Stop ahead
September 02, 2006
‘Valentine’ rose
Zanthan is posting about her gorgeous, red oxblood lilies. I’ve just planted some of those, and they aren’t blooming yet, but my back garden isn’t feeling shy right now either. In fact, a few spots are blazing with red too. Valentine, my red, red rose, is back in action, flaunting her scarlet petticoats.
Lindheimer muhly grass, purple heart, and Turk’s cap
In the shade bed, dependable Turk’s cap brightens up the cedar elm’s shadow. I see a hummingbird back here every day, zipping from red flower to red flower, juicing up for its migration, I expect.
What’s shouting, “Stop and look!” in your garden?
Nothing is saying “Stop and look!” as loud as your red rose, that’s for sure! It’s already feeling–and starting to look–like mid-October here. 🙁
I love that combination of red, purple and tan in the second picture.
I don’t know, Kim. I just checked out your site and love that combo you’re featuring right now. I love your site and will link to it so I can visit more often.
Give those oxblood lilies a good long soak and they’ll be up in no time. I’ve had another one come up by a bush I was watering and one that came up from the small rain we had last Tuesday because it got some water dripping off the roof.
Speaking of rain, it was not enough to bring the rainlilies in my yard up–which I thought was strange. I saw some white ones along the Mopac near Far West Blvd. I’m glad north Austin got some rain out of that front.
Maybe one day my young Turk’s Cap will be a presence in the border, but I didn’t think of putting Purple heart with it as a powerful combination – Wow! [I think Valerie from GardenBits prefers the name Wax Mallow, rather than Turk’s Cap. Under either name, it’s a cool plant.] M, there are a couple of white flowers that popped up in the back yard. At first I thought they were wild onions, but no smell. They might be stunted blooms of Cooper’s rainlily?