Candida Rain Lilies September 16, 2017

The Candida rain lilies are in full bloom.  September is their time.  They multiply so rapidly that I have them planted all over the place.  One of my very favorites.

 Below, these Candidas are in a bed with Butterpat chrysanthemums that haven't yet started their big growth spurt in preparation for their fall bloom time.  They get about 3 feet tall, and they will flop over if they are not staked.

Below, spider lilies are blooming alongside Candida rain lilies and moss verbena.  These spider lilies bloom about three weeks earlier than my others because I dug them up out of an abandoned garden in Pasadena.  The difference in climate is still affecting these bulbs even though I planted them about four years ago.

Cassia Tree September 10, 2017

This is a cassia variety, not sure which one.  Cassias are fall bloomers, and they are so pretty when they are in  bloom.  They grow really fast, I started this little tree / shrub from a seed two years ago.  They make long seed pods after they bloom, and the seeds germinate easily.  You will have seedlings all around the mother plant, but they aren't invasive.  This is a larval plant for the sulphur butterflies.

Beautiful Canna September 10, 2017

I love the leaves of this canna.  When the sun shines just right the leaves glow.

Yard Art September 10, 2017

This old door was in Josh and Amy's back yard when they bought the house.  I've had my eye on it, and I asked if I could have it.  Bert attached it to a tree with some hinges.

Banana Shrub September 10, 2017

The Banana Shrub is in bloom and I could smell the ripe banana scent all day long as I worked in the Star Garden.

The Rose Garden September 10, 2017

There were lots of pretty flowers blooming in the Roe Garden today.  My Johnson amaryllis, ox blood lilies, homestead purple verbena, Candida rain lilies, Fireworks Gomphrena, zinnias, moss verbena and of course roses.

Mexican Bush Sage September 10, 2017

Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia Leucantha) is a fall bloomer with a silvery cast to the foliage.  I've become partial to Indigo Spires preferring it to Mexican Sage because Indigo Spires blooms all summer and fall and the spikes of flowers are just as showy.   But it looked pretty this weekend. 

 The flowers have a velvety texture which is unusual.