A month goes by so fast. I am trying to be better at following May Dream Gardens' monthly bloom day event. Life just has a way of tossing stones into my schedule path. And here I am, late once again!
This spider lily is a reliable bloomer, all through summer time. I received a few bulbs from a garden friend many years ago.
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| spider lily, Hymenocallis acutifolia |
I am not very patient with Cannas, they seem to be high maintenance for me, except of a very few I got rid of all of them, but this yellow one is a keeper.
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| Canna 'Richard Wallace' |
This neon pink water lily is one of my favorite flowers, it opens at dusk and closes the blooms late morning. On a dark, cloudy day the flowers stay open halfway as if they can't decide what to do.
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| nymphaea antares |
The desert rose is doing well this summer, it must like the new spot its at.
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| Desert Rose |
Rain lilies are so cheerful. I spread the seeds and hope they pop up everywhere. I could imagine a yard filled with them
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| Zephyranthes 'Lily Pie' |
This Aechmea keeps its blooms in very good shape for an extremely long time.
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| Aechmea ramosa x fulgens |
I like the weird looking flowers, this one is the flower of Anthurium 'Faustino's Giant'
Details about this plant at
exoticrainforest.com
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| Anthurium "Faustino's Giant" |
This post is added to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens
I’ve never seen a spider lilly, that is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHi Evenstar, thank you for visiting my blog :) I believe this lily is a swamp plant, it sure loves the daily summer rains here in Florida.
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ReplyDeleteSpider lily is always lovely to see with its sweet emitting fragrance ,we can have it bloom almost throughout the year.
ReplyDeleteRain lilies are one of my absolute favorites! I used to grow white and yellow ones in North Carolina and am so sad that they are not hardy here. I found one place selling the white one that said it was hardy to zone 6, so I am trialing it in a warmer spot in my yard to see if it will survive the winter. I've never seen 'Lily Pie' - gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI keep some of the named varieties in pots outside, and they bloom just as much and just as nice as the ones planted in ground. I am sure they would not mind to overwinter in the basement or garage :)
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