K on this kase stands for kold, its -14C here and a bit nippy so all the more reason to warm ourselves up with some floral alphabet soup. I often run short on Ks but I am sure you soupsters are resplendent. Two this morning, Kerria japonica and Kaslo's Bench, a little garden in memory of a lovely dog.

I don't have many Ks either, but here's a few:

I might have a few more, ...oKAY...! This is where varietal names are handy...

"BB King" Hyacinth:



"King Alfred" daffodil




Peony "Kelways Scented Rose"



And...Rose "Ketchup and Mustard"

Heirloom Kalanchoe - I've had it so long I can't remember the real name!



More kalanchoes:







Salvia karwinski

'K' Daffodils

< favorite forcer >

'K' Lilies

< group < single



'K' Hyacinths

Kalanchoe




Kiwi Rose

most of times I tried to kill these, but I kept few in shady area,
"K" for Kyllinga

Karoo -


kernels >

a few of Kalanchoe

'K' is for Kale:





And then the glorious Decorative Kale - first in October, then a month later in November.

a terrible pic of Knautia macedonica


a great pic of Kniphofia


and what the heck--kittens

Thanks dirt, you just reminded me of

Ah, kitties...thanks! I am overdue for a pair but am trying to hold off. We are slowly but surely becoming animal-free which frees up travel immensely.

Kittens!

Interesting plants, everyone. Here is a Kleinia from the public garden with dinky flowers, and a couple of followup pictures showing the aftermath... and an aloe that is no longer an Aloe.




Any chance of choice Kalanchoe flower pics, @purpleinopp ?

Kale

kitty

Tossing in a few Knautias:

Now for Kinnikinnick:




Our Seniors development of Grandview Heights, had a beautiful understory of the native Kinnikinnick or Bearberry, especially under the Ponderosa Pines. This all had to be bulldozed away to install underground wiring and services for our 47 Bungalow and Duplex units. When building my garden from scratch, I remembered those wonderful native plants, and found a supply of young plants bred in Vancouver, B.C. that were perfect for the xeriscape edges of the bank at the back of our place, and also in the dry spot under our eaves, next to the house.

To show the difference between the wild Bearberry and the variety developed at the University of British Columbia (U.B.C.) called Vancouver Jade, I'll show the images side by side, so that you can flip back and forth to see the differences.
On the left, the wild variety has smaller leaves. On the right, you'll see longer leaves and longer reddish stems.

Don't you like that name Kinnikinnick:, try to say that ten times , I just can't bear the name of this bear berry.... made me envy that they can't possibly grown in the tropic..