Backyard Blooms: May 2020

Our gorgeous spring blooms in May:

Deck Flowers

A few of the flowers that add color to our lower back deck...

Notes about our back yard flowers:

I'm still not too happy about the lantana that's planted near the back deck.  It's not spreading like previous lantana planted there.  I may have to purchase a different variety to fill in the spaces.  I'll give it a little more time and see.

Since the hosta plants were going so fast at the garden centers, I purchased some extra ones and transferred them into better pots.  Hostas make excellent container plants and indoor plants.  When a spot is prepared to receive them, I'll transplant these to the ground.  

My Flower Garden in May

May has seen more than her share of stormy weather.  My flower gardens were often a muddy mess, but most of the flowers fared well from the inclement weather.

An Eastern Black Swallowtail checks out the Lantana

Can you see the tiny Skipper on this bloom?
(Wish I could remember the name of this plant- my amnesia is kicking in)

Lovely Red Pentas

A busy Bumble Bee buzzed from flower to flower

He is particularly fond of the Foxgloves (I am too!)

Buzzzzzzz

My Asiatic Lily is now blooming and the size of it has quadrupled since last year!
 Time to transplant this one.

My first Hibiscus plant.  The huge, gorgeous blooms convinced me to bring it home.

I planted a few Double Tiger Lily bulbs back in February.
They're now gorgeous!  Wish their blooms would last longer!

I love this shade of pink.  Pink Verbena.

The first of the Liatris Spicata plants has bloomed.  
Several stalks are coming up and will soon bloom as well.

Several of these tiny insects (some sort of small bee?) are creeping about on the Gaillardia blooms

The young and the old, side by side

Late Summer Blooms

Many of my beautiful summer blooms have either played out or on the brink of seasonal extinction. However, several of them are still thriving despite the scorching outdoor temperatures we've had the past few weeks. The Monarda, Shrimp Plant, Lantana, Verbena, Tecoma, Bougainvillea, a few Zinnias and the Bat-Face Cuphea are some of the blooms that remain. How fortunate for the hummingbirds because they enjoy most of these...

Pink and Scarlet Monarda (Bee Balm)
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Hummingbirds love Bee Balm!
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Scarlet Monarda
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Shrimp Plant- the hummingbirds love this one, too!
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Pink Charme Verbena
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More Pink Verbena
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Yellow Lantana
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Pink Lantana
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Tecoma
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Yellow Bougainvillea
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Peachy Zinnias
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Bat-Face Cuphea
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