Summer 2010 Blooms

Today is the first official day of summer . I want to see some blooms other than mine, so start posting!!

Crinums blooming.

Hey Marie - what are the first flowers you posted? They're gorgeous!

Cactus flowas :o)

I've got to get my camera fixed - although I don't have much to take pictures of right now...

The flowers change color on this Dianthus.

Here's a new dwarf hollyhock.

This is a type of perennial Salvia. It looks alot like celosia or astilbe.

A zinnia that sprouted itself!

Here are dwarf goldenrod on left, African daisies and pink lace monarda on right.

My first sunflower I grew from seed

My neighbor's Echinopsis 'Dutchman's Gold'

NM_gardener_guy those are great pictures. I like the dwarf goldenrod!!

I want zinnia like that to show up at my place!!

Awesome pictures! I've never seen a Salvia like that one - very cool...

I have Zinnias I started from seed I'm waiting for them to bloom. I also see a couple popping up where I didn't plant them, so I'm thinking the birdies were feasting on my Zinnia sees last year - lol.

Here is my water hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineas) these flowers are huge, about 8" across. The plant has not topped out yet and is already over 7 ft tall.

Wow that is a beauty!!

I have several different color gerbera daisies

nmguy, I like that dianthus, and the salvia, too! Oh, and that zinnia, Nancy!

and red...

Are those perennial for you Susie?

and orange

I just don't understand why I can't grow any variety of hibiscus when so many people have beautiful ones like yours.

I have 3 that make it through the winter and the summer, but they are in fairly protected areas. I have one this is a 'spider' type gerbera, it has huge (not blooming today) blooms that are not flat, but reminiscent of carnations. It is a mango color. I have had it out for 3 years now and it has done fairly well.

Here is a Billbergia nutans - Queen's Tears- this bromeliad can get away from you...

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My dark orange zinnia is about 3 inches across and the plant has branched out all on its own with lots of side buds. I am so happy with it because it grew in a perfect spot too. I'm going to try to save some seeds but I hope it self seeds again!

Dicliptera suberecta- really liking this plant!

Turks Cap

Some kind of yucca - I thought it was soap yucca, but the flower is different- from my visit last week to Boyce Thompson. This flower part of this plant was about 6'x6' it was huge!

A cute little Anna's hummer female who likes to sit and eat, regardless of the setting...

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One of the oxalis from when we all ordered a couple years ago. It is forming little bulbs on the flower stalks after the bloom is finished. Do you think I could plant those?

Cyrtanthus Brachysoyphus

Here are some of this years stargazer lillies

I love dragonflies.. there are 4 of them and each has their own territory and pond, with 2 of them being more willing to share one of the ponds.

This epi is getting a little large, sure hopes it blooms this year.

snapdragon vine- sorry can't get a good pic of flowers!

Love the Cyrtanthus Brachysoyphus. I need tol ook that one up. I would think you can plant the little bubils. Has your epi ever bloomed?

various epis and various hoyas. These guys stay outside year around and do quite well.

Here is a flower from the Barbados Cherry


Yes Marie- it has bloomed, several of them have actually. I was ecstatic!! Unfortunately I don't have photos, that was around the time I dropped the camera in Big Lake and was not able to buy one for a while... Oops! There is an epi society I used to belong to http://www.epiphyllumsociety.org/index.html that has great info on when and what to feed for blooms.

and here is a cherry from the Barbados Cherry tree. They are very tasty and must be eaten quickly, as they do not last long off (or on) the tree. They have a VERY strong cherry flavor- almost like cough syrup!

Here's a nice, simple, bee-lovin pumpkin flower!

Susie maybe I do not want one of those as much as I thought. I do not like cherry cough syrup at all.


Love the pumpkin bloom. I need to get some planted asap!!

Yeah for pumpkin blooms! I have some Sugar Pie pumpkins that are slowly ripening - can you say pumpkin pie - lol?!?!