Mid-Atlantic Gardening: July blooms, 3 by CatMint20906

CatMint20906 wrote:
well, the corn has been pulled up and I can see my butterfly bush again. ;-) I think it was from the cracked corn in the birdseed. The birds really loved having the feeder there, but maybe I need to find a different spot for it -- LOL! There were all kinds of other interesting grasses and plants sprouting up under the feeder as well.

I am totally loving all the butterflies, and am seeing a lot of skipper butterflies around today! Some photos of blooms from this morning:

1) Hollyhock Chater's Doubles Pink--my daughter fell in love with it so I brought it home, but it's hard to keep whole from all the bugs who seem to want to chew on it ;-)

2) Stargazer

3) Rose of Sharon 'Minerva'

4) A coleus that came a while ago without its identifying tags and I've always wondered exactly what it is. Flambe? It's been blooming like crazy

5) Tickseed--Red Satin and Sienna Sunset