Opening Up

Things are opening up here in California, including my Agapanthus blooms.

agapanthus blooms, scapes, flowers, california, back yardHere is my agapanthus about a week ago. You can see 13 scapes.

agapanthus blooms, scapes, flowers, california, back yardLast weekend the first pair of brachts on my agapanthus had started to open. The brachts are the two leaves that enclose the flowers and are on the end of the scapes.

agapanthus blooms, scapes, flowers, california, back yardI missed the first opening, but here is another one.

agapanthus blooms, scapes, flowers, california, back yardYou can see that they slowly open and unfurl.

agapanthus blooms, scapes, flowers, california, back yardHere you can see even more bracts in different stages of opening.

agapanthus blooms, scapes, flowers, california, back yardHere is what the agapanthus plant looks like now. Quite a bit of difference in a week.

Next week I should see the nice purple flowers open.

It is nice to see things opening up here in California.

Steven

This entry was posted in California, Flowers, Local, Nature, Seasons, Yard Work and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.