Spring Hits Mr. Yogato

I don't quite know everything that I planted here in the Mr. Yogato spring bulb garden. I know it's mostly Iris, Crocus, tulips, one Fritillaria camschatcensis, Scilla siberica, and one "Dominic" daylily. I have a list or four somewhere, but I might be missing some items. No matter--it'll be beautiful very shortly!


Here is the bulb garden on Sunday night. The "Hello Darkness" Iris are what I'm really looking forward to, but at the moment, I have mostly Crocus leaves and some sort of miniature iris-looking flower that I'm pretty sure is really a bulb. The Scilla siberica should bloom shortly, too!


Here is a close-up of the iris-looking flower. I let the owner of Mr. Yogato think this is the one that he "planted" in the fall. I wanted him to feel a sense of ownership in the garden, so I kind of forced him to take part. Letting him think that this first-bloomer was the one he planted should help reinforce that sense of ownership and interest in plant-related things (maybe he'll pay me?!?).

Yeah, I know he'll get the Google alert he set up for Mr. Yogato, and he may even read this post, discovering my devious ploy. But it doesn't matter--his bulb is currently blooming (there are about five in bloom at the moment), and it is just as beautiful as this one! He should be quite the proud papa regardless.

And yes... Most of the plants that will bloom here are dark purple, "black," dark blue, or such. There might be a few random yellow or pink tulips (freebies) as daring splashes of brightness amid the dark brooding beauty that will explode here shortly.