Whats blooming today #10

Thank you for the compliments aspen, I do try to post pleasant photos. My camera is an older Sony Cybershot DSC-S75. I retake a lot of photos if they don't look good the first time. The neg. art feature was more interesting to walk around looking at things in, I can recreate that in PhotoShop easliy if I want too also. I can save the convolulus for you and sea holly if you are still looking. I have no problem saving seeds for people if I know they want them. Your gaillardia and lavender should be a nice cultural pairing. The agastache looks good. Is that a larger spreading type?

thanks for the zinnia advice... yes they have full flowers on them

great shots al and aspen

miniature Orange Twist

huge cosmos.... they are planted next to roses and I think all the rich soil is making them really huge!

gorgeous zinnias....

sunflowers

some roses....

and a yellow small dahlia (on strawberry pot!!)

Kassia....I was going to put those tall white cosmos with Purple Prince Zinnias too. Had abysmal germination on them so the Zinnias are out alone. Both were discount seeds I bought on a whim.

Nice to see what I had in mind would have looked good though!

Nice pics to all! Eleanor

A few lilies still open......actually they are more than likely frozen! LOL

No idea of the name but I like the colors and shape of this one.

Nice pure white Glad.

'Lee Reinke'

A few more lilies from the front of the house.

'Siloam Show Girl'

a few annuals, I like this combo....gonna have to remember it for next year.

One of my flower baskets hanging off the side of the house.

Lost tag special.

Thistle...this crap grows everywhere! Very hard on the bare feet when it pops up in the lawn.

Can someone tell me what they think this is?? it came out of the blue seed packet I bought and it looks like a delphinium to me.

Such great photos by everyone.

I'd vote for Delphinium, too, pixie.

Thank you pirl! Amazing as it came from a packet of seeds I picked up at WalMart one day. I was walking by and saw a packet of seeds and it simply said "Blue Flower Seed Mix". I can't tell you how impressed I am by what has come out of that packet.
here's the variety that has bloomed so far.

I'll have to go to a Wal Mart next spring and see if they carry that packet here. You've had some gorgeous results from it.

Pixie- I agree your blue flower mix is a winner! That Nigella is gorgeous in bloom, and I've heard the seed heads are supposed to be very interesting as well (maybe you could post a pic if you have?).

Kassia- I love your zinnia & cosmos combo. Also that sunflower is really different, have not seen that one before.. neat!

Al- If you would be willing to save seeds for me that would be GREAT! I am still looking for the Sea Holly too. I know my 'have' list is rather short, but if you want anything in trade let me know. I am doing a trade with someone from Gardenweb that is sending me a bunch of extra seeds she has, so those will be going on my list as soon as I receive them.
The Agastache rupestris (rupestrises? lol) I have are first year plants, so not to full size yet. It's a smaller species though, mature size 36-42” tall x 18” wide, with a nice compact & upright form.
Below is my Agastache cana 'Heather queen' which I planted last autumn and has come back this year with a vengeance. I love it! It's has a very nice upright form, and is about 36" tall by about 24" wide. I have not seen any hummingbirds near the Agastaches yet, but lots of bees and, to my great dismay, they have been attracted some kind of biting fly (the cana moreso than the rupestris).

Closeup of bloom

I wish I could somehow post the scent of this plant's foliage so you could all enjoy it as much as I do. mmmmmmmm

Walmart gets their seeds from China where the plants work cheaper.

I'll save you those 2 then aspen. I don't have a want list - just a 'don't have room' for list.


Nice blue flowers Pix.

Hooray! I have seedlings (wintersown juveniles) of that Agastache rupe-whatever.

xxx, Carrie

I love Kassia's posts! Most of us say 'shot of my xyz dahlia' or 'finally got my stupid zyrantheum 'Made Up' to open' or even 'Pretty blue flowers' or 'nice pink daises'. Kassia says "I adore these gorgeous roses." Or "these dahlias are fantastic! I LOVE them!!" She is charmingly extremely lavish with words, especially emotional words. Most of us don't say we love our flowers, or do we? We're too uptight to admit those types of feelings, esp. for plants...

At least I am.

xxx, Carrie

oh Carrie, I am a bit pathetic... but the truth is that I really LOVE these plants... can't live without them anymore...

David, I am not very good planting seeds... they are so close to each other... but I love the big cosmos and zinnias together... oh they are gorgeous to look at it and next year I am going to do that again!!!

I learned some things this year about seeds... less seeds in one area is best!!!!

Oh my goodness! I can't keep up with all of you. What great pics. I can contribute a few too. Hope you like as much as I do. :)

Caryopteris, a golden one ,not sure which one it is.

This is a new one in my garden I showed before, paniculata hydrangea 'Pinky Winky' getting pink now.

and an old reliable geranium 'Rozanne'

ngam I think you just I.D.'d my geranium. Thank you!! It is a reliable one isn't it? And I love the color!!

Nice ngam. How old is your Pinky Winky? Just planted it here this Spring.

'Tiger Eyes' Sumac - one of the nice successes of this year.

Yes Victor, it is new this year. I really like it a lot, next year I need 'Limelight'. Like your sumac, nice color.

Another new plant here this year asclepias 'Clay'. Just blooming for the first time.

I like the vibrant colors of 'Clay', very nice!
Victor...you actually plant sumac??? Boy would you like it here!!

I'm sure I would love it there Celeste! I have planted two Sumac varieties - Tiger Eyes and Gro-Lo. Love them both.