GBBD LIst for September 2010

Every month Carol of May Dreams Gardens asks us to tell what's blooming in our gardens. The main Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post will be found at The Transplantable Rose... here is the list with botanical names*.

Some of last month's bloomers have dropped off the list - a few have dropped off permanently. Here's what's in bloom now:


Abelia chinensis/Abelia, four white shrubs - fresh bloom after rain.

Abelia chinensis two medium-sized pink shrubs, light bloom

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

Abutilon hybridum 'Patrick's', think it's named after Patrick Kirwin - buds and flowers

Allium tuberosum, Garlic chives in flower

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweeds - in bloom & covered in aphids

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed - a few ratty flowers

Buddleia davidii Pink Butterfly Bush - a few buds, not open

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush - a few flowers

Callisia repens AKA Tradesantia minima, inch plant

Canna X generalis burgundy leaved - one flower

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - many flowers.

Capsicum annuum are also the wild bird peppers, Chile pequin- some in bloom, some with tiny peppers

Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl' are lovely dark purple ornamental peppers, upon which some bird or critter has been chomping, so they are not very ornamental.

Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca- white- one survivor in hanging basket

Clematis unknown hybrid, purple flowers - attacked by insects but has buds and flowers

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower. AKA Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense' AKA Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'- my new plant in a container is winding down after being in in bloom for months; the one in ground for a few years finally recovered from winter and looks lovely.

Clitoria ternatea- annual vine-the Blue Butterfly Pea, many flowers

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - a few flowers and buds in front garden

Cosmos sulphureus, reseeding annual. Most of the original plants died after the rain, but seedlings had sprouted and those small plants have flowers

Cucumis melo? Cantaloupe type melon. It should have been pulled up after 3 melons were destroyed by animals & vine attacked by borers. I ignored it and remnant has a few flowers.

Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower - light bloom

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form - not great, but a few flowers

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ - two plants still doing fine

Dicliptera suberecta Uraguayan firecracker plant also called Mexican Hummingbird plant- flowering now- would be larger but somebody got too close with the weed whip.

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost', two plants - one in great bloom, one okay but would be better if I hacked back its neighbors

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze - lone survivor in patio container blooming well


Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ native - seedlings popped up and in bloom

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?) finally making flowers after sulking in summer

Habranthus tubispathus, copper lilies, yellow rainlilies - you just missed them

Hedychium coronarium/ Hawaiian White Ginger - buds

Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual sunflowers - storm knocked off branches, but what's left is still blooming

Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon - just a couple of flowers now

Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis

Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens - white impatiens in Secret garden still live and bloom

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo - went OUT of bloom after 12" of rain. Am so annoyed I left its name on the list just so I could complain to you.

Ipomoea alba, Moon flower vine - many buds and flowers every evening - yay!

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual - tolerated for Hummingbirds' sake

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine - keeps making a few flowers

Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle- some flowers

Lagerstroemia indica, hot pink crepe myrtles (5 trees) - a few flowers, mostly seed pods now

Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees); a few flowers, many seedpods. Didn't get out to deadhead

Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', in new border, reddish-purple flowers, many seedpods, must deadhead

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white, in bloom. In the parking strip one lavender-colored plant thinks it's Godzilla.

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', Lavender, still blooming - am stunned at its long cycle and the hummingbirds approve

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub- handful of flowers

Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, growing in long lines all over the place, with some plumey flowers here and there

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - 'Sun Gold' has some blossoms and one other tomato variety has a few flowers

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow - two plants blooming

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, white form of Turkscap/Wax Mallow - two plants blooming

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy, in several beds. Many small flowers, but plants look as if cats/squirrels/raccoons have been using them for mattresses

Ocimum basilicum, Basil -a few on 'Spicy Globe'

Origanum majorana, Sweet marjoram - very odd little flowers and seed heads. Hope they are edible because we've been using them!

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' a few flowers

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea', burgundy purple, clover-shaped leaves and pinkish flowers. Full bloom in front containers, light bloom elsewhere

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose - full bloom in parking strip.

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window - always a bud or flower

Pentas lanceolata Egyptian stars - had three. One washed away, one looks terrible, one in bloom.

Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick' - bought spring 2010 - only a couple of florets but plant is alive!

Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant - a few of those weird white flowers

Platycodon grandiflorus, Blue Balloon Flower - plant near veranda made a few flowers

Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' - couple of new flowers

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs) - climbing the wall, eating the sidewalk, non-stop flowers

Plumeria unknown species/Frangipani - only one creamy yellowflower stalk from three plants.

Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming but not pretty at all after being beaten by rain.

Portulaca - reseeded Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes - mostly washed away or drowned but a couple have survived

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate in container has a flower & a tiny pomegranate

Rhodophiala bifidia/Oxblood Lilies AKA Schoolhouse Lilies, most bloomed - some still look okay, others shriveled. They looked like this a few days ago, with Strobilanthes dyerianus/Persian Shield


Rosa 'Red Cascade', mini-climber bought in spring for $3- climbing a metal bird tower and is in bloom

Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - blooming just fine under the Blue Clerodendron

Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage couple of seedlings in bloom

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage very happy after rain

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers- here with Zinnia linearis


Salvia greggii, couple of the white and red ones are in bloom but some almost leafless

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage - a few flowers, leaves are in shreds from insect attacks

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' - no flowers in back, a few in front, leaves look terrible

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' three plants - maybe a handful of blooms - and very few leaves.

Salvia vanhoutii SYN Salvia splendens var 'Van Houttei' - this $2 plant is filling the entire center of the new border - many, many flowers. Appreciated by hummingbirds

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants - don't look too bad and have flowers

Scutellaria wrightii? some variety of blue skullcap in parkway - has flowers

Sedum telephium? Hytotelephium? Some passalong plant resembling a pale pink 'Autumn Joy' is making buds.

Stapelia gigantea?/Carrion flower, Starfish flower - it looked like this on the 13th and smelled like rotting meat



Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , had died back from drought, now back and in bloom

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

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - still has flowers

Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea', Pink rainlily - you just missed them in bloom last few days, but none today

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

*As to the names - I try to be accurate, but no guarantees!

GBBD List for July 2010

This post, GBBD List for July 2010, was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog.


The post for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day went up at The Transplantable Rose blog on time but the post & video for Farewell, Tomato and the post for the photography contest The Intent of the Gardener took so much time that this GBBD list is a week late. I've come to depend on these records kept here at Annie's Addendum and regret it later if a month is skipped.

Here is the monthly list of everything as it was in my garden on July 15, 2010, with my best attempts at correct botanical names. And photos just for fun.


Abelia chinensis/Abelia, four white shrubs in bloom

Abelia chinensis two unnamed pink shrubs in bloom

Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub light bloom

Achillea 'Moonshine', a few fading flowers and pretty awful looking foliage

Amarcrinum ‘Fred Howard’ the plant near the back door has a bloom stalk, hoping other bulbs of this fragrant pink lily will copy

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus from Pam/Digging light bloom

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed couple of plants

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed

Bauhinia forficata(?)* Orchid tree, Pate de Vaca - opens a flower every few days- not sure if one was open on the 15th

Buddleia davidii Pink Butterfly Bush from Gardener of Good & Evil Lori, bud, flowers, dried heads

Buddleja lindleyana* Weeping butterfly bush, some flowers on branch tips.

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, some from Natural Gardener, some from Shoal Creek Nursery- some flowers on most

Canna americanallis 'Bengal Tiger' syn 'Praetoria' were open the 15th, frizzled now

Canna X generalis 'City of Portland' were open the 15th, frizzled now

Canna X generalis burgundy leaved were open the 15th, frizzled now

Canna X generalis, unnamed tall, bright green-leaved with red-orange flowers, not exactly in my garden. The plant spread under the fence and while not blooming on my side...the part in my neighbors' yard made flowers.

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers have both flowers and developing peppers

Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca or periwinkle- a few plants of pure white blooming in pots

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower. The original plant* is now growing well and branching but has no buds yet. Robin/Getting Grounded found another one for me and it looks great. (Royal Horticultural Society says it's Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense', nicknamed Blue Cat's Whiskers; Pam/Digging & Dave's Garden calls it Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense')

Coreopsis 'Crème Brulee' /Coreopsis, one remaining clump survives. Flowers past peak but still there

Cosmos sulphureus - annual orange cosmos in full bloom - covered with Bordered patch butterflies

Crocosmia, unidentified may be ‘Lucifer’ in bloom. A passalong from onetime gardenblogger MarthaChick

Cucumis melo? Couple more flowers on Mystery Melon from gardenblogger Laura of Some Like it Hot

Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, light bloom of little orange flowers

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ in full bloom 2 plants

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form - sparse bloom

Datura inoxia(?) a few flowers on plant that sprouted in pot on patio. I didn't catch a photo of the open flowers before the seed pod formed. Last year a Hyde Park gardener gave me a starter plant that died over winter; think this is a seedling.

