GBBD List for April 2010

GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY LIST

As accurate as possible - but no guarantees on spelling!


Abutilon hybridum 'Marilyn's Choice' one bud

Ajuga, unknown species, purple-leaved bugle weed

Anemone heterophylla 10-petalled anemone, thimbleweed

Antirrhinum majus, Yellow snapdragons in bloom

Aquilegia chrysantha Yellow columbine budded

Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' gold cultivar of tropical milkweed buds

Calibrachoa hybrids, annual, in hanging baskets

Capsicum annuum – garden peppers a few flowers

Castilleja indivisa, Texas paintbrush, grown as annual, buds

Citrus x meyeri, Meyer's Improved Lemon, some flowers

Citrus aurantifolia? Mexican lime many flowers

Clematis hybrid 'Ramona', on trellis in bloom

Clematis unknown hybrid dozens of purple flowers

Clematis hybrid, probably 'Miss Bateman' - maybe a dozen white flowers left

Consolida ajacis, Larkspur – buds only

Coriandrum sativum., cilantro just beginning to bloom

Dianthus – several colors of ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' tiny white flowers

Gelsemium sempervirens , Carolina Jessamine a couple of late flowers left

Hippeastrum hybrid/ ‘Red Dragon’ amaryllis - final flower

Hyacinthoides hispanica, Spanish bluebells just beginning

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen' Oakleaf hydrangea buds onlyImpatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens in containers

Iris siberica, Siberian Iris, blue-violet - budded

Iris X germanica hybrid Fragrant peachy bearded Iris a couple left

Iris X germanica hybrid passalong from Ellen, later-blooming, grape-scented blue violet in full bloom

Lavendula 'Goodwin Creek' - one flower spike

Leucophyllum frutescens/ Texas sage AKA Barometer bush AKA Cenizo – one shrub - a sprinkling of buds

Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum (dotted around), end of bloom

Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle many flowers

Lunaria annua Money plant - one flowering white, one flowering purple

Lupinus texensis, Bluebonnet - maybe a dozen plants, scattered around, some doing well, some half-dead

Lycopersicon lycopersicum, tomatoes - lots of flowers!

Magnolia figo/AKA Michelia figo Banana Shrub still many flowers

Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - plants all in bloom - front & back gardens

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), flowering like mad

Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), mounds of blossoms

Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium in breakfast room window

Penstemen tenuis, Gulf coast penstemon - finally happy and in large bloom

Philadelphus inodorus, English Dogwood/Scentless Mock orange - wall-to-wall flowers

Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox - doing great

Phlox subulata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - had three - doing so well I bought another one

Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate - buds

Ranunculus hybrids, bulbs planted fall 2007- still a few blooming

Ranunculus mixed hybrids planted fall 2009 - all terrific

Ranunculus hybrids, pink selection, planted fall 2009 - many flowers and buds

Rivina humilis/Pigeon Berry - makes tiny white flowers and red berries.

Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'/ Lady Banks rose reaching end of bloom period

Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- just starting to open - maybe 20 buds?

Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants - a few buds - plants spindly

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose - dozens and dozens of buds - plant much bigger than 2009

Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants) nonstop bloom

Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose, handful of buds and flowers

Rosa, unknown variety/ tall pink climber - lots of flowers

Rosa, unknown climber, dark red - buds

Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary a few flowers

Salvia greggii, many plants including 'Navajo White', cream, deep rose, true red, cherry red

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - most flowers all red - only a few red/white 'Lips'

Salvia roemeriana /Cedar sage, red flowers in shade - full bloom

Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), just starting small violet flowers

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’/Dwarf Blue Cushionflower, two plants - one in flower, one all buds

Spiraea cantoniensis - guessing name for long-leaved Bridal Wreath spiraeas in bloom

Spiraea X vanhouteii guessing name for rounder-leaved spiraeas in bloom

Strobilanthes dyerianus/Persian shield - one plant has flowers

Tetraneuris scaposa, four nerve daisy Hymenoxys a few flowers

Teucrium fruticans Silver Bush germander in bloom

Trachaelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, evergreen vine all budded with white, fragrant flowers. Four vines, on veranda, side fence, trellis and shed.


Viola spp– various hybrids of Pansies and violas in containers and hanging baskets

Weigela florida 'Rumba'/ Weigela Canadian Dance series - full bloom

GBBD List for November 2009

The monthly plant round-up known as Garden Blogger Bloom Day was started by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. A post for November is on my main blog, the Transplantable Rose but the list of every plant that had even one flower is here, with what I hope is the correct botanical name.


Achillea 'Moonshine', light bloom

Ageratina havanensis, syn Eupatorium havanense /Fragrant white mistflower, two plants have flowers and butterflies

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed, many buds, few open flowers

Barleria cristata/Philippine cristata three plants, only a few flowers - most dropped petals

Bryophyllum daigremontianum, synonym Kalanchoe daigremontiana/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant - budded

Brugmansia - unnamed variety Yellow Angels trumpet keeps making buds and opening flowers

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'/ yellow bulbine - many bloomstalks

Camellia sasanqua 'Shishi Gashira' maybe 2 dozen buds and blooms

Canna americanallis 'Bengal Tiger' syn 'Praetoria' - flowering in front bed

Canna X generalis, unnamed tall, bright green-leaved with one red-orange flower

Capsicum annuum – two leftover garden peppers, a few buds

Clerodendrum ugandense – Blue butterfly flower.(Pam/Digging & Dave's Garden call it Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'), several stalks, many flowers

