GBBD List for November 2012

The Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post for November 15, 2012 is at my main blog, The Transplantable Rose.

Here's a list of what's in bloom in my garden today, with my best try at the botanical names and a few more flower photos.


Abelia, guessing Abelia X grandiflora - several shrubs, should have more flowers but it's too dry

Abutilon hybridum 'Patrick's', think it's named after Patrick Kirwin - one bud on container plant

Ageratina havanensis, syn Eupatorium havanense /Fragrant white mistflower - four plants, many faded flowers but this one still looks good, backed with the tender Van Houteii salvia.

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii/Flame Acanthus One of three plants still has a few flowers

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons One lived over plant is making buds

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - a few stray flowers and buds

Aster frikartii 'Wonder of Staffa'. Three surviving plants in different borders - some flowers on the plant in the woodland garden

Barleria cristata/Philippine cristata three plants. All three have some flowers

Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia - budded for the first time in a few years. Not showing petal color as yet

Camellia japonica 'Morning Glow' double white camellia - buds swelling

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' - covered in buds and flowers

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers -still a few flowers but are winding down

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Hardy Plumbago, AKA Blue Leadwort - a few stray flowers

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, two trees, on in pot, one in ground - no new buds but a real crop this year! More than 2 dozen lemons

Citrus reticulata 'Miho', Miho Satsuma Orange  - also a crop- 5 oranges

Clematis unknown hybrid, purple flowers - a few flowers



Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower. (Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers; Pam/Digging & Dave's Garden calls it Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'), many, many flowers (see the main post at the Transplantable Rose

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - closely related to C. coelestinium, the mistflower I grew in Illinois, but leaves are quite different. Some bloom left but more brown flowers than lavender-blue blooms now.

Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - looking good and making seeds to delight the finches



Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form Blooming with the Blue Clerodendron

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’- still flowering well

Echinacea purpurea - purple coneflower - a couple of flowers

Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum - revving up for the big show

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', a few flowers on a surviving plant

Gaura lindheimerii self-seeded plants have a few flowers

Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - had been languishing but as leaves drop on surrounding trees, standing up and in bloom

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - looks great with lots of small orange flowers

Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant - making buds just in time to freeze

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white - growing well, choking other plants and in bloom

Leonotis leonurus, Lion's Tail - finally in bloom



Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle (two plants, one from 2005, one 2009?) I noticed a few flowers last month but so dry now they gave up

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - one plant in a container has a few flowers - and one tiny tomato


Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow (two plants) no flowers now, but aren't the fruits cool?




Malvaviscus x 'Pam Puryear's Pink'  Pam's Pink Turkscap first flowers in a long time... very late in the year


Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several beds, frequently annual - some flowers

Ocimum basilicum, Basil - it's the end of the season so I'm letting them go to flower & seed

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs - scattered light, fragrant bloom

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose - several plants. This one popped up in a new border



Pelargonium hybrids– bedding geraniums - annuals - one red-flowered variety in front container

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage Still some flowers, but mostly done

Petunia - some heirloom reseeding annual - a survivor is now in magenta bloom

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - a few stray flowers

Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant - surviving plant has a few flowers

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs) light blue flowers on both plants

Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano (3 plants) Blooming but look pretty ratty

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranates, one of the two small trees has new flowers developing

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- one bud & one blown bloom



Rosa 'Flawless' - pair of pink mini-roses in container from VDBD spring 2011 - one fading flower

Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring 2010 - still blooming

Rosa - unnamed orange mini-rose came with house has a few flowers

Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover rosemary a few flowers

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, a few pale blue flowers

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary in bloom a few white flowers

Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - blooming but getting too shady in that bed

Salvia coccinea, Hummingbird sage blooming in many colors, true red, coral, orange, white, pink. Mixes and seeds itself all over the place. 

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage two plants blooming away; on the table are a few pansies waiting to be planted in the hanging baskets.


Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers - tired but still flowering

Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red and Orchid-purple- just about every plant has flowers

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage a stray bloom or two. Very ratty looking plants

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - plants not doing well

Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage - in bloom near drivie

Salvia madrensis, Forsythia Sage doing wonderfully this fall!

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'  several plants in light bloom

Salvia regla/Mountain sage - two plants - winding down but still have some flowers

Salvia vanhoutii SYN Salvia splendens var 'Van Houttei' annual from cuttings - in nice bloom up at the top with the Ageratina.

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), some small violet flowers

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, a few flowers

Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue' Blue evergreen groundcover skullcap, in container, still has flowers

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer

Scutellaria wrightii?  blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed, not full but have a few flowers

Tagetes lucida, Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, have been in bloom for several weeks, now reaching the end of cycle, here blooming with Salvia farinacea



Tetraneuris scaposa /Four-nerve daisy AKA, Hymenoxys - I have several plants of this native with yellow flowers. It's a very dependable bloomer - no big show but always has a few flowers. (Edited the list to add this one... how could I forget my 4 Nerve?)


