What's looking good in July 2017

[zigs]

June's thread here

Corriander

 

[MaryMary]

Orange Kwanzo Daylily.

Whoops!! Look at the time!!

More after work. Gotta go!!

 

[Greenhorn]

My Coreopsis
First time growing It, grown from seed.

 

[MaryMary]

Rose of Sharon.

White Rose of Sharon and Tiger lilies getting ready to bloom.

 

[zigs]

Allium "leek"

 

[zigs]

 

[MaryMary]

At the end of June, I posted a Venus Flytrap that was about to flower.

. . .

It has the first flower opened now. Sorry the picture isn't better. My cell phone can only do so much.

The stalk is about 9".

 

[Larisa]

Calla

 

[Larisa]

Dictamnus. Another name is the burning bush.
This plant can cause burn in a hot climate.
This is due to the fact that at high temperatures the plant creates around itself a cloud of vapors of essential oils. The fire near the plant causes a small explosion with smoke, but the flower itself is not burned.
In my cool climate this plant is safe.

 

[Beverly]

Here is a bit of what is going on in the garden at the beginning of July

This is a salvia that some people may not know. Salvia tiliifolia also known as Tarahumara chia. It grows wild in the garden each year, has pretty foliage, tiny flowers of interest to pollinators, and even tinier chia seeds. This plant was much prized by the Aztecs for the seeds. Mail and messages were delivered between settlements by human runners who frequently ran great distances. The runners carried pouches of Tarahumara chia seeds to eat along the way for strength, stamina, and endurance.

The Ixoras. This small one, was started by seed in situ, is an Ixora coccinea which will grow to about 10 ft (3 m) with a possible 4 ft. (1.2 m) spread and have umbels of red flowers. It is growing nicely in the warm, stormy rains.

Here is an Ixora i found at a nursery, white flowers with touches of pink. The wider leaves lead me to believe it is an Ixora casei that will grow somewhat larger than the coccinea. I am arguing with myself whether to plant it now or wait until the end of the rainy season is near.

One more Ixora coccinea that was eaten by the cutter ants a couple of years ago and is just now showing some new growth. I cannot find this particular narrow leafed plant at the nurseries any more and i am thinking it may be a coccinea but the leaves are much more narrow than the leaves of the seedling and the leaves of the casei. Also with red umbels but with a character somewhat unique so i have been working to bring it back from its near death experience. These new growth leaves are giving me hope

 

[Tjohn]

Looks like it will be a "squash" year!

 

[mg guy]

the July patio is pretty robust!

 

[vette-kid]

My best gladiolus right now. A few feel over and flowered along the ground. I propped them up but they look awful right now. Some sort of caterpillar got one as well.

Found this guy hiding in the shadow of the gladiolus. Had almost forgot I planted it there, it's kind of stunted though.

This is my best coleus so far, is a good 2.5 feet tall and flowering.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Posted a whole bunch on my thread. but here is a new one for us. so pretty. go see the rest.

 

[mg guy]

"This is my best coleus so far"

vette kid.
can't beat a coleus, especially in pots.