Showing posts with label orange day lily. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orange day lily. Show all posts

Friday, July 29, 2016

Day Lilies, Strawberry, Dahlias and Butterfly Bush Flowers

Double orange day lily flower: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
Happy floral Friday and welcome to "this week in my Maryland garden!" The double orange day lilies are still producing a few flowers, which I greatly appreciate.
Pink Tristan strawberry flower: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
I planted this pink flowering strawberry (Tristan) last year but didn't get any flowers or fruit so I'm thankful to have flowers from it this year. I hope one day it will grow a strawberry or two.
Purple-pink dahlia flower: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
 This pretty pink-purple dahlia has been producing flowers for months now.
White and burgundy bicolor dahlia: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
 As long as I remember to water them frequently enough the dahlias keep flowering.
Violet butterfly bush flowers: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
 The butterfly bushes are great survivors and butterflies and bees love them.
Bicolor day lily macro: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
This special little bicolor day lily survived under some larger day lilies' foliage. I think of it as my miracle day lily as it doesn't get much sun.

It's hot and humid here in Maryland but the flowers are gorgeous. Thank you for visiting! May God bless you!

Related posts:
Unusual dahlias: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/08/four-dahlias-and-dianthus-for-floral.html
Powerhouse dahlias: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/07/sunflowers-dahlias-marigolds-verbena.html
Philadelphia Dahlia Show: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/10/philadelpha-dahlia-society-flower-show.html

Friday, July 1, 2016

Lavender, Spirea, Double Day Lily, Mexican Blanket Flower and Vinca for Floral Friday

Lavender garden: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
Happy July, floral Friday and welcome to "this week in my Maryland garden!" The bees love our lavender. I have five hardy lavender plants in this bed and think of it as my mini lavender field.
Hot pink spirea: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
Our spirea bush has been in a medium pot for years and the roots have grown through the drain holes into the soil so we decided to leave it in the pot.
Double orange day lily: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
The double flowering orange day lilies started blooming this week and I think they might be our most vigorous day lilies, growing larger clumps and spreading more each year.
Red Mexican blanket flower: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
I thought our red Mexican blanket flower didn't make it through the winter but was pleasantly surprised to see its leaves appear a few weeks ago and its flowering start this week.
Deep rose and white vinca flower: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2016
The vinca is holding up nicely in the heat. It's a lovely time for a Maryland flower garden.

Thank you for visiting! That's all for this week's mini garden tour. May God bless you!

Related posts:
Funky lavender and more: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2016/05/funky-lavender-thyme-allium-marigold.html
Red, white and blue flowers: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2015/09/red-white-and-blue-flowers-and-haiku.html
Bicolor day lily and more: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2015/07/morning-glory-bicolor-day-lily-magic.html

Friday, June 26, 2015

Sunflower, Day Lilies, Vinca and Mystery Flowers

Bee on sunflower: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2015
Happy floral Friday and welcome to "this week in my Maryland garden!" Above is our first sunflower of the year. Bees love sunflowers and I love them both.
Orange double bloom day lilies: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2015
Our double bloom orange day lilies started opening this week too. 
El Dorado day lilies: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2015
As did my favorite bicolor day lilies, the El Dorado style. We originally had six of these pretty plants but are down to three (I think this was mostly because of the backhoe situation). 
Bicolor vinca: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2015
The vincas have been blooming since we planted them but this is the first decent photo.
Yellow mystery flowers: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2015
And these tiny but pretty yellow flowers started blooming this week too. My dear friend Missy gave me the original plants and they spread a bit wider each year. Neither of us knows what the plant is but I think Missy said it's an herb of some kind. If you know what it is, please share.

Thank you for visiting! May God bless you this summer and always!

Which is your favorite flower/photo from this week's post? What is blooming in your area? 

Related posts:
Black eyed susans, sunflowers and more: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/07/teddy-bear-sunflower-black-eyed-susan.html
Sunflowers and more: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/07/sunflowers-dahlias-marigolds-verbena.html
Bees and sunflowers: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/08/bees-fighting-over-sunflower-photo.html