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July 2009 Bloom Day

Morning glories.
Morning glories

Globe amaranth.
Gomphrena (globe amaranth)

Dwarf canna (yellow).
Yellow dwarf canna

Yellow buddeleia.
Yellow buddleia

Zinnias.
Zinnias (Granny's Bouquet Mix)

Texas yellow bells.
Esperanza "Yellow Bells" (Tecoma stans)

"Bright Lights" cosmos.
Cosmos "Bright Lights"

Mexican milkweed.
Mexican milkweed

Not a bloom...
Spider web

Used to be blooms...
Baby pickling cucumbers

...are seed heads blooms?
Purple fountain grass

What else is blooming (no pics)? Blue daze, Pringle's bee balm, blackfoot daisies, lantana (pink, purple, yellow and white), coral honeysuckle (barely), Turk's cap, lavender, white agapanthus, Dahlberg daisy, rudbeckia, white ruellia

What's blooming in other people's yards that I wish were blooming in mine: crepe myrtle (purple and white), Pride of Barbados, red yucca, coral vine, Texas sage
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  1. MarciaJuly 15, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    Enjoyed your photos. I have a lot to learn in that regard as I'm still a newbie to blogging.

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  2. MuumJuly 15, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    Red yucca? that sounds intriguing! I have the regular white, but forgot to put it on my bloom day post. I'll have to look that up.

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  3. CarolineJuly 15, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    Marcia, get yourself a good point-and-shoot (Canon PowerShot makes several) and start clicking away!

    Muum, the red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) is not a true yucca. The flower spikes are spectacular, and hummingbirds love them. Sadly, mine haven't bloomed this year. More here: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=hepa8

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  4. Cathy S.July 15, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    Beautiful blooms! love the morning glories, Happy GBBD!

    -Cathy

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  5. Pam/DiggingJuly 15, 2009 at 9:19 AM

    Lovely yellows and pinks! You make everything look fresh and happy, Caroline.

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  6. healingmagichandsJuly 15, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    Absolutely stunning morning glories picture. And as far as I am concerned, the heads of grasses are blooms. Yours are beautiful.

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  7. KayGeeJuly 15, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Love the morning glories!

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  8. DanJuly 15, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    Love the morning glory photo and the yellow buddeleia is very nice as well.

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  9. UnknownJuly 15, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    love the morning glories!! i have some climbing up the shade structure in my quickly dying veggie garden and can't wait for them to bloom! :)

    i want a red yucca too, but we are waiting until we start landscaping the very back of the property..;)

    happy GBBD!!!

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  10. IrisJuly 15, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    Gosh, Caroline! Looking at your blooms, one would never even know how hellish it is here. Very pretty! That dwarf canna is stunning.

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  11. Julia EricksonJuly 15, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    I love that canna.

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  12. CarolineJuly 15, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    Thanks for the comments, everyone; I'm glad you enjoyed the photos. The pink and white morning glory vine is a newer variety called "Shiva", part of the "Something Old, Something New" " morning glory blend from Botanical Interests. (None of the heirloom varieties came up.) The yellow dwarf canna was purchased last year at Shoal Creek Nursery.

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  13. Annie in AustinJuly 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    Things do look hopeful in your garden, Caroline, especially that morning glory, I hope there is a crepe myrtle in your future!

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  14. ~~RhondaJuly 16, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Caroline, the garden blooms are beautiful! It looks like your garden is doing well in spite of the high temps Texas is getting. Do get a crepe myrtle or two immediately! We saw them in the South and came home to IL and planted them. Have never regretted that decision. What great color. They are not used as much here as they are further south. We get lots of comments about them. They are not blooming yet, but the buds are there! ~~Rhonda

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  15. Linda/patchworkJuly 16, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Great blooms. The canna is a knock-out.

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  16. RosemarieJuly 16, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    everything looks so bright and cheerful!

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  17. Dee/reddirtramblingsJuly 16, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    Oh, it is so beautiful. I wish I were there.~~Dee

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  18. Karen - An Artists GardenJuly 17, 2009 at 2:50 AM

    Lovely blooms - but I particularly like the morning glories - what a wonderful colour.
    K

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  19. SylvanaJuly 22, 2009 at 8:06 AM

    Holy morning glory!! They look enormous!

    I love all the sunsetty colors! I believe that actual flowers are not the only "bloom". Love the spider web. I had a great one in my garden last year, but couldn't get a decent picture of it because they are so well camouflaged.

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  20. CarolineJuly 28, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    Well, now I don't know if that's a Shiva morning glory or not! Apparently Shiva is more white than pink. Hmmm...I planted some morning glory seeds last year that never came up, maybe it's one of them? Unfortunately I don't recall what I planted last year - I thought I planted the old-fashioned blue variety!

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