More flowers seem to be in order. The six that I posted pictures of last week got so much extra attention.
1. Gerbera jamesonii, Transvaal daisy, along with the columbine below, was observed in a nursery. It is a long story. To be brief, neither was within the landscapes or my garden.
2. Aquilegia X hybrida, columbine is the State Flower of Colorado, but also is the colors of the Flag of Greece. Perhaps that is too much trivia. It is elegant and pretty regardless.
3. Sisyrinchium angustifolium, blue eyed grass grows wild here. This one happens to be in my driveway. Its proliferation exceeds its intellect. It might otherwise soon be extinct.
4. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Orange Storm’ flowering quince is appealing only because it is a flowering quince. I am unimpressed by its fancy breeding and orangish red garishness.
5. Prunus persica var. nucipersica ‘Fantasia’ nectarine is more respectable since it is not fruitless, and also since it is among the most popular cultivars of the Santa Clara Valley.
6. Prunus salicina ‘Satsuma’ plum is not as popular as ‘Santa Rosa’ plum is, but it is very traditional among those who are familiar with it. It is not quite as tart as ‘Santa Rosa’ is.
This is the link for Six on Saturday, for anyone else who would like to participate: https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/six-on-saturday-a-participant-guide/
Tony Tomeo 
Oh yes, you are on a winning streak! I am smitten by the gerbera – observed but not purchased? How could you resist?
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We have too much in the nursery at work that needs to go into landscapes. I can not accommodate anything more.
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Beauties. I admire the Aquilegia. I just bought a couple of hybrids, a blue and a purple. The garden is full of Aquilegia canadensis, but I don’t love its red/yellow combo.
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Aquilegia canadensis is so pretty, though. It looks more like a natural wildflower than the fancy but overly refined hybrids.
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What a beautiful combination of flowers! I like the blue eyed grass with those darker stripes on the leaves. And of course the columbine is stunning!
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Blue eyed grass looks more impressive in the close up picture. Its flowers are actually quite diminutive.
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Thank you for the flowers…never too much trivia about a plant. 🙂 Sisyrinchium angustifolium is also native here, although probably not as prevalent as it is near you and in many U.S. locations. I do have some planted in the garden, but the rabbits tend to eat it. I’m a huge fan–sorry, I’ve rambled on. I must admit I like the ‘Orange Storm’ Quince, even with it’s fancy breeding…I guess because it would be a pleasant component to a floral arrangement. All the others are wonderful, too. Thanks for brightening the day.
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Rabbits like large tufts of blue eyed grass, which is how it typically grows in cultivation. They do not bother mine much because it is small and sporadic tufts that grow wild. They probably eat much of it, but can not eat it all. ‘Orange Storm’ is a nice flowering quince, so there is no shame in liking it. I just happen to not be so keen on such overly bred cultivars. I prefer the simpler old-fashioned sort.
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All lovely. I like the garishness of your chaenomeles, it’s nice to have a bit of in-your-face colour in spring.
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It is that. I suppose it does exactly what it was intended to do.
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We have had a downy mildew infecting Aquilegia for several years now and they are just about ungrowable. Even the seedbank in the soil that used to assure us of thousands every year, is thinning out. It’s a real shame, they filled a useful timeslot for us and I haven’t yet found a good alternative.
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That is one of the main reasons we will not purchase it for the landscapes; but even aside from the mildew, it does not perform well for us regardless.
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My goodness, love the Aquilegia and the quince is stellar!
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The flowering quince seems to be the most popular of these six. It really is nice. I am just not so keen on it because it is one of those new fangled cultivars.
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New fangled?
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It is a modern cultivar from Proven Winners.
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My Blue eyed grass has green leaves, but is about to be buried in snow again. I adore the little flowers when they finally arrive! I love the blue columbine as well, but I have tons of the red one that is native here where I am. Can’t wait for it to come up again.
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Native columbine must be nice. We tried growing hybrid columbine a few years ago, but it did not perform any better than we expected it to.
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