Tangled Branches: Cultivated
happenings in and around my zone 6b gardens in northern Virginia and in central Virginia
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
I like annuals. They make my Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day post much longer. Let's get right to it then. Photos are interspersed with the list, I tried to place the photos so the names of the plants are under them.
Angelonia
Lantana 'Lucky Red'
Bat-faced Cuphea (Cuphea llavea)
Lantana 'Dallas Red'
Cuphea x 'David Verity'
Cuphea ignea 'Matchless'
Cuphea sp.: self-sown
Cuphea miniata: self-sown
Mimulus 'Queen's Prize Mixed'
Viola 'Bowles Black'
Viola 'Historic Pansies Mix'
Calla 'Black Magic' (Zantedeschia hyb.)
Petunia 'Old-Fashioned Vining'
Petunia 'Superbissima'
Maryland Meadow Beauty (Rhexia mariana): moved from the meadow to my garden
Dianthus 'Rainbow Loveliness': from this spring's seedlings
Achillea 'Summer Berries'
Mexican Mint Marigold (Tagetes lucida): self-sown
Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Anise Hyssop 'Golden Jubilee' (Agastache foeniculum)
Verbena bonariensis
Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
Lavender 'Munstead': a few repeat blooms
Verbena hastata 'Pink Spires'
Stokesia 'Purple Parasols'
Talinium paniculatum 'Limon'
Zinnia 'Envy'
Tigridia pavonia 'Canariensis'
Orienpet Lily 'Red Dutch'
Salvia 'May Night'
Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights'
Portulaca 'Tutti Frutti Mix'
nasturtium 'Fordhook Favorites'
Kniphofia 'Alcazar'
Rudbeckia 'Prairie Sun'
Oregano (Origanum vulgare): pink-flowered, favorite of bees and butterflies
Nepeta transcaucasica 'Blue Infinity'
Calamintha nepeta
And, the thing that's been taking up all my time, lots of veggies.
Unless I'm distracted by butterflies and wildflowers in the meadow.
Labels: in bloom
13 Comments:
what a great variety! I think my fave would be the hyssop.
So many gorgeous blooms! Difficult to chose. but I love zinnia color.
Beautiful blooms. You have reminded me that I bought a packet of 'Historic Florist Pansies Mix' that I want to sow for fall. I think I'll sow them inside this week.
Thanks for joining in for bloom day!
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Beautiful Calla photo!
Those lilies are amazing, and the spotted pansies have made me sorry I didn't plant more annuals this summer!
Muum: The hyssop smells great too - I think it's like fennel with something minty going on in the background.
Tatyana: I like the Zinnia color too, but everybody calls it green and I think it's really a very pale yellow. Maybe mine get too much sun?
Carol: And you've reminded me that I always plan to start pansies for fall and then get busy with other things (tomatoes, peppers) and forget all about it. Maybe this year!
Dan: I love the elegance of Callas.
Melanie: Oops, I should have labeled which plant was which. The spotted flowers are Mimulus and the dark purple/black one is Bowles' Black Viola. I like to have lots of annuals ;-)
You have so many beautiful annuals. I haven't used annuals much as we concentrate on perennials, but they add such lovely color to the garden. I love the dark purple angelonia. I used to have anise hyssop, but it has disappeared. I am adding that to my want list. It was always one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing the beautiful pics of your garden. ~~Rhonda
Now those are some well-grown Angelonia, and lilies, and tigridia and mimulus, Entangled! I've tried all of them and they sure didn't look like that here. What a lovely bloom day for July!
If you have a minute, could you please check out some wild orchids Tabor's blog? Thank you ;-]
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
What lovely blooms and even a bonus butterfly!
Rhonda: I wonder if anise hyssop is sensitive to too much water, like some of the other Agastaches? I might find out. It's raining again.
Annie: I like Angelonia more and more all the time. It seems really happy with our summers, although this year is not a good year to judge it by - too cold and too wet.
Heirloom Gardener: I consider the butterflies to be honorary flowers. ;-)
Thanks so much for your input on the orchids. I will look up that first one. I wish the photos had been better, but I never know how good they are until back at the PC. Just my great eyesight!
My vegetable garden has been taking up a lot of my time this year as well. Your ornamentals do not seem to be suffering for the extra veggie time, though :)
Tabor: Hope I nailed it ;-)
Sylvana: Yeah, veggies are rewarding, but so time consuming. I still have to have my flowers though.
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