My Six again lack a common theme. These are just random pictures.
1. Coleonema pulchellum, breath of Heaven is supposed to bloom for spring but actually blooms whenever it wants to. This was supposed to be a low grower but is a large shrub.
2. Salvia greggii ‘Hot Lips’ autumn sage might actually be Salvia microphylla. I learned it as Salvia greggii. It is blooming right on time but it also blooms whenever it wants to.
3. Salvia greggii, autumn sage also might actually be Salvia microphylla. It blooms for autumn only but is more colorful than ‘Hot Lips’. Its bloom is the color of perennial pea.
4. Lathyrus latifolia, perennial pea grows and blooms through spring and early summer to then die back through late summer. A few that get water may bloom until about now.
5. Trifolium pratense, red clover happens to be a weed, but blooms with these delightful pale pink flowers. Bees are fond of them. It would be nice if more weeds were this pretty.
6. Echinops ritro, globe thistle is beginning to bloom again. It is relatively new to me, so I am unfamiliar with its bloom season or life cycle. I am pleased that it is so happy here.
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Not sure why this centre aligning, I probably hit a button that I didn’t mean to. Anyway, lots of lovely flowers this week, I’m not sure about the difference between the two species either, they are rather nice though.
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And when I pushed the reply button it all went back to normal, so now you think I am crazier than you thought before 😂
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Oh no; I could not think ‘that’.
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Yes, every comparison of the two species I read is rather vague.
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The pink salvia is a wonderful colour. Interesting that your perennial pea flowers just at the same times as ours. I just pruned the last ones down to the ground for winter.
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that is normal? I mean perennial pea is supposed to bloom now? Most of ours are roasted from the warmth of summer.
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Spotlight on salvias! What a delight—I love them!
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That bright pink Salvia was too bright to ignore. I do not know what it is, but it sure is pretty. Because it blooms only about now, I would not have another chance to feature it until next year.
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I need to get some of these perennial sweet peas. I’ve seen them before and they’re so beautiful. It’s also interesting that your globe thistle is blooming again. It looks lovely.
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If I could find seed, I would send them. I find the hulls of all their (many) pea pods, but there are no seeds to be seen. I suspect that birds eat them all.
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I personally feel you selected an awesome collection of random pictures! The Salvia greggii was my favourite and I am adding it to my list of plants to look out for.
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Thank you. ‘Hot Lips’ is probably the most common cultivar of autumn sage, but I have not seen the other cultivar before in nurseries. I do not know where ours came from.
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Well you surprised me with your number one, it is new to me. It looks like a rosemary. Salvias just keep on giving don’t they? Mine have been blooming all summer and still look great.
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It surprises us also. It was supposed to stay low to the ground in front of a mounding Japanese maple. Instead, it grew up as a big shrub that obscures the maple. We leave it for now because it is rather pretty. It can be removed as the maple matures. ‘Hot Lips’ is rarely without bloom, but the other unidentified cultivar only blooms about now. I have no idea what it is.
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