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| Linanthus grandiflorus, which used to have pure white blooms- and now they are a pinkish/purple color. |
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| Origanum rotundifolium ‘Kent Beauty’ (ornamental oregano) |
This is Anagallis Monelli 'Blue Pimpernel' from Annie's Annuals. It has been a non-stop bloomer for the past couple of months, and is probably one of the plants that I get asked about the most in my garden. These blooms are BLUE, this picture doesn't do it justice.
Do you see the bee? The bee's love artichoke blooms!
Is it just me or does the side shot of a blooming artichoke remind you of Kid n' Play? Did I just age myself?
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| No, this echinacea does not have a serious case of bed head, this is actually an Echinacea purpurea 'Double Decker'. |
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| Gaillardia, which is quickly becoming a groundcover for me. Thankfully, I don't mind it! Doesn't it just scream sunshine?! Can you believe this was just planted this spring from a 3" pot? And did I mention how drought tolerant it is? |
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| Rudbeckia.... and as you can see by the pictures in this post I have a LOT of Rudbeckia, unfortunetly I didn't do a good job of remembering their names. |
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| Eriogonum grande rubescens “Red Buckwheat”, a California native that has done pretty well in the garden so far. It just started blooming a couple weeks ago, and we should continue to see it bloom for another couple of months. |
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| Ageratum |
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| Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' |
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| The first sunflower bloom of the year isn't even one that I planted- this one is from our bird feeder. |
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| More Rudbeckia.... |
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| Echinacea |
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| More Rudbeckia.... these were grown from seed this year and have really taken off! |
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| Selago Serrata, which looks nothing like the one at Annie's Annuals, but I still like it! |
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| Dicliptera suberecta, otherwise known at 'Uruguayan Firecracker Plant'. I got this plant from my friend Chuck, but you can also purchase it at Annie's Annuals. |
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| Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Diadem, which needs to be dead headed pretty badly (as do most of the plants in my yard right now) |
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| Another non-stop bloomer, Anchusa capensis 'Blue Angel' |
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| Eucomis 'Pineapple Lily' |
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| Physostegia virginiana, otherwise known as 'dragonhead' or 'obedient plant' |
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| Santolina 'Lemon Fizz' |
Do you see the bee? The bee's love artichoke blooms!
Is it just me or does the side shot of a blooming artichoke remind you of Kid n' Play? Did I just age myself? |
| Nicotiana 'Lime Green' |
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| Lot's of squash blooms.... these are 'Starship' scalloped squash- seeds from the "Summer Scallop Trio" package at Renee's Garden. |
You have become very good at flower photography!
ReplyDeleteI agree. Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you both! I guess I shouldn't admit that I was able to take the pics and post them all within 20 minutes? You'll never find any photoshopping here- I am far too lazy of a photographer for that (I'll leave that to experts!)
ReplyDeleteYour blooms are great. Love the big sunflower!
ReplyDeletea) Stunning pics b) Kid n Play does NOT age you, because if it ages you, it ages me too! And I refuse to accept that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post! Makes me want to plant more flowers.
ReplyDeleteI too have a big clump of Gaillardia, and love it for how low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and seemingly ever-blooming it is!
That first shot w/the sharp focused flowers and blurry background is awesome! I'm gonna be looking into that 'Blue Pimpernel' flower now... Nice garden you have going there :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary! That's a blooming succulent- I'm not sure what kind as it's one that I pulled out of my grandparents yard! I love it though- very Dr.Suess-like!
ReplyDeleteYou have so many different things than me! love the Santolina 'Lemon Fizz'. I do have the same succulent in bloom - but it's hard to get a shot of.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I know who kid n' play is and it does!
Wow. All that stuff you got at Annie's really paid off! :) That's cool that the sunflower from the birdseed made such a nice flower.
ReplyDeleteI have the exact same echeveria in your top picture blooming in my garden too. Will Gaillardia bloom through the winter for you? I hear it does in some places. My Anagallis got tired so I cut it way back. It's making lots of new stems, but no flowers right now.
Gaillardia will bloom at least until November here, sometimes December. December can be a weird month for us- we've had weather in the high 80's in December before- and then last year we got snow in December, so it's really up in the air every year as to how long things will last.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, all of my Annie's purchases are finally paying off! I just need them to mature and get bigger!
So many beautiful flowers! Your USDA and Sunset zones are both the same as mine, so your post makes me think I might be able to grow these things. Maybe I'll try planting some of that red buckwheat. Right now I have E. fasciculatum and E. umbellatum, which have both survived for nearly a year already, but neither has bloomed yet - so my experience with buckwheats has been rather dull so far.
ReplyDeleteAn excellent showing, I bet you are not slacking as much as you let on. Thanks for joining in for bloom day!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos and flowers. So many of your plants won't survive here in zone 6b, but I do have a similar Gaillardia ('Goblin') that flowers non-stop for months with absolutely no work on my part (although I do dead-head it). A definite must-have in the garden. Thanks for visiting Garden Junkies - nice to be introduced to your wonderful blog and garden :-)
ReplyDeleteWowzers. Those are amazing flowers and photos! Guess I need to look into something besides veggies for the garden. How inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThis is embarrassing to admit, but I have never seen an artichoke bloom before! What have I been missing!
ReplyDeleteThe Eucomis is nice too... I have a pineapple lily too but its purple and gets a lot bigger.
Oh, and you shouldn't use great photos if your "about me" claims otherwise! The are really nice!
Amazing flower shots. I love all of the variety in your garden.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I just wrote down a LOT of names so I can see if some of these will grow in my neighborhood! I find that some of your more drought tolerant plants (gaillardia) will do well here in CO. Loved the artichoke and am praying.
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