We'll start with Callistemon citrinus, this one's not hardy and I'm not digging it up. Depending on what sort of winter we have it may, or may not, make a future Bloomday appearance.
Cassia didymobotrya and Abutilon 'Red Tiger' both of questionable hardiness and both are going strong.
I love the little upside-down hot air balloon blooms on the abutilon...
Clematis tibetana var. vernayi is just insane!
Yes, it is.
The Colocasia fontanesii has put out three blooms now and is snaking a little runner out trying to establish a new plant...
Echeveria 'Black Prince'
I've got to dig these up. It's a container I don't plan to move and they're not hardy.
Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream'...
Still covered with blooms!
Passiflora 'Sunburst' also covered.
As is the rosemary...
The Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Hindwarf' is hiding it's bright pink flowers by also showing off bright pink leaves. I'm afraid it didn't get enough water over the dry months.
See there's a flower!
The Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress' has a few open flowers, but many more in the bud stage, which brings me to the fact...
...that besides being repetitive I also have a habit of sharing things before they actually bloom. I get excited! Mahonia x media 'Charity' for example...
And the Banksia ericifolia, how cool is that "gonna be" flower spike? Its already starting to turn orange...
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Nanjing Gold' promises exciting things for the spring to come...
Fatsia japonica is just getting started.
As is the x Fatshedera lizei 'Annemieke'...
And then we have the annual Tetrapanax papyrifer race. Will the blooms actually bloom before the killing frost wipes them out? Maybe THIS will be their year? Only time will tell.
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This is why I love GBBD because I see flowers I don't see in many gardens and blogs...fascinating blooms you have and foliage. I think the most fascinating is the abutilon.
ReplyDeleteAnd there are so many abutilon different flower colors and forms, it's a good one!
DeleteOkay, I HAVE to have that Passiflora.....
ReplyDeleteYa, now that I've had it I can't imagine ever being without it.
DeleteThat Clematis is something! I'm glad you didn't react to its delayed blooming schedule by pulling it. I don't mind the repeat entries at all - in fact, they reinforce the value of the plant in showing it's long-term bloom potential. My Grevillea 'Peaches & Cream' hasn't bloomed yet but I suppose that's what comes from purchasing it in a small container and largely ignoring it. Still, I'm thinking of getting another one for one of my new beds (if and when those are ever ready to plant).
ReplyDeleteThe clematis still requires some taming. Once it's done blooming it's getting a serious haircut. As for the grevillea mine was pretty big (5 gallon) when it came to me last summer and it did nothing, this year is when it finally took off. Include one (or two...) in your new planting area sounds like a great idea!
DeleteIf plants carry on blooming for months or several times then why not? :) Peaches and Cream - delightful name for a plant with delightful blooms!
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of sick of cutesy plant names myself but what can you do?
DeleteWhat is that beautiful leaf plant I see under the Grevillea 'Peaches and Cream'? As always, I love your garden.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anon, and that's Persicaria runcinata 'Purple Majesty' - a gift from a friend.
DeleteMy photos get categorised with the name and a new number for each time I've snapped it... some are up in the 20's...
ReplyDeleteI love that clematis. The thickness of the petals, can't see that one enough.
Ah, that's a great system! I long to be organized...
DeleteI like the "share-all" cataloging style bloom day posts, and at least yours are actually in the garden. That clematis is spectacular! Wow! I don't think I could stand leaving that Callistemon citrinus out for whatever may come during winter, but then I don't have a dozen other callistemon in the garden. Actually, what was your last Callistemon Count?
ReplyDeleteAh good question (Callistemon Count), let's see (thinking thinking) I'm at 11. But this is the only one with wide leaves.
DeleteWhat, you're apologizing? Perhaps you failed to intuit the many cries of "Encore!". I'm sure I am not alone in never getting enough of these beauties.
ReplyDeleteNot really apologizing, more like warning (and thank you).
DeleteLooks so lovely--did you get actual rain? The water that falls from clouds in the sky? Wow! Hardly noticed the beautiful flowers for the beautiful water...
ReplyDeleteActual rain Hoov, a few brief showers over the weekend and then it's been pretty steady since Monday night, the sun (thankfully!) is making an appearance this morning. I hear California might be in line for a wet winter, we can hope?
DeleteI like the Abutilon, too. And the Mahonia ... and the Grevillea and the Passion Flowers and the Clematis ... and everything else. Gosh, you have some amazing plants!
ReplyDeleteHa, thanks PP.
DeleteCheers for the beautiful insanity of Clematis tibetana var. vernayi! And you reminded me that I completely overlooked my own little prostrate rosemary that's also blooming its heart out. Happy Bloom Day!
ReplyDeleteOh, that must mean you actually posted on your blog! Yay! (it's been awhile...)
DeleteYou could have fooled me about the repeat bloom showing. You always have something different. You are such a show off! Just one exotic bloom after another. All are beautiful but I am really struck by the clematis. Happy Bloom day.
ReplyDeleteA show-off, ha, I like it!
DeleteYou are just killing me! that Grevilla is out of this world and into the next. And the Cassia didymobotrya is wonderful. Picture me green with envy!
ReplyDeleteOf course you realize neither of those is actually hardy in my garden?
DeleteHa! I don't feel so bad now for sharing the same flowers over and over. That Grevillea is fabulous, and I can't wait to see that Banksia open completely. I've been guilty myself of sharing pictures of buds not open yet.
ReplyDeleteThe promise of flowers is just as good (maybe even better?) than the actual flowers!
DeleteYour Clematis is incredible, all my exuberant Clemmies bloom in spring. The Callistemon reminds me of my California years, so lovely, sigh. You have so many unusual blooms, I like the peach side of the Peaches and Cream Grevillea. The Passiflora 'Sunburst' is charming being red instead of blue/purple, and looks spiky enough to be in your Danger Garden!
ReplyDeleteThat passion flower does have a spikiness to it doesn't it?
DeleteYour clematis is crazy for sure! Love all of your groovy and unusual flowers!
ReplyDeleteYesterday I uncovered the Schefflera delavayi (from under the clematis). I was glad to see it was okay.
DeleteBeautiful blooms as always! yay for that clematis!! does the rosemary bloom during all the summer? wild rosemaries in Spain where I lived only bloom in spring.
ReplyDeleteIt has been blooming for awhile but rather sporadically. It's just taken off in the last couple of weeks.
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