My bloomin Spaniel!
September Blooms
Cowpen Daisy...obviously the insects that were so scarce before are slowly returning. And eating flowers!
Corona de Cristo...when the heat was so bad, the flowers hardly opened in the morning before closing. Much better now!
phyllis59, love that spaniel! Did you grow it from seed?
Terri, Her name is Coco and she was a transplant from Alaska,but this is the first bloom I've had that has to lay infront of a fan or air vent. Coco does not like our heat.
As my husband's aunt used to say, "Her blood will thin out!" She looks very sweet, though, and winter is coming!
well,I guess I should mentioned that we've had her for 6 yrs. I'll give her a few more an see what happens.haha
Precious bloomin Spaniel!
LindaTX, that Corona de Cristo has very interesting foliage from what I can tell in your photo! Pretty!
This is my very first bloom of Red Drop Hibiscus, Hibiscus sabdariffa. I planted the seeds this May.
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That's not the actual leaves on the Corona de Cristo (Passiflora foetida var. gossypifolia). Maybe those interesting spidery parts are bracts? The "fruit" turns red when ripe, but don't have any now. I've been picking them off to encourage blooming after the rains. Another pic which includes the leaves:
allwild, I love the hibiscus. I really need to find more hibiscus that loves the difficult parts of the Hill Country like where I live. Only one, Heartleaf Hibiscus, has done okay here. A couple of the larger hibiscus I tried didn't do well at all.
Texas Milkweed, blooming after the rains. I really need to get out there today and get rid of some aphids. There are tons on my milkweeds!
Oh okay that looks more like passiflora foliage! LOL but i did like the other.
LindaTX, I really didn't expect the hibiscus sabdariffa to do as well as it did here and i was quite surprised at what a beautiful and happy plant it has been so far. I grew it in a large pot because I was thinking I would have to bring it in over winter. The calyces are used to make a tea that is high in Vit C and other vitamins. I'm looking forward to trying. I will plan to collect seeds also if you are interested ~ or anyone else. I will post when I have collected seeds.
The Marigolds are about spent but the butterflies are still enjoying them.
Im still not sure what this flower is but the aphids sure do seem to be attracted to it, along with the flying insects, like bees, wasps and butterflies. Some of the stems are covered with aphids.
It could be this plant, Late Boneset, Eupatorium serotinum
http://wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=2231
Thank you Josephine!! You are right again and I appreciate you very much. I was on the right track LOL
My Trailing Lantana *really* liked all the rain it got last week.
Carla
Josephine, I could use your help ID these.
Phyllis, I must warn you that I only know a little bit about Texas natives, and hardly anything about exotics.
Your plant looks some type of begonia, I really don't know, sorry.
Josephine.
Thanks Josephine, I have not seen the bloom so maybe I will know more after next spring. I brought it home from California this summer and it had already bloomed.
This is an update on my Dragonfruit flower. It is about to burst. It is about 15 inches long now and going to open tonight we think.
another view
Here is my hand for size reference.
That is really neat, we saw some of the fruits at Whole Foods for $9.00 each they look amazing but at that price we didn't buy any.
YES!!!!!!
It finally bloomed.
YES!
Oh...wow!
Last pic. I am done.
Did I mention they only come out at night or so I have read.
That's gorgeous!
Beautiful!
Yes, amazing flower.
They look and feel like a ducks bottom.
What a magnificent flower! beautiful.
jujubetexas, Does that amazing flower produce seeds? If so are you going to trade them?
You just take stems off like a succulent but they are about 3 feet long. Anyone that is in San Marcos area is welcome to stop by and I will get them one.
Jujube-how do you know what a duck's bottom feels like? LOL
I have a checkered past. I used to hang out at ponds and grope ducks.
Jujube, I'm going to tell Ed!!!
lol
Lordy!
Now that the rain is working it's Magic;
Here is Mountain Magic.
Pink Velvet
