I got a chance to go out and take some pictures of what is currently in bloom-
Butterfly weed
My hydrangea finally bloomed because I didn’t cut it back. It is loaded with blooms.
Joe Pye Weed not quite in bloom yet
Croscomia- not a great picture. This was from a cheap bag of summer blooming bulbs I bought at Big Lots. It didn’t bloom the first year and I actually thought it was a Bearded iris. The second year though it began to shine. It has red flowers that the hummingbirds love. Surprisely, it survives through the winter even though it is suppose to only be winter-hardy to zone 5 and I live in zone 6. It must be in a little bit warmer spot.
Posted by Joyce on August 2, 2007 at 3:37 pm
oh, I have some of that crocosima, too, it is a bit different and fun, I think.
Posted by Dawn on August 2, 2007 at 5:09 pm
I agree! I love how it looks before the flowers open. My neighbor has been wanting some but I can’t bring myself to divide it.
Posted by Ottawa Gardener on August 5, 2007 at 6:57 pm
I love the crocosmia too. It would definitely not be winter harder hear but what a looker.
Posted by Chigiy on August 6, 2007 at 3:21 pm
We have crocosmia here in Northern California and it goes crazy. I have to dig it up every year because it is so invasive. But I still love it.
Posted by Catherine on August 7, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Lovely photo’s…Your Hydrangea looks BEAUTIFUL!!! ~I wish I could get mine to bloom like that!! Lovely site!!
Posted by Kylee on August 13, 2007 at 1:50 am
Pink butterfly weed! I’ve got the regular orange and some yellow. If you’re in zone 6, that’s warmer than zone 5, so the crocosmia should do just fine for you! I’m in zone 5 and mine made it through the winter here and I was kind of anxious about it. It seemed to be slow to start coming up in the spring.
Posted by Laura on August 19, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Those are beautiful plants and beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing! (Visiting for GTS)
Posted by Sisah on August 20, 2007 at 6:44 am
Lovely photos, it´s not possible to grow crocosmia here in Nothern Germany, the winters are too hard and so it is hard to believe these pretty plants can become invasive in other parts of the world.
Posted by Julie (CG) on August 26, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Your flowers are looking lovely!
Posted by barbara on October 28, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Your butterfly photo looks half-butterfly, half-flower. Can you see it?