A Recent Explosion of Color

The cooler temperatures have created a flower bloom in my yard

This hot summer has been tough on most of the potted plants in my yard. They have been just trying to survive in this heat. Now that the daytime temperatures have finally dropped into the comfortable 90’s and the nights are cool, I’m seeing very many flower blooms. Enjoy this big splash of color! (and please let me know if you know the common name for a flower that I identified incorrectly)

Mystic Spires Sage (a Salvia)

Chuparosa

Gregg’s Mist Flower

Salvia

Society Garlic

Tecoma Orange and Tecoma Yellow Bells

Butterfly Bush

Firecracker or Fire Bush???

Lantana

Lantana off of the front porch

Lantana by my front door

Gregg’s Mist Flower with a Queen Butterfly.

Gregg’s Mist Flower with honeybee

Besides looking pretty, each of these flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators.

“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” - Luther Burbank