GBBD List For May 2010

Here's the list - the main post is here, at the Transplantable Rose


Abelia chinensis/Abelia - white, pink and 'Edward Goucher'

Achillea 'Moonshine', full bloom

Ajuga, unknown species, purple-leaved bugle weed

Allium cepa, garden onions

Aloe saponaria, African aloe AKA Soap aloe

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow columbine

Aquilegia canadensis? Looks like it, anyway

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush just starting

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, from Natural Gardener, purple, rose & terracotta

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - yay!

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual and reseeded

Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca- white

Chrysanthemem maximum, Shasta daisies - buds

Clematis unknown hybrid, handful of purple flowers

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – several plants

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro - left some plants for ladybugs

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant - couple of buds- huge patch winterkilled to one small plant

Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums - copper colored plant has buds in several places, blooming muddy pink, dirty white, and plain yellow

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

Echinacea purpurea budded

Eucomis unknown species pushed up flower stalk

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' - living up to non-stop reputation

Feijowa sellowiana / Pineapple guava in secret garden many flowers; none on patio plant

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ several plants

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), many buds

Hemerocallis citrina - just sending up stalks

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Best of Friends' from Pam/Digging has buds on two plants

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', Austin Daylily Society has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Happy Returns' several blooming stalks

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio' has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Prairie Blue Eyes' has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' has buds and blooms on several plants

Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily from Lori blooming!

Hippeastrum AKA Amaryllis -two red flowers left in bulb garden - might be Red Lion

Hosta 'Krossa Regal' - one stalk

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - several big flowers

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens- a few plants, all white, no eye

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo couple of blooming stalks.

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine- just thinking about opening buds

Lathyrus odoratus, sweet peas 'Royal Wedding' amazing flowers from a few seeds


Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' - new - one flower

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', many unopened wands

Ledebouria spp Spotted squill, porch plant

Lilium unknown Easter Lily a couple of buds

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - remnants from winter

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle (just a few flowers)

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet - a few stragglers

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - buds, blooms and tiny tomatoes

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' - pops flower every few days

Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' (two plants), lots of flowers

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - doing well in sunny borders

Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier' covered in buds and flowers

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

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), quite a few small flowers

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

Petunias - some dark-violet hybrid blooming in basket since winter

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - still blooming in white and peach

Pisum sativum Sugar Snap, sugar snap garden peas -couple of stray flowers

Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming

Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful' (secret garden)

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, still some buds and flowers

Rosa 'Mutabilis' front garden nonstop bloom

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – a few flowers

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers

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

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'

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

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, two plants - light bloom

Scutellaria ovata, Heartleaf skullcap

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer

Scutellaria unlabeled purple blooming skullcap

Sedum, little varieties with white flowers

Stachys byzantina/ Lambs Ears bud stalks

Stachys coccinea/Texas betony, 4 small coral flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys a few flowers

Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander a few flowers

Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine all budded with white, fragrant flowers. Four vines, on

veranda, side fence, trellis and shed.

Tradescantia fluminensis? smaller bridal veil type plant with white flowers

Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, one surviving patch is purple bloom

Verbena bonariensis – they seed around and some are blooming;

Viola spp– a yellow viola and some purple pansies still blooming in containers and hanging baskets

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree has buds

Zinnia –pink hybrid from my friend Ellen, in pink entrance garden

My Mystery Rose

If you have any idea as to the identity of this rose please let us know! We've tried to find out for a few years from books and the web but failed. We recently took the above blooms out to the Antique Rose Emporium -thanks for the idea, Jean! Jean thought it might be 'Zepherine Drouhin' but when seen together, they weren't the same rose. The person in the A.R.E. office thought it was a modern pink climbing rose rather than an antique one which narrows it down to a few thousand named cultivars, I guess.



