Once again, Helen’s Haven in Raleigh, NC looks around the garden for Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day. Carol at May Dreams Gardens started this as a nod to Elizabeth Lawrence. Here’s my nod to Carol. Enjoy!
Some of the Mixed Border at Helen's Haven
A couple Cross Vine Blossoms saying Hey
Sorgum, cleome
Tiger Lily
Gardenia 'Radicans'
Crepe Mrytle variety unknown
Crepe Mrytle 'Natchez'
Alyssium
Daylily variety unknown
Lily pertending she's a cucumber. Shown here with Aster's crop
Stokesia laevis 'Peachies Pick'
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Hydrangea 'Limelight'
Rudbeckia, probably Goldstrum
Crepe Mrytle Dynomite
Volunteer vinca
Sedums
Blooming early - Society garlic
Buddleja 'White Ball'
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Verbena bonarienis
Zephyranthes White Rain Lily with no rain in 3 weeks
Asclepias tuberosa
Dragon winged begonia
Purple cone flower - missed by the bunnies
Veronica spicata 'Goodness Grows'
Lantana 'Miss Huff'
Rudbeckia 'Hirta'
Hibiscus 'Rose Mallow'
Can anyone id this Crepe Myrtle for me? About 6'H x 8'W
6 foot Crepe Myrtle unknown variety
Knock out rose Radrazz
Lily of the Nile
Blossom of a Bangle Tiger
Purple Salvia
One last Oakleaf Hydrangea
Monarda and bee butt
Zinnia
A surprise find - a cosmo the bunnies must have missed
Rose of Sharon 'Double Violet'
Shasta Daisy
Buddleja 'Honeycomb'
Cl. Rose Stairway to Heaven
By Helen Yoest
Gardening With Confidence
Les said
Wow! You have a lot of blooms (and a lot of cukes). Is that Spanish Moss growing behind your first unknown Crape? I tried getting that to grow here, but it turned in to bird nesting material. I’ll try to see what the other Crape is when I get to work. Happy GBBD!
gardening with confidence said
Thanks Les! The Spanish Moss is new this year (brought up from the coast.) Don’t know it it will make it through the winter; but like you, it’s turning out to be bird nesting material. Thanks for checking on the CM for me. H.
Janet said
A bee butt? hahahahaaa. You funny lady! Love the Double Violet! My Dynomite is the last Crape to open in my yard….all others have begun to pop but not Dynomite! Love the red though!
cherry said
love the Hydrangea ~ Limelight .. I think I need one or 3 for my yard !
My Castor bean is just starting to do anything it sat still for so long does yours come back each year ?
I sure enjoyed my visit this morning .
hugs, Cherry
gardening with confidence said
Hey Cherry, my Castor bean come back each year as a happy re-seeding annual. I edit throughout the season, which I don’t mind. I have a thing for big lush plants. The Limelights are only 2 years old, but quickly became a favorite.
H.
gardening with confidence said
Hey y’all,
I’m heading out for a photo shoot and a day of scouting. I’ll tour GBBD when I return – Can’t wait!!!!!
H
Tara said
Hi There! What fabulous flowers!! Just wanted to say that I think what you’ve called the volenteer vinca here is actually a Madagascar periwinkle-have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharanthus
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Racquel said
Look at all those cukes! What yummy stuff will you be creating with that fabulous harvest? Your garden borders are glorious this bloom day Helen. In spite of no rain in 3 weeks your garden is full of gorgeous colorful blooms. We have similar stuff blooming here too.
tina said
Somebody is going to be busy making lots of pickles I think. Either that or your neighbors will hide when they see you all coming. Astor’s crop is awesome! Your flowers are really beautiful too, as is your entire garden!
Madison said
What a lovely post!
Randy said
Beautiful photos Helen! You have a lot going on. I think it’s very possible that your unknown Crepe is ‘Zuni’. We have several of them planted.
gardening with confidence said
Thank you Randy. Not knowing the name of that CM as bugged me for quite a while. As it happens, Steve Bender with Southern Living was here today to look at and he concurs with your suggestion. So that’s two votes. My friend Les @ A Tidewater Gardener promised me a suggestion today as well. So hopefully I will be three for three. They truly are beautiful! I don’t see them planted. In fact, I don’t recall see another. I get a 100 days of blooms and for me it acts like a big ole perennial flower in my mixed border. I think I need to blog about it. Now, thanks to you (and others) I can tell folks just what it is. Thanks!
Where are you?
H.
gardening with confidence said
Yes Janet, everybody needs a little bee butt in their gardens! H.
Kathy J, Washington Gardener Mag said
See, now that is a list! I have no patience for pics and labeling each garden bloom – wish I did!
Carol, May Dreams Gardens said
Wow, what a lot of flowers. It seems you can grow everything from the “north” and from the “south”! Thanks for joining in for bloom day.
Carri said
Wow Helen- amazing! You have sooo much blooming right now!