My roses are pathetic this time of year, not so my gingers. While gingers can't tolerate much sun, they handle our nearly daily 100 degree temperatures unfazed. I've only grown most of my gingers for three years, but I'll continue to add varieties. I find them easy to live with, needing little care, although some do need a good bit of elbow room. 'Dr. Moy' Ginger is a large plant that needs growing space, but her blooms are exquisite...she's just begun.
Another large ginger, 'Disney', has been blooming for several weeks. She still has new buds developing.
Curcumas, or hidden gingers, are a much smaller plant, rarely over two feet tall. They make themselves right at home with caladiums, coleuses, ferns, and so on.
Out front in my full sun yard, there are a few daylilies on their second or third round of blooms, The old fashioned yellow and oranges always repeat bloom.
The wild hibiscus love the heat...they bloom from July until frost.
I have lavender ground orchids that bloom in spring, but these yellows wait for summer. They're planted in an area that gets only morning sun.
Desert Rose, it's name implies it can take heat, and it will.
Two more lovers of our summer heat, a Thryallis bush, and the blue butterfly bush, Clerodendrum 'ugandense'. Perfect shrubs for a full sun garden.
Coneflowers are also unaffected by their spot in the sun.
Tithonia is a magnet for butterflies, and stands up to the heat.
Hamelia patens, Firebush, also draws in many butterflies and hummingbirds.
That's what's blooming here in my 'Garden On Fourth Street'. I hope summer is treating you and your gardens well. Thanks for visiting!
Curcumas, or hidden gingers, are a much smaller plant, rarely over two feet tall. They make themselves right at home with caladiums, coleuses, ferns, and so on.
Out front in my full sun yard, there are a few daylilies on their second or third round of blooms, The old fashioned yellow and oranges always repeat bloom.
The wild hibiscus love the heat...they bloom from July until frost.
I have lavender ground orchids that bloom in spring, but these yellows wait for summer. They're planted in an area that gets only morning sun.
Desert Rose, it's name implies it can take heat, and it will.
Two more lovers of our summer heat, a Thryallis bush, and the blue butterfly bush, Clerodendrum 'ugandense'. Perfect shrubs for a full sun garden.
Coneflowers are also unaffected by their spot in the sun.
Tithonia is a magnet for butterflies, and stands up to the heat.
Hamelia patens, Firebush, also draws in many butterflies and hummingbirds.
That's what's blooming here in my 'Garden On Fourth Street'. I hope summer is treating you and your gardens well. Thanks for visiting!
