Magical (Spring) #AtoZChallenge #GardenBloggersBloomDay

It's the 15th of the month, and also "M" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  Today, I'm returning home to the Southern Tier of New York and my zone 5b garden for a Magical spring post.  As part of the 15th of the month meme Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens, we post what is blooming in our yards and/or houses.

We are ahead of where we are normally. We've had three consecutive days in the 80's.  (26-27 C).  Yesterday, we reached 87F (30.5C).

I don't even know where to begin.

Our crocuses are long gone.  In this early heat, other flowers will not last as long as they usually do, so I started to take pictures a day or two ago, just in case.  It's a good thing, too, because a couple of these are already gone.

I am going to start with an ephemeral native flower in my shade bed.  This is a flower I love except that even in optimal conditions, it only blooms for two or three days.  I took this picture April 12.  It is done blooming already but, although it technically breaks the rules of blooming on April 15, I'm showing it anyway.

This is bloodroot, which we bought from a wildflower nursery.  Last year, it did really well.  This year, we had hardly any blooms.

Our white Lenten Rose's buds died back in February when it suddenly (after mild weather) dropped to -5F (-20.5C).  Our purple Lenten Rose bloomed on time but it is not looking as good as normal; it only put up a handful of flower spikes.  I have no idea why. It's past peak, now.

Our Jonquils are starting to fade out.

These (taken several days ago) are our first daffodils to bloom.  They came with our house, which we've owned for some 35 years now.  We only got three blooms this year.  We probably should thin them (again).

More daffodils.

Yellow and orange. You can barely see the orange here.

Species tulip.

White hyacinth.  These, like the pink hyacinths, were originally forced hyacinths we bought at Aldi and planted in soil after they bloomed.

Pink hyacinth.

Periwinkle. 

Pansies.

Johnny Jump Ups.  The three dollar tag in the pot, by the way, is not current. Plant prices have sure...um, jumped up.

Brunneria "Jack Frost"

A light green brunneria, name forgotten.

One more brunneria. 

Indoors, more is blooming.  I won't overwhelm you - just a couple of note.

One of my African violets.  This is a fancy variety and the flowers are small.

 

Last but not least, the Phalaenopsis I bought several years ago at Home Depot for Black Friday on a whim has several babies (keikis) and I am afraid to separate them.  Well, one of the keikis is blooming now.  Any orchid experts out there?

Thanks go once again to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for this Monthly Meme.

"M" day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme:  Exploring South Carolina and the Eastern United States.   

I will be back Monday in South Carolina with More posts using my theme.  Also, look for my Music Moves Me post tomorrow.

What's blooming for you?