This mystery rose was planted sometime after 1979 in a SE facing border along the back wall of our house. When we bought the house in 2004 we didn't know the rose existed - Nandinas and crepe myrtle saplings filled the space. That fall we noticed a couple of thin, thorny wands waving for help over the top of the foliage. Cutting back and digging out revealed weak canes rising up from a knobby base. We shape-pruned, dumped on compost and hoped for the best.
By April 2005 the rose had rebounded enough to make a few flowers so we added a trellis and the rose has rebloomed each spring.

That first April the few flowers were enormous, a clear pink and very fragrant.
There seem to be around 40-45 petals. This rose is half-opened.

The buds are beautiful - high pointed and shapely. The thorns are large but not spaced too closely along the canes. I don't know how to describe the scent but when you walk out the back door at bloomtime you know there are roses blooming - so it's definitely a 'rose' smell.

The leaves are more matte than shiny and rather large. This year the flowers are about 5" in width .. .they've been smaller when April is very hot and dry.

Instead of nandinas and crepe myrtles smothering it, the rose now has hybrid Amarcrinum, pink cuphea and Dwarf mondo grass/Ophiopogon japonicus 'Gyoku Ryu' at its feet. This rose has bloomed every April since 2005 with occasional reblooms in June or in fall... any second flush of roses seems to be related to rain and moderate temperatures.
It's growing against the house under a roof overhang and unless I keep pruning it the canes will grow 8-feet to the top then bend and twist and head for the gate area in search of sunlight. I don't know how large it could grow if left unpruned.

Thanks for any ideas and help with identifying it.

Annie

GBBD List for April 2010

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY LIST

As accurate as possible - but no guarantees on spelling!


Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice' one bud

Ajuga, unknown species, purple-leaved bugle weed

Anemone heterophylla 10-petalled anemone, thimbleweed

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons in bloom

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow columbine budded

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed buds

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, in hanging baskets

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers a few flowers

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual, buds

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, some flowers

Citrus aurantifolia? Mexican lime many flowers

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', on trellis in bloom

Clematis unknown hybrid dozens of purple flowers

Clematis hybrid, probably 'Miss Bateman' - maybe a dozen white flowers left

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – buds only

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro just beginning to bloom

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

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' tiny white flowers

Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine a couple of late flowers left

Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis - final flower

Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish bluebells just beginning

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea buds onlyImpatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens in containers

Iris siberica, Siberian Iris, blue-violet - budded

Iris X germanica hybrid Fragrant peachy bearded Iris a couple left

Iris X germanica hybrid passalong from Ellen, later-blooming, grape-scented blue violet in full bloom

Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' - one flower spike

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub - a sprinkling of buds

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum (dotted around), end of bloom

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle many flowers

Lunaria annua Money plant - one flowering white, one flowering purple

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet - maybe a dozen plants, scattered around, some doing well, some half-dead

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - lots of flowers!

Magnolia figo/AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub still many flowers

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - plants all in bloom - front & back gardens

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), flowering like mad

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), mounds of blossoms

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

Penstemen tenuis, Gulf coast penstemon - finally happy and in large bloom

Philadelphus inodorus, English Dogwood/Scentless Mock orange - wall-to-wall flowers

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - doing great

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - had three - doing so well I bought another one

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate - buds

Ranunculus hybrids, bulbs planted fall 2007- still a few blooming

Ranunculus mixed hybrids planted fall 2009 - all terrific

Ranunculus hybrids, pink selection, planted fall 2009 - many flowers and buds

Rivina humilis/Pigeon Berry - makes tiny white flowers and red berries.

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose reaching end of bloom period

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- just starting to open - maybe 20 buds?

Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants - a few buds - plants spindly

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose - dozens and dozens of buds - plant much bigger than 2009

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) nonstop bloom

Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose, handful of buds and flowers

Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber - lots of flowers

Rosa, unknown climber, dark red - buds

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary a few flowers

Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - most flowers all red - only a few red/white 'Lips'

Salvia roemeriana /Cedar sage, red flowers in shade - full bloom

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

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, two plants - one in flower, one all buds

Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas in bloom

Spiraea X vanhouteii guessing name for rounder-leaved spiraeas in bloom

Strobilanthes dyerianus/Persian shield - one plant has flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys a few flowers

Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander in bloom

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


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

Weigela florida 'Rumba'/ Weigela Canadian Dance series - full bloom

March 25, 2010 List of Blooms

What was in bloom here on March 25, 2010



Whether or not anyone else reads this, having the lists as references has been invaluable to me.