Thunbergia grandiflora, Blue Sky Vine, Bengal Clock vine, in container - has 4 or 5 buds and flowers on arch in Secret Garden

Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom

GBBD List for July 16, 2012

This post was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog

The Post for July Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is at my main blog, The Transplantable Rose.

This is the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, July 2012 LIST, with my best tries for current botanical names of  what was in bloom in my garden on July 16th:

Abelia X grandiflora (guessing)/Five shrubs planted by a previous owner - buds and/or bloom

Abelia X grandiflora unknown variety, one medium-sized pink shrub planted by us - buds & bloom

Abelia X grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub planted by us -  in light bloom

Amarcrinum ‘Fred Howard’ Plant at center back wall has 2 blooming stalks.

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus. The plant from Pam/Digging blooms lighter orange


while 2 new plants added Nov 2011 bloom in a darker red-orange color

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons - left from winter, flowers gone but looks like they are making new buds

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - has reseeded all over- many flowers and one caterpillar

Bauhinia forficata(?) Orchid tree, Pate de Vaca - frozen back to ground in February 2011. Has struggled up from roots and has formed buds

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush, a few flowers (April 7, 2012 A garden friend in San Antonio, Linda Maldonado, advises that this plant has become invasive in her garden, ruining flowerbeds and coming up everywhere, and when dug up it responds by coming up worse that before.)

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual Blooming in hanging basket

Canna americanallis 'Bengal Tiger' syn 'Praetoria' - lost one clump but saved a few roots in patio container- now has a big bud stalk

Canna X generalis burgundy leaved - bloomed earlier, just one remaining flower

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - still blooming and making fruit

Capsicum annuum /wild bird peppers, not sure of name - many many kinds including Chile pequin, petine - buds & fruit

Clematis unknown hybrid, purple flowers - has 1 bud after 8 days of rain

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower.Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense' (Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers; Pam/Digging & Dave's Garden calls it Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'), one plant has a few flowers, 2 plants have buds. 2 others only leaves.

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - closely related to C. coelestinium, the mistflower I grew in Illinois, but leaves are quite different. Bedraggled but the flowers keep coming and the Queen Butterflies are happy

Coreopsis 'Crème Brulee' /Coreopsis one surviving patch in full bloom

Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - slow to start but now in bloom

Crocosmia, unidentified may be ‘Lucifer’ - did not bloom last couple of year but has many flowers now

Cucumis sativus, Cucumber, var "Sweet Marketmore" - first try for cucumbers - harvested 10 big cucumbers so far

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form - blooming in border and in hanging basket

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ - blooming

Datura inoxia(?) in border container- opens a creamy white trumpet flower every couple of days

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers - a few flowers

Dicliptera suberecta Uraguayan firecracker plant also called Mexican Hummingbird plant - original plant died but a cutting I had taken is growing and has a few flowers. Still pretty wimpy.

Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower - most original plants died but small starter plant & some seedlings are blooming here and there

Gaura lindheimerii - last year the original plants of ‘The Bride’ and an unlabeled tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?) died, but seedlings that look like a cross have appeared and bloomed

Habranthus tubispathus, copper lilies, yellow rainlilies - saw a few buds this morning

Helianthus, unknown, tall annual reseeding sunflower - beaten down by rain, shredded by squirrels but still have some flowers

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Best of Friends' from Pam/Digging - a new bud stalk emerging

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio' - one flower on a new bud stalk

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' - there are several divisions so odds are good at least one has a flower each day

Hibiscus coccineus, Texas Star hibiscus ZZ - only 1 bloom so far this year, new buds were forming but rain or animals cracked the stem. I don't know if they can still bloom

Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II' - had flowers a few weeks ago, now making new buds

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo -  a few flowers & new bud stems

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual - mostly foliage but a few flowers

Justicia betonica? White Shrimp Plant - not so much in bloom as holding onto flower brachts

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - a real trouper, not out of bloom for months

Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles (6 trees) - off and on bloom - largest flush of flowers may be over

Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees) still flowering but most buds gone to seed

Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', 2 trees, either side of arch, reddish-purple flowers planted 2010 & 2011 - buds and blooms on small trees

Lagerstroemia x fauriei 'Zuni' new spring 2011 - many buds, none open yet

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white have many, many tiny blooms

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub in full bloom

Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, in long lines all over the place - see a few flower wands beginning

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - a few flowers but think they're ready to quit

