A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat Blooming Fine #19............

mexican fire bush,,
After reading up on it, I believe I will put in a container pot this can get huge,, the compact gets 3X3 feet, And the other can get to 8 feet,, I have the other I didn't realize that when I bought it, soooooo in a cantainer it will go,, to control it's growth! :wink: Humming birds and butterflys love them!

oohh, love that one. I bet it would grow well where I'm out. must keep an eye out for one of those. Is it a perinial where you are angleblossom?

Here's a few of mine...(wishing I had a better camera)

weidilia just starting to bloom. I got these late last summer and was warned they can be invasive. I'm keeping my eye on them. they're said to bloom most of the year.



trumpet vine? not sure of the name. they grow wild here. I've been looking for them around our property for several years now. Yep - got some this year!



my ex neighbor gave me these. she called them fan tails. my aunt says they are gladiolas. I saw some glad pics a while back on this forum and the leaves were totally different. my leaves come up in a fan shape?



patch of wild flowers. hubby says 'you missed a spot' when I mow around them. I think they are beautiful! they make great cut flowers,they last for a solid week.

Wow, those are fantastic ! I love the mexican firebush, so cool.
And Cricket, I do the same thing with the daisies, mow around them, too funny!

I can't believe you've got bloomers that I have to wait until fall for.

Here's what I got going on right now.


Ladyslippers:



Mandarin lights azalea:



Rhody, light pink

Rhody, burgandy






Centaura montana:

Dianthus




I Love yellow daylilies ! These are early ones.

Great pictures of very pretty flowers Cricket and Mel!!!

Cricket - that IS a trumpet vine - it took 5 years for both my orange and yellow ones to bloom - they say that is the nature of the vines.

It's also a gladiola - a very pretty one too!
And your last picture is black eyed suzies I'm pretty sure - looks like mine.

Mel - I love your rock garden!

Cricket I believe I read the Mexican fire bush is hardy to 20-30 degrees but it can be potted and brought in side over winter and will still bloom inside Your patch of black eyed susan's look great!! and yep that a glad' you have there

Mel your rock garden is awesome!

Great pictures....thanks for sharing with us. Those dianthus are a perfect purple, I love that color.

I thought my wild flowers were black eyed susans. See...free plants from God. and hubby wants them mowed down cause they're a weed. ha ha. that is one reason I took over the mowing!

love them solid yellow daylillys. mine are multi colored

beautiful pictures and beautiful plants.
Kudos to both cricket and to mel.

I love the mexican Fire Bush.--- beautiful!!!

Cindy--it the Blooming fine #18, after the photo's I had posted, you asked me if "that was sharp" i think I set up the pictures wrong--the sharp looking plant is the Eryngium---"Sea Holly"--although the color I have is supposed to be sapphire blue, I will not know for sure until it blooms.

And yes it is pointy----Emily said, as she was planting it for me,--"MOM why would you plant this---do you know how much of it I just pulled out of MY yard??/"---

so I do hope it is not overly invasive---

Beautiful flowers here . . .

It all looks grand!

If anything looks that good at our place, I wouldn't dream of mowing it down - don't care if it's considered a weed, a blue hat society botanical or what it is.

In fact, I find the stuff that grows wild on this lot fares better than stuff you buy at the store.

Jeff and I actually have a patch of hawkweed that grows farther down the lot - we love it!

In my opinion, a weed is something that's growing where you don't want it to grow. If it intrudes on something, then certainly - hawk it up. If it's on its own, why not leave it there?

Wow, the pics just keep getting better.

Actually the word 'weed' was invented by farmers. something that grows in a crop area....unwanted

I just can't get over all the blooms people have already! I actually still have some Daffodils blooming! Tulips are done, alium is blooming, iris' just starting. That's about it! We need some warm sunny weather here.

HELP! I just received this begonia for my birthday. I ALWAYS kill begonias! It is absolutely gorgeous! Don't overwater right? Morning sun, afternoon shade? Help!



Last year I think I posted a picture of these iris', saying they didn't bloom! I guess patience is all I needed! Every day I watch the buds appear!

Slowly growing here, but coming along finally.

Remember the hail storm that wiped out all our crops last July? You see in the background you can see for miles? See that pile of trees?

Patty, I love those yellow iris!

Yes, patience is often needed in the garden, that's for sure.

Pretty pictures Patty!

Here's a few from me.



This doesn't look great now, don't mind the weeds , but it's going to be a whole row of GIANT sunflowers!



My new lilies opened up! Love them, I only have Yellow and Orange Asiatic Lilies. So I was happy to get these.

Any tips on the Begonia???? Help?? I just know I'm going to kill it! It's just gorgeous! I talk to it every day "DON'T DIE!!"

Patty, I've never seen a begonia like that. I'd say not too much sun or too much water. The begonias I know about don't like too much sun for sure.

Boy that hail wiped you guys out.

Patty, what's that to the right of the flag pole?

top view




of this

lantana came back from last year.




can you see the butterfly



is this periwinkle?

That round copper thing? A sprinkler! I just got it off QVC and I LOVE IT! It's goes around and around and throws water up to 30 feet and is the most mezmorizing thing! Even my husband and boys just stare at it - maybe I can hypnotize him with it!

See the big blue thing to the left in the back? That's my new thing I had my father-in-law make me this spring I saw in a magazine. There's bird seed inside and on top I have hens and chicks planted.

Would like to see a close up of the blue thing.

it looks really good patty. just don't let it dry out.

Sheri - is that Queen Ann's lace - great pictures!

Loz - I just love your lilies - so gorgeous!

Great pictures everyone! Keep 'em coming!

Loz - here is the picture from the magazine I found it on, had the instructions with it.





(Pictures from Bird/Nature magazine 2008)

I just LOVE that - too cute and pretty!!!

The very expensive nursery here has a full roof over one of their small buildings with a "green roof" - it's full of succulents and cacti just like that but much larger. I've tried to take pictures but the sun is always shining on it too strongly. One of these days...

By the way... that color goes perfectly with the adirondack chair by my pond - have any idea what paint it is???

Pretty pics........lovin' the lilies.

Yes.

that is a cool feeder. Patty, do you any information on that sprinkler. I love that.

Wow, great feeder. That would be so easy to make

I love that bird-feeder-planter idea, just showed it to my son now and he figured he could make it for me if I wanted it. Thanks for sharing this.

Today's blooms...

The view out of my daughter's bedroom window - honeysuckle and marigolds


A clematis in the front of the house


Cosmos cosmic mix - but I took all the oranges!
In the early morning sun at 7:30 - way bright!!!

Nice and cheerful Lynne.

WOW, especially that first picture, I love the mix of wood and flowers.