Bloom Day- May 15, 2008
High 63 F
Low 41 F
Phlox stolonifera and Iris cristata
Bloom Day begins with a gray overcast and the gray continues throughout the day although it is relatively warm. I actually have many plants in bloom right now. 
The red tulips are still blooming although I see a bit of fading going on around the edges which spells the end of bloom in the 'River of Bulbs' for this season. 
The camassia is growing on me as more blooms open and create a bigger patch of color. The bleeding hearts are all in their full glory.
There are the spectabilis and s. 'Alba' and s. Gold Heart' plus the D. eximia which will bloom all summer.
The lilacs are blooming as are the 
Lily of the Valley. These two are the fragrant friends of my childhood. There are also 
violas and 
sweet woodruff blooming along with the 
mertensia which is quite blue now. In the long border the alliums are just showing some color. 
This is just one of five which were planted last fall. I am enjoying the garden these cool spring May days. It is truly May Dreams here and big thank you to Carol who brings us all together to share the beauty of the garden!
Our gardens are in different zones, different micro-climates....different and yet we have so many of the same wildflowers!
I just planted a new Iris Cristata, you might like it; Tennessee White, it is listed as a vigorous spreader but the White with a bit of yellow is lovely.
Gail
Posted by:Gail | May 15, 2008 at 08:21 PM
Wow, that allium. I too have many of the same flowers in bloom, including the dicentra, my final tulips, and the lily of the valley. I can't enjoy them much though (she whines) until the painters leave!
Posted by:eliz | May 15, 2008 at 10:29 PM
That allium flowerhead is a gorgeous photograph, Layanee! Wow. You forgot to mention the tiny little irises in the sweet woodruff picture... I'm smitten, they're so adorable.
By the way, that's still quite a long bloom time for your river. And the reds might just surprise you with their longevity if it stays cool. :)
Posted by:Kim | May 15, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Your Bleeding hearts are so pretty - don't they just make you smile? They are so delicate. Can't really grow them here - they'd fry. Which is what my experimental alliums did over the last few weeks. All I have are leaves 3-4 inches high with burnt tips. Guess they don't like 95 degrees when they aren't even out of the ground yet! Happy GBBD!
Posted by:Diana | May 15, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Oh, so many classic spring flowers that were my favorites, Layanee... how cool that you have so many different kinds of bleeding heart! I also know better than to try a Dicentra spectabilis here ;-]
That's a lovely shot of the allium.
Happy Blooming Day!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Posted by:Annie in Austin | May 15, 2008 at 10:55 PM
The dicentra triptych is gorgeous - suitable for framing. (All your pictures are framers though - I'd run out of wallspace) And I love the allium bud too - sometimes I enjoy the buds for their potential even more than the full blown blooms...
Posted by:Kris at Blithewold | May 16, 2008 at 08:18 AM
I'm really getting in to violas. I never thought I would, and here I am. What's the name of my favorite right now--ultima morpho.
Posted by:Benjamin | May 16, 2008 at 12:48 PM
That first photo with the blues and purples really looks like a spring shot. All are lovely.
Posted by:Lisa at Greenbow | May 16, 2008 at 01:03 PM
Your camassia seem a deeper color than mine, but I really can't compare, because mine isn't blooming yet. My bleeding heart is only a few inches up, my Virginian bluebells are not quite at their peak. I don't have many of the flowers you have, but I think I'd like to.
Posted by:Kathy Purdy of Cold Climate Gardening | May 16, 2008 at 03:41 PM
I just transplanted a small bleeding heart from my Mom's Virginia garden into my own here in South Carolina - I think it should make it. I just love them - and when I see how large they get up north, well, I'm simply a bit envious. And while I'm on 'envious' - lilacs and lily of the valley...scents of my childhood too. Beautiful!
Posted by:Pam | May 17, 2008 at 09:32 AM
In the picture showing the camassia what is the plant on the left, snaking over the rock? I have 3 of them and have never known what they are. Thanks! Beautiful photos...
Posted by:Pam J. | May 17, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Tucker looks wonderful in the Wordless Wednesday post. Your Bleeding Hearts are gorgeous ... I would love to grow Camassia. Your Tulip display is pretty!
Posted by:kate | May 17, 2008 at 12:53 PM
The camassia and bleeding hearts are so dainty and pretty. And those red tulips just warm my heart.
Posted by:Pam/Digging | May 18, 2008 at 03:10 AM
Such beautiful flowers. We garden in such diferent climates, I wonder in any of them would survive here. I love that small iris cristata, its flowers remind me of iris planifolia that grows around here.
Posted by:gintoino | May 18, 2008 at 07:31 AM
You have some unusual blooms that I shall add to my wish list. The Mertensia is so delicately pretty.
You've certainly had a wonderful 'river of bulbs' with the reds closing the show beautifully!
The Bleeding Hearts are truly a delight, aren't they?
And you have the beauty of lilacs...ahh that perfume...already! Mine will be opening soon.
I love your violas in that gorgeous urn too.
Happy Bloom Day Layanee.
Isn't spring wonderful :)
Posted by:kerri | May 18, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Gail: I know I would like a white Iris cristata!
Eliz: I hope the painters are gone by now!
Diana: It is summer there already!
Kim: Oooops! Those are the same as in the first photo. I love them in flower and the foliage is great all the time. Dry shade works well for them and that is a plus!
Annie: But then you have such a nice palette of other plants that I cannot grow! I would miss these if I moved to a hot zone. I'll be happy to share mine with you!
Kris: I know what you mean about the buds vs. blooms. The buds hold the promise while the blooms are on their way out.
Benjamin: Ultima morpho? Is it because of the name? LOL
Lisa: Thank you as always! You say the nicest things!
Kathy: The camassia are growing on me. I love the wedgewood blue ones which are quite taller than the squamash.
Pam: I would love to grow camellias and gardenias. You grow those and I will grow these and we will share! Glad you have some treasures from Mom's garden.
Pam J. That is a Euonymous fortunei 'Emerald 'N Gold'. A great little groundcover or climber but one the deer adore.
Kate: Tucker was surveying!
Pam: And you have such a warm heart already! Thank you!
Gintoinio: I will have to look up that little iris.
Kerri: Spring is the best :). THanks for visiting my garden in spring.
Posted by:Layanee | May 19, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Hi, I'm still making the Bloom Day rounds, in between marathon gardening sessions. Our gardens seem to be about at the same point, with my LOV & Iris cristata having just started blooming for Bloom Day. My Mertensia is much further along than yours though - it has only a couple flowers left today.
Posted by:Mr. McGregor's Daughter | May 19, 2008 at 03:56 PM