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May 5, 2023

It is taking longer for some perennials to blossom this spring. Those marked with an asterisk have blossoms in the Parkdale Community Garden YYC. Note that the dates on photos do not correspond with current 2023 gardening season.

Viola adunca Early Blue Violet
Scilla siberica Siberian squill*
Pulsatilla Prairie Crocus*
Muscari armeniacum Grape Hyacinth
Primula denticulata Drumstick Primula*
Tulipa Tarda

What’s almost blooming

Early Blue Violet 20 May '11 — Early Blue Violet 20 May ’11

Siberian squill — Siberian squill April 2021

Drumstick primula — Primula denticulata Drumstick primula 2017-0719 Flynn-Burhoe

Pasque flower 29 May ’14

Windflower

Prunus tomentosa Nanking Cherry

Posted by Maureen Flynn-Burhoe
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Tags: Calgary garden, plants that grow well in Calgary, What’s blooming

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