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| Datura sends up a second set of blooms |
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| Mexican Firebush |
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| Tropical salvia |
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| Beauty Bush berries |
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| More berries - the mockingbirds will be thrilled |
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| Verbena clusters |
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Something Blue
And...... something purple, something red, something orange, something white... Give a Central Texas yard five inches of unanticipated rain and everybody gets busy in their own way.
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And isn't it a joy to see all the green with those blooms and berries? In April I was afraid of the approach of summer but this year is not last year.
Kat! Thanks for dropping in. And thank heavens this year is not a repeat of last year. I wasn't sure I'd recover, much less that the garden beds would.
Great photos and plant choices. The Beautyberry is already turning purple--I've noticed that around Austin. It seems a bit early, doesn't it? I also love the Mexican Firebush. I have some neighbors who inexplicably prune theirs straight across the top. No blooms, of course. Sigh.
Tina - always fun to have you drop in. I agree - I think the beauty berries are early this year. Maybe a coping mechanism for plants to reproduce quickly before the rains stop (again)?
I prune my firebush occasionally - they can get too tall - but have learned to do so in a staggered fashion that leaves room for blooms. I love the foliage colors naturally but those orange tubular flowers are what makes my knees weak!
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