今日は一日中雨。うっとおしいですが、でもこれから初夏にかけての雨は庭の植物を育ててくれる恵みの雨なので有難いです。
去年の夏に買った大苗の日本ナツメがやっと芽吹き始めています。今年の冬に徹底的に根っこを洗って長さを整えたので、そのショックから立ち直るのに時間がかかったようです。
It drizzled all day today. In spite of the gloomy weather, I welcome the warm rain since it nurtures my plants.
The Japanese jujube tree that I bought last summer has at last started budding. A few months ago, in the middle of the winter, I thoroughly washed the roots and trimmed them before repotting. It took some time for the tree to recover from that shock.
Fresh green buds burst out of the nodes at the end of little twigs.
こちら↓は日本ナツメのひこばえを去年の秋に鉢上げしたもの。親木より一足先に芽吹き始めました。果実は小粒でもジューシーで甘酸っぱくて、大変気に入っている品種です。
These are the suckers that I potted from the above Japanese jujube tree, in autumn last year. Their roots were more settled by this spring and started budding before their parent tree. The fruits are small but quite juicy and has a sweet and sour taste, so I am very fond of this variety.
黄花のエビネ蘭はピークを過ぎたのか、散り始めています。
黄花のエビネ蘭はピークを過ぎたのか、散り始めています。
The yellow flower Ebine orchid seems to have passed its peak, and I saw flowers on the ground.
花の後に肥料を入れたいので、昨日のうちに草むしりをしてあります。
I plucked weeds yesterday, since I want to give fertilizer after the flowers.
香りは、昔の白粉風で強香です。
こちらはエビネ蘭専門の育苗業者から取り寄せたコオズ系の香りエビネ。今年は今のところ、大小合わせて７本の花茎が確認できています。年々バルブが増えるのですが、こんなに丈夫な植物とは知りませんでした。
I bought these Ebine orchids from a specialist some years ago. They are scented Ebine which is unusual. The plant has been growing well and, this year, I have counted 7 flower stems coming up so far. Ebines are said to be prone to diseases but mine are doing fine so far.
When fully open, the flowers produce strong, old-fashioned sweet fragrance, reminiscent of the smell of my late mom's facial powder.
