Cannas

Just one of the many canna plantings.

Cannas are a durable staple of CG's garden.

They can tolerate extreme weather conditions, and don't require being dug-up for winterizing here in zone 7B.

The red ones seem to be the first to bloom; yellow, orange, peach, and speckled red/yellow should be coming soon.

Daylilys

All of the non-stella daylilys seem to be blooming all at the same time.

The deep wine colored ones are a favorite:

This one (mis-labelled at the nursery) is CG's favorite:

Wednesday Garden Tour

The Canna Lilys are just starting to bloom

Daylilys are at their peak

(these were tagged as a Joan Senior daylily -obviously not, but they're keepers)

the stellas are preparing to make another round of blooming

the crepe myrtles are less than a week away from being in full bloom

and finally, the bumper crop of lettuce is looking more and more appetizing

(the cucumbers are doing ok, just not looking too photogenic at the moment)

Mid June Landscape Notes

1. no periods of extended drought, so far
2. attempt to grow orange phlox from bagged rootings hasn't worked
3. California poppies don't like extended and prolonged periods of rainfall (yet 3 have survived)
4. dallis grass continues to be a problem in the front/back yards
5. wine colored Japanese iris were a big success in the front bed
6. need to mark Peruvian daffodils (so they can be dug-up this fall)
7. no annuals were planted this year
8. a few burning bushes are looking weak
9. need to move 1 azalea bush this fall (others are spaced ok)
10. need to make a trellis for the clematis vine in the farm bed

Picasso Canna Lily

Although not a true lily, canna lilys are hardy (Zone 7A), foolproof plants.

The picasso canna is one of CG's favorites.

The variegated leaf with a red edge make it distinguishable from other cannas.

(CG has an over-abundance of these,

and is always looking to trade plants!)

Joan Senior

It's the closest all-white daylily that CG could find.

3 pots were bought last fall.

The plants were divided, and now there are 6 healthy, blooming daylilys.

not solid white, but close enough

The 'all-white' rock island bed is filling-in nicely.

Blooming has transitioned smoothly from the daffodils, candy tuft, and now with the Joan Senior daylilys.

(The white crepe myrtles and white reblooming iris are still to come!)

Practice

One of the dwarf burning bushes was spotted sporting an interesting leaf today

maybe its early practice for the fall