Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁

Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁

Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁

Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁

Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁

Hardy perennial. Easy to grow.  Best growing in full sun location. Plants are cover with a layer of white fine hair.  Blue/violet/pink/white single flowers in group appear in early spring.  Flowers attract bees and butterflies.  USDA Zones:4-9. Mature size:6″-1′(H) X 9″-1′(W). Propagate by seeds or division.

強健多年生草花.  容易栽種.  最好栽種在全日照處.   植株全株披覆有白色細軟絨毛,先花後葉.  藍紫色單瓣的花朵於春季盛開.  花頗吸引蜂蝶.  耐寒也耐熱.  成熟株高6吋到1呎高,寬幅9吋到1呎.  繁殖方式以種子或分株方式來進行.

Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsatilla_vulgaris
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/511/

Double Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna) 重瓣孤挺花

Double Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna) 重瓣孤挺花

Double Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna) 4 different colour varieties. 4種重瓣孤挺花花色

Finally I have purchased and planted 4 different double varieties this year!   Each bulb is a bit bigger than my fist.  It will be very nice to see them bloom around Christmas and new year.  🙂   Even though they are native to South America and Africa but nowadays they are so popular everywhere in the world!

今年終於買到並種下了4種不同花色的重瓣孤挺花!  每一球的大小比拳頭稍大些,很結實.  可望在聖誕節和新年期間賞到花.  🙂  雖然孤挺花原生於南美及非洲地區但是由於它們好種又極受到歡迎,現在世界各地就到處可見!

 

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)美國紅楓

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)美國紅楓

Red Maple flowers (Acer rubrum)美國紅楓的花

Red Maple flowers (Acer rubrum)美國紅楓的花

European Starling on red maple 紫翅椋鳥（學名：Sturnus vulgaris，又名歐洲八哥）停留在美國紅楓樹上

Acer rubrum (Red Maple, also known as Swamp, Water or Soft Maple), is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees here in Canada. Its tiny red flowers are quite showy in spring. I love its stunning red fall colour!!
美國紅楓是槭樹科,槭樹屬,大型落葉喬木,生長速度快，所產木材為軟木，高度一般可達30米,樹形直立向上,成年樹形多為卵形或橢圓形.春季開紅花，先花後葉. 秋色綠葉轉為紅豔,非常搶眼!

To seed or not to seed, that is the question..孤挺花結子與否的問題

To seed or not to seed, that is the question..孤挺花結子與否的問題

Amaryllis is flowering!

Amaryllis is growing seed pods.結子中的孤挺花

The second Amaryllis flower stem is growing.長出的第二枝孤挺花花莖

Well, if I do not let it seed the second flower stem will have larger flowers. If I let it seed the flowers will be smaller.

To have both, I will need to fertilize it to keep both. And I like that! 🙂