So there is a post on roses that have been blooming this week, here are some other flowers in bloom:
I got white irises from the neighbor a couple of years ago. This is the first bloom that I have gotten. Only one plant is in bloom; the rest look like they will be all foliage again.
The Gold and Champagne iris is from Cop Car. As far as I can tell only two have survived the winters, but they sure are beautiful!
These are just common Pinks (dianthus) that go about their business every year. Their color really pops out in the late afternoon sunshine and so I couldn't resist a picture.
Many other things are in bloom, but you can tell what doesn't like how dry it has been. Many plants are blooming, but they are lack-luster and and the bloom-period doesn't last as long as usual. The honeysuckle never really got a full bloom and the varigated weigala is looking dispirited - which is strange because those are established shrubs. Other items, such as pygmy barberry and the snow mound spirea, look like they will do extremely well (planted at the same time as the honeysuckle and weigala, and in the same area - go figure).
That is one of the reasons that I have about a gajillion different species of plants; If some don't do well, others are sure to come into their own.
Hmmm...until seeing the photo and reading your post I hadn't realized that I had no gold/champaign blooms, this year. Either I missed seeing/remembering seeing them this year, I sent you the only ones I had (not very good at keeping the tubers sorted out, or...? How long do your dianthus and creeping phlox bloom? I'm thinking that I've a place that needs covering with something other than weeds and they might fill the bill. Beautiful flowers, Sweetie!
Posted by: Cop Car | June 14, 2008 at 10:00 AM
The phlox blooms for a couple of weeks in spring and sporadically thru the summer. I don't know if it would last that long in your heat, but try a couple of plants to see.
The Pinks last a week or two (going by memory. I believe they also rebloom if you cut back the spent blooms.
Both will spread with time, although the Pinks take more time than the creeping phlox.
Actually, I keep referring to Pinks, but there are other dianthus such as Sweet William that aren't quite so shocking in color (believe me, Pinks are just about flouresent).
Posted by: bogie | June 15, 2008 at 06:56 AM
Gee, they are beautiful in bloom; but, if they only flower for two weeks....Diantha are something with which I am somewhat familiar--as to looks, at least. Yes, the Sweet William is much more soothing--if soothing is what one seeks. In your yard, surrounded by all of the trees and shade, the pinks are probably most welcome!
Posted by: Cop Car | June 15, 2008 at 09:17 AM