Let's see if I can still do this - it's been a few years since I posted a bloom list!
As always, these are my best guesses at the proper horticultural names, and I count even a few flowers.
Which is a good thing because bloom is stingy this year,
Abelia, probably Abelia X grandiflora. Three established shrubs have flowers.
Allium tuberosum, Garlic chives in a pot have white flowers
Angelonia angustifolia, Angelonia in pot, light bloom
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus 3 of 4 plants have light bloom
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - self planted, a handful in bloom
Begonia hybrids, bedding begonias in containers and hanging pots near patio, all in bloom
Begonia hybrid 'Russian Sabers' Cane begonia in hanging basket, pale coral flowers
Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush - secret garden. Finally a few blooms after rain from Hurricane Harvey
Callisia fragrans, Grandfather's Pipe or Basket Plant, frost tender, for hanging baskets, one flower wand
Capsicum annuum /wild bird peppers, Chile pequin type - flowers, green berries, red berries
Centratherum intermedium - Brazilian Button flower, self-seeded annual, a few flowers
Chrysactinia mexicana, native yellow-flowering Damianita - two straggly plants in light bloom
Clematis unknown hybrid, red-purple flowers - a few flowers and a lot of dead leaves
Clerodendrum incisum Musical Notes Plant - covered in buds but no open flowers
Clerodendrum ugandense AKA Rotheca myricoides – Blue butterfly flower. A few flowers and a lot of buds
Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - only 3 small plants but they have flowers
Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ - three plants, all in bloom
Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in baskets, in bloom
Eupatorium odoratum - best guess for tall plant with many fuzzy white, fragrant blooms, attracts bees and butterflies.
Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon, althea - two flowers open
Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual - good bloom on obelisk
Justicia brandegeana, Pink Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - one big bud
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle- a few flowers and buds
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, a few flowers
Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles came with the house - 3 trees, one blooming
Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles - one tree in full bloom, other just light bloom at the very top
Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', 2 trees, either side of sweetheart arch, blooming for a few months
Lagerstroemia (indica x fauriei) pink flowering, probably 'Basham's Party Pink' - a few flowers
Lagerstroemia x fauriei 'Zuni' end of bloom cycle
Lobularia maritime, annual Sweet alyssum - survived and blooming in a trough
Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle, one shrub, one tree form - both have a few flowers! In September!
Lycoris radiata, red spider lilies - many bulbs, only 1 flower so far
Malpighia glabra 'nana'?, dwarf Barbados Cherry in container- covered in buds and fragrant flowers
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow, in three beds, all in large bloom
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, white form of Turkscap/Wax Mallow, a couple of flowers
Malvaviscus bright coral - labeled 'Big Mama' is in bloom
Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - two of them have a few flowers
Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier' - a few flowers at the very top
Ocimum basilicum, Basil, annual herb, flowering in pots and trough
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs, one is beginning to bloom
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' flowers in one container
Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose - a few straggly flowers
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in window, a few florets
Phlox paniculata, Grandma’s white phlox, couple of remaining florets
Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick' - two very small flower heads
Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant has a few flowers
Plumbago auriculata two established plants with some flowers
Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano a few flowers
Portulaca hybrids, Moss Roses in hypertufa trough and hanging baskets, all blooming
Rhodophiala bifidia/Oxblood Lilies AKA Schoolhouse Lilies in clumps, some in bloom, some finished
Rhus virens, native evergreen sumac, buds showing now
Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose - light bloom cycle started by Harvey is just finishing
Rosa 'Mutabilis' a few buds on the one in a big pot
Rosa 'Red Cascade', climbing mini-rose - covered in buds and flowers
Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose one flower left
Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover rosemary in bloom
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary w pale blue flowers in bloom
Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage, reseeder, many flowers
Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage, reseeder, a few flowers
Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage, reseeder, a few flowers
Salvia farinacea, reseeding Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers, yaupon bed and Triangle bed
Salvia greggii 'Lavender & White' has grown a lot and has many flowers.
Salvia greggii 'Navajo White', light bloom, creamy white flowers
Salvia greggii, unnamed varieties of cream, deep rose, true red, red-orange and cherry red - all in bloom
Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, many flowers
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue', some flowers
Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage, lots of flowers
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' 3 plants - only one has a few flowers
Salvia vanhoutii 'Wendy's Wish' - medium size plant in pot - steady light bloom
Scutellaria wrightii? blue skullcap one in parkway, two in corner bed, all in light bloom
Torenia fournieri, wishbone plant. Cute shade-loving annual that reseeded with begonias.
Tradescantia sillamontana, Cobweb spiderwort, many dusty pink flowers
Viguiera dentata Sunflower Goldeneye - native - a few buds
Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree, Monk's Pepper - steady production of buds and bloom
Zinnia angustifolia white small zinnias, annual in full bloom
By AnnieinAustin for her Annie's Addendum Blog http://anniesaddendum.blogspot.com/
- Annie in Austin
- Welcome! As "Annie in Austin" I blog about gardening in Austin, TX with occasional looks back at our former gardens in Illinois. My husband Philo & I also make videos - some use garden images as background for my original songs, some capture Austin events & sometimes we share videos of birds in our garden. Come talk about gardens, movies, music, genealogy and Austin at the Transplantable Rose and listen to my original songs on YouTube. For an overview read Three Gardens, Twenty Years. Unless noted, these words and photos are my copyrighted work.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Overnight Oatmeal Macaroons
Years ago I found the original recipe in Peg Bracken's "I Hate to Cook Book" and it became a family staple. It wasn't always a cookie that I made for Christmas (I make a lot of cookies to give and ship to family and friends every year) but in recent years the need for some non-dairy, gluten free recipes led me to experiment with Peg's recipe. Everyone liked this version used in December so I thought I would share with you. The cookies are at the top right of this cookie photo.
No flour/No dairy Overnight Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Macaroons
Inspired by Peg Bracken’s 1960 recipe, developed by Annie in Austin 2014-2015
Oven 325F
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper
Two days before, mix together:
4 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup turbinado-type sugar - if you like sweeter cookies add more.
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup avocado oil
Cover mixture with plastic wrap, pressing it onto surface of mixture to seal out air.
Store in refrigerator at least 48 hours. If you think of it, take out after a day, mix it around with a fork then recover and replace in refrigerator.
Take out bowl, use mixer on medium speed to blend in:
3 slightly beaten eggs (I use Davidson pasteurized eggs)
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp vanilla
1 package Guittard's dark chocolate chips
Scoop & form cookie dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets leaving space between. Flatten the cookies a little.
Bake at 325 for about 13-16 minutes... take out when edges have begun to turn brown.
Carefully slide entire sheet of parchment onto rack and let cookies completely cool before trying to take them off parchment.
Number of cookies will depend on the size you make them.
Enjoy!
Annie in Austin
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
What's In Bloom February 15th 2015
2015 February BLOOM DAY LIST
The main post for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is at the Transplantable Rose - here's the List.
