What's Blooming? # 12

Great photos. Love the delph's and the rose and actually ordered that Echinacea back in the spring!

Maria - we've had troubles with delph's in the past, too, but I guess this was the kind of summer they like because I still have them in bloom and about half show a lot of new green growth at the bottom (duh).

Nice delphs folks!

ngam - love all of the pics of your blooms. Delphiniums are so beautiful and I am one of those who can't grow them. I kept replacing them for several years in a row and the plants never came back the next year. Finally gave up. Oh well, I can enjoy looking at yours. Eleanor

Thanks all. These delphs haven't gone through a winter yet either. They need really good drainage, don't like to dry out totally, a bit of lime and not too much heat and humidity in full sun. Still most of the delphs I have had here disappear after two or three years. I have hopes these will hang around longer but you know how that goes. These new ones are from a New Zealand breeder and are supposed to be better at dealing with the heat and humid summers. So far they are doing as advertised, some on second or third blooming cycle. If they show up again next spring will be the real test.

The rose is on a coated green fence between 4x4 posts. The fence is 6' tall and four feet wide. I am trying to train it into a fan up the fence. There are purple clems on two other sections on either side of the rose.

I have two of the CL echinacea and they are really doing well. Started out as very smal plants, got nibbled by the monster bunny a couple of times but are loaded with blooms now and the first bloom from early Aug is still there and looks about as good as in the beginning. This also has not been through the winter but it should have no problem.

Kim - thanks! Hope you continue to enjoy your treasure!

Ngam - love your Coconut Lime and all of your beautiful delphs. Like Eleanor, I have not had luck in getting them to come back. I hope yours do survive the winter!

Onewish - that Morning Lights is so unusual....love those colors!!

Yes, I have the Cocunut Lime - very nice so far.
I like #2 ngam.


Here is the max full shot of Henry Eilers rudbeckia

BIGCITY, THAT T IS A TREASURE OF A FLOWER, LOVE IT

(oops)

Al - love the HE Rudbeckia. I think I'll put that on my list. i dragged those five big containers of herbs out of my new garden and put them up by the house and guess what I now have????? More room in my garden to plant things next year - yea!!!! Eleanor

I am still in love with that bridge, Eleanor.

Ah, the things we do to create more room in our gardens!!

I'm thinking next year that I am going to dig out all the sedums *lol* and send them on to Chantell just so I have room for other things. Now I'm to the point where it's like....do I really like this or would I rather have that *lol*

amazing pics. The colors are amazing. I can't believe tomorrow is September. Before you know it it will be time to start taking cuttings to start indoors!!!

Here's another Dahlia

Anita I like the way the tips are white on that dahlia, very nice!

I like this sweet pea too with it's 2 tones.

another Morning glory.

another Canna is starting to open. These have been really late for me this year!

Daylily 'Luxery Lace'

These carnations have been blooming since late May/first of June when I put them in the ground.

No name lily still in bloom.

These are my 'Siberia' lilies.

"Rose Sonnet' against a nice blue sky which there is none of that today, it's gray!

Zinnia

Yellow Moss Rose

Pink ones

Purple African daisy

Yellow African daisy still blooming too. Pretty much bloomed all summer.

"Love Plant' is still going strong too.

a few more annuals.

I love the colors on these!

'Raining Violets' reblooming, very impressed that it's still blooming.

'Kansas Kitten' is a very dark one, but it has a beautiful green throat that just stands out.

Better shot of the green throat.

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I LOVE that purple african daisy Celeste....so pretty.

This is most likely the strangest thing that has happened to me in awhile. These are tall bearded Iris's blooming NOW. I have no idea why....all the rest have been done for awhile now.

Celeste:

Those are lovely carnations. And I love your gazanias too! What is the genus / species of your carnations, if you would, please?

Pixie - I'm amazed you have room for a house with all your beautiful flowers! You have a reblooming iris there - probably 'Immortality'.

Great dahlia, Anita!

Candyce, the tags says "Adorable Collection" thats it. It's probably not a perennial, but it doesn't say.

I know it is in fact "Immortality" but it's not a rebloom as this has NEVER bloomed for me which is why i'm baffled.

Placed it on the Iris forum amd I guess this iris is known for not blooming in the spring. It if does bloom in the spring it's not that great and always seems to bloom better in August!

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A few ferns I lifted from my brothers house last year. He has them everywhere and has no idea what they are.

one more....

Al love that HE.

Pix, all those colorful annuals, you must have a wonderful garden right now. Every time I plant annuals the critters eat them, they must be a little tastier than perennials.

Wow, still lots of blooms Celeste! Thought you're be fading by now. How's the weather been?