15. August 2017

Garden Bloom in August

Here it is the middle of August and time for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day at May Dreams Gardens.

 

But this month it coincides with Tuesday, so first a look at the South Border for the Tuesday View at Words and Herbs...

Catharanthus roseus never stopped blooming and now many of the other long-season plants have flowers again too.
Catharanthus roseus never stopped blooming and now many of the other long-season plants have flowers again too.

There are miniature roses...

Salvia "Summer Jewels"
Salvia "Summer Jewels"
Perovskia and Pennisetum setaceum rubrum
Perovskia and Pennisetum setaceum rubrum
The big surprise is a flower from the reblooming iris "Clarence".
The big surprise is a flower from the reblooming iris "Clarence".

Elsewhere in the garden...

Chrysactinia mexicana and Lantana in the East Border
Chrysactinia mexicana and Lantana in the East Border
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Hamelia patens and Salvia farinacea are about the only things flowering in the North Border, other than Ruellia brittoniana, which drops its blooms around midday.
Hamelia patens and Salvia farinacea are about the only things flowering in the North Border, other than Ruellia brittoniana, which drops its blooms around midday.

An assortment of reds (clockwise from upper left): Hamelia patens, Calliandra californica "Baja Red", Russelia equisetiformis "Big Red", and Cuphea ignea "Vermillionaire".

More Catharanthus roseus, here in front of Russelia...
More Catharanthus roseus, here in front of Russelia...

The crape myrtles are blooming: Lagerstroemia indica "Rhapsody in Pink" and L. i. "Dynamite".

Two lavenders are flowering lightly: Lavandula dentata (left) and L. x intermedia (right).

Out in the White and Silver Garden, there are a few blooms.  

Besides Lavandula dentata, there is Leucophyllum pruinosum "Sierra Bouquet"...
Besides Lavandula dentata, there is Leucophyllum pruinosum "Sierra Bouquet"...
Jasminum sambac is also blooming.
Jasminum sambac is also blooming.

And there are the roses, just beginning to offer a few blooms as summer slowly veers toward autumn.

Crown Princess Margareta
Crown Princess Margareta
William Shakespeare 2000
William Shakespeare 2000
The Alnwick Rose with bee
The Alnwick Rose with bee
Angel Face
Angel Face

And the ever-faithful Autumn Sages, here Salvia greggi "Flame".

 

Happy Bloom Day!

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Comments: 6
  • #1

    Cathy (Wednesday, 16 August 2017 05:18)

    Lovely photos Amy - the miniature roses just go on and on, don't they! And always look exquisite. Love the Caesalpinia!

  • #2

    Dee @ Red Dirt Ramblings (Wednesday, 16 August 2017 13:02)

    Amy, an English garden in the Sonoran desert? I am truly impressed. Your photos and garden are lovely. Happy Bloom Day!~~Dee

  • #3

    Kris P (Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:54)

    I can't get over that reblooming bearded Iris, Amy. It's gorgeous. I love your collection of red flowers too - and the roses, which goes without saying.

  • #4

    Amy@smallsunnygarden (Thursday, 17 August 2017 11:09)

    Cathy - I'm amazed by those miniature roses - I honestly think they are the very best-adapted type to grow here. Must plant a yellow one... ;-) Thanks so much!

  • #5

    Amy@smallsunnygarden (Thursday, 17 August 2017 11:45)

    Dee - Thanks so much for the kind comments! :) This garden is quite a learning process, but I've loved (nearly) every minute of it!

  • #6

    Amy@smallsunnygarden (Thursday, 17 August 2017 11:49)

    Kris - Last summer I decided reblooming was too much to ask of an iris in this climate, but now I'm certainly rethinking that idea! It doesn't seem to have set back Clarence at all. And this is a time of year when any little burst of new bloom really brings life into a very tired garden...