Clitoria ternatea- the Blue Butterfly Pea, still blooming

Conoclinium greggii, Gregg’s Mistflower - more faded than fresh but still in bloom

Cuphea ignea, orange Cigar flower, sprinked with little orange flowers

Cuphea llavea – small pink & lavender form (two plants) both in full bloom

Cuphea llavea –red & purple ‘Batfaced’ in bloom

Cuphea llavea 'Georgia Scarlet', blooming with in red-orange & purple flowers;

Cyclamen persicum/ florist’s cyclamen hybrids - two lived-over plants have flowers and/or buds

Delosperma cooperi ? Dark pink flowered hardy ice plant has flowers in pink garden

Dendranthema x grandiflora? - ordinary cushion mums in several places, blooming purply-pink and yellow

Dianthus – a few ‘Telstar’ hybrids in assorted containers


Duranta erecta, Skyflower - still quite a few flowers


Eriobotrya japonica, Loquat, Japanese Plum - full bloom


Evolvulus glomeratus, Blue Daze, several plants, each with one or two flowers


Gaura lindheimerii, unknown tall rose-pink variety (‘Pink Cloud’?), many flowers


Impatiens walleriana, bedding impatiens. Scattered around, white and lavender, in containers


Ipomoea batatas, dark purple sweet potato vine - buds

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine, reseeding annual, a few flowers

Jatropha integerrima 'Compacta' red buds

Jasminium sambac, Sambac jasmine, buds


Justicia spicigera/ Mexican Honeysuckle, no flowers open but has buds


Kalanchoe daigremontiana syn. Bryophyllum daigremontianum/ Mother of Thousands, Alligator Plant - budded

Lantana, unknown varieties upright lavender in parkway strip blooming and so is trailing white one

Lavandula intermedia 'Provence', fragrant, one old plant in bloom.


Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum - in one hanging basket


Lonicera sempervirens, coral honeysuckle in new bloom cycle


Melampodium leucanthum / Blackfoot daisy - few flowers in back triangle - plants with more sun in front have more flowers

Osmanthus fragrans/Sweet olive three shrubs pouring out fragrance from tiny white blossoms. Bought oldest abt 2000, newest in spring 2008.

Oxalis crassipes 'Alba' (dotted around and in containers), lots of small flowers


Oxalis regnellii 'Atropurpurea' (dotted around and in containers), lots of flowers


Pelargonium hybrids– assorted bedding geraniums, white one has open flowers


Pelargonium hybrid, 'Fantasia Salmon', zonal geranium blooming in breakfast room window


Perovskia atriplicifolia, Russian Sage (two beds), many wands of blue


Phlox sublata/Creeping phlox in lavender blue - three clumps with flowers


Plumbago auriculata (two shrubs), winding down to a few flowers


Portulaca - buds on plants in one pot


Punica granatum 'Nana'/ dwarf pomegranate keeps popping one flower at a time


Rosa 'Belinda's Dream', Pink shrub rose- one open, buds still coming


Rosa ‘Champagne’ mini rose, delicate pink , two plants, a dozen roses open but hard to photograph and leaves are pitiful!

Rosa floribunda ‘Julia Child’, butter-yellow rose, one flower plus buds


Rosa 'Mutabilis' (two good-sized plants), front plant in sun covered in flowers and buds, one on patio in too much shade, but making buds

Rosa /unnamed apricot mini-rose, had 3 flowers ....LAST week


Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' - Prostrate Rosemary, covered in pale blue flowers


Rosemarinus officianalis, upright Rosemary, tiny white flowers


Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker plant in bloom


Salvia coccinea, red Hummingbird sage - I'd already ripped out the plants in the triangle. A few are still flowering in hummingbird garden

Salvia coccinea, white Hummingbird sage a few flowers on patio


Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’, coral pink Hummingbird sage - flowers in Secret Garden and Pink Entrance Garden


Salvia elegans/Pineapple sage – many flowers


Salvia farinacea, Mealy Blue sage, a few wands of flowers


Salvia greggii, many plants, many colors, at various stages in bloom cycle


Salvia guaranitica, Majestic blue sage, winding down but still has flowers


Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' Ditto


Salvia leucantha, Mexican Bush Sage full bloom


Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' hybrid Mexican Bush Sage - puny plant, puny bloom. Not in good spot

Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - recently moved out of container and cut back - a few buds


Salvia X 'Nuevo Leon' (several borders and containers), scattered small violet flowers


Schlumbergera truncata, Thanksgiving cactus - 2 of 4 have buds


Scutellaria suffrutescens Pink Skullcap - a sprinkling of flowers


Scutellaria indica 'Dorota Blue'/Dorota Skullcap, still has dark blue flowers


Sedum-type plant, no ID, pink fluffy flowers



Setcresea pallida/Purple Heart, syn Tradescantia pallida, a few lavender flowers


Tagetes lucida/Mexican Mint Marigold, Texas Tarragon, all gold and in bloom


Tradescantia geniculata, groundcover in full bloom. Made 3 tries at photographing flowers. FAIL.


Tricyrtis, Toad Lily, unknown species, light bloom


Zinnia linearis/ syn Zinnia angustifolia, several plants, abundant white flowers.