Blooms Of June 2025

 

Leucanthemums looking good 

 

Where the Leucanthemums edge paths they are particularly effective, lighting the paths without lights.

Geranium 'Rozanne' and dwarf Lantana make perfect companions, with blue Fescue and Hemerocallis giving foliage contrast:

This variety bought mail order has a slightly different look from a standard dwarf variety.  Each flower has multiple layers of rays, plumping them:

 A taller type has fringed, feathery rays:

New Clematis 'Ramona' has flowered: 

 'Perle d'Azur is loosing it's battle for dominance to table grape 'Suffolk Red', but what a beautiful loser:

 The Sweet Peas are on their way out for the summer, as  tomatoes arrive.  That's June.

 A little surprise, however: a couple of volunteer seedlings I moved months ago to somewhat shady spots are just now blooming. What fun!

 Peak Trachelospermum, still.  We've had decent June Gloom this year, enough to keep flowers longer.

'Chateau de Versailles' (Hibiscus syriacus 'Minsyble9') impulse-bought last year, still potted (though now in a much bigger pot) is looking good.  It's been in part shade and seems less stressed:

I pinched and pinched the Fuchsias this year, delaying flowers but creating bushier plants.  Now, time for the flowers:

Warmer soil means the Pentas that looked miserable since mid winter look lovely again:

Another joyful plant surprise:  the hybrid Callas came back.  I thought they had died over the winter.  How good it is to be wrong: 

'Golden Celebration':

Dwarf Myrtle, Myrtus communis, blooming for the first time.  Purchased three of them as tiny rooted cuttings.  One survived.  Bumble and Carpenter bees particularly love the flowers:

I keep putting off re-doing the woolly bag planter because the Pelargoniums in it keep flowering.  Great excuse!

All the Cuphea 'Vermillionaire' are outgrowing their spaces and blooming like mad, feeding the hummers:

Agapanthus and Hydrangea

Hemerocallis 'Gold District' and rose

Abutilon and Hydrangea, 'David's Choice' and 'Shooting Stars':

'Indigo Spires':

'Mini Penny':

'Firefighter':

'Francis Meilland':

 'The Ambridge Rose':

 

Lavender 'Provence', another plant very popular with bees:

Iochroma in full height, hummer food:

Out front, 'Tango' Leucospermum has a whole new round of flowers and new growth.  No, I don't know why.

'Yellow Bird' was late this year, unlike most of the rest of the garden, which was a bit early.  Still flowering:

Little Crassula pubescens at 'Yellow Bird's base:

Grevillea 'Superb' is, as usual, superb:

Brilliant crimson Sprekelia dramatic with black Aeoniums:

The big-box home improvement store Leucospermum was late flowering too.  Flowers are old but still look good:

'Molineux' is the Grevillea 'Superb' of Austin roses.  Nearly as quick to repeat as 'Iceberg'.  Third round of flowers since March:

Where did those white Gladiolas come from?  There were purple ones there at one time.  

Centaurea ragusina:

Salvia 'Waverly' with Agapanthus 'Indigo Spires':

Hemerocallis 'Victorian Lace':

Lobelia erinus with Agapanthus 'Atomic Bloom':

The Hydrangea and Hellebore bed in late afternoon sun.  Eventually to be more shaded by the Oak, but not yet:

Geum 'Totally Tangerine' flowered a little better this year, though still not the flower juggernaut it is in colder climates:

Blooms of June 2025

 What's fading or arriving, or continuing, in your garden?