my pinky winky still looks whitey
Garden Photos '09.....#39
It shows up really nicely in a partly shaded area, I hope it returns well next spring.
Always last of the lilies in my garden to bloom and one of the most fragrant. 'Casa Blanca'
Echinacea 'Hope' getting a second and final chance to get through the winter here. I have a lot of "hope" it can do it.
nice
The bees are working overtime now. They sense that it won't be long. Rose is 'Christopher Marlowe'.
nice pictures everyone
allison that looks like a weed to me.
I ordered two honeysuckle vines for he new arbor out back. They are growing well however one has decided to bloom and it is not red like 'Magnifica' should be. It is a buff yellow and I think it is probably lonicera 'John Clayton'. Anyone grow this? The other has no blooms so don't know if that one is going to be red/orange or not.
Another new one here is weigela 'Ghost' which is blooming again and if you look closely is starting to go ghostly with the color of the foliage.
I had the feeling it was a weed... what plant would grow that nice for me???
it does look very healthy :)
only a guess from me though.
yep weed... sigh
http://foragingpictures.com/plants/Pokeweed/h0010.htm
Yes I was going to confirm that is poke weed. When it gets big it is so difficult to pull out because the stems break off real easy.
I may have to get me some of those strawflowers they look great en masse.
Everything is still looking so good, my gardens look horrible.
That brug is HUGE, Wall-e pulled mine out of the pot and was chewing on it. I rescued it and now on my deck but only 6" tall.
I can never get enchinada to over winter here either, but I keep trying...
Hibiscus time!
I like these big ones!
Small ones are ok too, they grew taller this year.
'Tea Clipper' has 6 more buds about to open...
Bee's Jubilee making a second appearance!
Wow---nice photos, everyone! Jo Ann---what color csmos are you looking for? I just usually grab mine from K-mart or Wal-mart---they always do fine!
Love the clem & roses, WC!
Thanks!
I'm going to try thi collage 1 more time
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Great shots, WC! Which hibiscus is that?
Nice collage, Jo Ann. Like the sedum.
Thanks Victor,
... Umm I don't know, lol! I bought 2 of the big white/ pink ones @ HD last year and they overwintered, they're huge, each bloom is ~ 8" wide and the bush is filled with buds, at least 40-50 in clusters of 4, I love the fact it overwintered!
I really like them. Not too many things (perennials and shrubs) blooming now, so they are show-stoppers.
That sedum is Metrona. I am disapointed in the color as I thought it would be more purple.
Perhaps when it fully blooms I will change my mind.
Zenox is another that didnt get as dark as I thought.
I love big hibiscus WC ... collage looks great GE... love the poppy pods
Nice Hibiscus!
WC2 What is the name of that rose? It's beautiful!!!!!!!
Jo Ann... In the first collage that you posted today.... which monarda is that? it looks as if it is a well behaved dwarf variety! Nice pictures.
Allison... there's som much going on in your yard! I'm jealous!
WC2.... beautiful rose!
OK.... I have an Echinacea queation for those of you who have some of the new ones....
Is "Twilight" truly as vivid of a dark pinkish red color as most of the pictures imply? I don't want another pinkish purple color since my Magnus is a huge and very happy plant. But, there's a tiny, little, nursery across the street from one of my jobs that just got a few in, that are really robust plants, and they're 12.95 for one. So, I was thinking that I just might splurge for one.
Then does anyone know if the new ones will reseed and/or hybridize themselves in the yard? I have quite a few seedling plants that are clearly crosses between my 'Doppleganger' and 'Magnus'. If these others will do the same, I'd like to encourage or discourage accordingly!
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Twilight was deep in color for me. Unfortunately, they have not come back the third year.
one of the new ones with 'Magnus' in the background that was sunbleached a few weeks ago. I'm not really liking that color. Fortunately it's setting new blooms fairly quickly.
That's good to know Victor! Any guesses as to why it didn't come back?
euphorbia
heuchera leaves.
Hi RC nice to see you up at this hour.
The monarda is raspberry wine. its flopping, so it looks short.
I plan to cage it for next year.
No - other than many of these new echies turn out to be flops.
I agree about the new echies.
I have Summer Sky (i think) and its great when it opens ,but as it ages it really looks bad.
Pixie, that's 'Tea Clipper' a David Austin English rose, it just started blooming this month, All the buds look like that, with two little 'wings' to start with, I have 3 other English rose bushes but this is the only one that has that characteristic.
I have Echi Sundown and thinking the same thing, looks horrible now.
Everyone has such great things going on in their gardens. Those dahlias at the top of the thread, JoAnn are very nice, esp that AppleBlossom!! Maybe this weekend I can find some time to actually catch up on this thread!
Not much going on in my yard. Maybe a couple of things.
Common hibiscus rose
