BLOOMIN' PERENNIALS

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name	comment
Crocus	Come up like clockwork first week of February
Snowdrop	Often the first
Scilla	Spreading like mad, from seed I guess.
Miniature Iris	They're up. Will they bloom this year? Guess not.
Daffodil	The first really elaborate bloom.
Tulip, (orange, yellow)	Varied and long-lasting.
Myrtle	= Periwinkle, Vinca
Forsythia	.
White Lily	.
Grape Hyacinth	.
Hyacinth	I'd better move them out from under the evergrowing spruce.
Guinea Hen Flower	Frittillaria White bells
Bleeding Heart	Remarkably cute. Sort of gory if you really think about it.
Cherry (fruit)	Sweet cherry in back yard blooms first. I hope it fruits this year. Tree by gate has provided beautiful blooms and a gallon or three of pie cherries for more than a decade now.
violets	white, purplish, and a few yellow
Spring Beauty	Transplanted from my parents' yard.
Plum	Red leaves, pink flowers beautiful against the green wall. No fruit yet.
Azalea	So brilliant a red that the pictures don't come out right.
Crabapple	Never so lush as this year.
Lilac	Beautiful again, to see and to smell.
Lily of the Valley	It's really trying to take over three or four areas.
Iris	Over a dozen this year! They like that I took out the day lilies. Each bloom lasts 2 days.
Wisteria	Lots more flowers than in previous years.
Comfrey	High in B12, but tastes fuzzy.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit	.Really makes that part of the yard look like wild woods.
Chives	And they're nice in salads
Columbine	Just lovely. Ornate yet tasteful.
Black Cherry	Taller than the house. The birds love it. Good for climbing too.
Geranium	modestly purply pink
Peony	Blooms too heavy for the stem to support. I never saw a wild one.
Rose	Breathteaking, briefly
Honeysuckle	Wonderful pervasive aroma
Evening Primrose	Yellow blooms
Fever few	.
Privet	.The illusion of privacy, with understated white blooms.
Day Lily	.
Clover	.
Mustard	.Self-seeding for 30 years; how perennial can you get?
Queen Anne's Lace	.Delicate white butterfly bait (or ants)
Helleborine	.An orchid, if you look closely
Sunflower	.Well, self-seeding rather than perennial
Hosta	.
Hydrangea	.Big balls of color. Ours are blue.
Mint	.Too much to use; a wonderful aroma
Tansy	Gangly, but the flowers are cute.
Chrysanthemum	.
Toad Lily	Exquisite delicate white with purple markings, late when we need flowers again.
Jerusalem Artichoke	.Blooms like tiny sunflowers, late. Roots look like ginger, crunch like water chestnut.
Cyclamen	.Dramatically beautiful late in the season

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