Bat-Face CupheaCuphea x neubertii
This is a wonderful plant: hardy, decorative and ... red! Click on the photo to see the "bat faces" in the blooms. This is a selected section of a larger photo, so the clarity is compromised a bit.
There has been enough rain and moderate temperatures that my gardens and lawn are recovering nicely from the record rainfall. It is wonderful to see so much green! — in July, no less!
Tomorrow will be a garden day. Although I have been weeding daily, and tending to the growth and pruning of all the wonderful plants I have been blessed to grow — there remains numerous tasks to mark off my list.
As I was cleaning out my garden work bench, I came across some plant tags (which may or may not have been previously cataloged). These include: Palace Purple Coral Bells, Heuchera micrantha (which are growing very well!); Pineapple Mint (which does not like all the rain ...); and Scaevola aemula (see below) which is actually a low growing perennial herb (although it looks like a succulent). It has not thrived in the damp, sandy soil of my gardens ...
The Sweet Potato Vine, Ipomoea batatas has certainly thrived! Finally! I depend on it to grow into my Mints and to cover areas that are usually — by this time of year — looking a bit burnt. I have several Zinnias popping up in the area I planted seedlings last year. Plant seeds seem to work their way to far down in the sandy soil of my gardens. Therefore I usually only have a few seedlings.
With the exception of something I believe to be Purple Ruffle Basil.
This is a prolific item in every one of my gardens. As a result, countless seedlings ended up in my compost! :-)
My Patio Tomato plant fell victim to dampness (I suppose). One day I went out to check on my raised bed of veggies and Marigolds and the main stem was completely folded over. :-( I still have peppers and some struggling green onions. There is always next year! — the gardeners' faithful cry!
My Roses are having a bit of a struggle, too. I shall be pruning them up tomorrow so that the leggy stems can recharge and reflower.
Well, that is it for today ... Happy Gardening, ya'll!
With the exception of something I believe to be Purple Ruffle Basil.
This is a prolific item in every one of my gardens. As a result, countless seedlings ended up in my compost! :-)My Patio Tomato plant fell victim to dampness (I suppose). One day I went out to check on my raised bed of veggies and Marigolds and the main stem was completely folded over. :-( I still have peppers and some struggling green onions. There is always next year! — the gardeners' faithful cry!
My Roses are having a bit of a struggle, too. I shall be pruning them up tomorrow so that the leggy stems can recharge and reflower.
Well, that is it for today ... Happy Gardening, ya'll!
