It is late summer and the summer bloomers are fading. There are still some new beautiful bloomers to catch the eye. Some are blooming again after a summer break.
It is still quite warm but the diminishing daylight hours have rejuvenated some late summer bloomers.
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I had 3 hardy hibiscus in the same location. a few years ago. The ‘Midnight Marvel’ is the only one still surviving. It has been really putting on a show this month.
The Blackberry lily is a misnomer. It is Iris domestica. It is also know as tiger lily. It seeds with small black bulbils. I thought it was done since the spring but it is renewed and blooming again.
The Obedient Plant is a favorite of mine (Physostegia Virginian). It has just begun blooming and will gradually climb up the spike until it’s done. A native of these parts, it can be a little pushy as it grows and spreads.
The golden buddleia shall be nameless but still beautiful.
The male and female Tiger Swallowtails are on ‘Miss Huff’ lantana and a buttonbush (Cephalanthus Occidentalis).
The Crape myrtle is also nameless but ‘Watermelon’ seems to come to mind. This shrub grows 10 to 12 feet high. In some years, it is covered in blooms but it is much less showy this year.
I am glad to show you some bloomers that are still doing well in my garden.
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These are lovely Doc, I like the shocking pink of the Crape myrtle. I recently bought a couple more Buddleia, but I have yet to purchase a yellow one, do the insects enjoy it as much as the purple ones?
The insects attracted to it are mostly bees and flies. It is in a partly shaded area near the street. That may be why few butterflies are there.
Could your buddleia be B. globosa? Love the butterflies and the Crape myrtle.
It’s not B. globosa but it may be B. davidii. I am not certain.
The swallowtail photos are wonderful. Love the leopard lily and the crape myrtle. Perhaps Buddleia weyeriana?
A lovely selection from you today TD – though I notice you now go under your actual name! The swallowtail butterflies are gorgeous, I never see those type here, though I think they are found over in the east of the country. And what a lovely hibiscus.
Thank you. I hadn’t noticed the name change. It must be a WordPress update that I missed.
Wow to the swallowtail butterfly. Stunning.
Beautiful, indeed! The color of that Crepe Myrtle bloom is stunning. And butterflies visiting your blooms–yay!
Some lovely flowers – and butterflies! Swallowtails are somehow special, aren’t they! The crape myrtle is a wonderful bright splash of pink at the end of summer.
They are very special with their bright colors and tendency to fly high above the flowers. The butterflies have been especially abundant this year.