1] Anemone heterophylla 10-petalled anemone, thimbleweed

2] Antirrhinum majus Yellow snapdragons buds only

3] Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, Millionbelles, already had buds when I bought them

4] Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia one flower and a couple of buds

5] Cercis canadensis var 'Forest Pansy' redbud just a few flower buds

6] Cercis canadensis var texensis redbud many buds and a few blooms

7] Citrus x meyeri Meyer's Improved Lemon, tree in ground, many buds and a few flowers

8] Citrus aurantifolia? Mexican lime, tree in ground, many buds and a few flowers

9] Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', on fence trellis, maybe a dozen buds elongating

10] Clematis unknown hybrid, buds only on trellis next to back door

11] Coriandrum sativum Cilantro - couple of plants sending up bud stalks

12] Cyclamen persicum florist’s cyclamen hybrid in bloom on kitchen table

13] Dianthus – red ‘Telstar’ hybrids blooming in a couple of containers

14] Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine still opening flowers

15] Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis has a bud

16] Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - buds just expanding

17] Ilex antherone? Chinese holly in flower and attracting bees

18] Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' Burford Holly buds ready to go

19] Iris albicans? Simple white, early bearded iris in full bloom

20] Iris X germanica hybrid Fragrant peachy bearded Iris buds and a flower

21] Iris X germanica hybrid 'Amethyst Flame' some open flowers, many buds

22] Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' Lavender one flower spike

23] Lobularia maritime Sweet alyssum

24] Lonicera sempervirens coral honeysuckle covered in flowers

25] Loropetalum chinense Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle just finished and opening new leaves

26] Lunaria annua Money plant, Honesty, a couple of florets beginning

27] Lupinus texensis Bluebonnet a few flowers coloring up

28] Lycopersicon lycopersicum tomatoes still in containers - a few flowers

29] Magnolia figo AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub many buds

30] Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot daisy just starting to flower

31] Muscari armeniacum grape hyacinth a few flowers

32] Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia' white daffodil

33] Osmanthus fragrans Sweet olive shrub, three established shrubs pouring out fragrance from tiny white blossoms.

34] Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' , shamrock flower, white (dotted around and in containers) in bloom

35] Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' Shamrock flower, burgundy(dotted around and in containers) in bloom

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

37] Petunia hybrids, blooming in containers

38] Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox , not planted yet, blooming in pots

39] Phlox sublata Creeping phlox in lavender blue, flowering in front

40] Ranunculus hybrids, florist buttercups, bulbs planted fall 2007 a few buds

41] Ranunculus mixed hybrids, florist buttercups, planted fall 2009 buds

42] Ranunculus hybrids, pink selection, florist buttercups, planted fall 2009 buds

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

44] Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, buds

45] Rosa 'Mutabilis' Butterfly rose, (two good-sized plants) just opened first flowers, many buds

46] Rosa unnamed apricot mini-rose, buds.

47] Rosa unknown variety/ tall pink climbing rose, small buds

48] Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover rosemary

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

50] Rosemarinus officianalis upright Rosemary

51] Salvia greggii Gregg's Sage in 'Navajo White', cream, and cherry red

52] Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Pincushion Flower, buds

53] Sophora secudiflora SYN Calia secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel in bloom!

54] Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas wonderful!

55] Spiraea X vanhouteii guessing name for rounder-leaved Bridal wreath just beginning

56] Tulipa clusiana species tulip has buds

57] Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia' species tulip in pink garden one bud showing

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

One year ago today we had a tremendous hailstorm. This year we still face the possibility of frosts so the tomato plants are going back in the garage overnight!

