Abelia chinensis/Abelia, 3 of the 4 white shrubs - varying numbers of flowers
Abelia chinensis one of 2 medium-sized pink shrubs - a few flowers
Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub - a few flowers
Abutilon hybridum 'Patrick's', think it's named after Patrick Kirwin - one flower
Ageratina havanensis, syn Eupatorium havanense /Fragrant white mistflower- buds but no open flowers
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - several blooming plants
Aster frikartii 'Wonder of Staffa'. One of 3 surviving plants has flowers
Barleria cristata/Philippine cristata three plants - one flower.
Buddleia davidii Pink Butterfly Bush - a few flowers
Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush - a few flowers
Canna americanallis 'Bengal Tiger' syn 'Praetoria' - a couple of flowers
Capsicum annuum – garden peppers- many flowers
Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca- white- one surviving plant in bloom
Chrysactinia mexicana , damianita, native yellow daisy - 2 unestablished, very small plants with a couple of flowers
Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower- two plants have flowers. I took this photo in shade and the color came out aqua- not what my eye saw!
Clitoria ternatea- the Blue Butterfly Pea - still in bloom but the flowers are slightly smaller now
Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - many flowers and many butterflies, click the top photo and see a couple of them
Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - new plant in bloom, with many flowers glowing orange when the morning sun first hits them
Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower - a few flowers
Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form - finally in full bloom
Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’- two plants, non stop flowers
Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums blooming pink in Entrance garden and yellow in back
Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum - buds beginning to appear
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', two plants - non-stop tiny white flowers
Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze - one plant in patio container full bloom
Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ native - blooming in front beds
Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?) - blooming in front beds
Hedychium coronarium/ Hawaiian White Ginger - couple of open flowers and a few budding
Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual sunflower - remaining plant still has a few flowers
Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens - blooming here and there in containers
Ipomoea alba, Moon flower vine - still making a flower or two every night
Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual - many, many small flowers on self-seeded vines
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - see only buds
Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles (5 trees) - a few stray flowers
Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees); a few stray flowers
Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white, all in bloom
Lathyrus odoratus, sweet peas 'Royal Wedding'
Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant in container - not many flowers but always a few open every day
Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - reseeded in hanging baskets and blooming again
Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle - a few flowers
Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - 'Sun Gold' cherry tomatoes buds, flowers and tiny tomatoes
Malpighia glabra/ Barbados Cherry - a few buds but no open flowers
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow - 2 plants, many flowers
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, white form of Turkscap/Wax Mallow - 2 ratty-looking plants with a handful of flowers
Malvaviscus 'Pam Puryear', Pam's Pink Turkscap - one bloom... have been a few over the last couple of weeks but think it's in too much shade
Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several beds - tired looking in backyard but look terrific in front
Muhlenbergia capillaris, Gulf Muhly grass, pink-flowered - just lovely!
Ocimum basilicum, Basil - 'Spicy Globe'
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive all three established shrubs are flowering - this is their season to bloom and scent the garden
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers) a couple of flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers) a couple of flowers
Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose- non-stop
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window a few flowers
Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage - some flowers again
Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick' - bought spring 2010 - having another bloom session
Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant - 2 plants have flowers
Platycodon grandiflorus, Blue Balloon Flower - plant at end of veranda has flowers
Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' one of 3 plants has flowers
Plumbago auriculata - non-stop flowers, rather rampant growth
Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, creamy yellow - just a couple of flowers
Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano (3 plants),
Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- a dozen flowers from bud to blown
Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants - has releafed and made flowers
Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose - a handful of flowers and a few buds
Rosa 'Mutabilis' - plant in back has pecan shade, so only a few flowers; plant in front gets more sun- huge & covered in flowers
Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring - a couple of feet tall and 4 flowers
Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose, a few flowers .
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, many pale blue flowers
Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary - quite a few tiny white flowers
Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - older plant in bloom, younger one not
Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage - reseeded and a few have flowers
Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage - reseeded, flowers and buds
Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage- saw one reseeded plant in Secret Garden
Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage two plants - enormous and many, many vibrant red flowers
Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers - doing well this year!
Salvia greggii, some plants get more sun so have more flowers; colors include white, cream, rose, cherry-red, orchid purple & lipstick red
Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage - next to garage have recuperated and rebloomed
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - some flowers in back - doing great in front
Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage - blooming well near garage door
Salvia madrensis, Forsythia sage - buds on two plants but no open flowers
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' three plants - not full bloom but quite a few.... leaves sparser than they should be
Salvia vanhoutii SYN Salvia splendens var 'Van Houttei' - enormous and covered in burgundy flowers
Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' - used to be more plants, but the few survivors do have small violet flowers
Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue' Blue evergreen groundcover skullcap - made it through summer and is in full bloom
Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer
Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - just a couple of stray flowers
Scutellaria unlabeled purplish pink skullcap in parkway has flowers
Scutellaria wrightii? a blue skullcap in parkway in bloom
Sedum, tall passalongs that look like a paler version of Autumn Joy - buds opening into pink flowers
Sedum, little varieties with white flowers
Tagetes lucida, Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, first flowers opening now
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys - only see 2 flowers
Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , now in rebloom
Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, some lavender flowers;
Verbena bonariensis - a few survivors blooming wimpily.
Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, several plants, but not many flowers - pecan tree shade has moved to that area.
The main Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post is now up at the Transplantable Rose
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