poppies. mimulus ,crocosmia. lisianthus
We're well into summer now. At this point in the season most of my garden flowers have bloomed, are blooming or are about to bloom. Some of the flowers were outstanding this year, poppies, crocosmias, dames rockets. The fragrant shrubs, lilac, mock orange bloomed like crazy and and did a good job of perfuming the air. On the down side, my heliopsis are infested with red aphids again this year. (I tried a strong water spray but think I'll need to get out the Safer Soap.) My favorite annuals, lisianthus, are doing very well. I purchased a flat of them in May and distributed them among my many containers. The mimulus or monkey flowers are blooming much better than last year. These flowers are so interesting, with their cute little faces. Nicotiana, tobacco flower, self seeded and the white tubular flowers are perfuming the night air. Another "fragrant at night" plant is the jasmine. It overwintered successfully and its smallish, star-like flowers are just beginning to open.
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Theresa, I have to tell you that my evening primrose is beautiful this year. We have had several people over just to watch it bloom. I'd thought I lost it as it did not come up last year and I'd forgotten that you said it only blooms every 2 yrs. I wonderd if you could tell me how to get starts from this or how to propogate so I can share with friends too. Don't know how to start. Do you have any new starts in your garden you'd be willing to sell? I know lots of people interested in it now. . . Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful plant with me. It has brought endless hours of enjoyment in my garden!
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