I don’t have a whole lot to say this morning (now there’s a switch), but this blossom from a volunteer salmonberry bush (Rubus spectabilis) caught my attention, and I thought perhaps yours would like to be caught, as well.
Almost as pink as your thumb-aren’t gardeners thumbs supposed to be green? Isn’t it amazing how we rely on small , seasonal blooming plants to bring us joy through their brilliant coloring, and perfume.
So pretty. We have a beach close by where salmon berries grow wild, and their blossoms are lovely and fragrant. (at least I think they are salmon berries) So nice to see the early signs of spring!
Chris, the salmonberry is a pretty little native plant with a rather bland tasting (albeit again, lovely)gold berry, that resembles a little cluster of salmon eggs.
Tom–you would love it up here in SE Alaska–salmonberries are the equivalent of your blackberries–they’re everywhere around here. Ours aren’t blooming yet….
Oh! I love the color and the leaves remind me a
little of the texture of mint leaves.
I have never heard of it, thanks for sharing Tom 🙂
And yet one more great reason…
So THAT’S the sweet pink flower I’ve been admiring this spring. Love the bush – I could enjoy the flowers and the birds could enjoy the berries. Win-win!
Almost as pink as your thumb-aren’t gardeners thumbs supposed to be green? Isn’t it amazing how we rely on small , seasonal blooming plants to bring us joy through their brilliant coloring, and perfume.
Tamara, my thumb is pink because I took a scrub brush to it–must have erased a little of the green while tackling a whole lot of the dirty.
So pretty. We have a beach close by where salmon berries grow wild, and their blossoms are lovely and fragrant. (at least I think they are salmon berries) So nice to see the early signs of spring!
We have a lot of salmon berries in our neighborhood. I’ll have to go check to see if they are in bloom yet.
Salmonberry is new to me. Very nice bloom.
Chris, the salmonberry is a pretty little native plant with a rather bland tasting (albeit again, lovely)gold berry, that resembles a little cluster of salmon eggs.
Tom–you would love it up here in SE Alaska–salmonberries are the equivalent of your blackberries–they’re everywhere around here. Ours aren’t blooming yet….
It’s nice to to see plants flowering. It gives me hope we might see summer weather soon.
Oh! I love the color and the leaves remind me a
little of the texture of mint leaves.
I have never heard of it, thanks for sharing Tom 🙂
And yet one more great reason…
So THAT’S the sweet pink flower I’ve been admiring this spring. Love the bush – I could enjoy the flowers and the birds could enjoy the berries. Win-win!