The past couple of days have been hot, sunny and sticky - ideal for drying the washing but not much else. I can't wait for winter to arrive!
It's Summer here in Australia at the moment, and there are quite a few interesting things going on bloom-wise. I headed out yesterday afternoon right as the sun was setting (about 6:30pm) to take photos of as many flowers as I could find. I found quite a few!
The bougainvilleas have started growing again in leaps and bounds after I repotted them a couple of months ago.
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| Bougainvillea 'Orange Glory' flower bracts |
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| Bougainvillea 'Sunvillea Cream' flower bracts |
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| Bougainvillea (purple no ID) bracts forming |
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| Angelonia getting a bit rangy |
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| Celosia 'Intenz' |
The salvias are in fine form at the moment. My latest acquisition 'Wendy's Wish' is still recovering from being planted in the garden (during the recent rains) but doesn't seem to be suffering much for it.
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| Salvia 'Wendy's Wish' |
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| Salvia ' African Skies' |
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| Salvia 'Blaze of Fire' |
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| Cat's Whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus) |
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| Marjoram |
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| Anthurium (no ID) |
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| Loropetalum chinense rubrum 'China Pink' |
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| Loropetalum chinense rubrum 'China Pink' |
It was a fun challenge to find as many flowers as possible in the garden and take photos in a short timeframe (as the sun was setting the light was fading).
Make sure to head over to
May Dreams Gardens to check out Carol's bloom day, and everyone else who has participated this month.
