New Flowers

Flowers in the Front Yard

White oleander, droopy after a heavy rain.  I didn't realize that oleander produced seed pods like these after they bloomed.

Red canna along the side of the garage.

Salvia... 

with knockout roses in the back ground.  The rain beat them up too much to photograph.  Maybe next time.

Flowers

These are my favorite day lilies right now.  They are bright orange with a triple bloom.

Here is the blooming mother-in-law's tongue.  The flowers remind me of fireworks.  I hope this doesn't mean my plant is about to kick the bucket.  Sometimes plants put on a big show right before they die.

Late Spring

My hostas were late bloomers this spring.  I thought most of them had been eaten by the moles in our yard, but today I noticed 3 trying to peek out from under the leaves.  Now all of my hostas from last year have come back.

Have you ever seen a mother-in-law's tongue have a bloom?  Well, mine has one!  It looks a little like an unopened bloom on monkey grass only much larger.  I took some photos, but they wouldn't upload correctly.  I think this bloom is trying to keep its presence a secret.  I'm going to try to capture this elusive creature on camera again.

A Thirsty Lizard

Flowers on Easter Weekend

Bumble Bee

More Butterfly Ginger

petit s'est levé

Butterfly Ginger

Hibiscus

I have 3 different varieties of hibiscus in my front yard, and this one is my favorite. Its simple and understated, definitely not as showy as the hot pink double blooms of its neighbor in the flowerbed. It doesn't bloom nearly as often as the bushes with cream colored blooms, so the 4 flowers it has produced have been real treats for me.

Happy 4th of July!

Agapanthus

a.k.a. Lilly of the Nile

Ellie and the Hydrangeas

She wasn't as interested in the flowers as she was in the dirt dobbers buzzing around their excavation site.

Bugs

English Dogwoods on Easter Weekend

I made these photos in Mom & Dad's back yard. All of her English Dogwoods were blooming, and they were beautiful. Does anyone know why they are "the Easter flower?"

Hungry Ladybug

More Springtime...

I can't remember the name of this plant. Do you know what it is?

Springtime...