tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post3257001866703510316..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - August 2008Annie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-57633809798170541602008-09-02T09:59:00.000-05:002008-09-02T09:59:00.000-05:00Oops - never got back to these comments!By now you...Oops - never got back to these comments!<BR/><BR/>By now your Salvia greggiis are probably in bloom again, <B>Frances</B> - salvias and cupheas seem like a consolation prize for making it through the heat of summer, don't they? <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Gail</B> - thanks for liking the list...the trouble with knowing the latin names is that when the taxonomists change them, it's hard to remember the new ones.<BR/><BR/>I have a thing for blue, too <B>Kate</B> - we may not have the same climate but we gravitate to similar plants! <BR/><BR/>The clerodendrum is hardy in zone 9, <B>Healing Magic Hands</B>, so will have to be mulched to survive here. <BR/>I like zinnias and marigolds but haven't had much luck with them here - except for the Zinnia linnearis and Mexican mint marigold. <BR/>The list was a pain to make but I'm glad to have it now. <BR/><BR/>Maybe yours will be a late-bloomer, <B>Cargol</B>? And I know yours lived over winter so it can be done! <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Pam/Digging</B> - the agapanthus isn't quite putting on a show, but two flower heads may mean it's finally settled in. I'm glad you gave me a chance to try it.<BR/><BR/>You have a lot of interesting plants, <B>Diana</B> - it could be a long project! <BR/>Most of these are just one plant, and many of the flowers are pretty but not showy - so it's not that amazing! <BR/><BR/>Most of these flowers have appeared at some point in the last 2+ years, <B>Blackswamp Kim</B> - that's why I was so excited about the two new blue blooms. I hope the Honeysuckle will make more flowers if we get rain and it gets a little cooler. <BR/><BR/>Thanks <B>Gintoino</B> - my garden is a mix of plants I bought since we moved to this house four years ago, plants I grew at the last house, and plants I brought from Illinois. So it took a lot of years to get to this point! <BR/><BR/>The blue butterfly flower is pretty cool, <B>Lori</B> - thanks! <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Salix Tree</B> - my camera failed in stages ...first the viewfinder went last spring but I managed to use it for a few more months. Good luck with yours. <BR/>The petunia was really "multi" in spring... it's really a winter annual here! <BR/><BR/>The only cuphea I knew in Illinois was Mexican Heather grown as an annual, <B>WWWenches</B> - and there seem to be a lot of new varieties in the last 2 years. Good luck! <BR/><BR/>In another part of the garden I have a couple of pale blue agapanthus bought in the mid-1990's in Illinois, <B>Mr McGregor's Daughter</B>. Back there they had to be stored in the crawl space over winter...now they grow in the ground and put up a flower once in awhile. <BR/>Oooh, glass and steel - the color <I>is</I> a very cool, almost cold blue. <BR/>The phlox aren't happy, but I need my grandma's phlox! <BR/><BR/>You guessed right, <B>Leslie</B> -it took longer to make the list than to write a regular post. My batfaced cupheas seldom make it through winter but my favorite nurseries always carry them in spring. <BR/><BR/>I've taken to clipping and pasting my comments onto Notepad before trying to post, <B>Kerri</B> - then I can paste again if it disappears. <BR/>The blue butterfly flower put up several new flower heads - guess it blooms for a fairly long time!<BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Siobhan Nehin</B> - thank you for visiting! I enjoyed <A HREF="http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2008/08/garden-fairies.html" REL="nofollow">reading about your Garden Fairies group at GardenRant</A> - you're doing some wonderful things in Florida! <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the comments! <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-82960086122068063042008-08-28T10:11:00.000-05:002008-08-28T10:11:00.000-05:00We are in a similar boat here in Florida, the dog ...We are in a similar boat here in Florida, the dog days of August can't be over soon enough! Looking forward to fall blooms, when our gardens here look their best.<BR/>Greeting to the Divas from the Garden Fairies of Tampa Bay.<BR/>Happy Growin'<BR/>Siobhan<BR/>Queen of the Garden Fairies<BR/>www.wedigdoinit.