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Friday, June 15, 2007
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
Here we are at the halfway point of the month again, and all I can say is "thank heavens for annuals". This feels like a skimpy post for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day; the big spring flowers are finished and the big early summer flowers are just getting started. Anyhow, here's the list; links are to my photos, but some of those are from a few days ago.
Perennials/Shrubs:
- Mystery Clematis
- Unknown Agasatache (from a mixed packet of seed called 'Fragrant Delight')
- Oenothera missouriensis
- Sedum kamschaticum
- Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy)
- Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'
- Asiatic Lily 'Grand Cru'
- Santolina
- Dicentra formosa 'Aurora'
- English Broadleaf Thyme
- Asclepias tuberosa
- Calycanthus floridus 'Athens'
- Verbena bonariensis (this isn't supposed to be perennial here, but it resprouted this spring)
Annuals:
- Lantana
- Petunias, mostly 'Giants of California'
- Cuphea llavea
'Flamenco Rhumba''Flamenco Samba' - Cuphea ignea 'Matchless'
- Cuphea miniata 'Summer Medley'
- Larkspur 'Blue Cloud'
- Violas
- Alyssum
- Cosmos bipinnatus
- Salvia farinacea 'Strata'
- Torenia 'Duchess Mix'
- Ammi majus
- Ipomoea luteola? (That's what Select Seeds is calling it, but I'm skeptical).
and a few extras from central Virginia:
- Tomatoes
- Potatoes
- Mimulus 'Mystic Mix'
- Tagetes lucida
Thanks to Carol for hosting Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.
Labels: in bloom
10 Comments:
I agree, at some point or other in every garden, annuals save the day. Thanks for participating in Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day again!
Many of my perennials are coming into bloom. Gotta have those annuals to fill in the blank spots.
What would we do without annuals. ;-) But still, even without them you've got a respectable list of what is in flower in your garden now. Thanks for the pics, I enjoyed them.
Ya! thank heavens for the annuals, they certainly add to the beauty of a garden.
The bloom is reasonably significant even now and you tell us there is more to come! That's great then. I can hardly wait to see what more you have in store for summers.
All: So we're agreed then? Annuals are a good thing! ;-) They don't get much respect from the gardening cognoscenti, I think.
That asiatic lily is so beautiful! What a nice one. They are something I have little experience with, but admire them from afar. And yes - I wholeheartedly agree about the annuals, in fact, I am planting a bunch of different sunflower (by seed) today, as well as zinnias and others - I find that if I plant them this time of year, they get me happily through August in the south, for which I am very grateful!
Your gardens must be beautiful!
Pam: I got a late start with some direct seeded annuals too, and in my case, I wish it was a strategy for having fresh-looking plants in August, but really I just didn't get to it earlier. :-) I think it's a great idea though.
My gardens are in transition - the one in central Virginia is brand new this year, and I'm in the process of renovating and simplifying the northern Virginia garden with an eye towards eventually selling the house.
I ADORE that cuphea! It's cute and exotically beautiful all at the same time. Can you tell me more about it? Did you start it from seed?
Blackswamp Girl: The Cuphea is 'Flamenco Samba', and is one of the Proven Winners branded plants. I'm not sure whether those are all vegetatively propagated or whether they just have a lock on the seed supply. The flowers really do remind me of flamenco dancers' swirling skirts. I see that I misidentified it as 'Flamenco Rhumba', which is a different one in the series. I was shopping all over for my favorite 'Tiny Mice', but didn't find it at any of my ususal haunts, so I ended up buying this one AND 'Flamenco Rhumba' instead. Of the two, 'Flamenco Samba' appears to be more compact and floriferous. I'll be curious to see if the Japanese Beetles like these as much as they like 'Tiny Mice'. That's the only drawback I can think of.
Thanks for the info on the cuphea! I like the "Tiny Mice" one, too, but can never find cupheas in local garden centers here. I guess they're not the "right kind of cute" for Cleveland buyers? *pout*
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