Summer Bloomers
Posted: July 23, 2018 Filed under: Gardening | Tags: Automatic Gardening, Black Eyed Susan, Butterflly Weed, Cleome, Gardening, Gulf Coast gardening, Hibiscus coccineus, Justicia brandegeeana, Monarch Butterfly, My Kitchen Window, Purple Cone Flower, Shimp plant, Southern Gardening, subtropical climate, Subtropical Gardening, Texas Star Hibiscus, Year-round gardening 17 Comments—————–
The summer heat is on and we are looking at 102f degrees (actual temperature) for the next few days. Thankfully, some of my faithful flowers can take the heat.
The Texas Star Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) greets me from my kitchen window each morning. Yes, we do like to name as many things “Texas” as we can. I recently found out that George Washington also grew this plant. He probably didn’t call it Texas Star.
The Black Eyed Susan is a reseeding annual and can pop up anywhere in the garden. I never mind volunteers and just transplant them back in their beds.
The seeds for this Cleome are from my father, who always called them Spider Plants.
Many bloggers have shown photos of Purple Cone Flowers. I just have one hanging on, as the deer and rabbits ate most of the flowers.
Butterfly Weed is ready and waiting for the Monarch Butterflies.
I was in total awe when I first saw a Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeana), I had never seen a plant like it. Now, it happily fills my garden from a cutting given to me by my mother-in-law.
These can take the heat. I am so grateful for any blooms this time of year.
Yes, usually plants here like to take a rest until our “second” spring.
Love the colour of the Texas star.
It is a great color and a big flower. Hummingbirds and bees love it and birds will eat its seeds.
What’s not to love.
A lovely lot of summery blooms. The hibiscus is interesting: quite different from any hibiscus I’m familiar with.
It is native to the Southeast US and it was brought to Texas where its name was changed to Texas Star, of course.
Beautiful photos.
Thank you.
Lovely bright summer blooms.
Thank you.
Some of my favorites as well. And wonderful to have passalongs from your father and mother in law. I have the Red Shrimp Plant from my neighbor and was admiring it this morning – growing in sugar sand,drought and blooming it’s heart out.
I have a red one that is a prolific spreader. It doesn’t matter how much I pull out or cut, it doesn’t stop.
Shrimp plant is one of those plants that my colleague and I used to joke about. We never saw it looking good. I do not know why. The lack of humidity might have been a problem for them. They were popular back in the 1980s. I do not see them anymore.
They may like humidity because they love it here.
The flowers are beautiful. It sure sounds hot there. Stay cool!
It is hot, but a cold front is coming and the temps will only be in the mid 90’s.