Garden Photos #44

'Oranges And Lemons'

love that coleus Karen

pretty shot of the O&L

'Coral Nymph' salvia

Thanks, Allison.

Close-up of 'Coral Nymph'

Tickseed

'Arizona Sun'

Don't know what kind of butterfly this is. Could it be the Painted Lady? Feeding on 'Chocolate' eupatorium, which is a BF magnet.

Another shot of that one.

Another BF, similar to Monarch, but smaller and slightly different coloration and pattern.

Another of the Monarch look-alike.

Another...

And one more....

Verbena bonariensis

VB with 'Coral Nymph' salvia

red flowers of 'Painter's Palette' persicaria

oohh the Coral Nymph is very pretty

Thanks! Those came up from seed this year from plants I bought last year. They are annuals here. Don't know if they're perennials in warmer zones. You will get blooms earlier if you start indoors.

Karen

very pretty... and good to know

Karen I have Red Dragon Perc too,mine are newbies but I have high hopes.

I didn't plant the seeds there, they just self seeded. I didn't even know that they would, and was pleasantly surprised when I saw them coming up. The VB self seeds very well, too. I don't mulch that bed, as I have a lot of self-seeders there that I like to encourage.

Karen

Jo Anne, I've had mine about 3 years now, or maybe it's closer to 4. They really get huge! They're crowding out many other things in that bed. I might still keep it, but will have to move other things to different beds, I guess. They DL's in there can't compete.

Karen

Thanks for the self seed tip I'll deadhead as there isnt another inch of space for little-uns

I haven't had that 'Red Dragon' self seed. It stays in a clump, but the clump keeps getting bigger. The 'Chocolate' eupatorium self seeds, at least according to Victor. I haven't had mine do that yet. The 'Painter's Palette' persicaria does self-seed very prolifically.

Karen

nice karen and very accommodating butterflies!

wolf's eye dogwood starting to get the nice pink outline

and the foxglove i winter sowed is still blooming - to the left is beni kawa starting to turn color

Karen that 'Coral N." is beautiful!!!

not sure which geranium this is - one thing for sure it is not a quitter

Sorry to mislead anyone,I read the post wrong

Nice shots, Karen and Bill!

Chocolate not only self-seeds big-time, the seedlings are not true and don't have the nice dark foliage. Also, they are very prone to mildew.

red knee high echi still blooming - has a little green eyes in it i think - not a flooper

yeah for the non-flopper!!

Monarch look-alike------Viceroy?

Gorjus begonias onewish and very spooooooky decor. Nice flutterby shots Cousin Nut. wha the ech looks like its hot pink or is that just the light? My echs are still going strong. No flutterbys anymore though cuz it's snowful.

hot pink it is

Thanks, Bill, Victor and Celeste.

Bill, your 'Wolf Eye' dogwood is very pretty.

Iris, I believe you're right on the butterfly ID. I think it is a Viceroy.

Karen

Thanks wha - officially entered in the Great Book of Lists. What a beaut and demure in stature to boot! Definitely meets the criteria for sunworthy in my garden.

Cant remember where we were talking about Morning Glories but this was a whole seed pack(free in a box of cereal)

Lots of goings on, seems like I missed a week instead of one morning. Wow, lots of pretty blooms still going on. Jo Ann, very pretty painting. Allison- yard looks very spooky, I like the creepies you made.
and that morning glory, wow! how tall do you think that is?

Nice MG, Jo Anne!

Karen