I'm two days ahead of the official schedule for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day but, in keeping with my personal schedule, it was a choice between two days early or three days late so I went with the former. "June Gloom" is also still in effect, which has made photographing my garden somewhat easier and strolling through my garden with a camera is more appealing than working under damp conditions and gray skies. So here we go!
I'll start as usual with the this month's splashiest contributors. I must warn you this is a long post, even for me and even with the majority of my photos thrown into collages. I'll keep my commentary to a minimum.
In the back garden:
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Achillea 'Moonshine' |
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There are Agapanthus throughout the garden but those in the back garden are the earliest to bloom |
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Arctotis 'Large Marge' |
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Arthropodium cirratum (aka Renga lily) |
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Billardiera heterophylla (formerly classified as Sollya heterophylla, aka bluebell creeper) |
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Lantana camara, cultivars 'Irene' and 'Samantha' |
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Orienpet Lilium 'Orange Planet' and what may be Asiatic Lilium 'Royal Sunset' |
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Salvia canariensis var candidissima |
There's less going on in the front garden:
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From left to right, Cupheas 'Honeybells', 'Starfire Pink', and 'Vermillionaire' |
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Polygala myrtifolia (aka sweet pea shrub) |
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Roses 'Pink Meidiland' and 'Golden Celebration' |
There are a few plants in flower on the back slope that deserve notice:
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Bignonia capreolata, inherited with the garden |
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Centranthus ruber |
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Lonicera japonica (aka Japanese honeysuckle), regrettably also inherited with the garden along with the ivy it mingles with |
There are a lot of genera I've lumped together that can be found in a variety of areas of the garden so I haven't separated these by area:
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Self-seeded Daucus carota |
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Gaillardia grandiflora 'Arizona Sun' (aka blanket flower) |
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Various self-seeded Gazanias |
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Top row - Grevilleas 'Peaches & Cream', 'Poorinda Leane', and G. sericea Bottom - Grevillea 'Superb' |
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Clockwise from the upper left, Hemerocallis 'For Pete's Sake', 'Persian Market', 'Spanish Harlem', and 'Sammy Russell' |
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Ruffled form of Leucanthemum x superbum (left) and L. 'Sweet Daisy Izabel' (right) |
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Clockwise from the upper left, slowly finishing their season, Leucospermums 'Brandi Dela Cruz', 'High Gold', 'Spider Hybrid', and 'Sunset' |
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Top row - Pelargoniums 'Little Pink Splash' and noID variety Rows 2 and 3 - Cultivars of Pelargonium peltatum |
I've replanted much of the cutting garden with dahlias and zinnias, not yet in bloom, but I still have some cool season flowers hanging on:
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The sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) vines are rapidly developing mildew, a byproduct of the heavy marine layers followed by warm afternoon temperatures. I expect to pull them by month's end. The mix includes 'April in Paris', 'Blue Celeste', 'Lord Nelson', Royal Wedding', and 'Mermaid's Dream'. |
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Nigella papillosa 'Midnight' showed up late and has been almost entirely swamped by the sweet pea vines |
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Aristea major growing in a large pot |
Lastly, there's a flush of blue color in the south-side garden:
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Salvia clevelandii 'Winnifred Gilman' |
There were a few surprises:
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Cactus flowers, Echinopsis oxygona (left) and Epiphyllum 'King Midas' (right) |
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All of a sudden this week, flowers appeared on the pineapple guava trees (Feijoa sellowiana) |
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This is Hibiscus trionum (aka flower-of-an-hour), considered a weed almost everywhere. It showed up years ago, then disappeared, only to reappear one flower at a time very recently. |
As always, I've shoved the best of the rest into collages organized by color:
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Blue flowers, clockwise from the upper left: Consolida ajacis (aka larkspur), Limonium perezii, Osteospermum '4D Silver', Plectranthus neochilus, Rotheca ugandense, Salvia 'Mystic Spires', and Thymus serpyllum 'Elfin' |
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White flowers, clockwise from the upper left: Alstroemeria 'Claire', Dietes grandiflora', Dipladenia 'Sundenia White', Fuchsia 'Windchimes White', Helichrysum retortum, Impatiens hawkeri, Lagurus ovatus (aka bunny tail grass), and Lotus hirsutus (aka hairy Canary clover) |
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Pink flowers, top row: noID Alstroemeria, Arbutus 'Marina', and noID Argyranthemum Middle - Centaurea 'Silver Feather', Cistus 'Sunset', and Digitalis purpurea Bottom - Oenothera speciosa (aka pink evening primrose), Osteospermum '4D Pink', and noID Scaevola |
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Orange and yellow flowers, clockwise from the upper left: Achillea 'Terracotta', Arctotis 'Red-Orange', Lobelia laxiflora', Calendula officianalis, Chrysocephala 'Desert Flame', Eriogonum nudum 'Ella Nelson's Yellow', and Petunia 'Bee's Knees' |
That's it for this month's compilation of plants in flower! For more Bloom Day posts, check in with Carol at May Dreams Garden on June 15th.