Delosperma cooperi ?* Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, large patch weather-reduced to small plant with couple flowers

Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums bought years ago, a few stray bloom in light pink & plain yellow

Dicliptera suberecta Uraguayan firecracker plant - new small plant just starting to flower

Echinacea purpurea mostly browned flowers but some buds

Echinacea purpurea alba? – a white cultivar, mostly browned flowers but some buds

Echinacea purpurea ‘Purple Stars , mostly browned flowers but some buds

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' - two plants, flowers are tiny but nonstop

Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze one plant

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ white gaura in front bed

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), one plant in flower, one in bud

Helianthus, unknown sp, 3 plants, annual sunflower beloved by birds. Seedlings appear randomly every spring. There are flowers, buds, and seedheads forming and
also many caterpillars of the Bordered Patch butterfly

Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily (also from Good and Evil Lori) one surprise late bloom stalk with buds

Hemerocallis passalong 'Pinocchio' one flower, couple of buds

Hemerocallis passalong 'Vi's Apricot' - one plant has second set of buds

Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’, 2 plants, usually one or two large white flowers each day

Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon, passalong plant with two colors in bloom

Impatiens walleriana, white bedding impatiens in a few pots

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo from my friend Carole - some arching wands of pale pink flowers.

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual, couple of red flowers

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine - lots of flowers! They smell wonderful

Lagerstroemia indica, ubiquitous hot pink, here when we moved in ...several trees in bloom

Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees) still flowering away

Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', reddish-purple buds, orchid-hued flowers, really pretty!

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white in bloom

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant, cut it back and now a few more flowers for the hummingbirds

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub - full bloom on the 14th - all gone by 18th

Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, in long lines all over the place, a few wands

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle sustained light bloom

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - still a few flowers on surviving plants

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' (opened several buds on blooming day)

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow (two plants),pretty good bloom this year

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy crazy growth & bloom in parking strip; other plants also doing okay

Ocimum basilicum, Basil keeps trying to flower... I keep trying to stop it

Ocimum basilicum 'Spicy Globe', seedling from Rock Rose Jenny ... ditto

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), a few white flowers in shade in Secret Garden

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), couple of plants in bloom, most looking crispy

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose, makes flowers but leaves are always mildewed

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

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds), floppy but making flowers

Petunias - one dark-violet hybrid blooming in a hanging basket since winter but looking tired

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox most dead but two white ones still trying to bloom in triangle bed

Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick' - new plant - very pretty flowers and some buds

Piper auritum/Hoja Santa or Rootbeer Plant (replacement plant kindly shared by EastSidePatch, you wonderful man!) now sporting several odd wand-shaped white flowers

Platycodon grandiflorus tall Blue Balloon Flower full bloom near veranda

Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' (3 plants), full bloom in Pink Entrance garden and back Yaupon Bed

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), love the heat and making flowers

Poliomintha bustamanta, Mexican oregano (3 plants), all blooming. Two I bought; one was from Pam/Digging

Portulaca - reseeded Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes looking good

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- no flowers but a dozen developing buds

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

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) front plant has flowers, one in back has buds

Russelia equisetiformis*, Firecracker plant - flower stalks still developing but no flowers yet

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, filled out and in bloom; some I bought & a couple came from Rock Rose Jenny.

Salvia greggii, many colors including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red and Orchid-purple - light bloom on most

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage has flowers, but was just deadheaded so is making new buds

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' light bloom in back; full bloom in front

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - three plants all in bloom.

Salvia vanhoutii SYN Salvia splendens var 'Van Houttei' small starter plant now 3' gawky shrub with many elongated flowers

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

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants in Pink Entrance Garden, dependable pink bloomer

Scuttelaria suffrutescens? unlabeled skullcap blooming paler pink in parking strip bed... looks slightly different from other plants

Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label said white skullcap and a few flowers confirm it

Scutellaria wrightii, blue skullcap, one blooming in parking strip bed

Sedum, little unidentified varieties with white flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys -keeps making yellow flowers a few at a time

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

Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' small piece lived and is making a few flowers

Tulbaghia violacea / Society Garlic - couple of flowers on Passalong-passalong from Diana/Sharing Nature's Garden

Verbena bonariensis –this short-lived reseeding perennial is blooming wherever the seeds landed - some plants are looking ratty and will be cut back

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - full bloom!

Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea', Pink rainlily in patio container and in the front border

Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, reseed each year and are in flower

*Plants with an asterisk came from my friend Ellen.

Please pretend the botanical names have been properly italicized. There are nearly 100 plants on this month's list and it takes too darned long.

This post, GBBD List for July 2010, was written by Annie in Austin for her Annie's Addendum blog.

GBBD List for June 2010

The Addendum is where you'll find a list with my best guesses at the botanical names for what's in bloom here June 15, 2010. So you'll find this Althaea/Rose of Sharon listed under "H" for Hibiscus syriacus

For the Garden Blogger Bloom Day post please go to the Transplantable Rose

Abelia chinensis/Abelia, four white shrubs full bloom

Abelia chinensis two unnamed pink shrubs full bloom

Abelia chinensis 'Edward Goucher' smaller pink shrub light bloom

Achillea 'Moonshine', second flush after deadheading

Ageratina havanensis, syn Eupatorium havanense /Fragrant white mistflower - couple of flowers

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Flame acanthus from Pam/Digging full bloom

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, first year seedlings just starting to bloom

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed a few flowers

Buddleia davidii Pink Butterfly Bush from Gardener of Good & Evil Lori, budded

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush, some flowers on branch tips.

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, some from Natural Gardener, some from Shoal Creek Nursery- barely blooming - not sure why

Canna X generalis burgundy-leaved canna has one bud showing

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers flowers and a few peppers

Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca or periwinkle- a few plants of pure white blooming in pots

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual - think there are four plants still showing orange brachts

Chrysanthemem maximum, Shasta daisies - peak bloom is past, but still has flowers

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower. The original plant survived and has put up one stem. Dear Robin/Get Grounded found some plants for sale and scooped one for me; it now has both buds and some flowers. Thank you, Robin!
(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, Gregg’s Mistflower - closely related to C. coelestinium, the mistflower I grew in Illinois, but leaves are quite different. It's just starting to open fuzzy lavender purple blooms

Coreopsis 'Crème Brulee' /Coreopsis, one remaining clump survives and is in bloom

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro one remaining plant going to seed

Cosmos sulphureus - think this is the name for annual orange cosmos in full bloom

Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, a handful of little orange flowers

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

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant, spreading over gravel walk in Pink Garden; not much left after winter, but it's alive and has flowers

Dendranthema x grandiflora?. - ordinary cushion mums bought years ago, a few flowers in light pink & plain yellow

Dicliptera suberecta Uraguayan firecracker plant - new small plant just starting to flower

Echinacea purpurea flowers and buds

Echinacea purpurea alba? – a white cultivar in flower

Echinacea purpurea ‘Purple Stars mostly buds

Eucomis unknown species, Pineapple lily - tiny flowers on stalk, turning to seed, it appears
Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' - two plants, flowers are tiny but nonstop

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ white gaura in front bed

Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), lots of buds and some flowers

Habranthus tubispathus, copper lilies, yellow rainlilies - one appeared in the triangle bed

Helianthus, unknown, gigantic, annual sunflower just opening blooms with many buds

Hemerocallis citrina still has buds but past peak

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Best of Friends' from Pam/Digging - a few more buds on two plants

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Prairie Blue Eyes' still has buds but past peak

Hemerocallis passalong 'Vi's Apricot' - one plant has second set of buds

Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’, a few huge white flowers each day

Hibiscus syriacus/Rose of Sharon, passalong plant with two colors in bloom

Hosta 'Krossa Regal' one flower stalk

Impatiens walleriana, white bedding impatiens in a few pots

Indigofera amblyantha? /pink false indigo - some arching wands of pale pink flowers.

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual, couple of red flowers

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine - lots of flowers! They smell wonderful

Lagerstroemia indica, ubiquitous hot pink...one tree blooming - others thinking about it

Lagerstroemia x hybrida ‘Acoma’ white crepe myrtles (2 trees) full glorious bloom!

Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba', reddish-purple buds, no flowers yet

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender and trailing white in bloom

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant, blooming for hummingbirds

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

Liriope muscari/Lilyturf, in long lines all over the place, just thinking about flowers

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle in light bloom

Lupinus texensis a couple of seeds germinated late and retain a few flowers

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - few flowers on large varieties, but many flowers on 'Sun Gold' cherry tomato

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii/Turkscap or Red Wax Mallow (two plants),just starting

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy still making flowers but past peak

Myrtus communis nana/ dwarf Greek myrtle - one shrub lots of flowers

Nerium oleander/ double yellow oleander 'Mathilde Ferrier' past peak but has some flowers

Ocimum basilicum, Basil keeps trying to flower... I keep trying to stop it

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), looking stressed, few blooms

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), couple of plants in bloom, most looking crispy

Pavonia lasiopetala, pink rock rose, makes flowers but leaves are always mildewed

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

Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds), floppy but making flowers

Petunias - one dark-violet hybrid blooming in a hanging basket since winter

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox most dead but two white ones still trying to bloom in triangle bed

Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick' - budded - new plant - hope it will be pretty!

Platycodon grandiflorus tall Blue Balloon Flower full bloom near veranda

Platycodon 'Miss Tilly' (3 plants), full bloom in Pink Entrance garden and back Yaupon Bed

Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), just starting to bloom after winter killed them to ground

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

Portulaca - reseeded Moss Roses and Flowering Purslanes just beginning

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- buds and flowers but pretty ratty looking

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, small reflush of flowering

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) quite a few flowers in front; not too many on container rose near patio

Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant - just starting to show orange plumes

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – a few flowers

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers

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

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage a few flowers

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' doing okay

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - two plants - lots of little flowers

Salvia vanhoutii SYN Salvia splendens var 'Van Houttei' has buds! (new plant from Barton Springs Nursery

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

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, one of two plants still has a few flowers

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants in Pink Entrance Garden, dependable pink bloomer

Scuttelaria suffrutescens? unlabeled skullcap blooming paler pink in parking strip bed... looks slightly different from other plants

Scutellaria suffrutescens alba? - label said white skullcap and a few flowers confirm it

Scutellaria wrightii, blue skullcap, one blooming in parking strip bed

Sedum, little varieties with white flowers

Stachys byzantina/ Lambs Ears - they want to bloom and sometimes I let them

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys - two plants with a few flowers on each

Teucrium chamaedrya dwarf green germander - lavender pink flowers

Tradescantia fluminensis? smaller bridal veil type plant near steps to veranda

Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover , light bloom

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

Verbena bonariensis –blooming wherever they have reseeded

Viola spp– yellow hybrids violas surviving and blooming in a container where they get afternoon shade

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree - full bloom!


Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, reseed each year - very small plants beginning to make buds

GBBD List For May 2010

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


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

Achillea 'Moonshine', full bloom

Ajuga, unknown species, purple-leaved bugle weed

Allium cepa, garden onions

Aloe saponaria, African aloe AKA Soap aloe

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow columbine

Aquilegia canadensis? Looks like it, anyway

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed

Buddleja lindleyana/ Weeping butterfly bush just starting

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

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers - yay!

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual and reseeded

Catharanthus roseus - annual vinca- white

Chrysanthemem maximum, Shasta daisies - buds

Clematis unknown hybrid, handful of purple flowers

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – several plants

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro - left some plants for ladybugs

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’

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

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

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

Echinacea purpurea budded

Eucomis unknown species pushed up flower stalk

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

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

Gaura lindheimerii ‘The Bride’ several plants

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

Hemerocallis citrina - just sending up stalks

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

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Devonshire', Austin Daylily Society has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Happy Returns' several blooming stalks

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Pinochio' has buds

Hemerocallis cultivar 'Prairie Blue Eyes' has buds

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

Hemerocallis fulva – Ditch daylily from Lori blooming!

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

Hosta 'Krossa Regal' - one stalk

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

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

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

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine- just thinking about opening buds

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


Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' - new - one flower

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', many unopened wands

Ledebouria spp Spotted squill, porch plant

Lilium unknown Easter Lily a couple of buds

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - remnants from winter

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle (just a few flowers)

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet - a few stragglers

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - buds, blooms and tiny tomatoes

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

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

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - doing well in sunny borders

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

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

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

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

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

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - still blooming in white and peach

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

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

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

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate

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

Rosa 'Mutabilis' front garden nonstop bloom

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary

Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – a few flowers

Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, wandlike flowers

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

Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage

Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'

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

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

Scutellaria ovata, Heartleaf skullcap

Scutellaria suffrutescens, pink skullcap, two plants dependable pink bloomer

Scutellaria unlabeled purple blooming skullcap

Sedum, little varieties with white flowers

Stachys byzantina/ Lambs Ears bud stalks

Stachys coccinea/Texas betony, 4 small coral flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys a few flowers

Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander a few flowers

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

veranda, side fence, trellis and shed.

