Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Bloom Day



I think I have a hybrid here. :) I think I may have planted the large yellow daylilly - but I have a feeling that the large orangey-red one may be a result of a tryst with with the orange ones by the mail box.


The white trumpet lillies are now blooming - as the orange orientals have faded. Lillies staggered across the summer really help keep something always in bloom... Plus it's nice to have fragrance.
It also helps to have long bloomers like coneflower... Only my purple ones are in bloom - the white are close - with the yellow and red still haven't shot up bloom stalks.


Musacdet? is blooming on taller stalks than in years past - wonder if it is the wet spring or just the age of the plant.

My oakleaf and Endless Summer Hydrangas are still blooming - as are the stella d'oro daylillies and the hollyhocks and crosmosia.And this purple species geranium is going a bit nuts... I think he likes the extra sunlight that the others I planted in the shade aren't getting. And the buds on the butterfly bush are developing.
The hosta are blooming, as are the balloon flowers (though they just started), the Russian sage, and lavender are still gorgeous.
And I'm quite happy to have plenty of tomato, pepper, and squash flowers - the beans are still a bit slow. :)

4 comments:

WashingtonGardener said...

Your post reminds me I need some tall Asiatic lilies - I only have shorties.

Jo said...

Lovely flowers. I love the white trumpet lilies.

Karen - An Artists Garden said...

What beautiful lilies you have.
K

~~Rhonda said...

I like your range of blues/purples. Very pretty. Russian sage is lovely, isn't it? So breezy. I can't get enough of those. :) ~~Rhonda