GBBD List for January 19, 2010

Some of these plants may have been in bloom for the official Garden Bloggers Bloom Day on the 15th, but it was raining and muddy. Anything at all this year is welcome.

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' - a few flowers

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, inside breakfast room, one bud

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen, buds only, on patio

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, couple of battered blooms

Dianthus – a couple of buds on ‘Telstar’ hybrid

Gelsemium sempervirens/ Carolina Jessamine - had buds on the 15th - has blooms now

Hippeastrum hybrid AKA amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' in bud

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle - so pretty I had to sing about it

Narcissus tazetta?/ unlabelled paperwhite hybrids - opened flowers in back garden were frozen but bulbs in front held off to open a few today.

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive two established shrubs pushed off browned flowers and opened new ones

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' blooming in secret garden

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

Phlox sublata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - a few flowers in center front bed

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

Rosmarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary dotted with white flowers

GBBD List for November 2009

The monthly plant round-up known as Garden Blogger Bloom Day was started by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. A post for November is on my main blog, the Transplantable Rose but the list of every plant that had even one flower is here, with what I hope is the correct botanical name.


Achillea 'Moonshine', light bloom

Ageratina havanensis, syn Eupatorium havanense /Fragrant white mistflower, two plants have flowers and butterflies

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, many buds, few open flowers

Barleria cristata/Philippine cristata three plants, only a few flowers - most dropped petals

Bryophyllum daigremontianum, synonym Kalanchoe daigremontiana/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant - budded

Brugmansia - unnamed variety Yellow Angels trumpet keeps making buds and opening flowers

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'/ yellow bulbine - many bloomstalks

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' maybe 2 dozen buds and blooms

Canna americanallis 'Bengal Tiger' syn 'Praetoria' - flowering in front bed

Canna X generalis, unnamed tall, bright green-leaved with one red-orange flower

Capsicum annuum – two leftover garden peppers, a few buds

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower.(Pam/Digging & Dave's Garden call it Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'), several stalks, many flowers

Clitoria ternatea- the Blue Butterfly Pea, still blooming

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - more faded than fresh but still in bloom

Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, sprinked with little orange flowers

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants) both in full bloom

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ in bloom

Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', blooming with in red-orange & purple flowers;

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrids - two lived-over plants have flowers and/or buds

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant has flowers in pink garden

Dendranthema x grandiflora? - ordinary cushion mums in several places, blooming purply-pink and yellow

Dianthus – a few ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers


Duranta erecta, Skyflower - still quite a few flowers


Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum - full bloom


Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, several plants, each with one or two flowers


Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), many flowers


Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens. Scattered around, white and lavender, in containers


Ipomoea batatas, dark purple sweet potato vine - buds

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual, a few flowers

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' red buds

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine, buds


Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle, no flowers open but has buds


Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant - budded

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender in parkway strip blooming and so is trailing white one

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant, one old plant in bloom.


Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - in one hanging basket


Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle in new bloom cycle


Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - few flowers in back triangle - plants with more sun in front have more flowers

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive three shrubs pouring out fragrance from tiny white blossoms. Bought oldest abt 2000, newest in spring 2008.

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), lots of small flowers


Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), lots of flowers


Pelargonium hybrids– assorted bedding geraniums, white one has open flowers


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


Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds), many wands of blue


Phlox sublata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - three clumps with flowers


Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), winding down to a few flowers


Portulaca - buds on plants in one pot


Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate keeps popping one flower at a time


Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- one open, buds still coming


Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants, a dozen roses open but hard to photograph and leaves are pitiful!