Buxus, unknown hybrids, Boxwood Don't see flowers but can smell them so there must be few hidden blossoms
Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia - almost all buds have opened, some dropped - quite spectacular!
Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' - couple of faded flowers hanging on
Cercis canadensis var 'Forest Pansy' just swelling and showing tiny glimpse of pink
Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, in pot, Lemon in breakfast room has buds, flowers, tiny fruit
Dianthus – ‘Telstar’ hybrids in containers - couple of red flowers, one on patio, one in color garden
Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina Jessamine -lots of buds and blooms
Hyacinth French Blue, buds with color just starting to rise above base leaves.
Hyacinth 'Woodstock'/ purple fragrant hyacinth - one flower near Ladybanks arch
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - can see buds forming
Iris albicans? Simple white, early bearded iris - one bud showing color
Justicia brandegeana, Pink Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - a few battered blossoms
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - some light bloom
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, two plants - light bloom in windowsill
Lantana, unknown varietiety of trailing white- a few flowers on white lantana in a sheltered spot
Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle one plant showing some flowers
Mahonia, species probably beali, grape holly in front container - a few flowers left - now making berries
Myrica cerifera Southern Wax Myrtle - buds
Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo/ small daffodil, highly recommended for Austin area by Scott Ogden - a few near shed, a lot near veranda steps
Narcissus, unnamed yellow daffodil, in back yaupon bed, in front Butterfly bed and in the parkway - has multiplied and in full bloom. Maybe it's February Gold
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs,ALL 4 in bloom
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers) some flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers) scattered flowers
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window two bud clusters
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose - can see tiny buds already formed
Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover rosemary - full bloom
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary w pale blue flowers - in bloom
Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary - in bloom
Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - biggest one in breakfast room still opening palest pink flowers
Sophora secudiflora SYN Calia secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel (4 plants) - three of four plants have buds - one in triangle bed has expanded buds, not quite showing color
Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas - can see tiny buds on the shrub at back fence
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, a couple of flowers plus buds
The main post for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is at the Transplantable Rose - here's the List.
Buxus, unknown hybrids, Boxwood Don't see flowers but can smell them so there must be few hidden blossoms
Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia - almost all buds have opened, some dropped - quite spectacular!
Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' - couple of faded flowers hanging on
Cercis canadensis var 'Forest Pansy' just swelling and showing tiny glimpse of pink
Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, in pot, Lemon in breakfast room has buds, flowers, tiny fruit
Dianthus – ‘Telstar’ hybrids in containers - couple of red flowers, one on patio, one in color garden
Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina Jessamine -lots of buds and blooms
Hyacinth French Blue, buds with color just starting to rise above base leaves.
Hyacinth 'Woodstock'/ purple fragrant hyacinth - one flower near Ladybanks arch
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - can see buds forming
Iris albicans? Simple white, early bearded iris - one bud showing color
Justicia brandegeana, Pink Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - a few battered blossoms
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - some light bloom
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, two plants - light bloom in windowsill
Lantana, unknown varietiety of trailing white- a few flowers on white lantana in a sheltered spot
Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Razzle-Dazzle one plant showing some flowers
Mahonia, species probably beali, grape holly in front container - a few flowers left - now making berries
Myrica cerifera Southern Wax Myrtle - buds
Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo/ small daffodil, highly recommended for Austin area by Scott Ogden - a few near shed, a lot near veranda steps
Narcissus, unnamed yellow daffodil, in back yaupon bed, in front Butterfly bed and in the parkway - has multiplied and in full bloom. Maybe it's February Gold
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs,ALL 4 in bloom
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers) some flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers) scattered flowers
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window two bud clusters
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose - can see tiny buds already formed
Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover rosemary - full bloom
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary w pale blue flowers - in bloom
Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary - in bloom
Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - biggest one in breakfast room still opening palest pink flowers
Sophora secudiflora SYN Calia secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel (4 plants) - three of four plants have buds - one in triangle bed has expanded buds, not quite showing color
Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas - can see tiny buds on the shrub at back fence
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, a couple of flowers plus buds
Sunday, April 27, 2014
APRIL 25-27, 2014 WHAT'S IN BLOOM
This post, April 25-27, 2014 What's In Bloom, was written by me, Annie in Austin for my Annie's Addendum blog.
APRIL 25-27, 2014 WHAT'S IN BLOOM
I started this list on Friday and it's now Sunday night. The high temperature in my garden today was 94F, so some flowers that were perfect on Friday are not so perfect today. Just about everything on the list was still in bloom Saturday the 26th. The photos were taken over the past week or so. As always, the botanical names are my best attempts at accuracy.
Abelia X grandiflora unknown variety, one medium-sized pink shrub.
Abelia X grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub planted.
Abutilon hybridum 'Patrick's', flowering maple, think it's named after Patrick Kirwin. Nothing on the older plant that had been kept in the garage for winter, but there were 2 flowers on recently planted new 'Patrick'.
Acca sellowiana AKA Feijowa sellowiana, Pineapple guava, many buds on Secret Garden plant, none on plant in patio container
Allium cepa - garden onions that have been allowed to make flowers and perennialize.
Anemone heterophylla 10-petalled anemone, thimbleweed, most gone to seed in heat
Angelonia angustifolia, Angelonia several plants of this tough annual, 'Serena Blue' and 'Serena White'
Aquilegia canadensis - couple of small flowers
Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow columbine - last couple of flowers
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - two plants with just-opened flowers
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Yellow' cultivar of tropical milkweed - one plant with just-opened flowers
Calibrachoa hybrids, annual plants in hanging baskets and pots, including 'Grape Punch', 'Pomegranate Punch', 'Compact Orange', 'Cabaret Blue' and 'Double Purple' . This is 'Grape Punch' and 'Pomegranate Punch', bought and planted in early April for the hummingbirds. We had to do something fast! When the tiny flyers returned, the nectar-giving perennials like salvias and justicias had been frozen and were not in bloom.
Calylophus berlandii, Berland's sundrops Native - new plant has a couple of buds
Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - couple of flowers
Carya illinoinensis, Pecan tree. The pollen is on its way, oh, yes.
Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, planted as annual, has returned a few times
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Hardy Plumbago, AKA Blue Leadwort - one single blue flower
Chrysactinia mexicana, native yellow-flowering Damianita, 3 plants, one very established, one in more shade than ideal, one new, all with flowers
Clematis unknown hybrid, red-purple flowers
Consolida ajacis, Larkspur, annual - dotted around everywhere, mostly lavender blue and blue-violet shades
Coriandrum sativum., cilantro, annual herb
Delosperma cooperi ? Dark magenta-flowered hardy ice plant on herb patio - few flowers
Dianthus – red and white-bloomin hybrids in two containers
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' - new plant, bought in bloom
Gladiolus byzantinus - just finished
Graptopetalum paraguayense (Mexican Ghost Plant) succulent in hanging basket
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' a few bud stalks visible
Hesperaloe parviflora, Red yucca, native, one bud stalk
Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish bluebells - couple of delayed white flowers
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - opening now
Iris, unknown species from Louisana Iris group has one stalk with a few creamy yellow flowers
Iris siberica, Siberian Iris, blue-violet - a few left
Iris X germanica hybrid passalong blooms late, a grape-scented blue violet - past peak, a few flowers left
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, two plants - one has flowers
Leonotis menthifolia?, Lion's Tail just opening flowers
Lobularia maritime, annual Sweet alyssum in containers - looking stressed!
Lonicera sempervirens, native coral honeysuckle, a few flowers,
Lupinus texensis, annual native Bluebonnet, past peak, a few flowers left
Lychnis coronaria, Rose campion full deep rose bloom with silver-grey foliage
Lycopersicon lycopersicum, several plants with flowers
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' buds
Mahonia, species probably beali, grape holly in front container, past peak, a few flowers left
Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, scattered about with a few flowers, usually annual here
Muscari armeniacum grape hyacinth - a couple just bloomed, weeks after the rest
Nemophila phacelioides native or Nemophilia menziesii from California? Reseeder called Baby Blue Eyes. Many Austin Gardenbloggers know they have N. phacelioides from MSS of Zanthan, but I started with a plant from a local nursery.
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers) (PHOTO)
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers)
Papaver unk species of annual poppies, past peak, a few flowers left
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window
Penstemon tenuis, Gulf coast penstemon, short-lived, reseeding perennial, now in 3 places
Philadelphus coronarius, scented Mock orange a few buds
Philadelphus inodorus, English Dogwood/Scentless Mock orange
Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue
Photinia x fraseri - red tip photinia fading flowers
Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose just about done
Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose - full bloom
Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants, many flowers
Rosa 'Climbing Iceberg', white floribunda - looking pretty good on arch
Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, two shrubs, best bloom ever
Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants, one in container, one inground) covered
Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring 2010, many buds, maybe 50 flowers at one time
Rosa, unknown climber, dark red - handful of flowers
Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber near gate - may be 'Climbing Pink Peace' past peak, still a dozen blooms 7 buds left
Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose very nice bloom, has grown taller
Rosa - unnamed orange mini-rose came with house - dozens of flowers!
Salvia farinacea, reseeding Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers in a few beds
Salvia greggii 'Navajo White', creamy white flowers in two places
Salvia greggii 'Purple', an orchid purple color - one plant opened its flowers
Salvia greggii, unnamed variety of cherry red in parkway
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' 3 plants recovering from freezes - 2 flowers
Salvia roemeriana /Cedar sage, native, two very small plants have made red flowers in shade
Scutellaria wrightii? four blue skullcaps: one in parkway, one in front bed, two in new corner bed all with some bloom
Sedum, little varieties with white flowers, scattered about
Sisyrinchium unk species, Blue-eyed grass - tiny iris relative, two plants, past peak, some flowers left
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 3 plants with flowers
Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander
Thymus citriodorus Lemon thyme
Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine with white, fragrant flowers. Had four vines- all hit hard by ice and
freeze. One may be dead, 3 are now 12 inches tall instead of 8 or 12-ft tall. One near veranda steps shows a few buds.
Tradescantia unknown species, probably native. A purple spiderwort just appeared this spring and is in bloom.
Viola spp– annuals, various hybrids of Pansies and violas in patio containers and in hanging baskets on the veranda.
This post, April 25-27, 2014 What's In Bloom, was written by me, Annie in Austin for my Annie's Addendum blog.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
GBBD LIST for February, 2014
This post, GBBD LIST for February, 2014, was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog.
I just wrote a post about trees for my main blog The Transplantable Rose, so I decided to do a Garden Bloggers Bloom Day list for the Addendum. The weather has been colder than usual here. It's no big deal compared to the deep cold and deep snows in other parts of the USA, but it's cold for the plants that grow here in Austin.
Plants that were in bloom a year ago are brown sticks now - I hope some of them will come back from the roots but know there will be blank spaces in the borders this spring!
Here are my best tries at the slippery botanical names for what is in bloom now. Everything on this list was observed in bloom or bud on February 14th.
*Buxus unknown species/Boxwood. There are buds ready to open on two boxwoods in the back yard
*Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia - some freeze damage but quite a few flowers this year.
*Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' / a Rose Pink Camellia that bloomed weeks ago, but a few faded flowers are still hanging on to the interior
*Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon in container - many flowers and buds in the breakfast room
*Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine, a native, evergreen vine covered in buds just starting to show yellow color
*Hyacinth 'Woodstock'/ purple fragrant hyacinth 3 small flowers near the patio arch
*Ilex cornuta Chinese holly - buds showing on one tree-form holly
*Lobularia maritima, sweet alyssum, in a hanging basket
*Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower - the taller plant began opening more flowers after an earlier crop of blooms was frozen
*Mahonia, species unsure, probably M. beali, A Grape holly blooming in a front container. A bee flew away before I could snap the photo
*Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo/ small daffodil, highly recommended for Austin area by Scott Ogden. This one is blooming near the front steps; another clump near the back fence is showing bud stalks.
*Narcissus ?, an unnamed yellow daffodil that came with the house. The bulbs were dug up and replanted in different places as the garden grew and changed. In the photo below, some are blooming in a back border. More bulbs of this daffodil are blooming in the front parkway.
*Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive AKA Tea olive. I have four of them and two are opening buds right now.
*Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window a few florets
*Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - one solitary flower under the big pecan
*Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary in a hypertufa container, with a sprinkling of small white flowers
*Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover Rosemary - 1 plant in parkway covered in blue flowers
*Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary with many pale blue flowers in a hypertufa trough
*Tecoma capensis Cape honeysuckle, in a big pot. This is a tender perennial brought inside for winter. The garage windows let in some light so it has opened a couple of flowers in the garage
*Tetraneuris scaposa, Four nerve Daisy AKA Hymenoxys, a few flowers on plants in two different beds. Plants in patio bed do not look good.
*Viola something or other– unnamed annual hybrids of Pansies in containers and hanging veranda baskets .
The basket of pansies embodies my ambivalent feelings when it comes to losing plants to harsh weather. On the one hand, I really liked the Asparagus ferns that grew in the baskets hanging along the veranda. They'd made it through a couple of winters and grown enormous.
On the other hand, when an evergreen plant lives for years and years, things can get boring.
There were no tears when it was time to say Goodbye, Fern! Hello, Pansy!
To see what other gardeners have written about what's blooming today, go to the Garden Blogger Bloom Day post by Carol of May Dreams Garden.
This post, GBBD LIST for February, 2014, was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog.
