We continue to have very hot and humid days that are stressing many of the plants, but some are managing to bloom despite it all. Here are a few of them.
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The ground has cracked open because of dryness,
but volunteer begonias are sprouting in the cracks. |
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| Our one day lily bloom. Deer ate all of the orange ones around the corner. |
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| The first surprise lilies have bloomed. More to come, I hope. |
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| Black-eyed Susans, Maryland's State Flower |
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| Purple sage |
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| Allium (Millenium var.) |
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| Dianthus |
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| Abelia (Canon Creek var.) |
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| After a flush of blooms in the spring, the spirea is starting to bloom again. |
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| Two late bloomers on the oakleaf hydrangea bush. |
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| One of the zinnias that survived the attack of the earwigs. |
So, amongst the crunchy grass in some places and dying plants in other places, there are still plenty of things in the yard to make me smile - when I brave the heat to go find them. 😃
Until next time...
So pretty! I have lost sl many plants, even with watering, that it is just heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to lose plants, isn't it? I guess we're going to have to figure out which are the really hardy plants than can survive the heat and dryness and encourage those. Our fig tree is going crazy this year, so it must like the weather.
DeleteThe only thing flowering and thriving (other than the hibiscus plants and the mandevillas on the front porch that I water daily) is the lantana. I think it scoffs at the heat!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in the south, the lantana was always big. I wish it grew better up here, although I didn't plant any this year. It probably would have done great.
DeleteHow wonderful to have flowers still blooming, even in the heat! I love how the begonia have seeded themselves. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have found that begonias always do well in the front along our sidewalk, so we plant them there every year. Sometimes, we'll get a few that seeds themselves from last year. I am totally fascinated with the ones growing in the cracks this year.
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