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, one flower plus buds


Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants), front plant in sun covered in flowers and buds, one on patio in too much shade, but making buds

Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose, had 3 flowers ....LAST week


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


Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary, tiny white flowers


Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant in bloom


Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage - I'd already ripped out the plants in the triangle. A few are still flowering in hummingbird garden

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage a few flowers on patio


Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage - flowers in Secret Garden and Pink Entrance Garden


Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – many flowers


Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, a few wands of flowers


Salvia greggii, many plants, many colors, at various stages in bloom cycle


Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, winding down but still has flowers


Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' Ditto


Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage full bloom


Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' hybrid Mexican Bush Sage - puny plant, puny bloom. Not in good spot

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - recently moved out of container and cut back - a few buds


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


Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - 2 of 4 have buds


Scutellaria suffrutescens Pink Skullcap - a sprinkling of flowers


Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue'/Dorota Skullcap, still has dark blue flowers


Sedum-type plant, no ID, pink fluffy flowers



Setcresea pallida/Purple Heart, syn Tradescantia pallida, a few lavender flowers


Tagetes lucida/Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, all gold and in bloom


Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover in full bloom. Made 3 tries at photographing flowers. FAIL.


Tricyrtis, Toad Lily, unknown species, light bloom


Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, several plants, abundant white flowers.

GBBD list for October 2009

On the fifteenth of each month May Dreams Carol asks garden bloggers everywhere to post about what is blooming in our gardens. Most of the photos are in my Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post at the Transplantable Rose - here's where I keep complete lists with my best guesses at their proper botanical names.Abelia chinensis/Abelia, four white shrubs full bloom

Abelia chinensis two unnamed pink shrubs in light bloom

Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub in light bloom

Ageratina havanense, Fragrant white mistflower, two plants just budding

Aster x frikartii 'Wonder of Staffa'. One plant in full bloom, one okay, one nearly died

Barleria cristata/Philippine violet, three blooming plants.

Brugmansia - unnamed variety Yellow Angels trumpet, many not-quite-open flowers

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush, a few flowers left on branch tips.

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'/ yellow bulbine - took summer off now loaded with flowers and buds

Calibrachoa hybrid, tender perennials, one surviving plant of 6, dark violet flowers in hanging basket

Clematis unknown hybrid, began rebloom a couple of weeks ago - still opening flowers

Clematis hybrid, probably 'Miss Bateman' 0ne flower

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower.
(Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers), not as robust as last year, but still quite a few flower heads

Clitoria ternatea- the annual Blue Butterfly Pea vine, still blooming but smaller than usual and foliage ratty. Its usual companion the Moonvine gave up already

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - closely related to C. coelestinium, the mistflower I grew in Illinois, but leaves are quite different. Lavish bloom following near-death in summer

Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, many little orange flowers

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants) both blooming but smaller than in other years

Cuphea llavea – two red & purple ‘Batfaced’ alive and flowering

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, died back, now regrowing and flowering

Dianthus – various colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers - scattered flowers

Dendranthema x grandiflora. -cushion mums - a few flowers on scraggly plants

Duranta erecta, Skyflower -grown amazingly well this year and in flower

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, a few plants blooming

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ (two plants)- cut back - not reblooming yet

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), cut back, some flowers

Hedychium coronarium/ Hawaiian White Ginger - a couple of buds left on one stalk

Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual sunflower - top 2-feet now dead - a few flowers still opening

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens, lavender flowers in a patio container and white ones in a pot in the Secret Garden

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine - self-seeded with a few flowers

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' - never many open at a time but always a few

Lagerstroemia - crepe myrtles. The small 'Catawba' in a patio pot looks awful but the 2 white 'Acoma' hybrids and unnamed hot pink varieties have a few flowers here and there.

Lantana, unknown varieties both upright and trailing – lavender, white and gold, most have at least some flowers

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', only surviving lavender has some fragrant wands in bloom

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub, a few flowers.

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum couple of containers lived to rebloom

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow two plants have quite a few flowers

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, native plant - blooming parkway, front bed, back triangles

Ocimum basilicum, Basil, in trough

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive three shrubs making tiny, fragrant flowers

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

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose near mailbox, covered in flowers

Pelargonium hybrids– assorted bedding geraniums in containers- isolated flowers here and there

Pelargonium hybrid, coral, in kitchen window - a few flowers... and ants!

