We're starting off HOT! What's blooming in your gardens?
Coral Honeysuckle
August Bloomers!
There isn't a whole lot actively blooming right now (Flame Acanthas, Zinnias, Salvia darcyi, Lantana horrida), even the Salvia greggiis seem to be between bloom cycles. I'm just glad that I've been able to keep everything alive so far. Fingers firmly crossed.
Carla
My zinnias are taking off, cosmos are going great, black and blue salvia happy, lantana deliriously happy, balloon flower, bee balm and azalea bushes, not so happy! Made some more little umbrellas to try and protect sad plants from the west sun.
bee balm under umbrella (and green onions)
baby balloon flower trying to make it to the fall...
One of my beds with plants in various states of bloom.
Caught this cutie while taking pics!
Thats an odd looking honeysuckle, is it just the pic. The leaves are strangely shaped.
C
http://npsot.org/wp/story/2010/1252/
In the pic the vine looks more like trumpet vine?
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My hairy toad is surviving these 100+ days with ease and still blooming with more each day.
I just love how you call them "hairy toads"! Cracks me up!! Mine haven't started blooming yet.
Neither have mine, the leaves have dry areas although I water them.
I thought the heat would of knocked it back but it has been blooming non stop since April. It has also grown around 1 foot since the start of June. I think mine is on steroids...
My one toadlily has also been blooming for a while. It does look a bit crispy but keeps sending out tiny flowers.
C
Mine also look a little crispy on some leaves, but they're hanging in there! Most of my daylilies out in the front are also crispy critters. I've been watering every 2-3 days by hand, so I know they're getting some water.
Joining in to share a few from the water beds.
Texas Star ~Hibiscus
Still in bloom, an unusual but fragrant bloom from an east TX native succulent. (obviously not from the WBs)
Manfreda virginica
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The next three are hummingbird favorites.
Those little guys are going crazy over these blooms in the evenings.
Hamelia patens ~ Mexican firebush
Russelia equitiformis ~ firecracker plant
And the all time favorite of the hummers and myself.
Agastache rupestris ~ root beer Agastache
Happy for these volunteers.
Minerature pinkish water lily.
See? you do have flowers!!!
A few. Verbena still blooming.
Fame flower
Oh by the way! the Fame flower you gave me is blooming too, even though it is very little.
I love them and hope they come back next year. I read they reseed so I am hopeful. They are also very easy to start from a piece.
Last of the Drummond Phlox.
Pic
That is called Cape Honeysuckle. It is a beautiful orange and can be invasive. Atleast in my yard. :)
Pod my Texas Star is also blooming as well as the Zinnias,CypressVine and Moonflowers
I love it... some things just seem to love this weather.
I have seed for the white cypress vine but didn't plant them this spring and odd, but the white TX star is blooming but I think I lost the red.
Spider mites are on my star hibiscus, first time I have seen this. They are on other plants as well. I hate spider mites quite a bit.
C
My scarlet fruit passion flower from Josephine has started blooming!!! Oh my, but it's beautiful!
Is that hardy Stephanie? It is lovely and bee approved! Wonder if I could grow it in a pot?
C
Stephanie, that looks gorgeous, I told how pretty it is.
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Cheryl, yes it is hardy and a very strong grower. Why do do want it in a pot?
Because it is listed as being invasive and the common one was very much so in my yard. I am still pulling up its runners. I want to keep it from spreading all over.
C
Cheryl, I'm glad Josephine popped in to answer your question, because my answer was going to be, "I don't know!" LOL
Josephine, the bloom is just gorgeous!! I would imagine the color is even more intense when the temps are cooler. Everything seems to be bleaching out because of the sun. My rain lilies have been blooming (weirdos!) and they're normally pink. They've been blooming yellow.
My Yellow Passionvine (Passiflora lutea) is blooming and setting seed.
Dale Clark
Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society
www.dallasbutterflies.com
Dale, that is very pretty, I do have P. lutea but haven't seen it bloom yet, it seems to be rather slow.
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Cheryl P. foetida does sucker, but about the same as P. incarnata. I don't mind the suckers it gives me a chance to give some to friends, but if you want it in a pot I think that a five gallon pot would hold a sizable one.
They are in bloom all over.
This one was shared by the birds.
Well, evidently P. lutea doesn't like it where i put it, or maybe it hasn't been there long enough, we shall see.