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina', short-lived reseeding perennial - some plants only leaves, some have flowers

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow, in three different areas, all in large bloom

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, white form of Turkscap/Wax Mallow has one flower

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several beds, frequently annual - many flowers in back, some in front

Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - main flowering over but it has popped a few new blooms

Ocimum basilicum, Basil - blooms until pinched

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers) some blooming

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers) some blooming, some dormant

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose - a couple of flowers

Pelargonium grossularioides, coconut-scented geranium - tiny odd flowers keep coming

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - still flowering

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds) all in wandy bloom

Petunia multiflora? annual - reseeds occasionally and this year's seeding is blooming magenta

Phlox paniculata, Grandma’s white phlox, one surviving plant has a couple of flower heads

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs) - one many flowers, other plant not doing so well

Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, rose red, In Bloom this year!

Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano (3 plants) in bedraggled bloom

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranates, two plants in containers - off/on flowers, something takes fruit from plant in secret garden

Rosa 'Flawless' - pair of pink mini-roses in container from VDBD spring 2011 - one flower






 





Rosa floribunda  ‘Julia Child’,  butter-yellow rose has a few new buds

Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring 2010 has clusters of small, red double flowers on long canes

Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - doing well with many flowers

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage - reseeder, many plants, many flowers, many buds

Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’- reseeder, coral pink Hummingbird sage - couple of flowers but many buds

Salvia coccinea - reseeder, intense coral rather than delicate like 'Coral Nymph'. They are visited by hummingbirds every day

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers - cut back some that had gone to seed, others making new flowers

Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red and Orchid-purple - most have at least light bloom, some (like the orchid-purple) have many blossoms

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage - not many flowers but quite a few buds

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - just a few flowers on unhappy looking plants

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'  several plants in large bloom

Salvia regla/Mountain sage - two plants - one has a single blossom

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), one plant has buds

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, beaten down, has one flower and several buds

Scaevola aemula, blue fan flower, annual for hanging baskets, in bloom

Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue' Blue evergreen groundcover skullcap in patio container- blooming blue

Scutellaria suffrutescens, cherry pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer- light bloom

Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label says white skullcap - light bloom

Scutellaria unlabeled purplish pink skullcap in parkway - one bedraggled flower

Scutellaria wrightii?  blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed, beaten down but still blooming

Tetraneuris scaposa, Four nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys, 3 plants - ratty looking with a few flowers

Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover - a solid sea of green with airy white flowers floating over the top

Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, many lavender flowers, in the ground and in hanging baskets

Verbena bonariensis – reseeder - here and there

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - was deadheaded and is reblooming

Zephyranthes drumondii AKA Cooperia pedunculata Cooper's Rainlily - see buds coming up

Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea', AKA Zephyranthes 'La Bufa Rosa' Pink rainlily - up & flowering all over, even in places I forgot it grew

GBBD List for May 25, 2012

This is a reasonably accurate list of what was in bloom in my garden today with reasonably accurate botanical names for the plants. For the main Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day for Three Sisters post please go to my Transplantable Rose Blog

Abelia X grandiflora (best guess) Five shrubs planted by a previous owner, all in bloom

Abelia X grandiflora unknown variety, one medium-sized pink shrub planted by us, has flowers

Abelia X grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub planted by us, has flowers

Abutilon hybrid, pale pink color. New plant just beginning to bloom

 

Ageratina havanensis, syn Eupatorium havanense /Fragrant white mistflower - three plants in bud/bloom

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus from Pam/Digging is in full bloom; 2 new plants added Nov 2011 not doing anything yet

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons, in place since mid-winter, still a few flowers but it's getting hot

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, some lived over from last year, some self-seeded, many plants with buds or flowers

Aster frikartii 'Wonder of Staffa'. Three surviving plants in different borders - one has a few flowers

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush A few flowers but the area has become more shady.

WARNING NOTE (April 2012 A reader in San Antonio advises that this variety of Buddleja has become invasive in her garden, ruining flowerbeds and coming up everywhere and that it is almost impossible to dig up. That hasn't happened here but it is definitely something to consider before planting it! )

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual in hanging basket looking good

Callicarpa americana, American Beautyberry, tiny flowers that will become purple berries beloved by Mockingbirds. For some weird reason sometimes called "French Mulberry"   

Canna X generalis 'City of Portland' - I brought the roots from Illinois in 1999 and some years they do not flower. This year they've consented to bloom in the Secret Garden

 Capsicum annuum – garden peppers have flowers and fruit

Capsicum annuum /wild bird peppers, not sure of name - many many kinds including Chile pequin, petine. Tiny flowers and tiny peppers

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual, a few straggly flowers

Chrysactinia mexicana, native yellow-flowering Damianita reblooming after shearing seedheads

Chrysanthemem maximum, Shasta daisies almost done but they were pretty!