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage, plants in long sunny fence bed in bloom, but shade of pecans means no flowers on the plants in the center back fence bed

Platycodon 'Fugi White', a few flowers left

Platycodon grandiflorus / Blue Balloon Flower - front plant has flowers

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), still making blue flowers

Plumbago auriculata var. alba, slow to establish but now has some flowers

Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming

Portulaca - Moss roses and flowering purslane. The plants in the ground died; those in containers have flowers

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate - a few flowers

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

Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose,

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) more buds than flowers right now

Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose, one open flower and a couple of buds.

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, some pale blue flowers

Rosmarinus officinalis, upright Rosemary - many white flowers

Salvia coccinea, annual reseeder, red Hummingbird sage

Salvia coccinea, annual reseeder, white Hummingbird sage

Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, annual reseeder, coral pink Hummingbird sage

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – two plants lost many stems; what survived is in bloom

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, young plant did okay- long bloom period

Salvia greggii (white, red, cherry) most have some flowers, some have many flowers

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage - stems ragged but reblooming

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - planted 3 places, all reblooming but best in front bed

Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage -very happy!

Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' hybrid Mexican Bush Sage - does not like its location but made some flowers

Salvia madrensis - shorter but fuller than last year, now fully budded, starting to open yellow flowers

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' a few scattered flowers but spindly

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), some plants died back, but the survivors have many small violet flowers

Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue' flowers on ends of branches, med. size plant in patio container

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants - some dieback, now regrowing a reblooming

Sedum, or maybe Hylotelephium? Passalong succulents/stonecrops blooming pink



Tagetes lucida, Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, one plant all gold and in bloom. The other is alive but had a rough summer

Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom

Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, several plants, abundant, long-lasting white flowers.

Garibaldi Biscuits

Both Philo & I remember liking a kind of shiny-surfaced, flat cookie with a raisin filling when we were growing up in the Chicago area, but we hadn't seen them in years. The flat bars had perforations to break a larger cookie into smaller rectangles.

Recently I read a tweet from James Alexander Sinclair , of Blackpitts Garden, revealing that his Biscuit Blog now had its own twitter account. These aren't American-style baking powder biscuits split to enclose sausage or drenched in gravy... they're what we might classify as cookies.

When Garibaldi biscuits were spoken of on the blog the historical name didn't seem to connect with our cookies of memory, but the photos looked right. Philo's family and mine lived less than a mile apart and our parents shopped at some of the same stores. It's a long time ago, but we think the cookies/biscuits were not bought not in packages but in bulk at the bakery department of a long-gone Chicago chain of department stores called Goldblatts.

Online searches turned up Crawford's Garibaldi Biscuits. While still deciding how nuts it would be to order them and pay the shipping, we stopped for other products at Spec's liquor store here in Austin and found the Garibaldi Biscuits on an aisle of imported treats. They look the same and taste pretty close to what we remember, although the ingredients say "currants" and we're pretty sure the version from the 1960's were filled with raisins. The wrapped and packaged biscuits don't seem to be as chewy as those sold loose and exposed to air from glass bins.
Patient GardenerJane Perrone wrote a post for the biscuit blog musing on the origin of the name Garibaldi Biscuit. A web search turned up a children's book called Garibaldi's Biscuits, written and illustrated by Gonzo artist Ralph Steadman, collaborator with Hunter S. Thompson on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and apparently... lover of biscuitry.

ED Oct 12 AM Was giving credit to the wrong person for that original Garibaldi post - sorry Helen!

GBBD List for July 2009

The main post for May Dream Carol's Garden Blogger Bloom Day is at The Transplantable Rose


Here's a list of whatever plants have dared to make any flowers this July, with what I hope are the correct botanical names:


Abelia chinensis/Abelia, four white shrubs few flowers

Abelia chinensis two unnamed pink shrubs a few flowers

Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub a few flowers

Achillea 'Moonshine', a couple of flowers

Amarcrinum ‘Fred Howard’ three bulbs, three areas of garden, each with one stalk. In the photo above is a plant that gets morning sun filtered by overhanging Brugmansia and a Meyer's Lemon tree. Three stalks sounds pretty good until I remember there are at least 20 bulbs of amarcrinum and crinum lilies scattered around, most of which have never bloomed.

