Sunday Blooms

This is my first crack at Sunday Bloom Day. I usually think there is nothing blooming, but as I walked around my yard taking pictures yesterday I realized there are a ton of plants blooming right now.

The blue Salvia with dark burgundy foliage out front.










1 of the 3 lavender bushes out front in bloom









Purple verbena. I was going to rip this out when we moved in, but I fell in love with the bright color it provides in fall.








Another Salvia. This one is in the raised bed to attract pollinators. I've seen lots of little hover flies near it recently.

















Society garlic out front. Points for the bug on it.









Yet ANOTHER Salvia. A red one out front.









Foxglove out front.










Marigolds.

















Purple potato bush. It's growth has taken off rather recently, so I hope it's hardy to our weather here.








Zinnas.









More zinnias.









Even more zinnias.


















Crocosmia. I bought this a couple years ago and was going to throw it away after this season. I'd never seen it bloom, and the foliage always looks half-dead. I might actually save the stalks that are blooming, because they seem to be doing well.






Lantana. Old reliable.










Aster. I pulled all of the blooms/buds off this one when I purchased it and hoped for the best. I'm being rewarded now. (But the blue aster I planted in the mound is just foliage. Don't think that one will bloom)...





The side of the yard where this coneflower is located is not doing to well. I'd like to think that it's because we turned the sprinklers that used to overspray into this bed from the lawn off, but I have a feeling the dog has something to do with this..... This little coneflower, like the daylilies, black eyed susans, and other plants over there, is struggling.




'Hot Lips' Salvia. I took a cutting of this one from Chris' grandma's plant, and it took off like a rocket here. Bumble bees love this stuff, so I'll have to locate it somewhere to attract them away from me! Like most all the plants I own, these are in pots (2).