Santolina

OK… I said that I would make this a regular article on Fridays, but I didn’t say when on Friday.

Today has been devoured by work, errands, shopping, and last minute yard work before the rains come.  I think the rains have already started just a little bit.  I’m so glad I got the lawn mowed!  John even did the edging for me.

So, back to the topic at hand.  What’s blooming?  A lot of the same things from last week.  The new bloomers are the purple crepe myrtle and the four-o-clocks.  The Dahlberg daisies look like they are going to repeat their bloom – I saw one tiny, lonely flower.  The green beans are blooming now too… Sam is so excited!

Here is the full list…

• Roses – I’m struggling to find the time to take care of them.  A few need to be sprayed for black spot and they all could use a foliar feed.  Hopefully next week will be more giving with the time.
• ‘Homestead’ trailing purple verbena – seems to be finding it’s stride now.  Not the big flush of early spring, but still going.
• Easter Lily – worth the wait.
• Snapdragons – I wonder how long they will hang on this year.
• Lamb’s Ear
  
• Scarlett Sage
• Peppers
  
• Tomatoes – We haven’t harvested any yet…
• Borage
• Poke Salad
  
• Blackberry – Come on babies.  Come back to me!
• Marigold
• Pentas
• Impatiens
• Mealy Blue Sage
• Bear’s Breach – Something has eaten most of the leaves, but the flowers are pretty.
• Red Oxalis
• Passion Flower Vine
• Petunia
• Calibrochoa
• Sweet Lavender
  
• Allysum
• Santolina
• Wild Carrot – I’m going to regret this one.  I should have gotten it out of there sooner.
• Purple Lantana
  

  Green Bean Flowers

• ‘Black and Blue’ Anise Sage
• Pomegranate
• St. John’s Wort
• Cleome
• ‘Sweet Kate’ Spiderwort
• Wine Cups
• Fragrant Prairie Phlox – It’s almost done.
• Russian Sage
• ‘Honeycomb’ Buddleia
• Coral Honeysuckle
• Oxalis (Wood Sorrel)
• Cucumber
• ‘Confetti’ Lantana
• Cilantro
• Sun Drops
• Yellow Squash
• Zucchini
  
• Small Yellow Daylily
• Hollyhocks
• Sugar Ann Peas – Yumm!
• Cosmos
• Geraniums – Salmon and hot pink!
• Green Beans
• Strawberries
• Iris – Yellow and pink
• Spanish Lavender
  
• ‘Australian Skies’ Anise Sage
• ‘Coral’ Autumn Sage
  
• ‘Green Mantle’ Yellow Sedum (Stonecrop)

So what is blooming in your yard?