I just wrote a post about trees for my main blog The Transplantable Rose, so I decided to do a Garden Bloggers Bloom Day list for the Addendum. The weather has been colder than usual here. It's no big deal compared to the deep cold and deep snows in other parts of the USA, but it's cold for the plants that grow here in Austin.
Plants that were in bloom a year ago are brown sticks now - I hope some of them will come back from the roots but know there will be blank spaces in the borders this spring!
Here are my best tries at the slippery botanical names for what is in bloom now. Everything on this list was observed in bloom or bud on February 14th.
*Buxus unknown species/Boxwood. There are buds ready to open on two boxwoods in the back yard
*Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia - some freeze damage but quite a few flowers this year.
*Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' / a Rose Pink Camellia that bloomed weeks ago, but a few faded flowers are still hanging on to the interior
*Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon in container - many flowers and buds in the breakfast room
*Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine, a native, evergreen vine covered in buds just starting to show yellow color
*Hyacinth 'Woodstock'/ purple fragrant hyacinth 3 small flowers near the patio arch
*Ilex cornuta Chinese holly - buds showing on one tree-form holly
*Lobularia maritima, sweet alyssum, in a hanging basket
*Loropetalum chinense/ Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower - the taller plant began opening more flowers after an earlier crop of blooms was frozen
*Mahonia, species unsure, probably M. beali, A Grape holly blooming in a front container. A bee flew away before I could snap the photo
*Narcissus tazetta ‘Grand Primo/ small daffodil, highly recommended for Austin area by Scott Ogden. This one is blooming near the front steps; another clump near the back fence is showing bud stalks.
*Narcissus ?, an unnamed yellow daffodil that came with the house. The bulbs were dug up and replanted in different places as the garden grew and changed. In the photo below, some are blooming in a back border. More bulbs of this daffodil are blooming in the front parkway.
*Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive AKA Tea olive. I have four of them and two are opening buds right now.
*Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window a few florets
*Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - one solitary flower under the big pecan
*Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary in a hypertufa container, with a sprinkling of small white flowers
*Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover Rosemary - 1 plant in parkway covered in blue flowers
*Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary with many pale blue flowers in a hypertufa trough
*Tecoma capensis Cape honeysuckle, in a big pot. This is a tender perennial brought inside for winter. The garage windows let in some light so it has opened a couple of flowers in the garage
*Tetraneuris scaposa, Four nerve Daisy AKA Hymenoxys, a few flowers on plants in two different beds. Plants in patio bed do not look good.
*Viola something or other– unnamed annual hybrids of Pansies in containers and hanging veranda baskets .
The basket of pansies embodies my ambivalent feelings when it comes to losing plants to harsh weather. On the one hand, I really liked the Asparagus ferns that grew in the baskets hanging along the veranda. They'd made it through a couple of winters and grown enormous.
On the other hand, when an evergreen plant lives for years and years, things can get boring.
There were no tears when it was time to say Goodbye, Fern! Hello, Pansy!
To see what other gardeners have written about what's blooming today, go to the Garden Blogger Bloom Day post by Carol of May Dreams Garden.
This post, GBBD LIST for February, 2014, was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
GBBD List for July, 2013
The list is a day late - July 16, 2013. These are my (Annie in Austin's) best tries at the complete list with correct botanical names of what was in bloom and bud in my garden today.
BLOOM DAY LIST for July 16, 2013
Abelia x grandiflora (guessing on species) Four Abelia shrubs have at least a few flowers
Abelia x grandiflora unknown variety, one medium-sized pink shrub planted by us, some flowers
Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub planted by us, some flowers
Abutilon hybridum, unnamed Pink, flowering maple, buds only
Amarcrinum ‘Fred Howard’ (xAmarcrinum 'Fred Howard'), two plants in bloom, each with 2 stalks
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, super-tough, native Flame acanthus, 3 plants in full bloom (1 plant from Pam/Digging blooming lighter orange; 2 new plants added Nov 2011 blooming darker red-orange color)
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed in different beds, all in bloom
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed, blooming well
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' cultivar of tropical milkweed, a few flowers
Bauhinia forficata(?) Orchid tree, Pate de Vaca, buds now visible
Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush, a few flowers
Calibrachoa hybrids, different colors of this annual flower, in hanging baskets and containers, in bloom
Callisia fragrans, Grandfather's Pipe or Basket Plant, frost tender, blooming in hanging basket under loquat tree
Capsicum annuum, garden peppers, couple of flowers
Capsicum annuum, native/wild bird peppers, not sure of name - many many kinds including Chile pequin, petine, a few berries & scattering of flower buds
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Hardy Plumbago, AKA Blue Leadwort, one little flower
Clerodendrum ugandense, Blue butterfly flower. Buds have formed on the plant in the triangle garden
(Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers; Pam/Digging & Dave's Garden calls it Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'),
Conoclinium greggii, native Gregg’s Mistflower - a few flowers in front butterfly bed
Coreopsis 'Crème Brulee', selection of native Coreopsis one surviving patch
Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - some orange flowers but bedraggled looking
Crocosmia, unidentified species, may be ‘Lucifer’. Flowering bulb related to iris. Still has some orange flowers - was fabulous a couple of weeks ago
Cuphea 'David Verity', orange Cigar flower, a couple of flowers
Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form, possibly 'Twinkle Pink' , blooming nicely
Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ - excellent right now
Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', red-orange & purple flowers, a few flowers
Datura inoxia(?) reseeding annual Angel's Trumpet, a couple of plants. One was in bloom yesterday, only buds today
Delosperma cooperi? Ice plant on herb patio - two purple flowers
Dianthus – red ‘Telstar’ hybrids in glazed container
Dianthus, annual, red and white in container
Dicliptera suberecta, Uraguayan firecracker plant also called Mexican Hummingbird plant, buds and blooms in patio trough
Echinacea purpurea, reseeded native Purple Coneflower - a few flowers
Echinacea purpurea 'Bravado', selection of native purple coneflower - fading flowers
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', nice little plant dotted with flowers
Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual, probably native sunflowers - the stalks and flower heads have been repeatedly pillaged and shredded by the squirrels, but they missed a couple of flowers
Hemerocallis citrina - evening blooming pale yellow daylily has already went through main bloom cycle, but has put up another stalk with developing buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', from Austin Daylily Society - the buds shown in the GBBD post are open today!
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio', small daylily now entering second bloom cycle, two stalks with buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot', small daylily just finishing second bloom cycle, 2 flowers open and that will be it for awhile
Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon, althea, a few flowers - had been many more last month
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle- a few orange flowers
Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles, 3 of the 6 trees have flowers- rest just have leaves
Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles, both trees have some flowers with many developing seed pods
Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', 2 crepe myrtle trees, either side of arch, reddish-purple flowers planted 2010 & 2011, OK bloom
Lagerstroemia (indica x fauriei) 'Muskogee' crepe myrtle planted November 2011. This young tree is blooming, but the flowers still don't look like 'Muskogee' to me.
