1999 Iris List

This wallow in Iris nostalgia was inspired when MayDreams Carol mentioned her dwarf bearded iris. Her post sent me to the old diaries from our last Illinois garden, the one I left behind in Summer of 1999.


The diaries had lists of names and bloom records. Some iris were ordered from catalogs, some picked up at Northern Illinois Iris Society sales, many were passalongs from friends. I don't remember ever seeing dwarf bearded iris for sale at a nursery.

I loved those dwarf bearded iris! They bloomed with Brunnera and Dicentra/Bleeding Heart, when the coral bells and lilies were waking up. Their small rhizomes didn't attract Iris borers like the flashy big hybrids and they fit so well into a small bed designed for close-up viewing.


Some of the dwarf bearded iris had registered names:

'Bright & White'

'Little Imp'

"Pixie Pastel'

'Beau'

'Lillipinkput'

'Eyeshadow'

'Irish Sea'

'Gingerbread Man'

'Bright Eyes'

'Orchid Raye'

'Enchanted Blue'

'Mr Roberts'

'Daisy'

'Hammered Copper'

'Indian Jewel'


Some dwarf bearded iris were named for the friend who shared the plant:

'Ruth's Kansas Prairie Purple'

'Vi's Minister's Yellow'

'Ellen's Yellow & Maroon'

'Vi's Purple w/white beard'

'Vi's Bright Yellow'

'Ruth's white with Blue beard'

'Carol's off white'

'Bernice's yellow & mahogany'

'Vi's Light Pink'


Some tall bearded iris had official names, too:

'Tangerine Sky'

'Orange Parade'

'Cozy Calico'

'Schiaparelli'

'Dundee'

'Stunning'

'Debby Rairdon'

'Carnival Time'

'Superstition'

'Fire & Ice'

'Lacy Snowflake'

'Victoria Falls'

'Lemon Brocade'


And names unofficial:

'Ruth's lilac'

'Bernice's Yellow'

'Sophie's Purple Velvet'

'Lilacia Garden Club Pink'

'Vi's Tall Purple & White'


Siberians were called:

'Sea Shadows'

'Gull's Wings'

'Cabernet'

'Illini Encore'

'Maranatha'


Passalong Siberians had names of people attached:

'Dad's Dark Blue'

'Vi's Dark Purple'

'Vi's Lilac'

Two species Iris came to me from Lorraine:

Iris graminea and Iris pseudocoris.


It's nearly a decade since I left - think any of them still bloom at the old house?

GBBD List for April 2009

For the photos of April 15, 2009 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, see the Transplantable Rose post.
The Addendum is the place to find a list with botanical names of what's in bloom at Circus~Cercis today. Some of them may actually be spelled right:


Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink form of this shrub; it's in flower but large white ones are not.

Ajuga, unknown species, purple-leaved bugle weed. It was already growing under an abelia when we moved here. Now in a couple of other spots as groundcover.

Anemone hybrid 'St Brigid' mixed Windflowers. Some smashed by hail but a few are blooming now.

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons looking pretty good since Christmas 2007!

Bryophyllum daigremontianum, syn Kalanchoe daigremontiana, Mother of Thousands, one plant in bloom

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'/ yellow bulbine, a few flowers in front center bed

Calibrachoa hybrids, annuals in containers, some from Natural Gardener, some from Shoal Creek Nursery

Canna X generalis 'City of Portland', one bloom on a plant in container

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers, several have flowers

Castilleja indivisa?, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual. It came through hail just fine, but adjoining Bluebonnet was smashed.

Cercis canadensis var texensis 'Alba', has unexpected light rebloom as leaves expand.

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, still a few flowers

Citrus aurantifolia? Mexican lime, still a few flowers

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', growing in container, 8 or 9 huge light purple flowers

Clematis unknown purple hybrid, budded and ready to go

Clematis hybrid, probably 'Miss Bateman', 6 or 8 white flowers

Coriandrum sativum, cilantro - some gone to flower

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form; one plant begining to bloom - other hit hard by repeated freezes.

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, spreading over gravel walk in Pink Garden;

Dianthus – ‘Telstar’ hybrids in pink, rose and red, growing in assorted containers front and back gardens

Dietes bicolor, African Iris, butterfly iris - bloomed last week and has more buds

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze. Two of the lived-over plants are making flowers.

Feijowa sellowiana / Pineapple guava, two plants - one flower

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

Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca - first time blooming!

