...belated!
But happily, on Wednesday we have had a little more luscious rain, so here is the South Border just afterwards.
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| Catharanthus roseus |
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| Eremophila hygrophana |
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| Catharanthus roseus and Eremophila hygrophana, with iris in the background |
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| More Catharanthus roseus in front of Pennisetum setaceum rubrum |
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| Glimpsing Lagerstroemia indica "Rhapsody in Pink" through the Pennisetum flowers |
Thanks to Cathy for hosting the Tuesday View at
Words and Herbs!
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| Miniature rose |
Weather Diary: Partly cloudy with some rain; High: 98 F (37 C)/Low: 82 F (28 C); Humidity: 34%-74%
Yay! I'm glad you got some rain at last. It's been exceptionally humid here and I hoped that it was a byproduct of summer rain to the east.
ReplyDeleteIt still hasn't soaked the soil, but it dropped the temperature by ten to fifteen degrees so it feels great! Thanks for the good wishes, Kris! Hope some rain makes it out there too!
DeleteHey, you got some rain! Hope more is on the way Amy! it must be so nice for you to get photos with real raindrops on the flowers! ;-) The Catharanthus is a sweet little plant that I haven't come across here. Thanks for sharing your view again Amy!.
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DeleteThanks so much, Cathy! It's such a relief to get even a little moisture, and it makes a big difference to the plants! Catharanthus is sold widely over here as a bedding plant, even in regions where winter cold requires it to be grown as an annual. I wonder whether it requires high temperatures for bloom, as none of my friends in Europe or the UK seem familiar with it? It is from the tropics, after all ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt is all looking nicely refreshed after the rain, I like the pennisetum with its hint of pink.
ReplyDeleteThe Pennisetum adds such a wonderful color to the border; I've been very glad I added it :)
DeleteBeautiful! :o)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! :)
DeleteIt's amazing the difference even a little rain makes. It looks so lush!
ReplyDeleteIt really does, and the cloud cover gave the plants a chance to perk up too, I think! ;-)
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