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - closely related to C. coelestinium, the mistflower I grew in Illinois, but leaves are quite different. It's blooming lightly in front

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur, annual - dozens of plants have gone to seed but a few plants still have flowers

Coreopsis 'Crème Brulee' /Coreopsis, just budding now

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro, annual herb - most gone to seed, a couple of flowers where the stem is in shade

Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual, only a couple of plants with a couple of flowers

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form in bloom

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ - in bloom

Datura inoxia(?) appeared in patio pot - has a new flower every few evenings

Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums - some buds and a few rusty yellow flowers open on one plant

Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower - see one flower

Feijowa sellowiana / Pineapple guava, two plants  - one has the last couple of flowers

Gaura lindheimerii - all the original plants died but a couple of seedlings survived, now have buds or flowers.

Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual sunflower - no flowers but buds

Hemerocallis citrina- had one big plant and 2 small divisions. Main plant died, but second plant had one flower a couple of days ago - has buds swelling.

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Best of Friends' from Pam/Digging - this one likes where it was planted... so many flowers!

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', Austin Daylily Society - huge, creamy yellow flowers have been opening this past week, one or two a day

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Prairie Blue Eyes'- what a great plant - so glad it lived to bloom again!

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot'- several plants of this dwarf daylily, now past prime flowering but still have blooms and buds

Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca - long wands of shrimpy-colored flowers.

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - new flowers open and old flowers drying sort of dusty pink that looks pretty cool with the 'Coral Nymph' hummingbird sage growing nearby

Hydrangea X 'Sweet Carol', Bliss series of marcrophylla/serrata crosses  - YES! Was just a small piece that hasn't bloomed in years. I moved it to deeper shade & it not only lived through summer of hell 2011, it has 3 flower-heads this spring

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo - light bloom in Secret Garden

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle- down to a few orange blooms

Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles (6 trees) - many buds and a few moldy pink flowers

Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles- see a few buds forming on top of the two trees but nothing open yet

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white - non-stop in front

Lathyrus odoratus, annual sweet peas - down to one white flower and a few pods on drying vines

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', main plant died but two small ones have a couple of flowers

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – solid with magenta-purple flowers... this does not mean it will rain... it means it's too darned humid!

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle - couple of flowers

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes- blooming and making fruit. Hope we get some of them!

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' - right now it has some buds, a few open flowers and spent flowers holding browned petals

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow blooming in center back and front woodland area

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several beds, don't look wonderful but are alive and have flowers

Monarda 'Peter's Purple' - a division given to me this spring by fellow Austin Garden Blogger  Pam Penick is still young but has a couple of flowers. This newer Beebalm is supposed to take humidity without the mildew... so far, very good!  

Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - tiny white flowers on tips of branches

Ocimum basilicum, Basil - not supposed to have flowers! Snip, snip!

Origanum majorana, Sweet marjoram- flowers and seed pods

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs, winter-blooming but one in container popped a couple of flowers

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' - bright green leaves with white flowers, blooming in a couple of places

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (synonym triangularis) dark purple leaves with lilac-pink flowers blooming here and there

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose - blooms but is always mildewed.

Pelargonium hybrids– bedding geraniums  in pots near front steps

Pelargonium grossularioides, coconut-scented geranium - tiny flowers in hanging pot

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window since 2006 - continues to bloom & amaze me.

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage in full bloom in a couple of borders

Petunia multiflora? Old-fashioned reseeding petunia with magenta-lilac flowers

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - barely hanging on with a few white flowers

Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant  from fellow Austin Garden Blogger East Side Patch - one plant has survived and now has a few flowers 

Plumbago auriculata - many pale blue flowers

Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, rose red - pretty sure this bud is on the rose-red plumeria but it could be the pale yellow one.

Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano all three plants blooming like mad

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranates, two plants in containers bloom & make fruit off-and-on

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- just forming buds for another round

Rosa floribunda  ‘Julia Child’,  butter-yellow rose  - new flush of buds forming

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two plants, one fairly large shrub in a container, one huge shub planted in the ground). Both have buds; the front plant also has many flowers

Rosa 'Red Cascade', a climbing mini-rose bought in spring 2010 - has both buds and blooms near patio

Rosa - unidentified orange mini-rose came with house - just opened another flush of flowers

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, covered in pale blue flowers

Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - full bloom near magnolia

Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage - buds on a couple of plants that may turn out to be red

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage, has seeded all along the edge of the patio and I've scattered seed in other beds. Very flowery right now!

Salvia coccinea vivid salmon Hummingbird sage, appeared last year and again this year. 

Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird several plants in different places

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 1 plant alive with a few flowers

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers in a few borders. Needs to be snipped!

Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', Cream, newly planted Salmon, newly planted Lilac Pink with White, Deep Rose, True Red, Cherry Red and Orchid-purple - in many beds & all different sun/shade exposures. I cannot imagine gardening in Austin without it.

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, blooming in gateside garden

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue', oh, how I love these blue flowers! In bloom front & center back

Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage - not a lot of flowers, but is blooming

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'  blooming hugely in front, center back & secret gardens

Salvia officinalis - cooking sage has flowers

Salvia regla/Mountain sage - one of two plants in bloom, red-orange flowers

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' blooming near front steps

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, a few flowers

Scutellaria ovata, Heartleaf skullcap - one flower stalk left

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer in full bloom

Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label says white skullcap- looks more cream-color

Scutellaria unlabeled purplish pink skullcap in parkway- smothered by Rock Rose - still trying to bloom

Scutellaria wrightii?  blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed have flowers

Sedum, little varieties with white flowers

Tagetes lucida, Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, one of 3 plants has flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa,  four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 3 plants - looking floppy & ratty but still have flowers

Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, many lavender flowers in several beds

Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' in yaupon bed, still making a few flowers but is ready to give up and go dormant

Verbena bonariensis – reseeder - has popped up here and there with a few flowers

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree in full bloom

GBBD LIST for APRIL 16, 2012

Here is the complete 2012, April Bloomday list for Annie in Austin, written down for April 16th. The photos may have been taken a few days before or after that date.

In the photo below you can see a succession of blue flowers: at bottom are the earlier blooming bluebonnets with flowers faded and seedpods developing, supplanted by the purple-blue larkspur, just past peak. Soon the heat will end the larkspur flowers, turning them into more seedpods while the silvery Russian Sage extends blue wands and cares not whether the sun is hot. The yellow Four-Nerve daisies are seldom out of bloom.


Abelia, might be Abelia X grandiflora, four white-flowering shrubs, buds only

Abelia X grandiflora unknown pink-flowering variety, in bloom

Abelia X grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink-flowering shrub in bloom

Abutilon 'Marilyn's Choice' last few flowers, maybe new buds forming

Acca sellowiana, syn Feijowa sellowiana / Pineapple guava, two plants; one is in full bloom and one has couple of buds

Ageratina havanensis, syn Eupatorium havanense /Fragrant white mistflower, buds

Allium cepa - garden onion a few stray bulbs flowered

Antirrhinum majus, yellow snapdragons in containers

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - in three places, largest plant has Monarch caterpillars

Calibrachoa hybrids, AKA Millionbells, violet-purple flowers in hanging basket

Capsicum annuum, several varieties of garden peppers with buds & small peppers

Carya illinoinensis, 2 Pecan trees - millions of developing male flowers & a few female flowers are visible

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, one of three plants has flowers

Chrysactinia mexicana, native yellow-flowering Damianita - 2 plants were in full bloom, now mostly going to seed

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', on trellis - last few flowers

Clematis unknown hybrid, purple flowers - full, glorious bloom

Consolida ajacis - Larkspur - full bloom everywhere. Most plants are blue-violet with one blooming muddy lavender

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro, annual herb- in bloom with some seeds forming

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form

Delosperma cooperi? Not sure of ID for hot pink flowering Ice Plant

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers

Echinacea purpurea - not sure if they will open pink or white but there are buds

Gaura, unnamed seedling has buds

Graptopetalum paraguayense (Mexican Ghost Plant)- hanging onto the flower stalk from last month

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot'- many buds on several plants

Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily from Lori - buds

Herbertia lahue- one lone surviving flower bloomed

Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca - three enormous wands of coral flowers

Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis WOW

Hippeastrum unnamed hybrid in bed - 1 stalk

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - very nice

Hydrangea X 'Sweet Carol', Bliss series of marcrophylla/serrata crosses -buds

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo light bloom

Iris siberica, Siberian Iris, blue-violet - in two patches, just lovely

Iris X germanica hybrid passalong from Ellen, later-blooming, grape-scented blue violet is down to the last flowers

Ixia maculata?, unknown species, a couple of pale cream-colored Corn lilies

Justicia betonica? White Shrimp Plant - new bracts & flowers

Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - a few left

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - full bloom

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white

Lathyrus odoratus, annual sweet peas - two from Nat gardener, dark red & white

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum in containers

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle still in flower

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet down to last few flowers, mostly seedpods

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes blooming

Magnolia figo/AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub - last flower

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' buds almost ready

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several borders, blooming for months

Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - buds ready to open

Nemophila phacelioides native or Nemophilia menziesii. Baby Blue Eyes. Last few flowers on reseeding annual Reseeder

Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier' is alive and it even has flowers but the plant is half the size it was in 2010

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' couple of stray flowers

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea', blooming near veranda steps

Papaver unk sp annual poppies, a few coral pink reseeded from last year

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose just beginning

Pelargonium grossularioides, coconut-scented geranium has tiny buds and flowers

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window

Petunia multiflora? surprise appearance by reseeding annual. It skipped 2011

Philadelphus coronarius, Mock orange - buds ready to open

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - white, 21st Century Hybrids, starting to look ratty

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - still in bloom

Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful' has 18 flowers

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranates, container near back door in bloom & fruit

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose - still a few buds opening to new flowers but mostly done

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- been blooming wonderfully for weeks, now down to a dozen buds

Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants, both have flowers but one plant looks happier

Rosa 'Climbing Iceberg', white floribunda - many, many flowers on Sweetheart arch.

Rosa 'Flawless' - pair of pink mini-roses in container from VDBD spring 2011 - one bloom

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose- - been blooming wonderfully for weeks, now down to a dozen buds

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants, one in container, one inground) still making buds and blooms

Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring 2010 just starting first bloom cycle for 2012

Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber near gate - has been in off-on bloom. Now has a few more buds

Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose from DD was in bloom earlier in month - now down to faded flowers

Rosa - unnamed orange mini-rose came with house - best it has ever been in 8 years

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary a few stray flowers

Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - a few flowers

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage - nice drift blooming along patio edge

Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage- blooming in a couple of places

Salvia discolor, Andean Silver Sage, couple of flowers

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 1 lived-over plant in bloom

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers mixed in with larkspur

Salvia greggii, many plants in bloom including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry
red and Orchid-purple

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage started last week- looks good

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - started blooming in back bed a few days ago; front bed lagging behind

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - 1 original plant & 3 started from cuttings; all four have flowers

Salvia officinalis - cooking sage in bloom

Salvia roemeriana /Cedar sage, red flowers in shade. When I bought this salvia it was a good-sized clump in a large container. Three seasons here have reduced this native to two tiny bits of leaves with some buds & a few flowers

Salvia vanhoutii SYN Salvia splendens var 'Van Houttei' from BSG, in holding container, has a few flowers

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, in bloom

Scutellaria ovata, Heartleaf skullcap - have it in 3 places - one plant has buds

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer, just beginning

Scutellaria wrightii? blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed, both in full bloom

Sedum, several unknown with white flowers

Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas - last few flowers

Spiraea X vanhouteii guessing name for rounder-leaved spiraeas - last few flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 3 plants in bloom

Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine with white, fragrant flowers. Four vines, on veranda, side fence, Sweetheart trellis and shed, all with flowers

Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, many lavender flowers;

Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' in yaupon bed, flowers open early, close in midday

Viola spp– various hybrids of Pansies and violas in containers and hanging baskets - down to a few flowers

GBBD LIST for March 15, 2012

My list for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is on time, but the post was Late - it is now up.
Carol of May Dreams Gardens will be your guide to what's now blooming in gardens all over the world.

For March 15, 2012 in the garden of Annie in Austin:

Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice'- quite a few flowers but gangly looking

Anemone heterophylla 10-petalled anemone, native thimbleweed scattered around back garden

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons in containers

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - surviving plants almost ready to open buds

Callisia fragrans - Diana of Sharing Nature's Garden gave me starts of this Callisia, called Grandfather's Pipe or Basket Plant. It's frost-tender so lives in hanging containers and baskets and comes inside for winter. One plant has put out a stem with tiny white flowers

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers; one new plant has a couple of flowers and so do two lived-over plants.

Cercis canadensis var 'Forest Pansy' - light bloom

Cercis canadensis var texensis - FULL bloom

Chrysactinia mexicana, Creosote bush, native yellow-flowering Damianita - two plants, one still in bud and the other with some open flowers

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, the older tree in a pot is forming buds. This plant stays in the breakfast room for the coldest part of the year

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, newer tree in ground had virtually no dieback and is covered in buds and flowers

Citrus reticulata 'Miho', Miho Satsuma Orange - only a few blossoms, but it's alive!