Lagerstroemia x fauriei 'Zuni', hybid crepe myrtle, new spring 2011, flowers and buds
Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', lavender, one remaining wand
Leucophyllum frutescens, native Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub in bloom
Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, groundcover, some are blooming in shade of pecan
Lobularia maritime, annual Sweet alyssum, hanging on in a hanging basket on the patio
Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - see flowers on one wild one that seeded next to the patio
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, native Red Wax Mallow AKA Turkscap, large plants in three beds, all in bloom
Melampodium leucanthum, native Blackfoot daisy, in 3 different beds, straggly but have flowers
Melissa officianalis, lemon balm - tiny white flowers on one plant
Monarda fistulosa x bartlettii 'Peter's Purple', this hybrid of native Monarda fistulosa and Mexican Monarda bartlettii was fabulous - deadheaded and a few more flowers appeared. Not sure how far back to cut it.
Ocimum basilicum, Basil - both the large leaf & the Spicy Globe are going to flower
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' couple of stray flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' couple of stray flowers
Pelargonium grossularioides, coconut-scented geranium - maybe buds
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - in flower
Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage, two beds in big bloom
Petunia annual, dark blue-violet in patio container still blooming
Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick' - bought spring 2010, two flower heads in bloom
Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant , one surviving plant is displaying its odd, elongated white flowers.
Plumbago auriculata , two shrubs on either side of back door - full bloom
Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, creamy yellow - looks like a bud developing, Yay!
Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano, all 3 plants have been in bloom but they're not pretty today with soggy purple flowers & soggy spent browned flowers glued by rain all over the plants.
Portulaca - reseeding annual Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes in several beds & blooming in different colors
Rosa 'Flawless' - pair of pink mini-roses in container from VDBD spring 2011, one stem in bloom
Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring 2010, blooming on the patio
Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - looking good!
Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage blooming in a few beds
Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage blooming in a few beds
Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage, blooming in a few beds
Salvia farinacea, reseeding Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers keep on coming but some of the plant stems are spindly
Salvia greggii 'Lavender & White', two plants, one in bloom, one "resting"
Salvia greggii 'Navajo White', full bloom
Salvia greggii 'Purple', many flowers in an orchid purple color
Salvia greggii 'Salmon', a few flowers, deep salmon
Salvia greggii, unnamed varieties, several plants. Right now a few there are a few flowers open in different beds, rose red, cherry red & deep red along with some cream-colored flowers
Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, blooming in 2 beds
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue', blooming in one of two beds
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' 3 plants, only one has flowers right now
Salvia regla, Mountain sage - native, two shrubby plants in a raised bed, in the shade of the pecan. This one just started opening flowers - maybe the hummingbirds will find it.
Salvia sinaloensis, Bicolor sage - you just missed it! Some of the bracts are hanging on.
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower - a few flowers, steady bloomer
Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants some bloom
Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label says white skullcap, in bloom
Scutellaria wrightii? blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed, both look kind of beat up but they're still blooming
Talinum paniculatum variegatum? Variegated Jewels of Opar - a new plant in a patio trough. It's putting out a flower stem right now.
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 2 of 3 plants have flowers
Tradescantia geniculata, white-flowering groundcover - might be buds - not sure
Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree, Monk's Pepper, still has flowers but needs to be deadheaded so it will keep blooming.
This list by Annie in Austin is a companion for my July 2013 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post at the The Transplantable Rose .
BLOOM DAY LIST for July 16, 2013
Abelia x grandiflora (guessing on species) Four Abelia shrubs have at least a few flowers
Abelia x grandiflora unknown variety, one medium-sized pink shrub planted by us, some flowers
Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub planted by us, some flowers
Abutilon hybridum, unnamed Pink, flowering maple, buds only
Amarcrinum ‘Fred Howard’ (xAmarcrinum 'Fred Howard'), two plants in bloom, each with 2 stalks
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, super-tough, native Flame acanthus, 3 plants in full bloom (1 plant from Pam/Digging blooming lighter orange; 2 new plants added Nov 2011 blooming darker red-orange color)
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed in different beds, all in bloom
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed, blooming well
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' cultivar of tropical milkweed, a few flowers
Bauhinia forficata(?) Orchid tree, Pate de Vaca, buds now visible
Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush, a few flowers
Calibrachoa hybrids, different colors of this annual flower, in hanging baskets and containers, in bloom
Callisia fragrans, Grandfather's Pipe or Basket Plant, frost tender, blooming in hanging basket under loquat tree
Capsicum annuum, garden peppers, couple of flowers
Capsicum annuum, native/wild bird peppers, not sure of name - many many kinds including Chile pequin, petine, a few berries & scattering of flower buds
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides/Hardy Plumbago, AKA Blue Leadwort, one little flower
Clerodendrum ugandense, Blue butterfly flower. Buds have formed on the plant in the triangle garden
(Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers; Pam/Digging & Dave's Garden calls it Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'),
Conoclinium greggii, native Gregg’s Mistflower - a few flowers in front butterfly bed
Coreopsis 'Crème Brulee', selection of native Coreopsis one surviving patch
Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - some orange flowers but bedraggled looking
Crocosmia, unidentified species, may be ‘Lucifer’. Flowering bulb related to iris. Still has some orange flowers - was fabulous a couple of weeks ago
Cuphea 'David Verity', orange Cigar flower, a couple of flowers
Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form, possibly 'Twinkle Pink' , blooming nicely
Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ - excellent right now
Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', red-orange & purple flowers, a few flowers
Datura inoxia(?) reseeding annual Angel's Trumpet, a couple of plants. One was in bloom yesterday, only buds today
Delosperma cooperi? Ice plant on herb patio - two purple flowers
Dianthus – red ‘Telstar’ hybrids in glazed container
Dianthus, annual, red and white in container
Dicliptera suberecta, Uraguayan firecracker plant also called Mexican Hummingbird plant, buds and blooms in patio trough
Echinacea purpurea, reseeded native Purple Coneflower - a few flowers
Echinacea purpurea 'Bravado', selection of native purple coneflower - fading flowers
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', nice little plant dotted with flowers
Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual, probably native sunflowers - the stalks and flower heads have been repeatedly pillaged and shredded by the squirrels, but they missed a couple of flowers
Hemerocallis citrina - evening blooming pale yellow daylily has already went through main bloom cycle, but has put up another stalk with developing buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', from Austin Daylily Society - the buds shown in the GBBD post are open today!
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio', small daylily now entering second bloom cycle, two stalks with buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot', small daylily just finishing second bloom cycle, 2 flowers open and that will be it for awhile
Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon, althea, a few flowers - had been many more last month
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle- a few orange flowers
Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles, 3 of the 6 trees have flowers- rest just have leaves
Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles, both trees have some flowers with many developing seed pods
Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', 2 crepe myrtle trees, either side of arch, reddish-purple flowers planted 2010 & 2011, OK bloom
Lagerstroemia (indica x fauriei) 'Muskogee' crepe myrtle planted November 2011. This young tree is blooming, but the flowers still don't look like 'Muskogee' to me.
