Sunday, June 15, 2014

Garden bloggers' bloom day June 2014

I was reading some snarky garden article the other day about the overuse of salvia by landscape designers and I looked out into my yard in horror . . . you guys, I have SO much salvia. In my defense, I was sent 21 of them by High Country Gardens in the weirdest order mix-up ever, but I've still got a lot that are my doing.

Salvia sylvestris 'Blue Hill'

I love them and the bees love them. And they smell so good and sweaty. 'Caradonna' and 'May Night' are still going and will go on all summer.

Salvia 'Indigo Spires' is just getting going

But the most exciting thing right now is that my Yucca recurvifolia bloomed! Hot damn.



Lilium martagon 'Arabian Night'

Helenium 'Mardi Gras'
Eremurus 'Lemon Meringue' are just finishing up

Verbascum epixanthium

Fuschia magellanica 'Hawkshead'

Scabiosa caucasica 'Fama Blue'

Asclepias speciosa

Penstemon x 'Enor'

Agastache aurantica 'Navajo Sunset'

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

Papaver 'Drama Queen'

Papaver hybridium 'Lauren's Grape'

Verbena boariensis

Clarkia amoena 'Aurora'

Agrostemma githago

This summer has really snuck up on me . . . I feel like I'll be putting the garden to bed for winter if I don't stop and enjoy things. Happy bloom day and thank you to our host Carol!

32 comments:

  1. No! Don't say the "W" word! Your yucca bloom is amazing, I never will understand why some people don't like them.

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  2. Your blooms are glorious and I also love salvia, the more the merrier! Happy GBBD

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  3. I know I shouldn't be swinging that word around. Summer hasn't even started! And I agree--the foliage on agaves is good enough, but then there's that bloom spike on top of it?!

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  4. Yep, the color matches the real life (on my computer screen, at least). It's a good one, from Xera.

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  5. Some very nice blooms and colours you have in your garden Heather! And don't fret too much about the salvias, they are very nice. Happily ignore the rule makers on this one :)

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  6. Lovely! I wish someone would send me 21 plants by mistake.... I also like your Eremurus!

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  7. I was just reading , you can have too many daisies in July/Aug . I think you're Ok with Salvias .

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  8. I bought that one last year and it happily reseeded. I'm so glad--it's gorgeous!

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  9. I'm definitely not complaining! It was weird but mostly good.

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  10. What publication was that? I don't know that many people who grow daisies.

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  11. Salvias are salivatingly cool. So there. Love all your pics!

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  12. OMG...I adore Salvias...if I could grow them, I would have a million! I've even been thinking of getting another 'Amistad'! The color of 'Enor' is amazing...I could stare at that all day :-)

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  13. What kind of elitist fool looks down his nose at salvia? If rivers of Salvia are good enough for Piet Oudolf, they are good enough for me. Yours look good! Also the purple penstemon and orange agastache, both very exotic to my midwestern eyes. Looking forward to meeting you at the Fling!

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  14. Enor is aging to a dark purple super fast, too. The color was noticeably different this morning. I'll ping you if Amistad is at my Fred Meyer the next time I'm there.

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  15. Amen! I can't wait to meet you (and the elusive Judy!) too!

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  16. Okay, only because I was defeated in sowing this verbascum from seed do I point out that you've labeled it an echium. I can't believe you have V. epixanthium! I've read it described as having wavy furry chartreuse leaves. I hope it's available somewhere close to the fling activities. I'm going to need an extra suitcase...Love your taste in plants, including all those salvias. Definitely not overused around here.

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  17. You are absolutely correct--thank you for catching that! My friend Ryan grew it from seed--we should see if he has more to send home with you . . .

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  18. Such a great photo of Hawkshead. I thought for sure mine died, but it may be that thing that I nearly dug up when I was weeding the other day.
    Your 'Drama Queen' has every reason to strut her stuff.

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  19. My SIL gave me Hawkshead, something I normally wouldn't pick out myself. I love it!

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  20. I only have one tiny salvia plant. Seeing your pics, though, makes me want to get more. They are lovely.

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  21. I'm going to have to walk up there and take a peek in person one of these evenings. I'll bring your some black poppy seeds to add to your collection. I love all the blooms and spectacular color your garden is sporting right now. And, whomever made that crack about salvias is a fool - at least in my book!

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  22. Do it! And I'll snip off a seedpod of Drama Queen for you.

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  23. Well, I don't think anyone else has commented on it, but I'm digging the Eremurus. In fact, I'd never even heard of it until now. (Shh. Don't tell anyone I'm such an ignoramus on Foxtail Lilies.)

    Does it need any special care in your neighborhood? Does it bloom a long time? And does it attract any pollinators? (I'm always full of questions!) :P

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  24. Eremurus needs good drainage and full sun to be happy. I ordered mine from Brent and Becky's and planted them a little proud. Almost all of them bloomed. Bees like them, though not as much as the salvias.

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  25. Can one ever have too many salvias? No, I don't believe so. But I'm intrigued by your description of their scent as "sweaty." Hmm. Minty, yes. But do you mean gym-locker sweaty or what? I am so curious! http://www.penick.net/digging/

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  26. They have that funky sagey smell to them. It smells like clean sweat to me. :)

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  27. Lovely! I got nuthin', so I had to photograph my neighbor's yard. Just a tangle of weeds here, and a few allium heads left over.

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