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', on trellis couple of buds

Clematis unknown hybrid, purple flowers couple of buds

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur, reseeding annual has buds on a few plants but no open blooms

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro, annual herb - just getting to flowering stage

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form - one flower

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen -several red flowers on plant in breakfast room window

Dianthus – red and pink ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers

Gaura lindheimerii unknown variety. The survivor is a seedling that may be a cross between deceased dark-rose gaura and deceased 'The Bride'

Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine last couple of blossoms

Graptopetalum paraguayense (Mexican Ghost Plant) - one plant now putting up a bloom stalk

Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca blooming stalks raising up now

Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish bluebells have buds that are showing color but are not quite open

Ilex antherone? Chinese holly just finishing

Ipheion uniflorum? Spring Starflower, bulbs, opening new flowers daily

Iris albicans? Simple white, early bearded iris - still opening flowers every day

Iris X germanica hybrid Fragrant peachy bearded Iris - unopened buds

Iris X germanica hybrid 'Amethyst Flame' - blooming in 2 beds. This was a passalong from Pam Penick at Digging.

Justicia betonica? White Shrimp Plant - couple of weird flowers with white bracts - an impulse buy still in nursery container

Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - very happy to be there, too!

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - extremely happy! Many, many orange flowers on this plant passed along by my friend Sophia from the Divas of the Dirt.

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white - both in bloom.

Lobularia maritime, Annual Sweet alyssum in containers

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle, in bloom and sending up new shoots from the base

Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle (two plants, one from 2005, one 2009?) Only a few flowers left, but color comes from new leaves

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet - quite a few plants in several borders - seed came from MSS of Zanthan Gardens. The red dots say some florets have been pollinated.

Magnolia figo/AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub - made it so far and is now opening flowers

Matthiola, unknown hybrid, annual fragrant stock - couple of florets

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several beds, frequently annual

Muscari armeniacum grape hyacinth, a few scattered around

Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia' - opened over weekend - most flowers gone but a few still look like daffodils

Nemophila - not sure if they are the native Nemophila insignis/phaceliodes or the Californian Nemophilia menziesii but it's a reseeder called "Baby Blue Eyes". Many Austin Gardenbloggers are sure they have N. phacelioides from MSS of Zanthan, but I didn't get mine from MSS. I bought a plant from a local nursery with only the common name Baby Blue Eyes - no botanical name. A few plants popped up and are budded but not yet in bloom

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive, four shrubs, three established, one in container - they have been blooming for months, but will soon rest.

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers) - little shamrock-type plants with green leaves and white flowers.

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers) - burgundy-leaved shamrock-type plants with paler flowers in a lilac pink.

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - a real trouper.

Philadelphus inodorus, English Dogwood/Scentless Mock orange. Suckering native shrub. A lot ot the shrub died but there are many buds and a few open flowers on the part that is alive

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - 'Twenty-first Century Hybrid' white - bought a few weeks ago

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - gently spreading native with needle-like foliage. Established plants in bloom in different beds.

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in magenta pink -gently spreading native with needle-like foliage - new plant in front

Photinia x fraseri - red tip photinia - budding now.

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranates, two plants in containers make ornamental flowers/fruit - both with new buds

Ranunculus hybrids, bulbs planted fall 2007 - one surviving bulb has a bud - can see yellow petals inside.

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose - full bloom

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- a handful of buds

Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants - in bud

Rosa 'Climbing Iceberg', white floribunda - buds

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose - a few open flowers, many buds

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants, one in container, one inground) in bud and bloom

Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber near gate - a few buds

Rosa - unnamed orange mini-rose came with house - one bud

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, a few pale blue flowers

Rosmarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary, a few white flowers

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage - a few flowers

Salvia discolor, Andean Silver Sage - one flower on new plant still in nursery container - no idea where it's going

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 1 plant lived over winter and is still in bloom

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers expanding and getting ready to open. Some of these are second-generation - the original seedlings came from Rock Rose.

Salvia greggii, a few plants with red, rose or creamy white flowers are in bloom - no buds on orchid purple but two of the ruby red came from Mindy, another friend from the Divas of the Dirt.

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' 2 of 3 plants alive and in bloom

Salvia vanhoutii SYN Salvia splendens var 'Van Houttei' - new plant still in container has 3 flowers

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, just beginning to open and has backup buds

Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - one late flower

Sisyrinchium unk species, Blue-eyed grass - tiny iris relative- opened this afternoon

Sophora secudiflora SYN Calia secundiflora- Texas Mountain Laurel, a few florets remain on one of 4 plants - was great this year

Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas - just passed prime

Spiraea X vanhouteii guessing name for rounder-leaved spiraeas - just beginning

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy, Hymenoxys, several plants, all covered in yellow daisies

Teucrium fruticans, Silver Bush germander - full, beautiful blue-lavender bloom

Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine with white, fragrant flowers. Four vines, on veranda, side fence, trellis and shed. just forming buds

Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom, also a Passalong Plant from Diva Mindy.

