Blooming in May

ardesia, Thanks!
I'm realitively new to the South so I guess I got a lot to learn about the area and storms here.

Cosmos a flowering.

Another

Tropical Hibiscus, plain jane but nice looking.

Worst growing rose I have has decided to bloom.

Black and blue starting to bloom.

I think next year I'll have all these put together into a blinding display. LOL.

I'm growing these and have them in the ground already.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2048/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/60979/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2247/

Maybe throw some orange cosmos in there and now that I look at it that black and blue silvia would probably make a nice contrast.

I want to use a couple of these but I'm not sure if they turn out to be bushs or if they will be trees?
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/38374/, I'm thinking they'll die back every year and end up being a dark red flowering bush. My back up to that is http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/114737/.

Don't know how this will turn out but hopefully you need sun glass to look at it. LOL.

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Last batch of seeds hardening off and a few strays that seem to not want to germinate.

Core, some agapanthus are really deep blue and would look cool, or you could throw in black hollyhocks, old fashioned style if you really want to go tacky large

bordersandjacks waaaayyy back, I LOVE the ballistic cuphea, now I have to convince you to come to the RU for swapping cupheas. I have a couple, but not that one. love that deep color

CoreHHI, Beautifull blooms! You wouldn't happen to know the name on that daylily would you? Love the black and Blue Salvia's, and so don't the hummingbirds!! Mine are only about 1 1/2- 2ft high right now, I wonder why your's are so far along and mine are behind seeing as we pretty much come from the same area? Love that Orange Trumpet Bush! I just might have to get me one of those! I've seen the ones that are like vines but have never seen the bush type.

Iris and Core: Love all your flowers! My Black n Blue Salvia is a couple of weeks behind yours, Core.

Fortunately, last night's hail didn't do any real damage. We had some lightning strikes that sounded like they were hitting the roof! Glad for the rain. I'm getting ready to go out of town for a week and am not at all sure DH will remember to water anything. :)

Here's two bloomers. First is daylily, "Wild Horses".


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And this is "Double River Wye".
Deb

brug made a Y

Hey Deb, Wild Horses is one of my favorites! Mine should be blooming within the next few days. I have Double River Wye too, but this will be the first year to see it bloom, At least now I'll know what to expect, Very pretty!

diehrdsouthrnr, You got a y! Won't be too long to getting some buds now!

Passiflora....

Different view...

monster lantana

sorry that thats a bad shot
the thorns on lan-zilla (thats what i call it now)

nice flowers though!

bletilla still going!

herb garden with color... my mother's day present to mom

hmm....

Sorry don't remember the name of the daylily Iris. Never noticed the humming birds by the salvia but I see them almost every night durning the summer on my MG's. More like dusk is when they show up.

My wife realy likes Passiflora I just have to figure out where to put one.

Iris - that Passi is just gorgeous....I tried two from seed this year, malformis and granadilla, the malformis did best on germination and is about to bloom soon ( I hope)

diehrd - your herb planter is awesome...can you come teach my son to plant stuff for me? LOL

ROFL at those lizards:) I needed a good laugh today. Thanks.

lol

rednyr, Thanks! I got it as a small vine and it just tripled in size this year and is loaded with buds. Hope when your malformis blooms you post a pic, Would love to see it.

CoreHHI, I got my passiflora on a trllis against a stockade fence, Takes up very little room. Heres my favorite pic of it..

pass along dbl daylily blooming

Hydrangea blooming.....

another hydrangea getting ready....

yellow roses starting

a container I mixed up on my day off yesterday....silver bells, diascia, ageratum, allysum and pnk verbena (that is actually fragrant like a baby powder - i love it)

rednyr, All are beautiful nice pictures, I just love that yellow Rose!

some Lilac Lefleur Datura I started from seed had it's first bloom today! now if the critter eating the leaves would leave it alone....LOL

What a nice mix in the container, Great colors! Good job!

my lavander rose, I think its called Angel Face...it has to be THE best fragrant rose I have ever had!

Sorry for cutting in, If you post one after this, I'm going to wait a while and give you a chance to get done. That ones pretty neat! Dang bugs, They can be such a pain !

ok one more after this sorry to be a pic hog...work hours are long some days so this am I really got my butt out there to take some pics.... LOL here is a cute tire planter the BF got at an estate sale and I quickly threw some hosta, imp. and swt potato vine in...

no problem Iris...I will stop being a photo hog now LOL last pic...I put in a xeric bed this spring...it is finally coming together and growing out...if you check out last months pic it was just 20 tons of soil with a few plants...but the bluestone order has filled in rapidly ....

Your not a pic hog! lol!! Great job with the tire planter and I just love how the picture of your flower bed looks!!! 20 tons of soil! My, youvé been quite busy!