Florida Gardening: Florida gardeners Summer chat room...What's blooming?, 5 by shauna1219

shauna1219 wrote:
I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July!

Beautiful pictures Sherri and Bonnie! Bonnie, that cherry allamanda looks like a plant someone has in my neighborhood that I have been eye-balling. It looks like a huge bush with dark purplish-red blooms that really catches your eye. The first time I spotted that plant was at Adventure Island and I wanted it then. Too bad at Adventure Island, they have them positioned in such a way, you can’t get close enough to take a clipping. LOL
Today is the first day we have gotten rain in almost a week. Luckily my rain barrels are still somewhat full. We got a new puppy a few weeks ago that has been hell on my flower beds. Every time he is outside, he is running through one of them. Currently, he is too small to do much damage, but I am trying to stop that behavior now. I don’t want that to become a habit for him to hop through my beds.

1. Newest addition - Diesel
2. Purple passion flower which has had some Gulf Fritillary caterpillars in it
3. Hibiscus Schizopetalus
4. Lavender Cat Whiskers
5. Tutti Frutti butterfly bush - with a butterfly

Shauna