Roy G. Biv Bloom Day

June 15, 2009


Red: ‘Apple Tart’ daylily

Orange: Narrowleaf zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia )

And more narrowleaf zinnia, plus Yucca rostrata ‘Sapphire Skies’, Gaillardia ‘Goblin’, and Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’

Yellow: ‘Radsunny’ Knock Out rose

And yellow strawflower (Proven Winners’ Chrysocephalum apiculatum Flambe Yellow)

And Dahlberg daisy (Thymophylla tenuiloba )

Green, Blue: Bulbine foliage (and nutgrass—ugh) with silver Mediterranean fan palm (Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera ) and Proven Winners’ Torenia Summer Wave Large Violet

Indigo: Clematis viticella ‘Etoile Violette’

Violet : Winecup (Callirhoe involucrata )

And more winecups (Callirhoe involucrata ) with ‘Whale’s Tongue’ agave (Agave ovatifolia ) and iris
Roy G. Biv, the colors of the rainbow.
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0 responses to “Roy G. Biv Bloom Day”

  1. Gail says:

    A wonderful rainbow of colors Pam! Happy Bloom Day! gail

  2. janet says:

    Happy Bloom Day Pam, love the Winecups with the Agave. Really neat.

  3. Diana Kirby says:

    I love the name on that Apple Tart. It’s like a nail polish name! It’s so fun to watch the day lilies open with their surprising colors. Mine are patchy — I sure wish I had waves of blooms – Ha. How’s that nutgrass doing for you? Your Clematis is so exotic — I’ve vowed that one of my new trellises will get one, but there are so many from which to choose…decisions…decisions…
    The nutgrass is relentless—no luck getting rid of it so far. But the clematis is new and already blooming beautifully. —Pam

  4. Great blooms (and foliage, too)!
    Cameron

  5. Phillip says:

    I love that clematis. My Whale’s Tongue is sulking and I don’t believe it is going to make it. 🙁
    Oh no, I’m sorry to hear it, Phillip. Is it planted in a raised, gravelly berm? That might make the difference for it, unless you’ve already tried that of course. —Pam

  6. What a fun idea for bloom day. (Not that I could do it, as I’ve barred orange from my garden.) It’s good to see the Whale’s Tongue looking so at home in the new garden, as if it had always been there.

  7. No need to Wish You A Rainbow, Pam – you’ve already put one in the Baby Garden!
    I especially love that yellow ‘Radsunny’ Knock Out rose and indigo Clematis viticella ‘Etoile Violette’.
    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

  8. Randy says:

    Pam,
    Waht a clever idea for your post! Your blooms are so pretty!

  9. Lisa at Greenbow says:

    What a wheel of color! You saved my favorite until the end. Just love those agaves.

  10. Kim says:

    Happy Bloom Day, Pam. I love the winecups with the agave, and I enjoyed the Roy G. Biv approach to Bloom Day.

  11. Town Mouse says:

    Happy bloom day, Pam! Love the agave. And such great closeups!

  12. I’d forgotten old Roy G. Biv to remember the colors of the rainbow. Thanks for the reminder. Beautiful photos, as usual.
    Happy Bloom Day.

  13. cat says:

    hey pam! your garden blooms are so beautiful..:) very inspiring..:) thanks for sharing and for all the info this week as well!

  14. Most dramatic rainbow I’ve seen in ages!

  15. Oh you got a Dahlberg daisy. Aren’t they just the cutest things? Mine had been blooming but didn’t make it to today. It needs to be deadheaded.
    I really like that clear violet color of the Torenia. I’ve been looking at them with interest ever since you said you were testing them. So far they look pretty happy in Austin…well at least in your garden.
    I got the Dahlbergs after seeing how cute they were on your blog. Having them up on the retaining wall bed puts the cuteness up close where you can really see it. The torenias in deepest shade are doing the best. Even an hour or two of partial sun seems to make them suffer a bit. However, they are all still with me—so far. —Pam

  16. Well done! Do I spy a little Manfreda ‘Macho Mocha’in the green/bue photo?
    Boy, you have a sharp eye, Loree. Yep, that’s a ‘Macho Mocha’ pup in the lower left corner of the fan palm photo. —Pam

  17. chuck b. says:

    Thank you for sharing that great mnemonic! I don’t remember Clematis in your garden before (except for C. ternifolia which I think everyone in the world must have but not me–yet). ‘Etoile Violet’ is one of my favorite. Your Mediterranean fan palms are tremendously exciting.
    I have just one Mediterranean fan palm, but I too am excited about trying it. I bought the ‘Etoile Violette’ clematis because a) it’s gorgeous and b) it’s supposed to be fairly heat-tolerant for a clematis. The one I had in my old garden was Clematis texensis ‘Duchess of Albany.’ —Pam

  18. I feel so much better about my garden beds after you pointed out your nutgrass – Oh, how I hate that stuff! Let up for a month and it has a new strangle hold in the planting bed! and love your ‘Apple Tart’ daylilies. Beautiful colors and BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS!
    Thanks, Mary Beth. We can commiserate on the nutgrass together. Isn’t it awful? Good luck with yours and wish me luck with mine. —Pam

  19. Just checked out your Roy G Biv link – very clever!

  20. Always a treat to see your photography!

  21. Why why why didn’t we grow that zinnia this year?! Aaargh.

  22. I love the way your presented your blooms today. A rainbow of color makes a garden a happy place!

  23. How refreshing to the eyes. We’ve been in Russia so I’m catching up on posts.
    -Kelly

  24. Les says:

    Your whale’s tongue looks like it is settling into the new place, just like it was born there.

  25. What a fun post! Everything looks great, especially the winecups and agave!

  26. Meredith says:

    Roy G. Biv — what a great idea — makes a garden (and a garden blog) complete! I’m amazed your winecups are still blooming — mine tried to take over the garden until the first days of hot summer, and they rapidly died back. Perhaps because they were in very full sun? I like that strawflower — very pretty. Aha! Nutgrass — that must be what keeps showing up in my garden. I wonder if it came from the mulch, or maybe the compost?
    Hi, Meredith. Yes, I had winecups in full sun in the old garden, but these are in partial shade in the new garden. That’s why they’re still hanging on, I think. —Pam

  27. Oh, I get it! What a great way to celebrate bloom day. It looks like your garden is thriving in spite of heat and drought. How is it that you still have a clematis in bloom? Mine are done. Some may rebloom, but perhaps not. Happy Bloom Day, my friend.~~Dee
    Hi, Dee. I only planted the clematis a few weeks ago, and she is in partial shade, so maybe that helps. —Pam

  28. Jan says:

    For all the heat you have been having lately, you still have some lovely blooms. I esp. liked the winecup.
    Jan
    Always Growing

  29. This will not surprise you at all… but I am of the opinion that you can never show too many photos of that whale’s tongue agave, Pam! 🙂
    Fun list of blooms–glad to see your new garden is thriving. 🙂

  30. Sylvana says:

    I love the way that the sun face echoes the whale’s tongue behind it! Fun!

  31. Rose says:

    You’ve certainly covered all the colors of the rainbow, Pam! What a beautiful variety in your garden.

  32. Dreamybee says:

    I can’t believe you were actually able to pull of indigo! Nice job.

  33. Jamie says:

    I love that ‘apple tart’ daylily! Does it repeat? Thanks for sharing your beautiful images, as always!
    Hi, Jamie. No, it doesn’t repeat. It’s just too hot in Austin for repeating daylilies, I imagine. I always feel lucky just to get a spring bloom out of them. 😉 —Pam

  34. Great photos. The daylilly image was a meditation.
    I enjoy seeing your work in progress and the diversity you’re putting in place. Learn something every post.

  35. Such pretty flowers, as usual, Pam! About the Roy G. Biv thing…I always think of my grandpa, because he’s the one who taught this to me. He died in a car accident on the eve of my 11th birthday. I wrote about him teaching the Roy G. Biv thing to me here (which you read back when I posted it): http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2008/08/american-gothic.html
    I see the agave is looking as fine as ever! 😉
    I remember that post, Kylee. It was very moving. —Pam

  36. kerri says:

    Your baby garden is growing and blooming beautifully, Pam. I’m trialing some Proven Winners too. Your violet torenias are a lovely color. The winecups compliment the Agave nicely, which is looking healthy, happy, and very much at home 🙂 Love your rainbow!

  37. Still getting around to visiting GBBD posts. Of course, my favorites in your garden are always the things I can’t grow — like the Agave. And I was amused by your Roy G. Biv concept; it’s been a long time since I’ve heard that phrase!

  38. Pam says:

    Oh — that whales tongue agave is so amazing. I’m glad you brought it with you to the new garden!!!!