Hippeastrum seven hybrid varieties in bulb garden including Red Lion, Minerva, San Antonio. Four are budded- one open.

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens. A couple of lived-over white impatiens bloom in containers in the Secret Garden

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo -one wandy pink flower unfolding.

Iris bearded hybrid, passalong from Ellen, later-blooming, grape-scented blue violet

Iris siberica, Siberian Iris, blue-violet, passalong from Barb in IL

Ixia, unknown species, pale cream-colored Corn lilies from bulbs planted fall 2007

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta', couple of puny flowers, few leaves

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle, a few light orange flowers

Lantana, unknown varieties both upright and trailing; yellow just budding, trailing white bloomed all winter

Lavendula heterophylla, Sweet Lavender, many many wands ready to open

Lavendula stoechas, Spanish lavender, covered in flowers

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum (dotted around), blooming since last winter

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle, some flowers

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet. I planted 8 of them but the hail hit hard and only a few still live.; one is finally blooming.

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, Tomatoes, several have flowers, including ‘Juliet’

Mazus reptans, tiny blue flowering ground has a couple of flowers

Michelia figo - Banana shrub, past peak but still has buds. Shrub is now shedding hail-damaged leaves and trying to grow new ones.

Nicotiana 'Perfume Deep Purple', annuals from Shoal Creek

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive three shrubs still in light, fragrant bloom

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

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

Passiflora X possibly 'Lavender Lady' Passionvine - many buds and blooms

Pelargonium hybrids– assorted bedding geraniums, red, white & coral

Pelargonium hybrid, coral, blooming in breakfast room window

Penstemen tenuis, Gulf coast penstemon, a few flowers

Philadelphus inodorus, English Dogwood/Scentless Mock orange, at end of huge bloom

Phlox sublata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue, three plants all in flower

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), just beginning to reflower after winter

Portulaca - reseeded Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes - one flower

Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful' - one flower, couple of buds

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate, very small plant but keeps making flowers

Ranunculus hybrids, bulbs planted fall 2007 - fewer blossoms than last spring and hail-damaged, but they're alive

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose, peak of bloom over, but some buds still opening

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- buds and blooms

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

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

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) my darlings have been in nonstop bloom

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

Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber, about 8 or 9 flowers and buds

Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage, in Secret Garden

Salvia greggii, many plants with flowers of creamy white, deep rose, true red, cherry red

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips', now reblooming after winter

Salvia roemeriana /Cedar sage, dark red flowers in shade

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

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, one plant in full bloom; a division still becoming established has a few flowers

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants - one has a few open flowers

Scutellaria wrightii, blue skullcap, three small plants lightly flowering

Sedum, several unknown species here and there, all making white flowers

Spiraea - three of the bridal wreath type shrubs are still blooming

Stachys coccinea/Texas betony, coral flowers - didn't bloom last year but are in flower for 2009

Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine with white, fragrant flowers. Three vines, on veranda, Secret Garden fence and on shed, all in bud and/or blossom.

Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom

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

Verbena bonariensis – let them seed all over - a few are blooming now

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

Weigela florida 'Rumba'/ Weigela Canadian Dance series - photo shows peak of blossoming last week but there are still flowers today.

Carol of MayDreams Gardens thought up GBBD - please go to her blog for links to the other gardens. Happy Blooming Day!

Bloom List for April 2nd

Although leaves and flowers were damaged by last week's hail, many plants are blooming right now. It seems like a good idea to keep a list for myself, even if no one else ever reads it.

Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub, just opened

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons

Bryophyllum dalgremontianua, Mother of Thousands, just taken out for summer

Bulbine, yellow in front bed

Canna 'City of Portland' - one bud stalk, on plant in container on holding table

Castilleja - not sure species, Indian Paint brush, lovely corally color in front bed next to non-blooming, hail damaged bluebonnets


Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, a few on container plant now on patio, tree in ground has many flowers

Clematis 'Miss Bateman' (best guess at ID) several flowers twined into Lady Banks rose.

Clematis 'Ramona' - 8 large buds and blooms - in container

Cuphea - pink & lavender- may be one of 'Tiny Mice'. Plant in bloom is near back door. One in front dies back harder in winter

Delosperma, ice plant, gone crazy in rosy-red

Dianthus - 'Telstar' hybrids in containers and hanging baskets -shades of pink and red, some combined with white

Dietes bicolor, AKA African Iris or bicolor iris, creamy yellow with maroon markings, one flower

Gaura, burgundy leaves, pink flowers

Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca - spike is starting to open!

