Eryngium at the Botanical Garden in Brookings, Oregon
And
A small unknown, to me, purple flower

Eucomis and dahlias are blooming here. The decrease in watering did not affect my flowers. It is my veggies that looked water stressed

I don't know the name of this pretty little grass, but I sure do like it....

Don't know anything about the grass, but love the Digiplexus! I got one and put it in a pot. Probably won't be perennial here but I couldn't pass it up.

I think the digi will be perennial there...it's just amazing, deer resistant, gopher resistant, tough, drought tolerant and just keeps blooming! What more could one ask?

Not Real drought tolerant in a pot, but still worth it because it's so pretty. I hope it becomes popular so I can find replacements down the line. I may put a couple in the ground next year if they can still be found. Being a hybrid, I don't think seeds would work.

Oh, it's quite popular, think like the plant of the year or something....lol..everyone wants it and everyone wants to carry it

The hydrangeas are doing really well everywhere. I've seen some really huge ones. I think I recently said that I would never plant agapanthus here, then this a.m. I saw it intperplanted with hydrangeas...wow....

Blooming in my garden this July 2014:
noid Adenium



Tropical milkweed..and its never ending aphids..so hard to remove them..ugh!



Hoya kerrii variegata

I plant the asclepias curassavica somewhere out of the way and don't count on it being 'pretty' (aphids)...just grow it for the monarchs.

I just let those aphids enjoy the milkweed too..so they will not bother the other plants We do not get a lot of monarch's around, more of the swallowtail and also for my hummingbirds..they enjoy it too Then I get mean and hose down those aphids or spray alcohol mixture on them. And I noticed, the aphids do not like my geraniums beside the mikweed woohoo! More protection!

For this July, a new batch of blooms from Hoya shooting star once more!


My other indoor bloomers are still holding too:
Into its 2nd month: noid Phal


Into its 3rd month: Phal Baldan's Kaleidoscope


Into its 5th month:Dendrobium Roy Tokunaga 'Spots'

Outdoors, my Adenium obesum is enjoying these heat wave days so much:


Mandevilla is holding:

Those shooting stars are so cool....

Thanks Sherry! I am glad H. shooting stars is in bloom..like an early fireworks of its own!

Planet Max daylily


a lily with a lost tag

Planet Max is one I've never seen before. Very interesting! Pretty Lily!

Lovely daylilies! I wish I can grow them here..not enough direct sun.

Sue, Could that lily be 'Anastasia'? Mine is in bud now. It's a very tall one.

It doesn't sound familiar. It could have been one of those package dealies and I didn't bother with names or maybe a mislabeled co-op order. It's not something that I would think I would buy as I don't normally get pinks of anything.