Spigelia marilandica, second bloom after deadheading a few weeks ago
Spigelia marilandica
Asclepias tuberosa, also reblooming after deadheading
Honeybee on Asclepias tuberosa
Clerodendrum bungei, one of my beautiful monsters
Lobelia cardinalis, still going strong
Aralia elata has been dropping tiny white flowers all over everything for a month
When was the last time you took a close look at the flowers of Liriope muscari?
Begonia grandis 'Early Bird', my own early-blooming selection of the species
Hosta plantaginea, "August lily", night-blooming and wonderfully fragrant
Datura wrightii, last night
Datura wrightii, this morning
One more because I can't get enough of those daturas!
Morning glory (Ipomoea sp.), growing as a weed
Sphaerorrhiza sarmentiana (Gesneriaceae), blooming on my windowsill at work
I better research where I can get that spigelia here...
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how available it is (if at all) outside the USA. It's still fairly uncommon in gardens even here.
DeleteThese are all quite beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Teri!
DeleteThanks for the tip about deadheading Spigelias. I'll try if next year.
ReplyDeleteI'm planning a blog post about deadheading--there are so many plants that will re-bloom if deadheaded.
DeleteEverything looks beautiful! I let my orange milkweed go to seed so I always more growing somewhere around the garden. But it's always exciting to get a second flush of blooms from the spigelia. :o)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tammy! I generally let the second bloom go to seed because I haven't been very successful getting a third bloom with deadheading! Oddly enough, Spigelia marilandica is supposed to be a good hummingbird plant, but I have never seen one visiting. They always go straight for the Lobelia cardinalis, or Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' or cannas if I have them.
DeleteI was so tempted to bring that Spigelia back to Berkeley from a trip to North Carolina, but figured it would be futile in my zone 10a conditions. It is a beauty, if a bit short season of blooming. I get spoiled by all the plants that may bloom half the year or more here. Thanks for sharing. Begonia 'Little Brother Montgomery' is now blooming here.
ReplyDeleteIn zone 10a there are plenty of other plants you can grow in its place! I do like the way my garden changes with the seasons, but I do wish sometimes some of the plants had longer blooming periods. BTW my own 'Little Brother Montgomery' has been budding up all summer, but the flowers keep aborting before opening. I'm not sure why but it's very frustrating because I want so badly to use this one in hybridizing!
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