I thought I’d celebrate Valentine’s Day
By loving some posies on my blog today
Not just any old flowers – oh no, no… instead
I’ve chosen some favourites in show-stopping RED
1. Let’s go with a tulip for (please hurry!) spring
Do you know ‘Rococo’? What a gorgeous thing!
One of those feathery parrots that draws lots of “Ahhh’s”
And she’s equally lovely when cut for a vase
2. In my cottage at the lake, it wouldn’t be May
Without this sweet little wildling that grows near the bay
I’m happy the seeds that I’ve sown have grown fine
Increasing my colony of wild columbine!
3. For a long time I wasn’t sure what to think
About the native wildflower called Indian pink…
Spigelia marilandica is its botanical name
And yes, I like it in woodland, where it puts ferns to shame.
4. Peonies in red are a populous lot
But not all have the oomph that my choice has got
She’s a buxom thing, bred for the cold Midwest
Meet ‘Buckeye Belle’ – simply one of the best
5. Do you have a wee glade where the soil is quite wet?
This red-flowered lovely is a sure-fire damp bet
Behold Primula japonica ‘Miller’s Red’
A candelabra primrose for a bog or moist bed.
6. I love red corn poppies, Papaver rhoeas, by name
As somber Remembrance day symbols they earned their fame
But did you know that a man-of-the-cloth named Wilks
Became famous for breeding these flowers of silk
Developing the “Shirley” strain in doubles of white, coral and pink
Though the prettiest still fall in the red tones, I think……
7. Summer daisies are myriad but none blooms as long
As blanket flowers (Gaillardias) – provided you’re a strong
Deadheader! And if so you’ll love ‘Burgundy’ – and she’s
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Superb at providing pollen for foraging bees!
8. What about a red annual for a tropical pot?
Here’s one that couldn’t be more sizzling-hot:
It’s Mandevilla ‘Pretty Crimson’ – or “rocktrumpet” in Brazil
And its dark-red trumpet flowers are designed to thrill!
9. I’ve got a favourite rudbeckia with a colour that’s dandy
Not yellow or gold, but rich-red ‘Cherry Brandy’
Montreal Botanical Garden uses it in a fabulous scene
‘Cherry Brandy’ and Tuscan kale, with its leaves of blue-green.
10. If your thoughts turn to kisses on Valentine’s night
You’ll like Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ in bright red-and-white
Think it’s a bit overrated? Well, don’t take my word…
It got top marks from my resident hummingbird.
11. My favourite-of-all summer bulbs is bright-red
This is Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ in my cottage meadow bed
12. Here’s a dye plant from the prairie, where it seldom rains
Meet Coreopsis tinctoria ‘Dwarf Red’ of the plains
13. Back to perennials – here’s one for a damp August bower
Lobelia cardinalis – our native red cardinal flower
And while we’re at it, let’s raise our glass to that colourful word
Shared by Roman prelates and this fine northern bird
14. Another late summer perennial if your soil is mucky
Is swamp mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) from southern climes like Kentucky
And my favourite of all is red ‘Cranberry Crush’
You won’t find another flower this big or this lush….
15. When considering roses of red on this day
There’s a much-hackneyed phrase that I’ll borrow to say
If you want a red rose, just “go big or go home”
And choose ‘Dortmund’. Okay, that’s the end of my poem.