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-73671950403059493842008-08-23T13:58:00.000-05:002008-08-23T13:58:00.000-05:00Annie, I wrote a comment and apparently lost it, s...Annie, I wrote a comment and apparently lost it, so will try again! <BR/>Your list is impressive, and your garden sounds colorful, even though it might not seem so to you. <BR/>These two blue plants are gorgeous. I'm glad Pam's Agapanthus is blooming for you and I love the butterfly flower. Both color and shape are fabulous! That's too bad about the camera.<BR/>I'm happy to see in the post above that the next one turned out to be a winner. <BR/>For a gardening gal without a camera you did a fine Bloom Day post :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-40012746417419279602008-08-22T21:41:00.000-05:002008-08-22T21:41:00.000-05:00You have such an impressive list...writing it prob...You have such an impressive list...writing it probably took long enough even without taking photos! I finally got a batface cuphea...now I'm wondering if it will survive the winter...other cupheas here sometimes freeze. I hope it makes it!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-80685515080471917902008-08-19T16:40:00.000-05:002008-08-19T16:40:00.000-05:00I love Agapanthus, but I don't do well with st...I love Agapanthus, but I don't do well with storing things indoors for the winter, so I have to enjoy them vicariously. I almost thought that those Clerodendrum were fake joke flowers. They look like glass & steel. Very neat. I didn't know that Phlox paniculata could survive in Austin, much less bloom. Go Phlox! I have so got to get some Platycodon. Talk about stalwarts, & deadheading isn't a problem for me. I agree with all the other commenters, you may not have a lot of flowers, but you have a lot of plants with flowers, which counts for something. I hope you get your camera problems resolved soon.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-86109544184664986842008-08-19T14:08:00.000-05:002008-08-19T14:08:00.000-05:00Hi Annie. I'm getting more and more curious about ...Hi Annie. I'm getting more and more curious about cupheas. I keep coming across them as I visit GBBD posts. Haven't tried them yet. BTW, loved the peach tree story in your later post. <BR/>--CurmudgeonCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864042359805755661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-88737843183083157952008-08-19T01:15:00.000-05:002008-08-19T01:15:00.000-05:00That's quite a list of flowers! Sorry about your c...That's quite a list of flowers! Sorry about your camera, mine's partially broken, but at least I still have images.<BR/>I love the butterfly pea. I googled it and saw that it probably won't do well in a cool climate, so won't grow well for me. It's a gorgeous flower.<BR/>Funny.. that the petunia is called "multiflora". Well, two flowers might be seen as multi, it is more that one!Silvia Hoefnagels . Salix Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143805751885131535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-88752194395511904942008-08-18T02:55:00.000-05:002008-08-18T02:55:00.000-05:00Wow, you have quite a lot blooming! And I love th...Wow, you have quite a lot blooming! And I love that butterfly flower. I've never seen one before.<BR/><BR/>I hope your next camera is perfect. :)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-75336627252983783652008-08-17T04:25:00.000-05:002008-08-17T04:25:00.000-05:00That's an impressive list annie, photos or no phot...That's an impressive list annie, photos or no photos. I wish I had a similarly big list.gintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-45329373959181682692008-08-16T22:11:00.000-05:002008-08-16T22:11:00.000-05:00That's a great list, Annie. I can't wait to see p...That's a great list, Annie. I can't wait to see pictures when you find an acceptable camera replacements. By the way, it sounds like my lonicera sempervirens and yours are about at the same place... just a couple of blooms now after a big show. Funny how that happens, miles and miles (and lots of degrees on the thermometer) apart. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-50692309827368585162008-08-16T20:15:00.000-05:002008-08-16T20:15:00.000-05:00Annie - what an impressive list you have....I need...Annie - what an impressive list you have....I need to print yours out so I can remember the names of some of my own! Or, you could come over here and help me make a list of my own that includes everything! I keep starting that project and getting side tracked ... mostly by blogging!!! Your garden sounds amazing - I'd love to see the plants behind the list. Good luck with your camera.