Tradescantia fluminensis? smaller bridal veil type plant with white flowers

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

Verbena bonariensis – they seed around and some are blooming;

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

Vitex agnus-castus / Chaste tree has buds

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

My Mystery Rose

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



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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for any ideas and help with identifying it.

Annie

GBBD List for April 2010

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY LIST

As accurate as possible - but no guarantees on spelling!


Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice' one bud

Ajuga, unknown species, purple-leaved bugle weed

Anemone heterophylla 10-petalled anemone, thimbleweed

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons in bloom

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow columbine budded

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

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, in hanging baskets

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers a few flowers

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual, buds

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

Citrus aurantifolia? Mexican lime many flowers

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', on trellis in bloom

Clematis unknown hybrid dozens of purple flowers

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

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – buds only

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro just beginning to bloom

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

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' tiny white flowers

Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine a couple of late flowers left

Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis - final flower

Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish bluebells just beginning

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

Iris siberica, Siberian Iris, blue-violet - budded

Iris X germanica hybrid Fragrant peachy bearded Iris a couple left

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

Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' - one flower spike

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

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

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle many flowers

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

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

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - lots of flowers!

Magnolia figo/AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub still many flowers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - doing great

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

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate - buds

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

Ranunculus mixed hybrids planted fall 2009 - all terrific

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rosa, unknown climber, dark red - buds

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary a few flowers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Strobilanthes dyerianus/Persian shield - one plant has flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys a few flowers

Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander in bloom

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


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

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

March 25, 2010 List of Blooms

What was in bloom here on March 25, 2010



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

1] Anemone heterophylla 10-petalled anemone, thimbleweed

2] Antirrhinum majus Yellow snapdragons buds only

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14] Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine still opening flowers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22] Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' Lavender one flower spike

23] Lobularia maritime Sweet alyssum

24] Lonicera sempervirens coral honeysuckle covered in flowers

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

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

27] Lupinus texensis Bluebonnet a few flowers coloring up

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

29] Magnolia figo AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub many buds

30] Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot daisy just starting to flower

31] Muscari armeniacum grape hyacinth a few flowers

32] Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia' white daffodil

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

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

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

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

37] Petunia hybrids, blooming in containers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46] Rosa unnamed apricot mini-rose, buds.

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

48] Rosmarinus 'Huntington Carpet' dwarf groundcover rosemary

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

50] Rosemarinus officianalis upright Rosemary

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

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

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

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

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

56] Tulipa clusiana species tulip has buds

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

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

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

GBBD List for January 19, 2010

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

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' - a few flowers

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

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

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

Dianthus – a couple of buds on ‘Telstar’ hybrid

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

Hippeastrum hybrid AKA amaryllis 'Apple Blossom' in bud

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

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

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

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' blooming in secret garden

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

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

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

Rosmarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary dotted with white flowers

GBBD List for November 2009

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


Achillea 'Moonshine', light bloom

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

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

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

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

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

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'/ yellow bulbine - many bloomstalks

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

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

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

Capsicum annuum – two leftover garden peppers, a few buds

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

Clitoria ternatea- the Blue Butterfly Pea, still blooming

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

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

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

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ in bloom

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

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

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

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

Dianthus – a few ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers


Duranta erecta, Skyflower - still quite a few flowers


Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum - full bloom


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


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


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


Ipomoea batatas, dark purple sweet potato vine - buds

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

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' red buds

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine, buds


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


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

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

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


Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - in one hanging basket


Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle in new bloom cycle


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

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

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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Portulaca - buds on plants in one pot


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


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


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

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


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

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


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


Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary, tiny white flowers


Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant in bloom


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

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage a few flowers on patio


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


Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – many flowers


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


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


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


Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' Ditto


Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage full bloom


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

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


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


Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - 2 of 4 have buds


Scutellaria suffrutescens Pink Skullcap - a sprinkling of flowers


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


Sedum-type plant, no ID, pink fluffy flowers



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


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


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


Tricyrtis, Toad Lily, unknown species, light bloom


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