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Glad Again

| Flower Roberts

The gladioli are blooming profusely now.

I am so glad that I moved them from their former, floppy location.

They need sun and staking to thrive. These are inside tomato rings for support.

The stalk I broke off by accident during a photo-shoot has looked lovely in a vase for days.

No wonder it was the “Funeral Flower” in the past.

I think the stalks are beautiful from the back also.

I have two types of white. One has purple pollen.

I am glad that it is Glad time in my garden.

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P.S. Be sure to tune in for the FAIRY PARADE next Thursday. It is crazy cute!

The Disappearing Pepper

| Flower Roberts

Mr. Flower had an extra Sweet Banana Pepper plant.

He gave it to me to pop into one of my beds.

It was rather small, so I potted it up.

I wanted it to get bigger before putting it out in the real world.

I walked by its pot on the steps numerous times each day.

Yesterday, I looked down to see a barren green stem in the pot.

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At first I suspected the little bunny that has been munching on my hostas.

Then I saw them,

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The caterpillar poop/frass.

They looked like tiny grenades scattered around the base of the stark stem.

Another donation to nature! Poor little pepper plant.

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Guilt in the Garden

| Flower Roberts

I have more blooms than ever before. I should be thrilled.

Instead, when I think of flowers as food I feel extravagant and wasteful.

I know this is not logical.

I did not plant the flowers to be food.

I did not tend and feed the flowers to feed the deer.

Here are some of today’s bloomers.

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Radiant Greetings daylily
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Changing Latitudes daylily
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Laura Harwood Daylily
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Sovereign Queen daylily
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Crimson Shadows daylily
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Outrageous daylily

I will get over the guilt.

Next post is about a disappearing Pepper plant.  Another mystery!

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Glad for a Mystery

| Flower Roberts

Bulbs sometimes surprise us.

I planted a “Glad circle” with many Pricillas and another mix, Mardi Gras.

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This circle had plenty of Pricillas last year, but no Mardi Gras.

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This year there seems to be one burgundy that may be a Mari Gras

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but what about these orange flowers?

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I guess I have some bulbs that have “bloomed incorrectly” again.

I won’t complain, since that is my favorite color.

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Bulbs add mystery to your garden.

You think you are planting one thing and something else shows up.

Serendipity!

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My Yellow Giant

| Flower Roberts

This is my favorite daylily.  Okay besides Nowhere to Hide and South Seas and …

I do not know its name.

I got it on a hot as hell day at a chaotic event at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens back in the 1990’s. I wish someone there would identify this giant for me. Hello Daniel Stowe!

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It is a late bloomer. Its first bloom opened yesterday. I visited it many times. I photographed it with my hand for scale,

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but then decided it deserved a ruler for accuracy.

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This giant has big bubba blooms that amaze me every year. Here is its spent bloom beside a large variety, Mabel Nolan.

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Its a lovely, light yellow with a little ruffle along the edge.

Giant and gorgeous!

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P.S. Our other blog is in a blog relay tomorrow. It is about ART and EPILEPSY. Please check it out.

 

The Art Stayed

Flying Lucifer

| Flower Roberts

This plant always grabs my attention in the garden.

It’s not just that fire engine red.

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It’s not just those spiky leaves.

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It’s that stealth-like configuration of blooms

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that looks like it could take off from the stem and zoom into the sky.

They are flying in formation today.

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I love Lucifer!

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Alone but not Lonely

| Flower Roberts

There are many days when I do not see another person from morning til night.

But I am not lonely.

Hawk Moth buzzes by for a visit.

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Fish 1 and Fish 2 swim up for a treat.

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I do not have to look far to find a friendly frog

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or two.

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If I can’t find my wild friends, the bunnies are always available for companionship.

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It’s okay to be alone, if you are not lonely.

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Bounteous Blooms

| Flower Roberts

I am thrilled but puzzled by the bounty of blooms this year.

Could it be related to the fact that none of my dayilies got to get to full flower last summer?

Has the deer herd done me a favor? Probably not.

I suspect that my four-legged friends have been sublty munching on my blooms for years.

Here are some more daylilies blooming today. They just keep coming!

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Nowhere to Hide daylily

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Purple Pinwheel daylily

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Open Hearth daylily

Yabba Dabba Doo daylily

Sebastian daylily
Strutter’s Ball daylily

Stay tuned. There are a few more that bloom late in the season.

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Pricilla’s Purple Pollen

| Flower Roberts

I love Priscilla the gladiola.

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She is tall with pretty pink petals.

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But the best part about Pricilla is her purple pollen.

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Right in the middle of that pretty face is a pink pistil and purple pollen.

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I love this about Priscilla.

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