That is a very cute blue color! Feels so cool to look at

My other amaryllis, growing outdoors is finally showing its blooms, at last after over a year of waiting I wish it will also make itself later into 4 blooms instead of just two.


And the other amaryllis indoors has continued on to show its full bloom too. Really like this one, very generous bloomer, this being the 2nd stalk and making 4 blooms.

I was just sitting outside, looking at it and since the house is white, I was playing with the idea of using all blue and white flowers...but realized I couldn't give up all of the other plants for just that one idea...lol..

I have an amaryllis just now in bud....I'll be watching it....

My ornithogalum dubium has started to bloom:

I'm liking this one more and more now that it's gaining size and I can see using it as a sub-shrub rather than just a potted pel....


I bought this as 'Firecracker' some years ago...could be wrong name. I love the way the bright orange / yellow combo pops against the green...




Salvia apiana starting to bloom...

And my one amaryllis...I think this must have been given to me....


One verbascum starting to bloom...I think I will have to collect verbascums....

That Salvia apiana is pretty! Is it a large plant?
Carol

Yes, Carol...it does get large....though I imagine it could be kept in bounds with pruning, depending on how small you'd want it to be.....

In a pot! Oh well...

How big of a pot? I'd do it in a 5 gal......you could keep it pruned by making your own smudge sticks from the prunings...lol..it has that wonderful native salvia scent.

Centranthus....

The first matilija opened yesterday.....

Red False Yucca / hesperaloe parviflora getting ready to bloom. I'd not noticed before, but apparently aphids like it...close-up pics let us take the time to see things we might otherwise overlook....


Polygala virgata....

Neomarica / Walking Iris...

Sherry, Do you remember where you found Pelargonium 'sparkle'? I looked at the annual spring garden show last Thurs, and there was a vendor there, but no sparkle. I'm getting tired of fussy plants.

Don't remember, I've had it for awhile...but if you'd like, I can send you cuttings. T-mail your mailing address to me....
BTW...it's 'Glitter'...lol..., but 'sparkle' fits also....

Oops! Well I didn't see 'Glitter' either. I will T-mail you

Just have to share once more my blooming amaryllis..have put their containers side by side outdoors, and they look so good together, and I found out the white with red color is scented..yum! Looks even better when visited by dear bumble bee

Hmmmm....I didn't know that any were scented. I'll have to go take a sniff of mine.....

The first time I smelled it, I got confused because the scent reminded me of my hymenocallis, but that one is still in its leafy stage. Only when I put the container at eye level did I finally smell it was from the red/white amaryllis.