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| Clematis 'Silver Moon' |
With the sudden onset of full summer, with lows in the 70sF/24C and highs in the 90sF (it is 96F/35.5C as I write this), plants have gone from 0 to 60 in less than 36 hours. This Clematis wasn't in bloom on Sunday.
Similarly, this rose wasn't in bloom on Monday.
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| Rosa 'Carefree Beauty' with lavender, Dianthus 'Cranberry Ice' and Cornus kousa 'Beni-fuji' |
It hasn't been this hot here since August '06. I swear, if you could stand the heat, you could see the flowers opening. Check this out:
see the difference in the center of the bloom? That happened in the time it took me to change aperture settings on my camera and snap another shot. Things were delayed from blooming by the unseasonable cold in April and May, now they're playing catchup in a big way. I hope they can adapt to this sudden heat, I fear for them. I watered all the plants in containers this morning and some of the plants in the ground. I'll be getting out the sprinkler at 5 o'clock, the earliest I can water under local ordinance. If I can just get them through one more day, we'll have temperatures below normal, with highs in the 60sF/19C. Fingers crossed.
13 comments:
Well, all is beautiful for now. Carefree Beauty can handle the heat. We know that. Mine isn't very pretty at the moment though. The blooms are a bit faded from the sun.
It's the same here, a tiny bit north of you. My siberian iris have bloomed and faded in two days. It seems such a shame.
Your 0 to 60 comment hit the nail on the head. Same here in the Falls. The temps rose and the blooms blossomed. Your clematis photo is stunning. Great lighting and mood.
My clematis is smoked. One day I will see a healthy clematis and lavender in my garden. they are a thorn in my side. So hot here, in the 100's for 5 days. Send me some coolness. I have visited Chicago once, loved the colors, they are so vivid.
I love the look of Silver Moon, paseed it up this year because it was so expensive - sorry now!
Carefree Beauty is a wonderful rose, I have a few and it is always stunning.
Eileen
In a blink of a robin's eye Spring was gone and Summer took its place! Love the changes in the rose! gail
Up and down, up and down. Would love the temps to settle somewhere in the middle.
I'm having the same experience as Renee. The Siberian Irises opened yesterday and they're fading today. Plus, I shudder to think what the straight-line winds tonight did to them and other plants. I'll go out and check after the storm.
Your roses are beautiful; mine have already decided they don't like this heat. This heat has been crazy; I've already lost a few annuals because I wasn't diligent enough to get out and water every day. Looking forward to some more reasonable temps in June!
Love those side-by-side rose shots! Yes, I could see it opening. At least you are finally getting a break from the cold, albeit a little too hot for everyone, plants included. It's been a scorcher here, but has been that way for weeks now. It's gonna be a loooong summer!
This is really a weird year. You up there in the north have the drastic changing temperatures from cold too hot and down here in the Houston area where I am living, we are having a record heat with temperatures in the 100's for several days and a huge deficit in rain. Some weather gurus down here are predicting a "brutal" summer if we will not see some rain soon.
Oh My...the daily watering goes on and on.
I hope your beautiful flowers will adjust to the big temperature change.
Best Regards and Happy Gardening
Paula Jo
I feel for you re the unseasonable heat. Just be grateful you don't live in Texas!
Last week you didn't know whether you should put on a swimsuit or a snowsuit to work in the garden. Don't know when we've had such a bizarre spring. But you are definitely right about the way the temps just pushed everything into bloom.
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