The summer perennials are gorgeous this week and the crape myrtles have reached peak blooms. After some rain, there is a deep and diverse color palette. I am hoping your gardens are progressing as well as mine.
On Saturdays, I join the #sixonsaturday group of gardeners from around the world. It is very interesting to see the variety of plants. I hope you will join us. It is very easy to post your own photos. Here is the link https://gardenruminations.co.uk. The gathering is hosted by Jim Stephens. You can find the posting rules on the link.
These two will explain my title for this week. Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummelaria makes a wonderful filler plant as well as a wonderful ground cover. It is a hardy perennial here in the South East USA. It really perks up this urn of Sedum “Autumn Joy”.
The creeping cucumber strictly speaking is a weed but a fascinating one. Melothria pendular is a native here and the vine is delicate. I have not ventured to eat the little fruits. I will leave that to braver souls than me.
Similar in name is a Crape Myrtle “Natchez”. Genus is Lagerstroemia. This cultivar is old timey. There are many popular and more compact cultivars now. I like this one because the red bark shows up so well in winter.
The oak leaf hydrangea cultivar “Ruby Slippers” is beginning to lose some of the ruby color and adopting the bronzy color of the fall.
The encore azalea is in its second blooming of the year. We will have a third bloom before the end of fall.
This prolific Black Eyed Susan is in its third and most glorious to date season. Although this cultivar is not as showy as the “Indian summer” which I have, it is far more hardy. It is putting on a eye catching show.
Grateful for gardening this year as a diversion from the political scene.
Happy gardening!
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