It is the 15th of the month, which means
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day
again. To view links to other garden bloggers' blooms around the world
to see what it blooming in their gardens and to read their collective
comments, go to
http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/.
Here is a small selection of what is blooming in my garden on the
Washington, DC/Silver Spring, MD border -- solid USDA zone 7.
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| Crape Myrtle 'Natchez' |
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| Echinacea 'Sombrero Salsa Red' |
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| Thunbergia aka Black-eyed Susan vine |
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| Water Hyacinth in my pond |
So what is blooming in YOUR garden today?
thank you for sharing your garden!
ReplyDeleteIn my native plant garden, the following are in bloom:
Clematis virginiana, Liatris spicata, Asclepias incarnata, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Rudbeckia triloba, Rudbeckia hirta. I think the Coreopsis verticillata and the Callirhoe involuctra are still at it too.
I love the Liatris spicata at this time of year!
What is "blooming" in my garden, to my utter delight, are the fritillary and several other kinds of butterflies, frogs, hummingbirds, a dozen types of bees, dragon- and damsel-flies, and a hawk moth - just to name a few! The place is just bursting with life. This is due to a combination of planting native plants which have come into their own after a few years, and putting in an ornamental pond three years ago. This native-plants-attract-insects idea really works! I learned that the common violet is the host plant for the fritillary butterfly. When we put in the pond, violets started taking over the disturbed soil, which I thought was a nuisance. But now that we are swarmed with butterflies, I am so glad!
ReplyDeleteNOVA natives that are currently blooming in the more traditional sense: Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia hirta, Liatris spicata, Asclepias tuberosa, Oenethera fruticosa, Monarda didyma and fruticosa, Silphium perfoliatum, Ruellia caroliniensis. In the pond: Saururus cernuus, Pontederia cordata.
Thank you for sharing, Margaret! I too am celebrating the return of large numbers of butterfly aka flying flowers!
ReplyDeleteAnd Anonymous, your native garden sounds enchanting!