The Flowers of Mid-May

May 15, 2016

aquilegia

After tulips, what kind of flowers steel the show at Giverny? Among my favorite are aquilegias, for their delicacy, strange shapes and wide range of colors including white and black, yellow and blue, and pink. Their light foliage is a beauty.

camassia

Camassias are late spring bulbs that grow rather tall.

tree-peony

Pink tree peonies are short lasting little wonders,

tree-peony-giverny

just like this one that looks more modern.

iris

Irises are just starting.

wisteria-boats-giverny

The vines are at their best. Here the wisterias over the Japanese footbridge,

clematis-montana

And the Clematis montana covering the trellises in the flower garden.