All material © 2012-2025 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
That is a riot of blooms, how fabulous! It's been a nice mild June, only a few scorchers so far. The petals on my Feijoa are super sweet this year, have you tasted any?
ReplyDeleteJune is often the peak of my floral explosion, much appreciated before July's heat threatens to send many flowers packing. I've tasted the pineapple guava flowers in the past but not yet this season ;)
DeleteWith all the blogs I have to catch up on after being away from my computer for much of the month thus far, I'll admit to just scanning down the page and soaking up the beauty. Wowsa!
ReplyDeleteMy Bloom Day posts are intended as a diary for future reference as much as anything else, Loree. June is an especially flower-busy month!
DeleteFeijoa sellowiana! Goodness. Does it fruit? Do you get to it before the critters?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite photo is of Polygala myrtifolia at the foot of the tree trunk and the potted succulent container next to it. So lovely.
Chavli
The Feijoa does fruit, although I think the flowers themselves are tastier. I liked that photo of the Polygala too, although the plants has self-seeded far more than I'd prefer in that area - the plant looks demure but it's pretty aggressive about taking over territory!
DeleteBeautiful and captivating photos. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada ❤️ 🇨🇦
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda :)
DeleteOh gosh, your garden is spectacular at every time of year...very impressive! It feels like a lovely trip to a botanical garden every time I visit your blog. It's impossible to pick a favorite, but that gorgeous large photo of the Hibiscus trionum is gorgeous. Happy Bloom Days. :)
ReplyDeleteThat Hibiscus may be a bonafide weed but it's definitely a pretty weed!
DeleteEvery month I'm amazed at how prolific your garden is Kris. I can't imagine going outside and having that much to see (or take care of, if I'm honest). I think the only thing we might have in common now is lantana. :)
ReplyDeleteL love the golden rose and that nigella is stunning. I have no luck with nigella. The seeds I planted this spring are about 1/2" high so far. Foiled again.
I had an odd experience with the Nigella. The 'Midnight' variety showed up late and was entirely hidden by sweet pea vines for a time. And I don't remember sowing seed of Nigella 'African Bride' at all this year but it came on like gangbusters early in the season and its already all but gone.
DeleteMy goodness, your garden is amazing, and packed with such interesting blooms. I always admire those Renga lilies of yours, I've never seen them here. And what amazing salvias. If I had to chose just one genus from your garden it would be a difficult choice but I think I would go with the amazing leucospermums, closely followed by your fabulous grevilleas. We always hanker after plants we can't grow.
ReplyDeleteThe Renga lilies are uncommon here too, which is unfortunate as they do so well in this climate. They're native to New Zealand. I do love my Leucospermums but my own heart lies with Grevilleas, which have a wider variety of forms. Grevillea 'Superb', which literally blooms year-round here, can't be beat.
DeleteLovely as always! Especially the daylilies, and I do like honeysuckle. My grandmother had quite a lot. Of course I liked the nectar!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, pretty as it is, honeysuckle is a real weed here. I've learned to ignore it on the steep back slope but it keeps trying to creep in elsewhere.
DeleteYour flower collection is amazing. Some of my favorites were the pineapple guava (of course, not hardy where I live) and the Flower-of-an-hour, which kicked off an Internet search for me. It seems it is considered invasive in my state, and, although it hasn't been spotted in my New York State county, it has been found not that far away. Loved your lilies.
ReplyDeleteAs best I can tell, the flower-of-the-hour is considered invasive nearly everywhere, Alana. It's attractive, though, and in my garden I just seem to be getting one bloom here and there this year after a complete absence for several years so I've made no effort to eradicate it.
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