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The Most Beautiful Flower # 30

Posted on February 1, 2024 by johnvic8

‘This week’s MBF is a local native, Gelsemium sempervirens ‘Carolina jessamine.’ In late winter/early spring, its yellow blossoms appear just as the deciduous leaves are beginning to show. It is one of those wonderful early blooming plants that announces, “Spring … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #29

Posted on January 17, 2024 by johnvic8

I love peonies. Those who are following this series will see peonies turn up frequently in my MBF offerings. Among my favorites are the tree peonies. I grew them for the first time in my North Carolina garden and discovered … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #26

Posted on December 6, 2023 by johnvic8

I love peonies…the antique herbaceous varieties from my grandmother and the tree peonies. Several years ago I learned of a new breed of peonies…Itoh (intersectional) peonies. They are a cross between the herbaceous and tree varieties. And they are beautiful. … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower # 25

Posted on November 29, 2023 by johnvic8

This week’s MBF is Camellia sasanqua ‘Our Linda.‘ The plant was a gift from David Parks of Camellia Forest Nursery in Chapel Hill, NC. The nursery is one of the best sources of camellias in the country. I planted Our … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #24

Posted on November 8, 2023 by johnvic8

This week’s Most Beautiful Flower is Camellia sasanqua ‘Hana Jiman.’ Its blossoms kept color going from fall into winter in my North Carolina garden. Mine grew to about four feet wide and eight feet high in ten years. The literature … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower # 22

Posted on October 25, 2023 by johnvic8

This week’s offering of the MBF is oriental lily Lilium ‘Le Reve.’ I loved having it blooming in my Chapel Hill garden in early summer. The color is enchanting. Le Reve is a fountain of joy for butterflies and hummingbirds. … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #19

Posted on October 5, 2023 by johnvic8

I have chosen for MBF#19 a shrub that I have grown successfully in my two North Carolina gardens. Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ has far exceeded my expectations, growing in both locations to be much larger than the catalog description. The catalog … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #13

Posted on August 23, 2023 by johnvic8

This week’s nomination for Most Beautiful Flower is the Star of Persia (Allium christophii). It is a wonderful bulb that blooms in the spring and carries over interest into summer. This is a quote from my iBook “Guess What’s in … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower # 9

Posted on July 20, 2023 by johnvic8

One of the great moments in my gardening education was the discovery of Naked Ladies (Lycoris squamigera). Several gardening buddies gave me this lovely bulb which has added such beauty in my flower beds. This introduction is quoted from my … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Flower #7

Posted on July 5, 2023 by johnvic8

This week’s most beautiful flower was another gift from a garden buddy. As with most gift plants, it came nameless. When she was making changes to her garden, my friend gave me eight or nine huge clumps of Japanes iris … Continue reading →

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