Tuesday, July 15, 2008

GBBD July 2008

We are in the hot dry part of summer here in North Texas.
The ground is dry and the plants are waiting for rain.
Blooms this time of year are the tough bunch, the tried and true, the natives.
Here is the Texas Star hibiscus. Just the flower this time. No silliness

Grandpa Ott's morning glory comes up from seed every year. It begins to bloom in July and keeps on until late fall.

These are the very first Turk's cap blooms. A little pitiful, but give it a chance. Come September this baby will put on a show with a nekid lady. Sorry, silly came out.
Thanks again to Carol of May Dreams Garden for hosting Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.
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16 comments:

  1. Hi - I love your Hibiscus and the fact you lik eto use native plants. Hope you're feeling better now - AND no, you're not a whimp. We all said owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww with you!

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  2. Your native plants are doing good. I love the morning glory even though they tend to be slightly aggressive in my garden. Great GBBD post. :)

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  3. Love that Texas Star. We saw one this past weekend and passed it up. Maybe next year.

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  4. Very beautiful flowers. I can't imagine the heat down there!

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  5. Lovely blooms. I'm glad I didn't have your heat today. We were shed building once again. It was 90 and humid, it's supposed to be that way all week. Geez, first no summer and now it hits like a ton of bricks.

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  6. Sorry about the "name calling" at PRA, but to be fair I teased myself too. TWICE. I'd also say zoo could apply to my place, but I was thinking about the monkeys when I did it. I guess the heat must have gotten to me....

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  7. Hi vp, love the natives. It's okay, I have come to terms with my whimpishness.

    Thanks PG.

    Hi Shala, grow it, you will love it. Plus it ia a good conversation starter.

    Thanks Amy. You would think after forty some odd years I'd have gotten used to the heat by now, but no.

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  8. Hi cinj, I feel you about the heat. Thanks for the bloomin love.

    I have a feeling there will be a little more name calling because of ofb's post, all in good fun of course. Garden bloggers can't seem to get into any real meanness :)

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  9. The reds show up real nice in the heat.

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  10. I like that Texas star hibiscus, but don't we usually like the flowers that won't grow where we are?

    Thanks for joining in for bloom day.

    Carol, May Dreams Gardens

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  11. Hi carol. I also want to grow things that don't do well here. enjoy gbbd every months thanks again for hosting.

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  12. I want one of those Texas star hibiscus. I wonder if it is too cold here.~~Dee

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  13. Dee, I checked into it. The Texas Star is hardy to zone 5. Go for it.

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  14. I want to grow the hibiscus, just to see if the neighbors call the cops @ the foliage...hee hee!

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