Friday, April 24, 2026

Friday Florals

 A mix of early spring flowers to share today...(though this is now getting close to late spring)

Ornamental Cherry

Trout lily


Red trillium

And I enjoyed waiting for someone to work on a new key for my car by taking photos of some of the plants for sale at the hardware store the other day.


I think the guy told me this was a fire spike, but would love someone to give me a correct name.



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  1. AnvilcloudApril 24, 2026 at 7:48 AM

    It’s looking bright and colourful there. It’s bright here this morning but not too warm.

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  2. Granny SueApril 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM

    Lovely photos, quite a celebration of the season. That's a red hot pojer, i think. I don't know the scientific name.

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  3. smartcatApril 24, 2026 at 8:48 AM

    Love seeing so many plants in bloom. Toes crossed the car key was a replacement and nothing dire.

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  4. Debra She Who SeeksApril 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM

    Florals are an endless and inexhaustible source of beauty, aren't they!

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    1. Barbara RogersApril 24, 2026 at 9:25 AM

      True too! I noticed you commented on another blog that there was an "ice cream Dairy Queen" near you, and we have a "renamed local one" here, the Blue Cone is it's name, but the sign which faded once to blue has now gone pretty white. Soft serve ice cream is always a summer treat.

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  5. BoudApril 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM

    That green spike looks like a young kniphofia. Aka red hot poker. We used to have trout lilies in one spot near here but severe flooding one year seems to have done for them. I couldn't believe they were wildflowers the first time I saw them.

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    1. Barbara RogersApril 24, 2026 at 9:38 AM

      My plant identification gave that name as well, but didn't include red hot poker. I like to be able to mentally pronounce words, and kniphofia stumps me...why a ph as well as fia? My poor mental tongue is completely twisted up.

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  6. Ms. MoonApril 24, 2026 at 9:59 AM

    I knew that plant wasn't what I call a fire spike and yes, as the others are saying- red hot poker. Eek!
    My trillium has almost faded but it surely does look beautiful for a very long time every year.

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  7. ellen abbottApril 24, 2026 at 10:08 AM

    So pretty. Things that don't grow down here.

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  8. eileeninmdApril 24, 2026 at 11:03 AM

    Hello,
    I love all the colorful blooms. Lovely variety of flowers.
    Take care, Happy Friday! Have a great weekend.

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  9. Miss MerryApril 24, 2026 at 12:19 PM

    The Petunias!!!!!! My gramma always had a planter of purple petunias in a huge elevated planter by her back door.

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  10. CloudiaApril 24, 2026 at 2:48 PM

    Red, hot poker! I cheated and used Google lens because I thought it was aloe. Vera. But I didn't see the leaves characteristic of the aloe. Always a pleasure to be with you Barbara

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  11. Vicki LaneApril 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM

    Oh, Spring has gone wild with blooms and butterflies! My favorite time of year! Also this: Kniphofia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1794. All species of Kniphofia are native to Africa. Common names include tritoma, red hot poker, torch lily and poker plant. Wikipedia

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  12. TomApril 24, 2026 at 9:38 PM

    ...the trillium is my favorite.

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