Garden Photos - Part 26

Hummer girl in the hosta flowers. I usually only see the males this summer.

can I come and stay?!!! will work in yard for food! lol

Sphinx moth imitating the hummer.

OMG I sure could use some help and I've got a great cook-my DBF!

Inneresting orchid pollinator.

Brug in "garage" is fattening up.

Clivia's blooming.

New orchid blooming.

Grandboyz coming early early tomorrow. Nighty night.

beautiful everyone!!!!

I would love to do that sometime! you never know.... it may happen.

I am still very proud of my orchid in bloom. Boojum was with me when I bought it, so it got some magic from her presence. Here is is today. Maxillaria tenuifolia Patti

close up. patti

X Pardancanda norrisii Sangria. Patti

Hibiscus standard. Patti

Here is a not yet opened canna. Like it as much now as when in flower. Patti

Pixie has me madly looking at lilies and DL's, well everyone has me drooling over their DL's Victor at bugs and dragonflies. And boojum at the "big picture" plus dl's orchids and clivia????

So here are my favorite new posts.
Sharran you wonderful pale yellow from your GG.
Pixie, 'Maxfield Parrish' , 'Tuptin' and 'Laura Harwood'
victor's Betty Corning clematis and your last df really great pic
ge1836 love baja dl
boojum Pumpkin Pie Spice. and Red Thrill and Grandboyz . But why, oh why, is your clivia blooming now?

Here a bug pictures taken by Dh. There were zillions on this. Evil looking. Patti

My DF shot. Patti

Epi blooming. Patti

A whole mess of DL's out over the last few days. Patti

Booj, your gardens are fantastic.Love the lianthus with the yellows.

RATS
I have been waiting a week for my Satisfaction lilies to bloom.
Could be today, inspection this morning revealed something boreing thru the bud caseing.
Does this mean "I cant get no Satisfaction"? +
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Ha!
Patti, not sure about the clivia but I've seen others in bloom now at nurseries! Do you have a name for the light pink dl with the green throat?? Love that blended orange and red, too. Lust-It never ends folks!

Wow - so many stunning shots. Gorgeous, booj, and thanks. Your DL's and orchids are great. Patti - so many DL's, and bugs too!

Boojum, raining finally so not out to see if I put the tag in, but according to my memory and journal (more reliable) it is Katy's Blue' (M) 36" 5.5 Soft lavender-blue petals w/sunny yellow throat from Hill Garden of Me, now out of business. I will but it on my list of plants to bring to you in the fall if I have a division. This was a picture of it on July 13th. Which blended orange/red?

Off to the visit mom in Canada. Blooms galore all and only good bugs. ge1836, I hope you get some 'Satisfaction" Patti

tee hee

Hey Patti-so glad you finally are getting rain. It's been raining here for 2 days but today it's perfect. Grandboyz are here. Got the little one playing in the bathtub.

I meant the third row down second from left and fourth from left. I got 3 Katy's Blue from Hill, too! I adore it.

Shoot read the thumbnail wrong-that's Claimed Blessing. Here is Katy's Blue.

And bathkiddo.

Thanks, WNYwillieB. It really is a beautiful plant, even for the foliage alone. That is what first attracted me. It amazes me how they can grow so much and produce so many blooms in one season! The only difference I can see between mine and Kopper King is the slight veining in the bloom. Otherwise, the foliage looks identical. I would recommend it.

Didn't see any "KK" today at the nursery, as around here they are all winding down for the season a couple weeks ago. I will have to wait until next spring to find it .... My list for spring, along with many another, I am sure, is growing and growing ......

Bulbs are whats killing me.
I need to pay for them before I think of anymore plants. Thank goodness the 2009 catalogues don't come out next week.

Great photos!!!
Here are some more wildflowers.

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Oh my goodness, how can you keep up with all these wonderful garden pics. Daylilies, dragonflies,exotic flowers and wildflowers. So many pretty shots. I love seeing all of them.
Here is my contribution for today. Seems like all BFs were out today after all that rain. Here are a couple.

This one I like 'cause it almost seems muscular.

My new fav. echie Tiki Torch which I noticed today is quite fragrant.

Phlox 'Franz Schubert'. Notice the 'Pinky Winky' in the background getting its blooms ready for the next show.

Another bfly

Dragonfly and shadow.

Newest echie. PDD. So far it is standing tall, but I can see that the stems are not as stiff as most. I hope yours and mine will stand up tall as they get a couple years of growth behind them Victor.