June Blooms Page 2

Gladiolus primulinus 'Mirella'

these are late this year and just getting started but will bloom pretty solidly until mid-Aug

x amaricanum

Robin's noid "funeral parlor glads" (the only ones I own) and a couple of Zeph grandiflora's which will bloom with the hose--sometimes

T flore pleno lillies in late afternoon--a little too much sun here

back to work for me.....

The Hardy Hibiscus is LOVING all this rain (as is the small white Rose of Sharon in front of it). To the right is a Bat Faced Cuphea and the Mexican Mint Marigold Patricia gave me at the fall RU in '06.

Stephanie/Pattie, I didn't realize there was more than one kind of Cosmos!! I just bought the seed packets and sewed away. I'm really enjoying how healthy and *orange* they are, but next year I will certainly pay more attention to where they are planted. The big ones certainly shouldn't be in the front of the flowerbeds.

Carla

Your plants look very healthy and gorgeous, Carla!! What is the bush to the far left that is just a bit taller than the fence? Is it Mountain Sage? Looks kinda like the Mountain Sage you gave me in April.

There are some pink ones that are tall. I've not seen tall orange ones. The ones I have are yellow and pink and only get about 18" or so tall. I really want some of the pink/white striped ones, but I don't have a place for them yet. They are the taller variety. Hopefully next year, I'll have room for all the tall plants I want!

I didn't think it was possible to dislike zinnias BUT they have gotten waaayyy out of control! I have roses, perennials and lilies that are lost in this mess. Wanted to get a good pic before I start pulling them out. Those all reseed from last year.

nice looking plot of zinnias! maybe you can selectively pull and leave some
=)

The cosmos I really love are the soft pink ones. For me, those only get about 18" tall, and to my dismay, they have never reseeded. :( The orange ones I had years ago were almost 4 feet tall and reseeded everywhere. They covered the entire bed. Then I planted the cones there, and, well, they clashed, LOL. Took a few years to pull them all, though!

Thank Dmj, I've already selectively pull some and I think it makes the other s grow wider.lol I'm going to put all the puled plants into an area the are more welcome to go berzerk next year.
Lamb's quarters, I haven't tried eating these, yet. Can't bring myself to pick the pretty leaves:0)

The Rose of Sharon hedgerow is in bloom. woohoo

and part of my yard crew hauling off a dead branch :0)

watch out with those lambs quarters--they are highly invasive down here. Had one plant 4 years ago, am still pulling them up all over the property

I'm into "trendy" salad greens but that one tastes horrid-imo

I heard they can get out of control. They spread by seed, don't they? I love the way they look and taste closer to spinach then malabar, but the texture is not at all like spinach. I'm hoping if I mix the two together and cook them in something like enchiladas that it may be decent, we'll see.lol

TJ, yes that plant is a Mountain Sage. It was a teeny tiny 4" thing when I planted it early in '07. To the right of it is a Mexican Firebush (a late-sleeper but comes back reliably every year).

Lulu - you are pulling up Zinnias!!! :-) I'll probably be at that point next year, as the seed-crazy Zinnias are taking over one big chunk of my flowerbed. But they're so darned gorgeous, I can't bring myself to do it this year. And your helper is a cutie patoot. I love those big black/brown Rottweiler-type dogs.

Carla

cocoa--they must be microscopic sized seeds because they are coming up everywhere, far from where it was originally planted still. I pull them when they are less than 3" high so the seeds must have a very long "shelf life" just sitting around on the soil.

I think they taste nasty, but I'm pretty spoiled when it comes to salad greens; since I don't eat meat (other than seafood), salads are pretty important--lol

Cocoa ~ looking at your lovely Zinnia bed, I wonder if it wouldn't be easier to relocate the roses, perennials and lilies! LOL At least your "yard crew" is doing constructive stuff for a change...

This rock rose has been blooming for awhile.

This morning, I was delighted to find this one in bloom. Daylight was shy when I took this photo.

This plant has an interesting habit of setting seeds without blooms. In the early part of the summer, the plants have huge numbers of buds but they just contain seeds and do not bloom. I guess it gets down to business before pleasure!

Thank you Rita!!!

Pavonia or spearleaf swampmallow ~ Pavonia hastata

podster, you are welcome. They are a little hard to photograph too, the clump that I have is covered with blooms but I could not get a good picture of them.
Look what I have blooming. I was a little disappointed with the size of the bloom and like the color on yours better.
Gloriosa lily

Kopper King hibiscus

phlox

noid

passion flower on shrub basket

stargazer lily

rangoon creeper

last , back garden

Rita, the noid looks like a Flame Acanthus.

Volunteer Moss Rose.

Coreopsis 'Limerock Passion' from Cocoa_Lulu. Thanks Cocoa!

Skullcap 'Violet Cloud' being surrounded by Turkey Tangle Frogfruit!

Winged Loosestrife.

Chinese Indigo going for round 2. Great plant!

Last one, Red Castor Bean setting seed.

TJ, your Frogfruit is obviously VERY happy! This is my first year growing it and I must say that I think it's one of the "cutest" plants in my flowerbeds. Now I just wish the butterflies would show up and make good use of it.

Carla

Carla, if you only knew how happy it is! I've never had a plant spread so fast! At the beginning of this year, it was growing in a 2'x2' circle. Now it has spread out to about 8'x 12'!!! Psycho!! But I like it because it grows low and forms a nice green mat with white pokadots. It has really helped with my water bill because it helps to hold in moisture.

It hasn't turned very purple yet, but this is Eryngo.

And my pretty Flame Acanthus is blooming away!

So many pretties are really coming to life with the summer sun and heat!!