Impatiens - lived over white in container, Secret Garden

Iris - one last stalk of pale peach, a couple opening buds on fragrant tall purple

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' - spicy Jatropha - couple of flowers, barely a leaf on it

Justicia, Mexican honeysuckle, clear light orange

Lantana, a trailing white variety in Pink Entrance Garden

Lavendula heterophylla, Sweet Lavender

Lavendula stoechas, Spanish lavender

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle - heavily hit by hail and had to have lots of cracked stems cut clean, but still opening some flowers

Mazus reptans, just a couple of tiny pieces left, but blooming

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - a few blooms in front bed and small triangle in back

Michelia figo - Banana shrub had some cracked stems but still has some buds and flowers

Nicotiana fragrant purple hybrids, just bought 3 plants and put them in long fence border with Julia Child rose

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive

Oxalis, both green leaves/white flowers and burgundy leaves/pale rose flowers.

Passiflora X possibly 'Lavender Lady' Passionvine - buds and blooms

Pelargonium - most plants hail-damaged. One in breakfast room blooming coral and another coral under overhang in Secret Garden

Phlox sublata, creeping phlox

Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful' - one flower, some hailed off

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate, steady light bloom, safe under roof overhang

Rosa mutabilis, both plants

Rosa, 'Champagne' mini rose

Rosa 'Julia Child' - in spite of a dozen buds hailed to the ground, she is gorgeous

Rosa 'Lady Banks' - all open flowers knocked off by hail, but some tight buds remained and they're opening

Philadelphus inodorus, Scentless Mockorange, English Dogwood, a wall of blossom

Ranunculus hybrids, orange and yellow. Planted fall 2007, just a couple of bulbs returned

Salvia greggii, Cherry color
Salvia greggii, creamy white

Salvia 'Hot Lips'

Salvia 'Nuevo Leon'

Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue'; teased off section a few weeks back so now have two plants in bloom.

Setcreasea 'Purple Heart'

Spiraeas - four white in two varieties

Stachys coccinea, Texas Betony, coral flowers. Did not bloom last year.

Verbena bonariensis here and there

Viola actually Pansies - some hit by hail, a few blue and yellow okay

Weigela florida 'Rumba'/ Weigela Canadian Dance series. Two tiny pieces bought as souvenir of Howard's Nursery on Koenig in spring 2006 are a couple of feet tall, covered in trumpet shaped, deep rose flowers.

Not-Quite-So Irish Soda Bread

Everyone seems to have a different Irish Soda Bread recipe - do you make it for St Patrick's Day? My sister puts raisins and caraway seeds in hers. Some very Irish people we knew used to make it very plain, with just a hint of sugar. They'd let it sit overnight and then cut it in thin slices with a crossed thread. Maybe that's the original idea - a substitute for yeast bread in thin sandwiches.

The recipe I've used for 30 years is more like a teacake or dessert. Instead of raisins it has currants - not, apparently the actual currants that would grow in a cool climate like Ireland (genus Ribes), but a tiny grape (genus Vitis) from California, which are dried and called Zante currants.

Every year I'd make soda bread with currants for St. Patrick's Day and it tasted fine to me. But that bread didn't seem to 'move'...days later it would still be around. The same thing happened when I made other breads that my mom used to make when we were kids. My husband and children weren't very interested in Banana Bread, Applesauce Cake, or Zucchini Bread, either.

Finally I discovered the secret - add chocolate chips and even the Lithahooligans will love Soda Bread. Or Zucchini bread. Or Banana Bread. Nothing, however, will make them like Applesauce Cake.

Lithuanian-Irish Soda Bread

Put 1 and 1/4 cup milk in glass pyrex pitcher. Add 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Microwave on low power 90 seconds. Let sit while you sift together:

2 and 1/2 cups unbleached flour (you can substitute up to 1 cup of white flour with King Arthur whole wheat flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
a sprinkle of sea salt
3/4 cup sugar (white, brown, or a combination)

Cut in 1/4 tub Smart Balance or 1 stick butter or margarine

Add 2 slightly beaten eggs, the clabbered milk, 1/2 package (about 1 cup) Zante currants, and a cup of chocolate chips. The ones used this year were Ghirardelli Dark chips.

Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes, lower heat to 325°F for another 30 to 45 minutes depending on pan size. You can make it in a regular loaf pan, or make a round loaf in a glass pie pan, or use one of the newer silicon molds to make small loaves. That's what I used - got 4 of them from this recipe. Whatever the pan, grease or spray it and sprinkle with turbinado sugar for a little extra crunch.

GBBD List for March 2009

In addition to the plants mentioned in my Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post for March 15th on the Transplantable Rose, this list includes everything I could find in bloom. Some have only a flower or two, and some are seldom out of bloom. Accuracy is a goal, but never guaranteed!

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons looking good since Christmas 2007

Bryophyllum dalgremontianua, Mother of Thousands, in kitchen

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'/ yellow bulbine, many flowers

Cercis canadensis var texensis 'Alba', full bloom

Cercis canadensis var 'Forest Pansy', full bloom

Cercis canadensis var texensis full bloom

Chamaerops humilis, Mediterranean Fan Palm, budding

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, one tree covered in flowers

Citrus aurantifolia? Mexican lime, many flowers

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', in container, buds only

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, spreading over gravel walk in Pink Garden

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, a few flowers against brick wall in Secret Garden

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

Gelsemium sempervirens/ Carolina Jessamine, last blooms opening now

Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca in bud

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens white, few from last year

Iris albicans? Simple white, early bearded iris, many flowers

Iris hybrid/ Fragrant peachy bearded Iris has a bud

Iris hybrid 'Amethyst Flame', many flowers

Lantana, unknown variety, trailing white, many flowers

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

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum (dotted around

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle, full bloom

Mazus reptans, tiny blue flowering ground cover, barely surviving, one flower

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, native plant, one flower

Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo/ small daffodil, highly recommended for Austin area by Scott Ogden, a few opening in clay pot

Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia', a few buds and some battered flowers

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive two established shrubs pouring our fragrance from tiny white blossoms. One newer one planted spring 2008 also making flowers.

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

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers)

Passiflora X possibly 'Lavender Lady' Passionvine - buds only

Pelargonium hybrid, coral geraniums blooming in breakfast room window

Pelargonium hybrids– assorted bedding geraniums red on patio, coral in Secret Garden

Phlox sublata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue

Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful'

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate

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

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

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants)

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary

Salvia greggii / Gregg's sage - several plants blooming in cherry red and creamy white

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, a handful of buds and flowers.

Spiraea cantoniensis - I'm pretty sure this is the name for two of the Bridal Wreath spiraeas, but don't know species for the other two.

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

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

Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, Feb 2009

Sorry, May Dreams Carol - the GBBD post is so puny it ended up on the Addendum today! My garden is out of synch for the 15th and there's very little in bloom for this month's edition of Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - that exciting amaryllis and the small daffodils that brightened my last post are faded or gone.

A few vines are beginning to bloom. The Carolina Jessamine above has lots of buds and a few bright yellow, fragrant flowers and so does the this Coral Honeysuckle.

And on the other side of the fence my neighbor's big pink-flowered Saucer magnolia is going to be beautiful. But that's about it! Even the pansies in the hanging baskets seem to be taking the week off.


In addition to Valentine's Day and GBBD, this weekend is also the time for the annual Austin Marathon. A post about my new Austin Marathon Cheer Song video is on the Transplantable Rose blog today.

GBBD List for January 2009

Here's the list of what is blooming at Circus~Cercis for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. (Some of these plants have only one or two flowers) Photos are at my main blog, The Transplantable Rose.

Antirrhinum majus/Yellow snapdragons

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'/ yellow bulbine

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrids

Dianthus hybrids – a couple of open ‘Telsar’ flowers

Gelsemium sempervirens/ Carolina Jessamine

Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily from Lori has a bud

Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis

Iris hybrid/ Fragrant peachy bearded Iris has a bud

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle

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

Lantana unknown species/ Trailing white lantana

Lobularia maritime/ Sweet alyssum

Lonicera sempervirens/ coral honeysuckle

Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle

Narcissus tazetta?/ unlabelled paperwhite hybrids

Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo/ small daffodil, highly recommended for Austin area by Scott Ogden

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers)/Ornamental oxalis

Pelargonium hybrids– a couple of flowers on the bedding geraniums, red, white & coral

Phlox sublata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue

Poliomintha longiflora/ Mexican oregano

Primula hybrids/ AKA “Grocery Store Primroses”

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate

Rosa ‘Champagne’ / delicate pink mini rose

Rosa, unknown variety/ pink climber

Rosmarinus officinalis and Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus'/ upright and prostrate Rosemary plants

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – a few flowers

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

Ro-Ho Gardener Ad from 1932

When I ran across this ad in a magazine from April 1932, and two garden bloggers immediately came to mind. Both Carol of May Dreams Gardens in Indiana and Entangled in Virginia own vintage Ro-Ho Gardeners and have talked about them on their blogs. The ad should enlarge if clicked.

