Over here you get the list of botanical names and whatever photos Blogger insisted on turning sideways.
- Abelia chinensis/Abelia, four white shrubs
- Abelia chinensis two unnamed pink shrubs
- Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub
- Achillea 'Moonshine', many flowers
- Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus from Pam/Digging doing really well;
- Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons beginning to shrivel
- Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, two plants with lots of flowers
- Barleria cristata/Philippine violet. A couple of stray flowers
- Brugmansia - unnamed variety Yellow Angels trumpet -one flower + buds
- Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, some from Natural Gardener, some from Shoal Creek Nursery, stressed but still blooming in heat
- Canna X generalis 'City of Portland'- buds
- Canna X generalis, unnamed tall, bright green-leaved - has a few red-orange flowers
- Canna americanallis 'Bengal Tiger' syn 'Praetoria' - big bloom in front garden
- Capsicum annuum – garden peppers, some flowers
- Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Hardy Plumbago, AKA Blue Leadwort, just opened a few dark blue flowers.
- Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – couple of blooming plants
- Coriandrum sativum., cilantro - still blooming
- Crocosmia, unidentified may be ‘Lucifer’, in bud
- Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, loaded with little orange flowers
- Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants) one in full bloom
- Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ in bloom
- Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', has red-orange & purple flowers;
- Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, spreading over gravel walk in Pink Garden - couple of flowers
- Dendranthema x grandiflora? a few bronze-orange flowers left
- Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers
- Dietes bicolor, African Iris, butterfly iris in bloom
- Echinacea purpurea just starting
- Echinacea purpurea alba? – a white cultivar, one in bud
- Echinacea purpurea ‘Purple Stars now in flower
- Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, several plants in bloom
- Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ (two plants), nonstop
- Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), many flowers
- Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual sunflower with many buds and one open flower going to seed
- Hemerocallis citrina, still a few buds to open
- Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' - a few open
- Hemerocallis cultivar 'Happy Returns' in rebloom
- Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca - amazingly long bloom time
- Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’, new huge white flowers each day
- Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon, white and purple flowers
- Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens. A few plants blooming in Secret Garden container
- Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo - couple of wands
- Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' couple of flowers
- Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine, a few buds, one flower
- Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles just beginning
- Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees); full bloom
- Lantana, unknown varieties both upright and trailing – lavender, white and gold, in bloom
- Lavendula heterophylla, Sweet Lavender still covered in flowers!
- Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant, two plants, couple of flowers
- Lilium hybrid 'Aruba', Pink oriental lilies in bud
- Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, in long lines all over the place, a few in bloom
- Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle in bloom
- Lycopersicon lycopersicum, flowering but probably too hot to set fruit
- Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' a few stray blooms
- Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow (two plants)have flowers
- Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, white form of Turkscap/Wax Mallow (two plants in secret garden),couple of buds
- Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - 6 plants live! they have flowers!
- Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - few stray flowers
- Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier' - still buds and flowers
- Nicotiana 'Perfume Deep Purple', annuals from Shoal Creek a few flowers
- Ocimum basilicum, Basil - keep trying to bloom and I keep cutting off flowers
- Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose, makes flowers but leaves are always mildewed
- Pelargonium hybrids– assorted bedding geraniums, red, white & coral - all in bloom
- Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window, in bud
- Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds), floppy but making flowers
- Platycodon 'Fugi White', has flowers
- Platycodon grandiflorus (several plants), Blue Balloon Flower - great bloom
- Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' (3 plants), doing fine
- Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), many pale blue flowers
- Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, creamy yellow, in bud
- Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming
- Portulaca - reseeded Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes, all blooming
- Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate, couple of flowers
- Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants couple of roses
- Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose - fighting blackspot, trying to make buds
- Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) nonstop bloom
- Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - blooming nicely
- Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage flowering well
- Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage, flowering well
- Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage, a few flowers
- Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – a few flowers
- Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers, in bloom
- Salvia greggii, many plants in creamy white, deep rose, true red, cherry red, most have flowers
- Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, in bloom
- Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue', in bloom
- Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' (2 plants), nonstop flowers
- Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), many small violet flowers
- Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, a few flowers
- Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer
- Sedum, little varieties with white flowers
- Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom
- Verbena bonariensis – full bloom all over the place
- Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - started flowering last week
- Zantedeschia unknown species/Calla lilies, spotted white, three flowers
- Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea', Pink rainlily, one flower
- Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, several plants, reseeded and in bloom
May Dreams Carol will have the roundup and links to the other blogs participating in GBBD.