Tulipa clusiana species tulip - only buds

Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia' species tulip in pink garden buds - only buds

Ungnadia speciosa - new little Mexican Buckeye tree, in pink bloom

Viola spp– various hybrids of Pansies and violas in containers and hanging baskets

Over 80 things on the list - not too bad.

List by Annie in Austin for March 2012 GBBD - posted to Annie's Addendum

GBBD LIST for February 15, 2012

With only a few freezes and no temperatures below 27°F, plants that usually are not blooming in February are taking a bow for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day over at Carol's May Dreams Garden Blog.

Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice', a couple of flowers & quite a few buds on a rather spindly plant

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow annual snapdragons in containers

Camellia japonica 'Morning Glow' double white camellia, a few flowers, browned by cold rain

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira', one final flower and an unopened bud

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrid - the white plant seen in January gave up for now but the red one has a few flowers

Dianthus, annual - buds only on plants in containers

Gaura lindheimeri, although the original plants died last summer, an unnamed seedling has a few flowers in a pink so pale that it is almost white.

Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine. Severely pruned and now has flowers.

Hyacinth 'Woodstock'/ purple fragrant hyacinth - the flowers are no longer large, but they've returned for years

Ilex antherone? Chinese holly - buds are swelling

Iris albicans? Simple white, early bearded iris; first flowers ruined by cold rain, more bud stalks rising

Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden, been in bloom for months

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle, part of plant lost tips to cold; other part in bloom

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white in front borders

Lobularia maritime, annual Sweet alyssum tucked into containers

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle; vine had much dieback. Is now leafing out and opening flowers

Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle, one large plant in bloom for months and a newer plant now covered in flowers

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet, one open flower with more buds showing

Matthiola, unknown hybrid, annual fragrant stock, one small plant in container - either lived over or self-seeded

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several beds, buds ready to go

Narcissus, unnamed yellow daffodil, came with house. Moved around as new borders are made; now blooming in 4 beds

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs, three established, one in container, all covered in flowers and smelling wonderful

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' , green leaved, in many places, some with white flowers

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' , burgundy leaves, in many places, some with pale purple flowers

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - six years old and back in bloom again.

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - a couple of stray flowers

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in magenta pink - just bought in bloom and planted

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, one open rose, several buds showing color on two plants

Rosa 'Mutabilis', Chinese Butterfly rose; one plant in patio container has a few flowers & some buds. The enormous plant in the ground is fabulous!

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary in bloom and making bees happy

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage, barely died back in winter - now reblooming near patio

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 1 plant alive and in bloom in patio container

Salvia greggii, autumn sage, a couple of flowers on cherry red plant in parkway

Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus, last 2 pale pink flowers in breakfast room

Sophora secudiflora SYN Calia secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel - one plant of four has many, many buds and a few open florets; other 3 have only leaves.

Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing the correct botanical name for a long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraea near back fence - buds just showing hint of opening

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 3 plants in bud and bloom month after month

Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander, now in full bloom in parkway, lavender-blue flowers

Viola spp– unnamed hybrids of Pansies in a container and a hanging basket

GBBD LIST for January 2012

A Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post will be found at my Transplantable Rose blog. (The Addendum is where I keep the lists.) These plants were in bloom in my Austin, Texas garden on January 15, 2012:

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons, annuals, 6 plants in containers

Camellia japonica 'Morning Glow' double white camellia - a few swelling buds, no open flowers

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' - has been in bloom for weeks and weeks

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrids, houseplants, one with red flowers, one with white

Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum, just a few flowers remain but quite a few have set fruit

Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - not showy but steady bloom

Lantana, unknown varieties trailing, light purple, in parkway & central front bed

Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle, two plants, one large, one fairly new. Tall one has been in bloom for weeks

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet - several buds and one in bloom. Plants apparently seeded late and survived heat in shade of annual cosmos

Mahonia, species probably bealei, grape holly, blooming in front container

Matthiola, unknown hybrid, purple-flowering fragrant stock in container. I'm not sure whether it resprouted from roots of spring plant or reseeded.

Narcissus tazetta? unlabelled paperwhite hybrids, a few are still blooming in front but in back the plants made leaves only, no flowers

Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo/ small daffodil, began to open flowers a couple of days ago. No wonder Scott Ogden recommends this one!

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive three established shrubs, nice scent, off-on bloom since late fall

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba', a few flowers

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea', some of the many plants tucked around the yard have flowers

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium, houseplant in breakfast room window - no bloom but has a bud

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - a few stray flowers on one plant in front

Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, a couple of delicate shell pink blossoms in a sheltered area

Salvia leucantha a couple of very late flowers

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage - a few flowers on a surviving plant near the house wall

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary in bloom

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, just a few flowers

Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - only one of four made buds and flowers this year

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, blooming in three different beds