Lagerstroemia x fauriei 'Zuni', hybid crepe myrtle, new spring 2011, flowers and buds
Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', lavender, one remaining wand
Leucophyllum frutescens, native Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub in bloom
Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, groundcover, some are blooming in shade of pecan
Lobularia maritime, annual Sweet alyssum, hanging on in a hanging basket on the patio
Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - see flowers on one wild one that seeded next to the patio
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, native Red Wax Mallow AKA Turkscap, large plants in three beds, all in bloom
Melampodium leucanthum, native Blackfoot daisy, in 3 different beds, straggly but have flowers
Melissa officianalis, lemon balm - tiny white flowers on one plant
Monarda fistulosa x bartlettii 'Peter's Purple', this hybrid of native Monarda fistulosa and Mexican Monarda bartlettii was fabulous - deadheaded and a few more flowers appeared. Not sure how far back to cut it.
Ocimum basilicum, Basil - both the large leaf & the Spicy Globe are going to flower
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' couple of stray flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' couple of stray flowers
Pelargonium grossularioides, coconut-scented geranium - maybe buds
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - in flower
Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage, two beds in big bloom
Petunia annual, dark blue-violet in patio container still blooming
Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick' - bought spring 2010, two flower heads in bloom
Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant , one surviving plant is displaying its odd, elongated white flowers.
Plumbago auriculata , two shrubs on either side of back door - full bloom
Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani, creamy yellow - looks like a bud developing, Yay!
Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano, all 3 plants have been in bloom but they're not pretty today with soggy purple flowers & soggy spent browned flowers glued by rain all over the plants.
Portulaca - reseeding annual Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes in several beds & blooming in different colors
Rosa 'Flawless' - pair of pink mini-roses in container from VDBD spring 2011, one stem in bloom
Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring 2010, blooming on the patio
Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - looking good!
Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage blooming in a few beds
Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage blooming in a few beds
Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage, blooming in a few beds
Salvia farinacea, reseeding Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers keep on coming but some of the plant stems are spindly
Salvia greggii 'Lavender & White', two plants, one in bloom, one "resting"
Salvia greggii 'Navajo White', full bloom
Salvia greggii 'Purple', many flowers in an orchid purple color
Salvia greggii 'Salmon', a few flowers, deep salmon
Salvia greggii, unnamed varieties, several plants. Right now a few there are a few flowers open in different beds, rose red, cherry red & deep red along with some cream-colored flowers
Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, blooming in 2 beds
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue', blooming in one of two beds
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' 3 plants, only one has flowers right now
Salvia regla, Mountain sage - native, two shrubby plants in a raised bed, in the shade of the pecan. This one just started opening flowers - maybe the hummingbirds will find it.
Salvia sinaloensis, Bicolor sage - you just missed it! Some of the bracts are hanging on.
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower - a few flowers, steady bloomer
Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants some bloom
Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label says white skullcap, in bloom
Scutellaria wrightii? blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed, both look kind of beat up but they're still blooming
Talinum paniculatum variegatum? Variegated Jewels of Opar - a new plant in a patio trough. It's putting out a flower stem right now.
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 2 of 3 plants have flowers
Tradescantia geniculata, white-flowering groundcover - might be buds - not sure
Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree, Monk's Pepper, still has flowers but needs to be deadheaded so it will keep blooming.
This list by Annie in Austin is a companion for my July 2013 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post at the The Transplantable Rose .
Thursday, May 16, 2013
GBBD List for May 2013
Carol of May Dreams Gardens runs an online gathering of bloom reports on the 15th of every month. I'm working on a post for The Transplantable Rose, but here at Annie's Addendum, I like to keep complete-as-possible lists of what's in bloom. For May 15, 2013, here is the list, with my best guesses at the correct botanical names:
Abelia, guessing Abelia X grandiflora / Two of our four white-flowering shrubs are in bloom with the other two just forming buds. They are lightly fragrant.
Abelia X grandiflora 'Edward Goucher', just a tiny plant just a few years ago, now has grown to be a medium-sized pink-flowering, fragrant shrub
Abelia X grandiflora unknown variety, one medium-large pink-flowering, fragrant shrub.
Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice' - still holding a few flowers after main bloom in April
Allium cepa - garden onions just hanging around
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - several clumps, all in bloom. This plant is not always hardy in Austin - acting like an annual and dying in a cold winter - but this winter was mild so it has been in bloom for quite a while. I've allowed it to seed around because it is a host plant for Monarch butterflies, but no monarch caterpillars have shown up so far.
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Yellow' cultivar of tropical milkweed - new plant, in bloom
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' cultivar of tropical milkweed - new plant, in bloom
Asparagus densiflorus - asparagus ferns in hanging baskets - there are pale pink buds on one of them
Calibrachoa hybrids, annuals in hanging containers- many dark purple flowers
Callisia fragrans, Grandfather's Pipe or Basket Plant, frost tender, blooming in a hanging basket
Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - some blooms and a few small fruit
Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, a couple of lingering orange flowers
Chrysactinia mexicana, native yellow-flowering Damianita - one of two plants in bloom
Chrysanthemem maximum, Shasta daisies - just opened a few flowers
Clematis unknown hybrid, purple flowers - main bloom over, still has half-a-dozen flowers
Clerodendrum ugandense AKA Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense' AKA Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'. Blue Butterfly Clerodenron, first flowers opened
Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - spreading purple native mistflower, just beginning bloom
Consolida ajacis, Larkspur, annual allowed to seed all over garden; mostly violet-blue, only one pink plant this year
Coriandrum sativum., cilantro, annual herb - left some plants gone to flower so they can reseed. Ladybug larvae like them.
Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - began to open flowers past few days
Cuphea 'David Verity', bought a few weeks ago, orange Cigar flower,
Cuphea llavea – small pink and lavender form
Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’- only buds
Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', red-orange & purple flowers - only buds
Delosperma cooperi ? Dark magenta-flowered hardy ice plant on herb patio, nice flowers
Dianthus, unknown varieties, several containers - red, white and white with a rose eye
Dietes bicolor, African Iris, butterfly iris - one bloom stalk
Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower - couple of buds
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', planted a few years ago, didn't notice it in 2012 but a very small plant has reappeared and has a few flowers
Feijoa sellowiana / Pineapple guava, two shrubs in full gaudy bloom (Edited May 19, 2013. At the time I bought these plants, most references to Pineapple guava gave the name as Feijoa sellowiana, but now I've read that a more correct name may be Acca sellowiana)
Gaura lindheimeri- original named plants dead but they left seedlings behind. One seedling has buds, aphids and ladybugs
Hemerocallis citrina - buds on a couple of stalks
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Best of Friends' from Pam/Digging - many, many buds on one plant.
