These six lack a theme. They are just random pictures of a few flowers that are blooming here and now.
1. Lavandula stoechas, Spanish lavender posed for this picture, which was not adequate for the gardening column, but is too pretty to delete without sharing here. It looks like it is about to fly away with those long wings. A bee posed with it for the gardening column.
2. (Hespero)Yucca whipplei, chaparral yucca is blooming again after blooming last year. This floral truss is about twelve feet tall, and still growing. Seed that it provided last year is now growing abundantly. It is the first species of Yucca that I met in the wild in 1985.
3. Scilla peruviana, Peruvian squill has been reliably perennial for about three years but has not grown much. Although the floral trusses are bigger than they were last year, they are no more numerous. Just nine remain in three groups of three, just as I planted them.
4. Rhododendron spp., like the bearded iris and cymbidium orchid, is of an unidentified cultivar. Many others are blooming now also. I refrained from posting six pictures of six different rhododendrons like I usually do though, because that can get a bit predictable.
5. Iris X germanica, bearded iris was difficult to take a good picture of at the time of day that I encountered it. Its pale color did not help. I am fond of this iris though, since I got it from Cedar Lodge at Kidder Creek, on the way to the Pacific Northwest two years ago.
6. Cymbidium spp., has been blooming very slowly. The buds appeared over winter, and have been extending since then, but only recently opened. I never liked this orchid much anyway. A white orchid that typically blooms so impressively here did nothing this year.
This is the link for Six on Saturday, for anyone else who would like to participate: https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/six-on-saturday-a-participant-guide/
Tony Tomeo 
I also have Scilla peruviana here, but mostly in the shade. The foliage grows well every year, but I never get any flowers. Lack of light, do you think?
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I am not familiar enough with it to make a recommendation. These are my first, and they have performed reliably well. I have not tried them in other situations. I am sorry.
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I love the intense blue of Scilla peruviana. It comes up easily from seed but I am still waiting for my seedlings to bloom.
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Seed?! Can it be invasive? I would not mind if it provides a few more bulbs, but I do not want it to be a weed.
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No, no, it ‘s not invasive. I carefully collected the seed and grew them on. I’ve never had it self- seed in my garden.
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That is useful information if I ever add it to my home garden. I had been watching for spare bulbs. It has not happened yet, but might in the future. I am aware that other species that are also known as squill can be invasive.
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My scilla haven’t flowered either, they are in a pot, do you think I should release them, would that help? Gorgeous iris, beautiful orchid, you have surpassed yourself this week, Tony!
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Oh, I just explained to someone else that I lack experience with Scilla peruviana. These are my first. I do not know what they want or if they do not perform well in pots. I am sorry.
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Love the iris. I suffer from iris envy.
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This particular iris is rather . . . odd in regard to its color. It is not as vibrant as the others. I only like it because of its history. I think that it will be prettier with other iris in the Iris Garden.
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All of these are familiar, beautiful plants, although some of them, including the Symbidium Orchid can’t overwinter here. That first Lavender is beautiful, and the composition of the photo is very attractive.
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Thank you. The lavender is growing wild on the roadside. It occasionally self sows, but is not invasive. Cymbidium orchid actually needs a slight bit of chill in winter to enhance bloom. It actually performs better here than in San Diego or other climates with milder winters.
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I like the mix. It always intrigues me what you can grow there. Sorta tropical, but not really.
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None of these are tropical, though. Only the squill is something that I am unfamiliar with, but because it is dormant through winter, I suspect that it appreciates a bit of a chill.
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yes, I like the squill and have never seen it before.
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Are you familiar with the sort that can get invasive? I believe it is Scilla siberica.
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Yes, I had Scilla in Atlanta and did not realize it was invasive.
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I am not certain if it always is. It might be less invasive within situations that are less than ideal for its proliferation.
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