I don' t think I have ever seen this combination....

Not in my Garden anyway....I have Iris, Daylilies, Butterfly Bush and Lantana all blooming at the same time...lol Here is proof....it is amazing to me. Anyone else have things blooming "out of season"...

Janet that Iris is really late. Can't remember ever having one this late in the year. Pretty combo.

Thanks Jim, I wouldn't have believed it if someone had said "I have Iris blooming now" LOL that is why I thought I better post a picture! LOL Hope you and Bobbie are doing well. The heat is really ugly here right now...the last couple of days have been really bad!

I have iris still blooming also. Some of them are Janet's great Aunt's iris and some are a few I bought in a co-op last year.

And ... they all co-ordinate so nicely together! Is this your yellow/lilac bed?

LOL..all of my beds are hodge podge....I WISH I had planned more than I did...but they work for me...thanks!

Hodge podge, you must be a southern lady. LOL

Spoken like a true southern lady.I don't think I have ever seen iris blooming this late.However, my iris hardly bloomed at all, this year. Mike

LOL...Southern for sure! Born and raised in Georgia! LOL

Well, Southern Lady, I am enjoying that hodge podge!

GGG

LOL..me too GGG! Here is another shot of my hodge podge...lol

Another....

Same bed....different view...lol

Upper part of this bed...it was enlarged last year...

The top side...

Beautiful, Janet!

Thanks Deb....I am really enjoying everything that is blooming right now...and the Lantana is getting started along with the Butterfly Bushes...so it is going to take on a whole new look in a few weeks...I just get tired of the beauty!

Janet do you have any Japaneese Kerria?

I do...and I love it...I put it in this spot last year and it is spreading nicely!

I have the double. I believe your is single. Want a rooting of it?

You can see it in the background of this picture, next to the downspout, this was taken the end of April and it was done blooming...

I would love a rooting of it! Thanks so much for the offer!!

Here is another picture of the Jacob Cline Bee Balm....Mike if you would like some, let me know.

Janet - were those peonies I saw (near the downspout) or something else? My beebalm isn't blooming yet. What fertilizers etc do you use to get such a nice display of color?

Janet, you have me salavating, you know I would love some of those.They are trully beautiful.Mike

Artgal, Yes those are peonies...here is a better picture of them...they smell like roses and I know the name but can't think of it right this minute..lol

I really don't use a lot of anything for fertilizing...lol I do amend my soil and put down some extra top soil and mix in some aged manure on occassion, I may throw some of those granules around from time to time as well, but I am not systematic about any of it..I have to much to care for...lol The Bee Balm is just healthy and hard to kill I guess! LOL

The peonies are doing great. I'd heard they don't do well in Georgia - mine grew from bulbs last year and have returned - but no blooms as yet.

It took mine a while to get going....I have several new ones that may bloom next year...but might still be too small...they take a while to get going, but once they do, they are there for good!

Your flowers are just beautiful Janet! I just bought four kinds of lantana. My irises didn't bloom this year either.

Thanks! I love Lantana, I have seven kinds I think...three sprawling in yellow, white, and Lavenda, a medium sized red, the usual orange and yellow, the pink/lilac one, and I had a variegated yellow, but I don't think it is going to return. The butterflies and Hummers love them.

Mike, I am sending the bee balm, I am sending mostly roots though, they will grow really easily too, so even though the box is small, it will make big plants..lol enjoy!

Thank you Janet, we will cross in the mail.I sent you some stamps this morning.Thank you so very much.Mike

BTW, is lantana easy to root, or have you tried it? I tried it in a "rush" situation, and too heavy acid, and they broke off where the acid line was, so I know you don't use heavy hormone on them.Just like to know, I have friends with different types.Again,Mike

I think the easiest way to root it is to use the "lay a brick on a piece till it roots" method....lol I have found that to work quite well for me on most of my Southern Shrubs....lol I just take a branch and dig out the dirt a little so it is touching the soil and lay a brick or rock on top of it to keep it in contact with the ground till it roots....you could most likely throw some dirt over it too it you want, or scratch the underside up a bit. But I know I have rooted lantana from it just laying on the ground, while still attached to the mother shrub...and the just cut them off and plant them.

I have NOT tried to root it otherwise. Thought about putting some in the bubbler and seeing what happens, but right now, it is the perfect time to use the brick method on most all of them...lol

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Here is the pink one I have too....

Do they attract the hummers, like the red?The hummers are partial to red, they even go for my red hat.Mike

The Red is the Best for the hummers! I have one that just lives in that clump every morning, getting his fill!

Hi Janet ...
Just thought this would be the perfect place to share pics of your gorgeous daylillies that are blooming in my yard right now. :) Thanks so much for sharing them with me. I had them at my old house and have always wanted more. Now I'll think of you each time I water and watch them bloom. :)

Another view.

Isn't Janet a sweetie pie? Here's just a sample of some daylilies and Jacob Cline Bee Balm she shared with me. It makes a nice combination.

Sure is. I have an iris too. Cant wait for it to bloom. Looks like we'll all be thinking about Janet! LOL Our 12:00 news said we'd be getting rain this afternoon. I sure hope so! The daylillies and iris will sure love it ... and so will all my other plants ... including my maters! :)