Two of my favorite flowers are blooming right now: lupine and columbine.
I started both plants as seeds in my first Winter Sowing experiment a few years ago. I didn’t get any blooms the first year, as expected. Last year, the columbines bloomed almost all summer, but the lupines looked like such pathetic weaklings, I’d pretty much written them off. I think I got three scrawny blooms between four plants.

But this year?
It’s lupine madness. One plant has about a dozen blooms on it!
(I also learned an interesting lesson today: cold camera that was in the basement studio + steamy outdoor air after a rain = foggy lens. It looks like it’s misty outside in that picture, but it’s actually just condensation on the lens. I had to clear it off about 20 times while I was taking photos!)
The columbine seeds were from a mix, so I had no idea what color the blooms would be when I planted them… I just happened to get lucky and these four I planted together all came up in shades of pink. Bonus!
I think I missed my call when it comes to botany… I could look at garden crap on Pinterest all day long. Not to mention spend a fortune on seeds and plants.
What are your favorite flowers?
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Tulip
The site looks great.
My favorites are poppies and peonies. I love the super big fluffy ones.
My favorite flowers are orchids. Something about then being beautiful and technically a parasite is just cool.
Dahlias are my favorite flower. The darker the color, the better!
Lillies. So pretty.
My favorite flower is the Black Bacarra Rose. Simply beautiful.
Calla lilies!
Lilies
My favorite flower is peony.
Datura flowers. Beautiful and deadly.
Black calla lily !
My favorite flower is the Bird of Paradise!! X3
My favorite flowers are roses. How typical. Love your site.
Peonies.
I love lupines as well, and grace ward!
lilacs and honeysuckles
glad to see you mobile
I’m in love with lilies; almost any variety. Since I must choose though, I’m rocking with the tiger lily.
I love Lilies. All kinds. My first born is a Lily-Anne
Tiger Lily. Site looks wonderful
Tiger Lily š
New site is so much cleaner and easier to navigate. My favorite flower is Sunflowers, bright and cheery.
Buffalo bean because they are my mother’s favorite and they always bloom around her birthday.
I love Poppies! Saw an entire field of them from the train in Europe and fell in love.
Iris is my favorite
Carnations are my favorite š
Love the site!
My favorite flower is lily of the valley. The site looks neat and easy to navigate!
Bluebonnet
My favourite flowers are probably orchids. More specifically the bumblebee orchid (which looks and smells like the female of a bumblebee species in order to trick the males to get pollinated) and the monkey face orchid, which looks like a, well, monkey face!
My favorite flowers are columbines, I just bought a few for my garden š
Lily of the valley
Lilacs and tulips of any variety – they mean spring has finally come!
Sun flowers
Arum Lilly are my favorite flowers
Irises have been my favorite since I was a kid.
Pink carnations are my all time favorite!
My favorite flowers are gardenias.
My favorite flower is Lilac. In Germany where I am from they bloom right around Mothers day and I always went and picked them for my mom. Here were I live in VA they come in a bit too early and are done blooming at Mothers day, further north though they come in at the right time for it. Though I am not moving up there – too cold.
Site looks great.
I love Jasmine
Daffodils!
I really like blue orchids
Stargazer lilies. Or any lily really.
Site looks great from what I can see!
Your flowers are gorgeous š
I love calla lilies š
I like pink rose.
My favorite are peonies.
Closely followed by garden roses and ranunculus.
Amazing photos! My fave is sunflowers. Just do bright and happy! š
Also the site looks great on my phone! š
Roses of all colors and varities š
Gerbera, any color, i’m in love with them!
Also love you lex…on day i will afford one of your creation and it’ s always a pleasure to see you on youtube
my favorite flower is the chrysanthemum! š
My favorite flowers are peony and fuschia.