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus from Pam/Digging, stressed and flower like paper even with water

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, one plant looks fabulous, other does not

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, some from Natural Gardener, some from Shoal Creek Nursery. All alive, but barely. Purple one in basket next to patio door gets most shade and looks best

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Hardy Plumbago, AKA Blue Leadwort, couple of blue flowers in shade under live oak

Crocosmia, unidentified may be ‘Lucifer’ - some stalks okay, some fried, some done

Cucurbita pepo, summer squash - pattypans have a few flowers

Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, just a few

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants) one not too bad, other 1/4 size of last year, few flowers

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’- alive and has some flowers

Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', alive and has some flowers

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers - here and there a raggedy bloom

Duranta erecta, Skyflower - not many, but there are some blooms.

Echinacea purpurea - lots of plants, some okay, some not. There are a few flowers

Echinacea purpurea alba? – a white cultivar - one plant didn't bloom at all, other has grand total of 3

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, several plants, one in bloom

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ (two plants)- even the gaura looks bummed

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), a few straggling flowers

Helianthus, unknown variety of tall annual sunflower with blooms, buds and some heads going to seed

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens. Two plants in big container secret garden alive and have flowers

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo - one flower

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' - awkward plant with bare stems but has popped a few red flowers

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine alive and has 2 buds

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle a few flowers

Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles (5 trees), all have some flowers but clusters small and on fewer branches

Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees); they keep blooming if I deadhead and water...so I deadhead and water

Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', in container, reddish-purple flowers but only on one side of tree.

Lantana, a yellow upright variety has a few flowers in larger triangle bed; trailing lavender and trailing white had some flowers last week, are looking tired today.

Lavendula heterophylla, Sweet Lavender - not new stalks but have a few new florets here and there

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub, quite a few flowers.

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, ‘Juliet’ and 'Early Girl' tomatoes have blossoms;

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow (two plants), a couple on back plant and a few more on one in front.

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy Yes! They aren't doing much in front but bloom in the smaller triangle bed in back

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

Platycodon 'Fuji White', is making a lot of flowers!

Platycodon grandiflorus (several plants), Blue Balloon Flower - should deadhead and they might keep blooming

Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' (3 plants), mostly faded flowers - should deadhead

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), going nuts and covered in pale blue flowers – must prune back again

Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, creamy yellow - one tall original plant with two flower clusters and a small rooted branch with one cluster

Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, rose red - looks like one branch has buds

Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), flowers and leaves looking very raggedy - a very unusual thing for this tough plant

Portulaca - reseeded Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes don't care if it's 106°F - still blooming

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- a couple of blasted flowers and a couple of buds

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose - tried to open a couple of flowers - not very successful,

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) still pops an occasional flower

Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - in light bloom

Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage - many plants and a few flowers

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage, just a couple

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – trying to open flowers but whole stems keep dying off

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, two rather new plants, each has a handful of wandlike flowers

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - not many but they exist

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' (2 plants), couple of flowers

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

Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants - some pink flowers

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - deadheaded a while ago - has a few buds

Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, several plants, abundant white flowers.

GBBD List for June, 2009

My Garden Blogger Bloom Day story and photos can be found at The Transplantable Rose.

Over here you get the list of botanical names and whatever photos Blogger insisted on turning sideways.

