So, on to the September flowers and Garden Bloggers Bloomday, hosted — as always — by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. As you've probably seen by now, I am growing Zinnias for cutting again this year — three different kinds, although 'Envy' seems to be the most prolific. Here's a strange one with a cone in the middle. The hummingbirds seem to love the cone.
Volunteer Portulaca, which I'm completely in love with.
Schefflera delavayi with a little too much Clematis tibetana var. vernayi for company.
Clematis recta 'Purpurea Select', one of four vines growing on this trellis and the only one that seems to want to flower.
NOID Canna's from the everything store
Abutilon Nuabyell
Bomarea sp.
This is the third cluster of flowers on this vine to open this year. I am in heaven!
It's also been an amazing year for the Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart'...
Macleaya cordata
Aka Plume poppy
Alstroemeria isabellana, mostly seed pods but still a couple of flowers.
Orange Anigozanthos.
Another angle.
Paris polyphylla
Blooming Tillandsia (NOID)
Blooming Bromeliad, ID'd by a friend as Vriesea ospinae var. gruberi.
Close-up
Another blooming Bromeliad, NOID.
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
Aeschynomene fluitans
Liriope
I struggle with photographing the seed heads of Chasmanthium latifolium, so kind of love this cloudy strange photograph.
Flowers on Aloe aristata
Close-up of the plant itself.
Rosemary sp.
The only blooms currently on my Bougainvillea, evidently I've been too nice to it and I should have withheld water to keep the blooms coming. Who knew?
Eringium maritimum.
A blurry Grevillea x gaudichaudii.
And finally, the tail end of Hesperaloe parviflora. Thankfully our local hummingbird is still finding reason to visit.
Weather Diary, Sept 14: Hi 74, Low 56/ Precip 0
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Until the last 6 weeks when it has barely rained, it's been paradise here. Actually still is with warm sunny weather. Spending so much time in the garden not getting much else done. I always love your bloom day posts because I rarely recognize anything and can just revel in their exoticness. I've grown a dark leaved hibiscus but one that is an annual here and I've never had it flower, so yours is particularly noteworthy to me.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that garden time means not much else gets done. At least my house is usually cleaner in the winter.
DeleteSo glad to see some blue sky in your photos and hope the smoke is over. The trachy is fabulous with the vines, and that bomarea looks incredibly happy. Paradise is looking good!
ReplyDeleteThe smoke had cleared out by made a bit of a reappearance at the end of the week, not nearly as bad though.
DeleteYou always have such interesting blooms! I have to look into that Bomarea. And I'm going to go outside right now and give my own Vriesea ospinae a good talking to - mine's never bloomed.
ReplyDeleteI would be happy if my Vriesea ospinae hadn't decided to bloom, since blooming means the demise of 1/2 of my plant.
DeleteThe summer party is still going strong in your garden!
ReplyDeleteHoping I can eek out a few more weeks.
DeleteLovely blooms!
ReplyDeleteI bought a Hibiscus syriacus from a Master Gardeners Plant Sale a few years ago. The label said 'Red' - I guess they forgot to put 'Heart' on it! Now I know its name 'Red Heart' thanks to you.
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Ha! Happy to help!
DeleteYour garden is looking great with some many unusual things to see. The Bomarea, Grevillea x gaudichaudii and Tillandsia are all lovely. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Rebecca!
DeleteRare delights abound in your garden, Loree. I esp. love the yellow Abutilon.
ReplyDeleteI, too, wish the summers were longer. It is so hard heading into the long cold season with no garden to tend, get lost in, listening to the hum and buzz of bees. Sigh.
Exactly! Housework just isn't the same.
DeleteHousework? What's housework? ;-D
DeleteI personally think hibiscus blooms are addicting. I may be plotting on how I can add more.... I am sorry that the rains are coming for sweet, sun loving, people like yourself. It's going to be quite a shift. I would have preferred mother nature to have eased us into it. Happy GBBD!!
ReplyDeleteAh...I guess I need to visit your Bloomday post to see how many you currently have! And thank you for understanding my condition...
DeleteBeautiful flowers! Hibiscus syriacus is really a splendid plant but mine seed themselves around too much. I really love that Clematis recta, Clematis are dreamy plants to me, never see them in nurseries here I guess they don't like hot climates. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI've never once had a baby pop up from my Hibiscus but did hear from a friend who had issues.
DeleteLove the cloudy Chasmanthium photo. I passed up another bloom day. It's such a useful record, but I'm just not feeling the flowers lately. Definitely even more into foliage than usual.
ReplyDeleteBy this point it's a habit for me, and you know, habits are hard to break!
DeleteI love your garden. So much more exotic than mine.
ReplyDeleteGosh, thank you!
DeleteThe Bomarea blooms are fascinating: it looks like a pair of eyes looking right back at you...
ReplyDeleteEnjoying all your unusuals. May you have a long mild autumn!
ReplyDeleteI have so enjoyed seeing your garden, it is so different from mine. I only recognize a few plants which makes it all the more exciting. Thanks for sharing on GBBD.
ReplyDeleteJeannie @ GetMeToTheCountry.Blogspot.com