Garden Gems 2012 #8

We were here:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1273649/#new

Thank you, that was slow loading with all the pictures. Yesterday I noticed the hummers were going after my Larkspurs. They're an annual that Ii planted for the first time this summer. Vey slow growers but they finally bloomed, I never did transplant them from the tomato tub. Marigold with lettuce. Double impatiens, I hope this will winter over in Fl.

I could use some help on identifying Ajuga. I have three that I know of: Bronze Beauty, Chocolate Chip (no picture) and Burgundy Glow. All of a sudden I have this one that I can't identify. Any suggestions? The middle picture is the one in question. Thanks. It flowered a dark cobalt blue.

Mittsy.. love that larkspur!!!

Can't help you on the Ajuga Mittsy but I like it!!

Check out Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' , Ajuga genevensis or, Carpet Bugle 'Silver Beauty'

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Pixie, I plant angelonia every spring....this year I have it in purple, white, & bicolor lavender.....

Thanks for the hints on Carpet Bugle. I've checked them all. There is no variegation of foliage so I have eliminated most that have two or more colors. Still searching. Maybe one of the others is reverting back to an original parent of it's background? It's very healthy and a nice contrast to the others. The flowers were really vibrant. I'm sorry my pictures weren't good and I discarded them. Better luck next time.

I was thinking maybe they cross pollinated or something

You might be right. I keep remembering Currier McEwen's first yellow Siberian Butter and Sugar came from two blue parents. Who'd a thought?

Look what I found in my garden today....had no idea it was growing! And white angelonia going crazy.....

nice RD!!!

Nice

First few Sweet Autumn clem flowers and October Skies Aster, loving the Salvias this year

my sweet autumn is exploding!

Pretty salvia!

Love the angelonia!
Good looking salvia Jen, nice shot!

Perennial Pea, Tropical Rise canna, Tithonia, Salvia Victoria blue, Crepe Myrtle

A few containers, sunburst locust, variegated KMOTGG leaf

Oct skies is cool Jen!!

Ronnie that Tithonia shot is for the contest for sure!!!.. the var. whatever is beautiful!!!

Thanks Allison, I think it is "goldfinger.

Sooo many pretties. Victoria blue is one of my mom's favorites. Mine, too!

Beautiful containers!

Either Macbeth or Russian Ragtime, Guara,

Oops, I hit send too soon
Moth on Pow Wow Berry Echi, Dianthus Starburst (this bloomed on and off all summer), Plectranthus, mums starting, rose bud in front of Sweet Autumn Clem

Nice Jen, love that daylily!

All the blooms look great! My echies were "dusty" looking this year....so were my friend's....must be a fungus....the lilies I planted in June are now blooming! I was hoping to have some to enter in the fair on Thursday, but don't know if they'll hold...purple salvia the hummers love, dwarf canna.....

is it like a white thick dust on the echis? I have that on some of them

No, the whole color is very subdued....more like a dusty rose instead of a bright pink.....and many petals are eaten or misshapen......

ooohhh just a few hummer shots

https://picasaweb.google.com/111926172330822213072/9312?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Those photos are just awesome!

After picking up my lower jaw all I can say is WOW!!!

thanks!!!.. was fun taking them

WOW is right! Allison they are fantastic!

thanks.. and so sad.. the beginning of the end.. the colchicum are blooming

:(

so cool!!!!!

Oooh I like that Allison!

I agree about the beginning of the end Allison:
No Hummers,Wrens,Robins or small song birds.
Chickadees and nuthatches are in the garden.I love the nuthatch song.Makes me think of woods in winter.

I refuse to believe it!

A few coleus

Perenial sweet pea, tropical milkweed I'm suprised came back, two NOID cannas and a Picasso

A few dahlias that lost there names.

Great pix Ronnie