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In my zone 8 pacific northwest garden, July is so full of blooms that this photo-heavy post missed quite a few like Tropaeolum speciosum which, knock wood, seems to be here to stay - finally.
Brugmansias are in full flush right now but will most likely be bloom free in a week for my garden open.
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Being choked here by a Passion Flower vine. Got to get these out of the pot and into the ground one of these years.
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Abutilon megapotamicum made it through this winter in a pot elevated off of the ground. Took it a bit longer to come back and start blooming though.
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Amaryllis in the greenhouse are now on their own schedule and pop out blooms when they feel like it.
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I'm very excited that this Gasteria that I've had for many years and is now quite sizable has thrown up several huge wands of these boom spikes (scapes.) The plant name (gaster means stomach) comes from the stomach-shaped blooms.
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In my zone 8 pacific northwest garden, July is so full of blooms that this photo-heavy post missed quite a few like Tropaeolum speciosum which, knock wood, seems to be here to stay - finally.
Brugmansias are in full flush right now but will most likely be bloom free in a week for my garden open.
Datura
Begonias
Hanging around the pot ghetto.
Impatiens
Inherited Daylilies, daisies, and Salvia 'Amistad'
"Wild" Sweet Pea.
Cotinus and Feverfew.
Agastache and Dasies.
Romneya coulteri
Buddleia
Some Campanula or other.
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
More Daylilies
Oriental Lilies
Being choked here by a Passion Flower vine. Got to get these out of the pot and into the ground one of these years.
Asiatic Lilies.
Abutilon megapotamicum made it through this winter in a pot elevated off of the ground. Took it a bit longer to come back and start blooming though.
A. 'Victor Reiter' wintered in the greenhouse.
Daphne
Geranium 'Ann Folkard' gets around.
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Forgot the name of this one. Saw it blooming at Windcliff today and another visitor asked me it's name. Duh, I dunno. Got home and saw it blooming in my own garden. Still don't remember. Class? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Clematis 'Nelly Moser'
Clematis, Fuchsia, tangle of vines.
Fuchsia
Fuchsia 'Delta's Groom'
Dichroa febrifuga
Hosta
Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer' If this is hardy, many of the others will be ripped out.
Fremontodendron and orange Alstoemeria.
Another Alstroemeria.
Hypericum
Some dahlia or other that made it through the winter outside in a pot.
Kalmia latifolia is just about finished blooming for this year.
Some of the many Pelargonum (Geraniums.)
Most of the roses are taking a bit of a break. This one, mislabled 'Playboy' is a sweetly fragrant beauty.
Forgot the name of this one too and it's too late to go tag hunting.
Tillandsia
Hydrangea season is just starting.
The peachy- orange flowered one is Stachys hidalgo whose leaves smell like 7-Up when brushed.
Ligularia somethingorother.
Arisaema
Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
Clerodendrum trichotomum
Genista aetnensis AKA Mount Etna broom
Amaryllis in the greenhouse are now on their own schedule and pop out blooms when they feel like it.
Calycanthus chinensis
Slavia clevelandii 'Alpine'
I'm very excited that this Gasteria that I've had for many years and is now quite sizable has thrown up several huge wands of these boom spikes (scapes.) The plant name (gaster means stomach) comes from the stomach-shaped blooms.
Allium schubertii 'Spraypainteum'
How I wish that July could last forever!