Here is the list of what was in bloom in my Austin, Texas garden on December 16, 2010 - this is the list with botanical names. The post for May Dreams Carol's monthly Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is on my main blog, The Transplantable Rose.
Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice' - first year, buds and blooms
Abutilon hybridum 'Patrick's', think it's named after Patrick Kirwin - couple of buds at top
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - couple of plants still blooming; one had flowers frozen off & is making new buds
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed - a few buds
Camellia japonica 'Morning Glow' double white camellia - just opening, maybe a dozen buds in all
Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' - near end of bloom
Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca- white- one plant near brick housewall still has some flowers
Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower- leaves nipped but still has flowers. In the photo above, the orange flowers with ribbed leaves are Justicia spicigera, the yellow flowers are Salvia madrensis and the bronze-leaved, tubular orange flowers are the Cuphea ignea.
Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form - in bloom in protected spot
Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrids - blooming inside
Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums - a few pink ones still flowering
Dianthus – couple of flowers on ‘Telstar’ hybrids in containers -
Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum - some boughs done, some still in bloom
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', one plant frozen, one has a few flowers
Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?) still blooming
Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens - blooming in large pot near housewall
Justicia brandegeana, shrimp plant - looks fine and has flowers
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - started blooming with cooler weather
Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant blooming inside
Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white in front
Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant in container - maybe a dozen flowers
Leonotus unk sp. Lion's Tail - late blooming, still opening
Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum in hanging basket
Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle - a few flowers on arch
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow - one lonely blossom
Malvaviscus 'Pam Puryear', Pam's Pink Turkscap - a couple of buds... don't know if they'll ever open now
Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - most plants are done but one plant in front still had flowers
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive three established shrubs - only a few buds and flowers; too dry - not only ground but air dryness is setting them back
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers) just a couple of flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers) just a couple of flowers
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window keeps going!
Plumbago auriculata only a few flowers near housewall
Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate has buds and developing fruit
Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, one bud
Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) - a few flowers and buds
Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring - in bloom - has a few faded flowers - do not see any new buds
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, covered in pale blue flowers
Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary, has white flowers near fountain birdbath
Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - one plant new buds opening
Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage two plants were still blooming on the 16th
Salvia greggii, some scattered flowers on several plants
Salvia madrensis, Forsythia sage plant in long border still opening buds
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' a few flowers showing white & red
Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - one in bloom, 2 more in bud
Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer a few flowers
Tagetes lucida, Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, here and there a flower left - main bloom gone
Viola spp– various hybrids of Pansies and violas in containers and hanging baskets
- Annie in Austin
- Welcome! As "Annie in Austin" I blog about gardening in Austin, TX with occasional looks back at our former gardens in Illinois. My husband Philo & I also make videos - some use garden images as background for my original songs, some capture Austin events & sometimes we share videos of birds in our garden. Come talk about gardens, movies, music, genealogy and Austin at the Transplantable Rose and listen to my original songs on YouTube. For an overview read Three Gardens, Twenty Years. Unless noted, these words and photos are my copyrighted work.
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