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Friday, July 15, 2011

Time To Flaunt Some Flowers

Let's see what's blooming around our mid-Winter garden right now.

There's a bit of purple!
 Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender'

Gomphrena globosa 'Purple Buddy'

Petunia ... unknown variety.

dwarf Angelonia angustifolia

There's a smattering of pink.

 Azaleas.

 
Antirrhinum 'Strawberry Crush'.

Wonder of wonders ... there are just a few flowers on my poor damaged Tabebuia impetiginosa.  They are a welcome and unexpected sight.
 
There's a flash of yellow.

Viola 'Petite Citrus'

Gazania

There's also some wonderful shades of plum and burgundy.
The first buds on my Salvia splendens 'Dusky Hues'.

Spathoglottis

Look!  Isn't this wonderful?  Peeping out from my neighbour's white Bauhina ...
... the very first blooms on their tree, and I get to enjoy them too as the tree hangs over my fence.

For some terrific Flaunt Your Flowers posts, please go and visit Tootsie at Tootsie Time

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23 comments:

  1. AndreaJuly 15, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    hi Bernieh, the flowers are all great, but i am biased to the pansies. Whatever color they are, as long as they are pansies, i love them. We almost have the same conditions, so do you think they will flower here at humid and hot 29-36C?

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  2. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Good Morning from a sunny UK! I can hear the joy behind your words today at seeing some of those wonderful flowers especially the Bauhina and Tabebuia. It's great to see them back even if it's over the garden fence.
    Have a great weekend.
    Sue

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  3. LaurrieJuly 15, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    Your winter is a real treat. I loved all these sweet photos, but the gomphrena positively looks like balls of grape candy on a stick. I am trying to grow gomphrena 'Fireworks', a nice red one, but I have no blooms... the bunnies think it is candy for them.

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  4. Diane at My Cottage GardenJuly 15, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    So lovely. Greetings from Canada.

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  5. Gatsbys GardensJuly 15, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Bernie,

    Your flowers are lovely. I have never seen that ruffled petunia and dwarf angelonia is not a variety I have seen offered.

    I can't wait to grow the pansies and violas again when we cool off.

    Eileen

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  6. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Very beautiful mid-winter you have there, wish our winters here in Tn. were this colorful!

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  7. Sunray GardensJuly 15, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    Beautiful blooms and the bird photo is wonderful.
    Cher Sunray Gardens

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  8. Jean CampbellJuly 16, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    Midwinter there looks a lot like summer here. Your garden is beautiful.

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  9. Rosie GanJuly 16, 2011 at 2:05 AM

    Lovely music to view your blooms by. The photography is terrific and the blooms mouth-watering!
    Rosie

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  10. p3chandanJuly 16, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    Wow Bernie! Your purple blooms are so captivating esp the Mona Lavender and Petunia and those gorgeous azaleas and bauhina!

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  11. LonaJuly 16, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Hi Bernie. Your Azaleas are so pretty. I love all the shades of pink in one bloom. I think your Plectranthus is the prettiest plant. The two birds are so cute. What a cute picture.

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  12. Shirley @ The Gardening LIfeJuly 16, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    You have some incredibly unique blooms in your garden! It's wonderful to be able to visit clear around the world and see the wondrous beauty everywhere. Have a terrific weekend!

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  13. Modern MomJuly 17, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    These are gorgeous!

    My entry.

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  14. eileeninmdJuly 17, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    I am just amazed at your flowers and garden. Gorgeous colors, flowers and photos. And I just love the two Kookaburras. Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a lovely day!

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  15. Digital Flower PicturesJuly 17, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    As usual a great collection of flower and colors.

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  16. BridgetJuly 17, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Beautiful, love pink and purple tones in the garden. Those Pansies are lovely too. Great lot of blooms.

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  17. DeniseinVAJuly 18, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Hi Bernie, thank you for sharing these great photos. Your flowers are gorgeous and those Kookaburras are adorable! I can just imagine sitting on your porch with all scents of the flowers, and hearing those little guys chirping away. That would be an idyllic time for me. Have a great week.

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  18. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    Just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
    Jeanni

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  19. PaulaJuly 18, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Your flowers are amaxing! E cEn your petunas are unique! Thanks for sharing, Paula in Idaho

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  20. Autumn BelleJuly 18, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    All the blooms are gorgeous. I like the colour of your azaleas. I wish for a winter like yours too.

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  21. WallyJuly 20, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  22. TootsieJuly 22, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    they are all just gorgeous! I know that petunia as frillytunia....but that is what my seed catalogs call it...lol
    thanks for linking into my little party again and again...you are always a welcome participant and your flowers always just knock my socks off!

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  23. caca8jOctober 1, 2012 at 3:25 AM

    The petunia you posted is [Petunia Frillytunia Burgundy] from Floranova

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