Love, Joy and Peas: drought tolerant flower

Friday, June 20, 2014

Zinnia, Vinca, Coreopsis, Geranium and Lantana for Floral Friday

Happy floral Friday! This week in my Maryland garden we've had both dry spells and heavy rain. I took these photos after a heavy rain so some of the flowers have raindrops (the rest are just drenched). This little zinnia's petals are still opening.

The edges of this white vinca's petals are so wet they're nearly transparent.

Although this bright red and yellow coreopsis flower is quite welcome, it was a bit of a surprise to see it blooming one one of the stems of a dark red coreopsis plant.

I overwintered my geraniums and they're quite leggy but since they're still blooming I'm hesitant to cut them back.

Bees and butterflies love lantana and it's the only thing I can get to grow in the corner between the driveway and sidewalk. The soil there dries out faster than anywhere else in our garden. Lantana truly is drought resistant once established and the butterflies and bees love it.

Thank you for joining me on this week's mini photo tour of my Maryland garden! May the God who created all the beautiful flowers bless and keep you!

Related posts:
Drought tolerant flowers: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/07/heat-beating-flower-photos-this-week-in.html
Rainy day flowers: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/05/rainy-day-flowers-this-week-in-my.html
Multicolored blooms: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/04/multicolored-blooms-seedlings-garden.html
Frosty foliage: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2011/12/frosty-foliage-photos.html

Friday, July 27, 2012

Lantana Trees for Floral Friday

I've been wanting something tall for in front of our dining room windows and came across these lantana trees this week. Regularly $49.99 each they were on clearance for only $12.50 each! So I got all three for less than the price of one. They're working out great and already attracting bees (and hopefully, soon butterflies too).

Here's a close up of a lantana flower cluster. We grew a lot of lantana when we lived in Arizona and they can handle the crazy hot heat there so I figure they can handle it here too. They won't survive the winter unless I bring them inside though (Ben says no to this so far but I'm trying to convince him so if you agree that they're worth saving please let me know and I'll pass your comments on to him).

Here's a photo of the lantana trees from an angle that shows you more of their height. Now I'll just need to find three matching pots for them. Happy Friday and weekend to you all. May God bless you!