Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – 15 Feb 2010
This month I’m following Carol from May Dreams Gardens who on the 15th of each month posts photos of what’s blooming in her garden for “Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day”. Here’s a collage of what’s flowering here today:
top: Lagerstromia Indica “Lipan”, Nepeta Fasenii “Six Hills Giant”, unk David Austin rose, Rosa Floribunda “Friesia” (“Sunsprite”);
2nd row: Zinnias (mixed) x 2, Salvia “Black & Blue”, Salvia buchananii;
3rd row: Rosa Floribunda “Burgundy Iceberg”, Oriental Lillium “Optimist”, Rosa Floribunda “Europeana”, mint;
4th row: unknown tree, sweet basil, fuschia, tomato flowers
Great idea Carol! 
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What riches.
What warmth.
While we are all shivering.
Not fair
We call the Kordes Rosa ‘Friesia’ Rosa ‘Sunsprite’ over here. I’m sure it is the same rose.
Yes, you’re quite right – it is also known as “Sunsprite”. I should have put both names in – I’ll do that now
Hi Karly, what a refreshing delight to see the blooms of late summer there! Your roses and Salvias are so cheering. I am not familiar with S. buchananii, will look it up to find out more, thanks!
Frances
What a lovely reminder of what Summer holds! It seems so far away but little promises are appearing here. Thanks, Karly.
Happy Bloom Day.
You have a lot of beautiful flowers. I will be glad when it warms up here so my flowers will start blooming again. I have the Salvia ‘Black and Blue’ but not the other one. Do you know how cold hardy it is?
I love the blue salvia – it seems happy to survive anything, though I should probably separate the clumps this year.
‘Salvia buchannii’ has proved very hardy here and flourished even over our winter which gets down to around -8 C (17 F). The days are sunny but peak at around 15 C (59 F). I hope that helps. I bought it as ‘native salvia’, but I’m sure its not native to Australia – I think it was called this because it fits well into our environment, meaning it needs very minimal watering. I think this plant is a real star!
Hi karly – must say I’m a bit jealous about your abundant garden. At least you have the excuse that it’s summer there. I’m dying looking at all the amazing blooms in this country – a place where it is still ostensibly winter. Thanks for sharing and for the great comment on my site. I’m gearing up for that garden arbor as soon as I can find the patio under all this snow! Kelly
Karly you have got a lovely collection of summer flowers. The burgundy Iceberg is such a rich colour and suits summer. I grow only the white one which has soft pink buds. I make every winter more cuttings as this rose does so well here in the subtropics. I like it that you included the Basil- and Tomato flowers.
It is a very cheerful bunch!
This is my first visit to your blog and i am delighted see the flowers you have shown on your blog. I love the roses and fucshia in this post.
Hi Karly!
I just found your blog – it’s terrific, congratulations! I love all the posts so far, but especially the little sentence about Tai and the tomato plants. It made me laugh as my mum had to fence off her vegie patch for similar reasons (although with two rascal dogs).