We are in a heat wave with the days getting in the mid 90's and last night it was still 80* at midnight (74 was low this morning). I'm just happy the humidity has been less than 80%. So I'll just post flowers and foliage pictures taken this week.
Day lilies taken 7/16
More Day lilies taken 7/19
I love this one - it really stood out with the eye popping yellow center and deep red petals outlined by the windmill cage
Ruby Stella D'Oro
Echinaceas (Coneflowers) - first is Double Scoop Mandarin, then Sombrero Granada Gold, then a NOT Double Scoop Mandarin (as I thought it was supposed to be)
Brand new foliage on the Lace Leaf Maple I planted in the new roadside garden
Not quite as new foliage - but still new since I planted it
Yucca stalks - first picture the stalk is 8-9' tall
Gay Feather
Nine Bark foliage from the driveway garden. Don't know the name. Early in the season I think it is Coppertina or Centerglow (I bought bare roots of them both back in 2015, potted them up to overwinter since I wouldn't get them planted, and immediately forgot which were which). But with the uniformly deep color it exhibits in the heat, I think more a Diablo (which I did not get)
Beautiful blossoms and foliage, you have, Bogie. I'm pretty sure you didn't get your start from me; but, I have 6-8 daylilies like the one in the 3rd from top photo. I had 3 of them transplanted and they are a bit tall for their new home (of 3 years' standing) so I may be moving them, again.
I had to look up which variety of nine bark I planted where (and my memory was incorrect on the positions!) to confirm that your photo looks like our Coppertina (only 1 of the 2 of which has survived). Our other three (Little Devils) are somewhat less colorful. Perhaps you can tell more about yours as it gets older.
I do love the look of the Japanese maples and always wanted one but feared it would take too much care here in Kansas.
How do you get the yucca to thrive? I always associate yucca with desert climes. Am I wrong, is yours a special variety, or what?
Posted by: Cop Car | July 21, 2019 at 10:33 AM
I ignore the yucca and it does fine. Those were already here when I moved in. I too thought that yucca would need a different climate, but apparently not.
Posted by: bogie | July 28, 2019 at 05:18 AM