This Week in the Garden – June 15

I hope you like pictures of plants and flowers because there’s a LOT of them in this post! I have not figured out any particular order, so I’m just going to dive right into it…

Last week I showed you these pretty darker pink astilbe, and this week they were complimented by another round of flowering celandine (wood) poppies!

Celadine Poppies and Astilibe

Celandine Poppies and Astilibe

This is the third time I think this particular wood poppy has bloomed, or at least, a poppy has bloomed in this location.

Here’s a detail of the astilibe, as it has really fluffed out.

Fluffy Astilbe

Fluffy Astilbe

I found another astilibe in the lower garden, a very deep, dark purple astilibe. At first, I thought it may have been dead stalks from last year, but on closer inspection it is a new bloom.

Deep Dark Astilibe

Deep Dark Astilibe

Also in the vegetable bed, the zucchini plant I bought this year is flowering. I have plans to make zucchini bread.

Zucchini Plant flowering

Zucchini Plant flowering

The foxglove still isn’t finished yet either, a couple more stalks have branched off the main head.

More Foxglove (Digitalis)

More Foxglove (Digitalis)

I haven’t talked about the vegetables and herbs I planted this year, but up on the deck I have some herbs in pots. The basil is already flowering. I’ve already taken a couple of cuttings from it to start new plants as well. It’s been wonderful to have fresh herbs to use in recipes!

Flowering Basil

Flowering Basil

I also have this planter on the deck that I filled with a “crazytunia” I bought, as well as a dusty miller, and some red shiso seedlings. I like the red shiso, I think it’s a pretty plant- but it wants to self sow itself everywhere.

Planter with Petunias, Dusty Miller, and Shiso

Planter with Petunias, Dusty Miller, and Shiso

Growing up the trellis on the side of the deck, I found a vine flowering. I had no idea what this plant was, except that it had no problem sticking to my siding and tried to grow up under it as well. When I cut it back, there was also a sticky white sap that oozed out of the vine. Doing a little bit of digging on the internet, I think it is most likely Confederate Jasmine.

Flowering vine

Flowering Confederate Jasmine

At the base of the deck, on the other side of a path from the jasmine is a small patch of black mondo grass. I found it blooming this week. I find it interesting that the newer blades are bright green, and then turn darker as they age.

Flowering Black Mondo Grass

Flowering Black Mondo Grass

And just around the corner from the mondo grass, a pretty new daylily opened up. “Jolyene Nichole” has about a 5 inch bloom and is about 12-18 inches tall.

Jolyene Nichole daylily

Jolyene Nichole daylily

A couple of other daylillies opened up this week in the lower garden as well. I don’t know the varieties of either, but one is a very pretty medium pink color with a darker rose and yellow center.

Pink Daylily

Pink Daylily

And this one, only visible when you are down in the garden, is also a pretty pink with a lighter pink and yellow center.

Pretty Daylily

Pretty Daylily

Two weeks ago I had a couple pictures of some Annabelle Hydrangeas that were blooming. The one on the “hosta stairs” is looking very pretty, but needs to be trimmed back a little bit as it is protruding into the path a bit too much.

Annabelle Hydrangea

Annabelle Hydrangea

Another hydrangea started blooming in the lower garden, a lacecap hydrangea. Unfortunately, I think all of the other hydrangeas suffered from the cold winter and will not have any blooms this year.

Lacecape Hydrangea

Lacecape Hydrangea

Detail flower Lacecap Hydrangea

Detail flower Lacecap Hydrangea

The Annabelle hydrangea in the front yard is also doing nicely, and the roses have more blossoms! This picture was taken from my neighbor’s side. They have a nice view too. :)

Roses with Hydrangea

Roses with Hydrangea

Also up front, is a little rose with a nice yellow flower.

Yellow Rose

Yellow Rose

Towards the front, another new bloom took me by surprise by opening what seemed to be overnight. This is a spotted bellflower or campanula punctata. And you can tell why on the inside of the flower.

Spotted Bellflower or campanula

Spotted Bellflower or campanula punctata

Inside Spotted Bellflower

Inside Spotted Bellflower

Closer to the veggie patch, I thought there was another blue or purple bellflower blooming. A couple of the stems couldn’t seem to stay upright, and there aren’t that many of them, but they are still pretty. After digging around in the box again, I wonder if they are Ladybells (adenophora confusa). It is similar to campanula, and is in the campanulacae family, but i shaped differently and blooms lomger. Strangely though, my information sheet says they don’t bloom until July or August.  This could be a different species that blooms a little earlier. Or maybe because it’s been hot like summer already.

Ladybells (adenophora)

Ladybells (adenophora)

Detail of Ladybells

Detail of Ladybells

More and more hosta are sending up their stalks with blooms. There are quite a few, and unfortunately I haven’t figured out what most of them are yet. Some of my favorites are the blue hosta, and the bright green almost yellow hosta with lavender flowers.

Mini Hosta Blooming

Mini Hosta Blooming

Pretty Hostas with Flowers

Pretty Hostas with Flowers

Blooming Hostas

Blooming Hostas

Detail of a Hosta Flower

Detail of a Hosta Flower

Hostas flowering

Hostas flowering

Mouse Ears Hosta with Blooms

Mouse Ears Hosta with Blooms

Last week I showed you some yucca blooms, and here’s a nice shot of the two tall plants at the base of the driveway.

Flowering Yucca

Flowering Yucca

They have already lost their blooms, but the variegated yucca at the end of the driveway is doing nicely. It started blooming this week.

Variegated Blooming Yucca

Variegated Blooming Yucca

The gooseneck loosestrife started blooming up and down the rock slide. I was also able to find a label for this in the box-o-plants. Apparently this plant can be a little thuggish as well, so I won’t feel so bad if I take a couple out.

Gooseneck Loosestrife Lysimachia clethroidesGooseneck Loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides

Gooseneck Loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides

And the Nandina has blossoms on it which will turn to beautiful bright red berries in the fall. I think it’s just getting started.

Flowering Nandina

Flowering Nandina

And last, but not least, is the beginning of the crape myrtle! This first early bloomer started next to the house.

First crape myrtle flowers

First crape myrtle flowers

I love crape myrtles for their long lasting blooms. I will have flowers on them from now until late fall.

It’s hard to believe that we’ve lived here for nearly nine months now!

 

 

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