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-49547198828901106972008-08-16T19:40:00.000-05:002008-08-16T19:40:00.000-05:00Looks like my first post didn't go through. Anyway...Looks like my first post didn't go through. Anyway, I'm glad some of my passalongs are pulling their weight in your August garden. That agapanthus never did diddly for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-62494239953884529862008-08-16T19:18:00.000-05:002008-08-16T19:18:00.000-05:00So glad to see YOUR blooming blue butterfly plant,...So glad to see YOUR blooming blue butterfly plant, as I don't think I'll be getting blooms this summer. Sorry to hear that the new camera didn't work out. Hopefully a new one soon!cargolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051119713923551936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-42466120932191074242008-08-16T18:22:00.000-05:002008-08-16T18:22:00.000-05:00Now, I just know with a name that includes "ugande...Now, I just know with a name that includes "ugandense" that it is probably not hardy in my zone, but I love the blue butterfly flower anyway. <BR/><BR/>And I have room in my heart for the delicate as well as the robust. I have an entire garden of zinnias and marigolds (featured in my post as you know, Miss Annie -- thanks for visiting!) <BR/><BR/>Your list is impressive! I take the low road and just post pictures of the gardens as they stand. I suppose I should actually make a list too. Maybe next month!healingmagichandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03785882461027155830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-90657603870981565762008-08-16T16:21:00.000-05:002008-08-16T16:21:00.000-05:00That is an impressive list of flowers blooming - a...That is an impressive list of flowers blooming - ah, I fondly remember the blue butterfly pea vine. Now I think I've fallen in love with the Blue butterfly flower. (Must have a thing for blue flowers, I guess). <BR/><BR/>It is wonderful to hear that your Scabiosa is still sending up flowers. They are such amazing plants. <BR/><BR/>You are lucky to have Crocosmia growing in your garden. I have taken a fancy to them this year...kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-56436529752578781632008-08-16T11:08:00.000-05:002008-08-16T11:08:00.000-05:00Annie,So glad you posted! This may sound odd, but...Annie,<BR/><BR/>So glad you posted! This may sound odd, but the more I read latin names the better it is for my memory of latin names. There is the added bonus, extra points, so to speak, when I know the common name! It's important to keep those synapses working! So thanks for the great list, actually an impressive list of flowers for Bloom Day!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-3856865768808611742008-08-16T05:16:00.000-05:002008-08-16T05:16:00.000-05:00HI Annie, like everyone else, your list of floweri...HI Annie, like everyone else, your list of flowering plants seems the opposite of spare to me. My salvia greggiis have been on an extended vacation since they were pruned after the spring bloom and are just now starting to form buds. But S. farinacea is covered in blooms, as are the pink skullcaps. So many cupheas, I am in love with that plant. Your descriptions bring beautiful pictures to the mind'e eye, who needs a camera? Well we all do need our cameras, don't we? But we can still appreciate your garden painted for us with your words. Thanks.Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-8378852881861467902008-08-16T00:16:00.000-05:002008-08-16T00:16:00.000-05:00Hi Yolanda Elizabet -it's truly bizarre to see tho...Hi <B>Yolanda Elizabet</B> -it's truly bizarre to see those snapdragons cavorting with portulaca and cherry bell peppers! The blue butterfly is marginally hardy here - some people put 10 inches of mulch on it for winter. <BR/><BR/>They just end up here somehow, <B>Carol</B>! Garden Bloggers and Divas of the Dirt are Passalong Plants kind of people, bargains show up at Big box stores, and I've had some luck with cuttings.<BR/>I was just as bad in Illinois, collecting roses, clematis, lilies, daylilies, hosta and prairie plants. <BR/><BR/>Both the snapdragons and the alyssum are in the new triangle bed, <B>Entangled</B>, which was made with lots of compost and decomposed granite....I'm copying Pam/Digging and Tom Spencer! <BR/><BR/>My friend Ellen has it come back for her, <B>Nancy</B>, so I will hope it can be perennial. This plant has had plenty of liquid organic foliar feeding since spring. <BR/><BR/>Thanks <B>Tina</B> - it's weird to not have a camera handy. <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>MSS at Zanthan Gardens</B> - I'd seen the butterfly flower at another friend's house years ago and was thrilled to get a start. It's in with Blue and white Balloon flowers so hang on to your hat! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting on the <A HREF="http://anniesaddendum.blogspot.com/2008/08/mamma-mia-movie.html" REL="nofollow">Mamma Mia post over at the Addendum</A>! It sure was fun to go with you! <BR/><BR/>Another Blue Butterfly fan, eh <B>Rose</B>? It's a zone 9 plant. What else is a mystery flower for you? <BR/>When you have lots of plants there's a chance <I>something</I> will look good! <BR/><BR/>When I first started reading blogs there were no photos, <B>Meems</B> - but there were also few garden blogs...guess we need the eye candy ;-] Good luck with the Blue Butterfly! <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Robin</B> - you'd be welcome if you're willing to trek up to the NW territories! A few years ago a friend bought one up here at Red Barn Nursery but mine was a start from another friend and it came from Houston. It's only a few months old, needs lots of hand-watering and is not reliably hardy. But it's so beautiful I'll put up with anything if it will live and bloom for me. <BR/><BR/>Hi <B>Chuck</B> - the little blue cutie will hardly be noticed among the glorious flowers in your California garden. My plants are usually $1.25 annuals that take off when it gets warm. <BR/>I need to cut all the salvias back and hope for a colorful October. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments, <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-90323459490877854402008-08-15T23:35:00.000-05:002008-08-15T23:35:00.000-05:00You recommended Evolvulus to me in a blog comment ...You recommended Evolvulus to me in a blog comment about good candidates for hanging baskets, and I still have a mental Post-It note stuck on my brain reminding me to find seeds. <BR/><BR/>So Texas is hot enough to shut down Salvia 'Hot Lips', eh? That must be hot!chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-66698135841773082412008-08-15T22:48:00.000-05:002008-08-15T22:48:00.000-05:00Your list blows my mind! I would love to see your ...Your list blows my mind! I would love to see your garden and get ideas; you seem to have things that grow here that I've never heard of. Pam/Digging tells me you can get anything to bloom. That blue butterfly flower is exactly the kind of thing I like to plant...where can I find one?<BR/>RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-4052612205572783552008-08-15T22:21:00.000-05:002008-08-15T22:21:00.000-05:00Hi Annie, Hats off to you for posting even without...Hi Annie, <BR/>Hats off to you for posting even without a camera! You have quite the list of blooms. <BR/><BR/>My painting teacher just gave me some cuttings from her blue butterfly flower... I'm excited about adding this one to my garden. <BR/><BR/>I do the same thing as you cutting back some of the plants now hoping for a rebloom in the fall. <BR/>Have a great weekend!<BR/>Meems @Hoe&ShovelMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-21712882518088126902008-08-15T17:28:00.000-05:002008-08-15T17:28:00.000-05:00That blue butterfly plant is lovely and quite intr...That blue butterfly plant is lovely and quite intriguing. In fact, you have several here I'm not familiar with. Maybe if the camera gets fixed soon, you could post just some photos:) Camera and computer problems seem to be plaguing many bloggers right now; I'm going to keep my fingers crossed nothing happens to either of mine.<BR/><BR/>Even with all our rain, our Illinois blooms are starting to fizzle. You have such a long and varied list of blooms right now, Annie; I am so impressed!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-10794626846716659792008-08-15T17:11:00.000-05:002008-08-15T17:11:00.000-05:00As usual, you have tons of things growing in your ...As usual, you have tons of things growing in your garden--even if it seems spare to you. I really love the blue butterfly flower. That's the kind of delicate flower I prefer over zinnias and marigolds. Maybe just because it's blue and white. Remind me to look at it again sometime.<BR/><BR/>I haven't made my post yet. Will I? After yesterday, I think I'd rather be watching movies. (Had a GREAT time.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-69535738342380985102008-08-15T16:48:00.000-05:002008-08-15T16:48:00.000-05:00You have a ton blooming. Hope you get your camera ...You have a ton blooming. Hope you get your camera issue worked out soon.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-83127903855669811392008-08-15T16:02:00.000-05:002008-08-15T16:02:00.000-05:00Ahh the butterfly plant...I had one that wasn't to...Ahh the butterfly plant...I had one that wasn't tooo small, it died back in the winter, started to come back, but the summer's been so hot that just surviving has taken all it's resources. Maybe next year...Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629439279545629954noreply@blogger.com