1. Abelia chinensis/Abelia, four white shrubs
2. Abelia chinensis two unnamed pink shrubs
3. Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub
4. Achillea 'Moonshine', many flowers
5. Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus from Pam/Digging doing really well;
6. Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons beginning to shrivel
7. Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, two plants with lots of flowers
8. Barleria cristata/Philippine violet. A couple of stray flowers
9. Brugmansia - unnamed variety Yellow Angels trumpet -one flower + buds
10. Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, some from Natural Gardener, some from Shoal Creek Nursery, stressed but still blooming in heat
11. Canna X generalis 'City of Portland'- buds
12. Canna X generalis, unnamed tall, bright green-leaved - has a few red-orange flowers
13. Canna americanallis 'Bengal Tiger' syn 'Praetoria' - big bloom in front garden
14. Capsicum annuum – garden peppers, some flowers
15. Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Hardy Plumbago, AKA Blue Leadwort, just opened a few dark blue flowers.
16. Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – couple of blooming plants
17. Coriandrum sativum., cilantro - still blooming
18. Crocosmia, unidentified may be ‘Lucifer’, in bud
19. Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, loaded with little orange flowers
20. Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants) one in full bloom
21. Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ in bloom
22. Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', has red-orange & purple flowers;
23. Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, spreading over gravel walk in Pink Garden - couple of flowers
24. Dendranthema x grandiflora? a few bronze-orange flowers left
25. Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers
26. Dietes bicolor, African Iris, butterfly iris in bloom
27. Echinacea purpurea just starting
28. Echinacea purpurea alba? – a white cultivar, one in bud
29. Echinacea purpurea ‘Purple Stars now in flower
30. Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, several plants in bloom
31. Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ (two plants), nonstop
32. Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), many flowers
33. Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual sunflower with many buds and one open flower going to seed
34. Hemerocallis citrina, still a few buds to open
35. Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' - a few open
36. Hemerocallis cultivar 'Happy Returns' in rebloom
37. Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca - amazingly long bloom time
38. Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’, new huge white flowers each day
39. Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon, white and purple flowers
40. Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens. A few plants blooming in Secret Garden container
41. Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo - couple of wands
42. Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' couple of flowers
43. Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine, a few buds, one flower
44. Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles just beginning
45. Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees); full bloom
46. Lantana, unknown varieties both upright and trailing – lavender, white and gold, in bloom
47. Lavendula heterophylla, Sweet Lavender still covered in flowers!
48. Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant, two plants, couple of flowers
49. Lilium hybrid 'Aruba', Pink oriental lilies in bud
50. Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, in long lines all over the place, a few in bloom
51. Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle in bloom
52. Lycopersicon lycopersicum, flowering but probably too hot to set fruit
53. Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' a few stray blooms
54. Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow (two plants)have flowers
55. Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, white form of Turkscap/Wax Mallow (two plants in secret garden),couple of buds
56. Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - 6 plants live! they have flowers!
57. Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - few stray flowers
58. Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier' - still buds and flowers
59. Nicotiana 'Perfume Deep Purple', annuals from Shoal Creek a few flowers
60. Ocimum basilicum, Basil - keep trying to bloom and I keep cutting off flowers
61. Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose, makes flowers but leaves are always mildewed
62. Pelargonium hybrids– assorted bedding geraniums, red, white & coral - all in bloom
63. Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window, in bud
64. Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds), floppy but making flowers
65. Platycodon 'Fugi White', has flowers
66. Platycodon grandiflorus (several plants), Blue Balloon Flower - great bloom
67. Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' (3 plants), doing fine
68. Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), many pale blue flowers
69. Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, creamy yellow, in bud
70. Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming
71. Portulaca - reseeded Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes, all blooming
72. Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate, couple of flowers
73. Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants couple of roses
74. Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose - fighting blackspot, trying to make buds
75. Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) nonstop bloom
76. Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - blooming nicely
77. Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage flowering well
78. Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage, flowering well
79. Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage, a few flowers
80. Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – a few flowers
81. Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers, in bloom
82. Salvia greggii, many plants in creamy white, deep rose, true red, cherry red, most have flowers
83. Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, in bloom
84. Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue', in bloom
85. Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' (2 plants), nonstop flowers
86. Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), many small violet flowers
87. Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, a few flowers
88. Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer
89. Sedum, little varieties with white flowers
90. Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom
91. Verbena bonariensis – full bloom all over the place
92. Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - started flowering last week
93. Zantedeschia unknown species/Calla lilies, spotted white, three flowers
94. Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea', Pink rainlily, one flower
95. 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.