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', bought at Austin Daylily Society sale. No flowers but has buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio', brought from my former Illinois garden, has buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Prairie Blue Eyes', buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' - flowers and buds on several plants
Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily from Gardener of Good and Evil - buds and a couple of flowers
Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon - buds
Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis - full bloom
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - blooming for awhile
Hydrangea X 'Sweet Carol', Bliss series of marcrophylla/serrata crosses - buds
Iris X germanica passalong from Rock Rose via Lucinda Hutson - one bud
Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - couple of flowers
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - still has some bloom
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, two plants with bud stalks, mostly done but still showing color
Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white - both in bloom
Lavandula angustifolia, English lavender - wands with buds in patio container
Lilium unknown - one bud. This is probably a bloomed-out Easter Lily that I stuck in a flower bed in 2005
Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - hanging on but heat will get it
Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle - couple of flowers
Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - flowers and some small, green fruit
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' - has opened a few flowers
Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy; a couple of plants alive and in bloom
Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - scattered creamy flowers on fragrant shrub
Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander (probably it is 'Mathilde Ferrier' ). This plant has had some problems in the last couple of years, but looks very pretty right now
Ocimum basilicum, Basil - plants in pots trying to bolt
Origanum majorana, Sweet marjoram
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive - two of four shrubs still have a few lingering flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), many in bloom
Papaver unknown species of annual poppies, many reseeded. Only one open flower today
Pelargonium hybrids– bedding geranium, red-flowered, blooming in front hypertufa
Pelargonium grossularioides, coconut-scented geranium, few airy flowers
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - one cluster of flowers
Penstemen tenuis, Gulf coast penstemon - mostly gone to seed, just a few flowers left
Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (in three beds) just beginning to flower
Petunia annual - purple in patio container
Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - a little bloom left
Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in magenta pink - almost done
Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs) just got going in past week - pale blue flowers
Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano (3 plants) just getting into flowering swing
Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful' (secret garden) couple of flowers
Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranates, two plants in containers - nonstop buds, flowers, fruit. Unfortunately fruit tastes pretty awful
Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- just finished big bloom cycle - couple of flowers left
Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants just past peak bloom
Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, just finished big bloom cycle - couple of buds left
Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants, one in container, one in ground) have looked fabulous for months
Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber - many flowers but beat-up by rain
Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber near gate - last flower open now
Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose from DD- one flower left
Rosa - unnamed orange mini-rose came with house - mid-cycle now after a very good spring
Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - couple of plants with flowers
Salvia coccinea, Hummingbird sage, These plants act like annuals much of the time, sometimes are quite perennial, and the seedlings vary a great deal. I started with one plant of red and one of the 'Coral Nymph'. After a couple of years some white plants appeared near the patio. More and more shades of red, white, orange, coral and pink keep appearing and I've let them grow all over the garden. When a dark coral plant popped up near the birdbaths, I transplanted it near the coral mini-rose and let it reseed.
Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage
Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 2 plants survived winter and have not stopped blooming
Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, reseeded all over and has many wandlike flowers
Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red, lavender pink and Orchid-purple - most in full bloom
Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - 3 plants, light bloom
Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' , one of two plants has small violet flowers
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower,
Scutellaria ovata, Heartleaf skullcap - several plants forming buds but no blooms yet
Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer
Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label says white skullcap - just starting
Scutellaria unlabeled soft pink skullcap in parkway, just starting
Scutellaria wrightii? blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed , blooming for months
Sedum, little varieties with white flowers ... ternatum?
Sisyrinchium unk species, Blue-eyed grass - tiny iris relative- has been in bloom for weeks
Spiraea X vanhouteii, guessing name for rounder-leaved spiraeas - couple of stray flowers left
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 3 plants - have flowers most of the year
Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander - bloom just ending
Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine with white, fragrant flowers. Four vines, on veranda, side fence, trellis and shed, all in bloom
Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover - full, white, airy bloom
Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, many lavender flowers;
Verbena bonariensis – reseeder - popped flowers in a couple of borders
Viola spp– various hybrids of Pansies and violas in containers and hanging baskets still in flower but will not last when heat hits
Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - seems to be forming buds
Zephyranthes drumondii AKA Cooperia pedunculata Cooper's Rainlily - flowers opened in rain this morning
This post was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog.
Abelia, guessing Abelia X grandiflora / Two of our four white-flowering shrubs are in bloom with the other two just forming buds. They are lightly fragrant.
Abelia X grandiflora 'Edward Goucher', just a tiny plant just a few years ago, now has grown to be a medium-sized pink-flowering, fragrant shrub
Abelia X grandiflora unknown variety, one medium-large pink-flowering, fragrant shrub.
Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice' - still holding a few flowers after main bloom in April
Allium cepa - garden onions just hanging around
Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed - several clumps, all in bloom. This plant is not always hardy in Austin - acting like an annual and dying in a cold winter - but this winter was mild so it has been in bloom for quite a while. I've allowed it to seed around because it is a host plant for Monarch butterflies, but no monarch caterpillars have shown up so far.
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Yellow' cultivar of tropical milkweed - new plant, in bloom
Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' cultivar of tropical milkweed - new plant, in bloom
Asparagus densiflorus - asparagus ferns in hanging baskets - there are pale pink buds on one of them
Calibrachoa hybrids, annuals in hanging containers- many dark purple flowers
Callisia fragrans, Grandfather's Pipe or Basket Plant, frost tender, blooming in a hanging basket
Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - some blooms and a few small fruit
Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, a couple of lingering orange flowers
Chrysactinia mexicana, native yellow-flowering Damianita - one of two plants in bloom
Chrysanthemem maximum, Shasta daisies - just opened a few flowers
Clematis unknown hybrid, purple flowers - main bloom over, still has half-a-dozen flowers
Clerodendrum ugandense AKA Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense' AKA Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'. Blue Butterfly Clerodenron, first flowers opened
Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - spreading purple native mistflower, just beginning bloom
Consolida ajacis, Larkspur, annual allowed to seed all over garden; mostly violet-blue, only one pink plant this year
Coriandrum sativum., cilantro, annual herb - left some plants gone to flower so they can reseed. Ladybug larvae like them.
Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual - began to open flowers past few days
Cuphea 'David Verity', bought a few weeks ago, orange Cigar flower,
Cuphea llavea – small pink and lavender form
Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’- only buds
Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', red-orange & purple flowers - only buds
Delosperma cooperi ? Dark magenta-flowered hardy ice plant on herb patio, nice flowers
Dianthus, unknown varieties, several containers - red, white and white with a rose eye
Dietes bicolor, African Iris, butterfly iris - one bloom stalk
Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower - couple of buds
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', planted a few years ago, didn't notice it in 2012 but a very small plant has reappeared and has a few flowers
Feijoa sellowiana / Pineapple guava, two shrubs in full gaudy bloom (Edited May 19, 2013. At the time I bought these plants, most references to Pineapple guava gave the name as Feijoa sellowiana, but now I've read that a more correct name may be Acca sellowiana)
Gaura lindheimeri- original named plants dead but they left seedlings behind. One seedling has buds, aphids and ladybugs
Hemerocallis citrina - buds on a couple of stalks
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Best of Friends' from Pam/Digging - many, many buds on one plant.
