I'm only going to share one flower. But it's a real stunner. I consider it by far the most gorgeous flower in the garden right now.
Here is the plant that produced this flower.
And finally, here is the fruit--considered a berry--produced by this flower.
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It's been HOT, HOT, HOT around here lately. Okay, maybe WARM, WARM, WARM is more accurate. This is Seattle after all. We did reach 90 degrees--one day only. Mostly we've been in the 70s and even crossing over into the 80s. This is the warmest, sunniest, driest June since we moved here. Last year at this time Wing Nut was frantically trying to keep our tomatoes warm. This year our tomatoes don't look like freakin' elves... uhm... they just haven't made it into the ground yet. But since I haven't done a GBBD post since November, I figured the tomatoes could wait one more day.
On the patio:
Mimulus
Lantana
In the shade garden:
Begonia
Oxalis
Geranium
On the hillside:
Lamium
Coreopsis
And one last flower. This is from the potager. Any guesses?
It's the 'Brazilian Rainbow' pepper.
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It's not often that the sun comes out in Seattle in November. Between last week's set of wind storms and this week's set of rain storms we are having one bright sunny day. Today is a day to rejoice. Tomorrow it's back to researching ark building. So given that the wenches are caught between downpours and a deluge, I hope that Carol over at May Dreams Garden will understand my posting so early this month for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. My camera is not waterproof!
On the hillside there were many surprises. The alpine campanula 'Get Mee' is beginning to bloom--again.
We'd given up on the pineapple sage blooming this year. Guess it's just a late bloomer. It seems to be going strong.
Strawflowers are so bright and cheery.
Salvia 'Mystic Spires' has been a knock-out all summer long. The intensity of color is spectacular.
Wing Nut had brought home several cyclamen and I finally got a chance to get them in the ground. This white one is intensely fragrant.
The variegated wallflowers continue to bloom and their foliage pops during gray dreary days.
Other interesting leaf textures on the hillside include this variegated sage and euphorbia 'Blackbird'.
Cyclamen leaves.
In the shade garden color is to be found in the containers. The doronicum is blooming again. This leopard's bane was the first thing to bloom back in mid March.
This is Rieger begonia 'Karen'. Wing Nut is particularly fond of this one.
Pericallis 'Senetti Blue' is still blooming. But we seem to have lost the licorice vine that was sharing its pot--they were both annuals from last year that survived the winter and bloomed again this summer.
Pink and orange gazanias brighten the walkway to the patio.
On the patio summer stalwarts are still filling the world with color. Coreopsis and blanket flowers provide sunshine when the sun is nowhere in sight.
This geranium with its neon salmon flowers and variegated leaves is one of my favorites.
The leaves of coleus 'Gay's Delight' contribute to the riot of colors on the patio.
And in one corner of the potager the chard is a bright beacon. We started these from seeds. The tender young plants were a favorite of the slugs. But the plants did manage to recover and thrive.
--Curmudgeon
It's dreary and wet and cold. And we're due to stay this way for a few more days. I didn't do a Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day post this month because about all that we have blooming right now are the sunflowers. Who wants to see a post with nothing but sunflowers??? Well, today, that's EXACTLY what we want to see. We're in desperate need of sun--soleil.
If you want to see more GBBD posts for the month of September, head on over to May Dreams Garden where each month on the 15th--ehem, not the 20th--Carol hosts Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.
--Curmudgeon
It's the 15th of the month and it's once again time for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. After you've strolled through our garden, make sure to visit Carol over at May Dreams Garden. She can point you to other Bloom Day posts.
Today we discovered the first hollyhock bloom hidden behind all the sunflower leaves.
A fuschia from last summer that was supposed to be an annual. That happens a lot around here.
Calibrachoa that was also supposed to be an annual but returned and bloomed beautifully again this summer.
Monarda
Chocolate Cosmos
Lobelia and nicotiana
Purple Cardinal Flower
Black & Blue Salvia
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
And finally, 'Snowball' Chrysanthemum
--Curmudgeon & Wing Nut
We'd like to dedicate this edition of GBBD to a very special step-dad. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! We hope you enjoy the bouquets from our garden. As usual, we're a bit late but a card IS on its way!
June is lily month in our garden and both the Asiatic lilies and the daylilies cooperated by opening their first bloom just in time for GBBD.
In the shade garden we have two dark-leaved surprises. First, the purple oxalis returned from the dead. Two winters ago we forgot where it was and we plunked the bird bath on top of it. Last summer it put out a couple of anemic pink leaves and then died. We didn't expect it back. But here it is! The second surprise is a new addition this year, hardy geranium 'Midnight Reiter'.
On the hillside the plants are filling in nicely. Everything is full and lush. Right now only a few things are in full bloom. The wall flower is providing much visual interest with its bi-colored flowers and its variegated foliage. And it smells wonderful. Another plant with variegated foliage on the hillside is this sage. It has very delicate foliage and tiny but eye-catching bright flowers.
Euphorbia 'Excalibur' is looking like a funky palm tree since it lost its bottom leaves after all the recent rains. The white Spanish lavender is keeping the bees very happy. We are seeing lots and lots of bees in our garden this year.
The strawflowers returned even though they were tagged as "annual" Shorter than most everything else on the hill, they hold their own with that shock of bright yellow color. Below, one final flower, this one from our potager. Can you guess what it is?
This is our first tomatillo flower!!!
For more Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day posts from around the world visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens.
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