Well, our 'hot' may not rival Chicago or Miami but damn, it was hot Friday and Saturday! I stayed indoors with the fan going 24/7. My garden didn't seem to mind, as I'd given it a good soak on Thursday. And lily season has begun in my garden. Here are photos of some of the early blooming varieties, plus a few other plants in bloom.
Evolvulus. This blue flowering wonder is back again, now in its sixth year.
Salvia patens. There's nothing like the extra large true blue flowers of this sage.
Cotnus Royal Purple. The aptly named Smoke bush features clouds of these wispy flowers.
My Tecoma x smithii has climbed up into this street tree and begun its exuberant flowering.
If at first you don't succeed ... My second try at growing this colorful Double Sensation lily has met with much greater success.
Salvia 'Black and Blue'. Inky black calyxes and vivid purple flowers are this salvia's calling card.
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'. Such a beautiful flower on this evergreen, summer-blooming Magnolia.
I've lost the tag on this new Daylily but I love its deep burgundy almost black flower color.
Here's one of my new this year lilies, called 'Lollypop'. Very simple but charming.
My Double Azalea Bronze snapdragon is just getting going in the blooming dept.
Echium 'Blue Bedder'. The annual form of Echium is a real bee magnet.
Allium atropurpureum. One of the so-called Drumstick onions, these flowers also attracts loads of honeybees.
Two new Oriental lilies this year. They have huge, intensely fragrant flowers.
Lily 'Lady Alice'. A charming new addition to my garden.
Lily 'Orange Ton'. Not sure what the meaning of this variety is but the flowers are large and have a bit of speckling at the throat.
Lily 'Purple Marble'. One of my favorite lilies from last year.
Lily 'Night Flyer'. Dark almost to the point of being black!
Lily 'White Twinkle.' This and the lovely Lily 'Corsage'get the gold star for being the most prolific of the lilies so far.
And here is the lovely 'Corsage'. The flowers are small but each bulb produced 10-12 flowers and they are pretty to boot.
Lily 'Elodie'. Not a semi-double like the grower claimed but lovely color nonetheless!
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