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', bought at Austin Daylily Society sale. No flowers but has buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio', brought from my former Illinois garden, has buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Prairie Blue Eyes', buds
Hemerocallis cultivar 'Vi's Apricot' - flowers and buds on several plants
Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily from Gardener of Good and Evil - buds and a couple of flowers
Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon - buds
Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis - full bloom
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea - blooming for awhile
Hydrangea X 'Sweet Carol', Bliss series of marcrophylla/serrata crosses - buds
Iris X germanica passalong from Rock Rose via Lucinda Hutson - one bud
Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden - couple of flowers
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle - still has some bloom
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, two plants with bud stalks, mostly done but still showing color
Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white - both in bloom
Lavandula angustifolia, English lavender - wands with buds in patio container
Lilium unknown - one bud. This is probably a bloomed-out Easter Lily that I stuck in a flower bed in 2005
Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - hanging on but heat will get it
Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle - couple of flowers
Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - flowers and some small, green fruit
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' - has opened a few flowers
Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy; a couple of plants alive and in bloom
Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - scattered creamy flowers on fragrant shrub
Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander (probably it is 'Mathilde Ferrier' ). This plant has had some problems in the last couple of years, but looks very pretty right now
Ocimum basilicum, Basil - plants in pots trying to bolt
Origanum majorana, Sweet marjoram
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive - two of four shrubs still have a few lingering flowers
Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), many in bloom
Papaver unknown species of annual poppies, many reseeded. Only one open flower today
Pelargonium hybrids– bedding geranium, red-flowered, blooming in front hypertufa
Pelargonium grossularioides, coconut-scented geranium, few airy flowers
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - one cluster of flowers
Penstemen tenuis, Gulf coast penstemon - mostly gone to seed, just a few flowers left
Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (in three beds) just beginning to flower
Petunia annual - purple in patio container
Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - a little bloom left
Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in magenta pink - almost done
Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs) just got going in past week - pale blue flowers
Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano (3 plants) just getting into flowering swing
Punica granatum, pomegranate - might be 'Wonderful' (secret garden) couple of flowers
Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranates, two plants in containers - nonstop buds, flowers, fruit. Unfortunately fruit tastes pretty awful
Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- just finished big bloom cycle - couple of flowers left
Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants just past peak bloom
Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, just finished big bloom cycle - couple of buds left
Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants, one in container, one in ground) have looked fabulous for months
Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber - many flowers but beat-up by rain
Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber near gate - last flower open now
Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose from DD- one flower left
Rosa - unnamed orange mini-rose came with house - mid-cycle now after a very good spring
Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - couple of plants with flowers
Salvia coccinea, Hummingbird sage, These plants act like annuals much of the time, sometimes are quite perennial, and the seedlings vary a great deal. I started with one plant of red and one of the 'Coral Nymph'. After a couple of years some white plants appeared near the patio. More and more shades of red, white, orange, coral and pink keep appearing and I've let them grow all over the garden. When a dark coral plant popped up near the birdbaths, I transplanted it near the coral mini-rose and let it reseed.
Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage
Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 2 plants survived winter and have not stopped blooming
Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, reseeded all over and has many wandlike flowers
Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red, lavender pink and Orchid-purple - most in full bloom
Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - 3 plants, light bloom
Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' , one of two plants has small violet flowers
Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower,
Scutellaria ovata, Heartleaf skullcap - several plants forming buds but no blooms yet
Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer
Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label says white skullcap - just starting
Scutellaria unlabeled soft pink skullcap in parkway, just starting
Scutellaria wrightii? blue skullcap one in parkway, one in front bed , blooming for months
Sedum, little varieties with white flowers ... ternatum?
Sisyrinchium unk species, Blue-eyed grass - tiny iris relative- has been in bloom for weeks
Spiraea X vanhouteii, guessing name for rounder-leaved spiraeas - couple of stray flowers left
Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys, 3 plants - have flowers most of the year
Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander - bloom just ending
Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine with white, fragrant flowers. Four vines, on veranda, side fence, trellis and shed, all in bloom
Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover - full, white, airy bloom
Tradescantia pallida, syn Setcresea pallida/ Purple Heart, many lavender flowers;
Verbena bonariensis – reseeder - popped flowers in a couple of borders
Viola spp– various hybrids of Pansies and violas in containers and hanging baskets still in flower but will not last when heat hits
Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - seems to be forming buds
Zephyranthes drumondii AKA Cooperia pedunculata Cooper's Rainlily - flowers opened in rain this morning
This post was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
GBBD List for January 2013
This is the list for January Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, started by May Dreams Carol in 2007. I hope there will soon be a post for January 2013 GBBD on my main blog, The Transplantable Rose
Even after repeated freezes with a couple of overnight dips into the 20's F range, some plants are still blooming outside:
Camellia japonica 'Pius IX', rose-red camellia - a few flowers and a dozen buds
Camellia japonica 'Morning Glow' double white camellia - one open flower, some buds frozen off
Justicia brandegeana, Shrimp plant in Secret Garden, flowers still there but color is darker after being cold
Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle Still has flowers but leaves paler
Mahonia, species probably bealei, grape holly, budding in front container. It was cold out so I took this terrible photo by leaning over the rail of the veranda. If the flowers last until February GBBD I'll try again.
Origanum majorana, Sweet marjoram - not sure if they are flowers or developing seed pods but something is going on!
Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive four shrubs, three in the ground, one in container, still had flowers today
Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' blooming in Secret Garden in protected spot
Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate, plant in Secret Garden container has a couple of buds
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, lightly blooming pale blue flowers
Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary light bloom
Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage 2 plants on patio, each with a few flowers
Salvia greggii, one rose-red plant has one flower stalk
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' plant in Secret Garden still has a few flowers as does the plant by the front steps
Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue' Blue evergreen groundcover skullcap, plant in patio container has a few flowers
Viola spp– hybrid Pansies in hanging basket and patio pot still blooming
Blooming inside:
Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrids bought in December, looking tired
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana? Florist's Kalanchoe, two plants started from leaf cuttings a few years ago. Now have bud stalks, just showing color
Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant, buds on plants living outdoors were frozen but plant brought inside is in bloom
Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window, bought February 2006 & still blooms off-and-on
Salvia discolor, Andean Silver Sage, two florets on plant in window
Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus A plant in the window has a couple of buds. Another just finished and two were duds this year.
Carol has the roundup of GBBD posts at her May Dreams blog.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
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
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
Monday, July 16, 2012
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
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
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