I'm belatedly joining Cathy at Words and Herbs midway through her fifth annual floral celebration. To quote Cathy, it's purpose is to "remind us of the beauty our gardens and nature offer us in the warmer months" when those of us in the Northern Hemisphere find our gardens at low ebb. While admittedly coastal Southern California isn't as dreary as many areas of the US or Europe during the winter months, my own garden is lacking much of the color it usually provides me. I find 'A Week of Flowers' a nice way to think ahead at what I can expect as the days once again begin to lengthen (and we hopefully get some rain).
I'm going to start with January. That's the dead of winter in most of the Northern Hemisphere but, by mid-month, I'm usually seeing new signs of color. Here are three of the highlights from January 2024:
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| Closeup of Camellia williamsii 'Taylor's Perfection' |
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| The shrub off to its start in mid-January |
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| Leucadendron salignum 'Chief' showing off its colorful flower-like bracts |
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| Pericallis hybrids (aka florist cineraria), usually sold as annuals here |
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