Daily Archives: August 2, 2012

And with the rain comes blooms!

Heavy rains have broken the drought and encouraged a flash of colour in the garden.

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Morning Glory

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Incense Passionflower – the bees seem to stay on this passionflower for hours. The nectar must have an intoxicating effect because they do not fly away even when you touch them.

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Ratibida pinnata – This black-eyed-susan looking plant grows about six feet tall then the flowers fall over as they mature and begin to form seeds.

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Woodland phlox

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Mushrooms

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