because all the news is bad and fucking depressing and all I can say is America has some pretty shitty karma...
the
plumerias
star
of india
rock
rose which isn't a rose at all but a mallow
the
crinum lilies
black
and blue salvia
the
first bloom on the white orchid tree
texas
star hibiscus
mexican
bird of paradise
Ellen, your garden is faring far better than our country. For sure. That rock rose's shape looks just like a hibiscus, too! Gorgeous; all of it!
ReplyDeleteAy! Beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteI have a Star of India which Kathleen gave me. She called it a "tropical gardenia."
I also have the blue salvia and wish I had all the rest. We just don't get enough sun.
the friend who gave me the star of india called it a gardenia. and now that I google it I can't find anything so I don't know where I got that name.
DeleteThank you thank you thank you! I needed that!
ReplyDeleteHard to believe so much loveliness is all in your yard.
ReplyDeleteAre most of these new or salvaged after the hurricane?
ReplyDeleteall survivors of the flood and our cold winter.
DeleteOkay - the winner is the Mexican bird of paradise. Or am I just feeling a bit sympathetic to that part of the world lately?
ReplyDeleteI know your Mexican bird of paradise as Pride of Barbados. Both excellent names.
ReplyDeleteI've also heard it called poinciana.
Deleteoh my. I have never seen black and blue salvia. It is drop dead gorgeous. All of your flowers look like they are thriving. So pretty. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOOOOH and AAAAAH stuff, gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful, but oh, that last one. Flowers de- stress me. I need to live in a green house.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful flowers, and your photographs of them are divine. They certainly reveal your artistic eye. Thank you for this splash of color amid the gloom. Thank you, too, for recognizing and caring about the gloom.
ReplyDeletePlumaria so pretty , bridal, innocence, gorgeous. All of your flowers are exceptional! They look well cultivated and happy. When stress (every damn day) hits hard...get inside your flowers. It is nurturing and safe in there! Thank you
ReplyDeleteI've seen that Mexican bird of paradise before (in Florida, I think) and I wondered what it was. That salvia is wild-looking!
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