plant identifier app says it is a super easy plant for gardeners with brown thumb. So no credit for me for all these beautiful blossoms 😀. For Cee’s FOTD
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Jasmine
Excited to share my jasmine buds today morning. With all the hot weather I thought it would have bloomed, but not yet. I have to be patient. This is a tropical plant and had to be brought in for winter. This one survived this winter. For Cee’s FOTD
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Spring Mums
Mother Nature still keeps cheating or teasing us with a roller coaster weather. I plan to start my gardening but I am back to square one doing nothing. The high for today is 40 degree Fahrenheit! Last week when I went shopping I couldn’t resist buying these spring mums! A treat for the eyes! Are…
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Tulips
Found this beauty on our travel this weekend. They too seem to be putting their heads up inspite of the harsh weather. I learnt from a zookeeper that snakes and alligators eat to their full and do not search for food for weeks and some do not even eat for a month. We humans boast…
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Dutch Hyacinth
These flower bloom every spring after the tulip. I never took the time to picture it. It is still cold, but these plants seem to be doing their duty. I used an app to identify the flower. The app revealed it as Dutch Hyacinth. The apps are not free. It just offers free trial and…
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Marigold
For Cee’s FOTD My first attempt with gardening was marigold. Nothing much is needed. A pot some pottung soul and seeds at walmart they were a hit! All summer my townhouse patio was bright with them. As we moved to an independent house with the garden I planted them directly in soil and of course…
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Daffodils 🌼
A low maintenance bulb that seems to bloom on it’s own. It is also the first flower to bloom in my garden. Last week, I saw them sprouting but the weekend storm covered them with half foot of snow. As the sun came out Sunday afternoon, I saw the green stems trying to survive the…
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Clematis
As I browse through and learn about clematis , it looks like a hard creeper to grow. I thought I can use seeds to grow, but I need to purchase a plant that is at least two years old. Know more about the plant here. I do have one weak vine that occasionally blooms in…
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Korean Rose
I planted two Korean rose bush shrubs just to use these flowers for my prayer offering. As the bushes started blooming I didn’t have the heart to pluck all the flowers. There is a story about Pandava brothers and their flower offerings. Once the Pandava brothers Bheema and Arjuna went to heaven. They saw two…
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Primrose
For Cee’s Flower of the day It’s March first, and it is the first day of meteorological spring. Got my first plant for the season. I didn’t know primroses are perennials. They love cold weather and like to be in the shade. Hopefully this plant should survive in my garden.
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Sunflowers
It has been a challenge to grow sunflowers since birds feed on the seeds as soon as I plant them. Sometimes I think why I should put in that effort 😂! I have see some yards with these huge sunflowers and I really want to knock on their door for advice. The above sunflower definitely…
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Peonies
http://ceenphotography.com/2022/02/13/fotd-february-14-valentines-flowers/ This is for Cee’s FOTD challenge. Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ Peonies look like roses but the plants are completely different. One of the flowering bushes in my garden.
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Hibiscus
This post is for Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge. #FOTD here . Hibiscus is one of the plants I grew up with. A tropical one and used in worship both at home and in temples. It is really hard for the plant to survive in North Eastern region of the United States. We experimented…
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Butterfly Bushes
Expecting an ice/snow storm later this week, so why not begin February with a post for Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge. #FOTD here . We didn’t know that this was a butterfly bush until a family member who came to visit told us about it. I really have to thank her since we truly…
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