Thanksgiving Cactus

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone - hope you're ready for the day!

The Thanksgiving cactus are in different stages of readiness - one in full bloom, two budded, and one with no hint of possible flowers.


Loaves of whole wheat, and artisan white and cornbread are done - ready for baking is a batch of the 'No Knead Bread' developed by Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery, which has an 18-hour rising time. The New York Times published the recipe back in fall 2006.


It's 11 AM and the outside temperature is 68°F...time to turn the oven on to 450°F.

Tomorrow I'll throw a couple of these Meyer's Lemons in the food processor with cranberries & a couple of tablespoons of Southern Comfort - love that Cranberry relish.

GBBD List for November

As the days grow short but the weather continues to be pleasant, many plants have flowers. Unless otherwise noted, plants included on this list have just a few lingering blooms.

Abelia chinensis, flowering Abelia shrubs

Ageratina havanense, Fragrant white mistflower, one plant covered in flowers, one plant no flowers

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons looking good since Christmas 2007

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, two plants with lots of flowers

Barleria cristata/Philippine cristata

Begonia semperflorens – one 2-year old white wax begonia

Brugmansia - unnamed variety Yellow Angels trumpet covered in flowers

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow', lots of flower wands

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' in full bloom

Canna ‘Bengal Tiger’

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers, still making lots of flowers

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, one tree covered in flowers

Clematis unknown hybrid, handful of purple flowers

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower.
(Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers), many, many flowers

Clitoria ternatea- the Blue Butterfly Pea, still blooming

Conoclinium greggii Gregg’s Mistflower, still blooming and calling butterflies

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

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

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’

Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet'

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, growing and flowering

Dendranthema x grandiflora. -cushion mums - pink and yellow still flowering

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids

Duranta erecta, Skyflower - three wands of bloom

Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum , tree is covered in flowers

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’

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

Hibiscus mutabilis, Confederate Rose or Cotton Rose, young plant with a few flowers

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens, some pots look better than ever, others almost dead.

Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato vine

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine - I chopped most of it down, and it never stopped blooming

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta'

Lantana, unknown varieties both upright and trailing – pink & yellow, white and gold

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', true lavender, maybe a dozen flowers

Lavandula multifida, fernleafed lavender, many wands of nonscented flowers

Leucophyllum frutescens, Cenizo

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum, here and there

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle

Ocimum basilicum, Basil

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive, lots of little fragrant flowers

Passiflora X possibly 'Lavender Lady' Passionvine - buds and blooms

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose,

Pelargonium – various containers of bedding geraniums in white & coral

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage

Petunia multiflora? Heirloom petunia

Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant

Platycodon grandiflorus (several plants), Blue Balloon Flower

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), Blue Plumbago month)

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

Portulaca - a few Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes with lingering flowers

Punica granatum 'Nana', dwarf pomegranate - couple of flowers

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream' - handful of buds

Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose - a few buds, one flower

Rosa ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, maybe a dozen buds and flowers

Rosa 'Mutabilis' , Chinese butterfly rose, both are absolutely fabulous!

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

Rosemarinus officianalis, Rosemary

Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage, nonstop

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage

Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage

Salvia elegans, Pineapple sage - blooming well

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, a few wands

Salvia greggii, Autumn sage, red, cherry, white , all have some flowers

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, just a few

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' , just a few

Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage, big, bouncy and blooming

Salvia leucantha, hybrid Mexican Bush Sage, not much

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' , Hot Lips sage, light bloom

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' , Nuevo Leon violet sage - some plants lots of tiny flower, some hardly any

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, dependable pink bloomer

Scutellaria wrightii, blue skullcap, just a few flowers on three small plants

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

Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , in bloom

Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, here and there

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

Posted as supplement to November 15, 2008 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day at the Transplantable Rose.

GBBD is hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens.