Tulips from March..

Tulipa clusiana

I've been really satisfied with my plantings of this little tulip, it came back even better this second year. I bought a bunch of these from Brent and Becky's bulbs fall 2010.

purple power

above is 'Midnight Spirit World' with a lovely light glowy eye zone. It's been affected by the HEAT HEAT here in okc this sumemr, but I expect to be all the more beautiful in more normal summers of the future (I'm optimistic for Oklahoma I know) also I can't wait to see what a nice big clump in the middle of the bed will look like with this one.Below are photos of 'Siloam Fashion Quilt', again affected by the heat but look at the eyezone into the throat. bright plum purple....mmm

and I'm throwing in a few more pics of the summer garden. some bold color mix with the shady green plants, Siloam Rhinestone and Siloam Andrew Trotter among the purperilla (sp?). and again the Rudbeckia next to an orchidy daylily seedling on its way out to some family member's flowerbeds this fall....(my nice way of "culling") but I htought they ended up looking nice near one another this morning. :)

what I got at the flower show...

there were some flowers for sale at our local OKC daylily show last weekend, lots even had blooms on them. I saw the three blooms arranged in the first pic below and was lucky to find one for sale. It's a diploid "Green Gates" from Hybridizer Chris Vizvarie. I'm happy to have it. the last pic is a little unnamed seedling he was selling for $5. can't go wrong for that price and look at the pattern and colors on that little thing. :)
If you can find a local daylily show in your area, GO! you'll see what others are growing in your zone and also you get a chance to see things bloom in person.

bold June color

these flowers really catch the eye from the road, the deep bright red of Siloam Sleigh Ride, and then Siloam Flat Flat which is exactly true to name, and the last one is always a standout, I have it in a few places to provide that pop among all the green and other colors around the yard. Siloam Andrew Trotter. I really do like a good bold solid colored daylily. however I think next year I'm going to get a few spiders for the back of the bed for the height and texture.

rudbeckia 'Cherry Brandy'

I have this in two places in the garden and look forward to seeing it bigger and better next year. :)

2's company 3's a crowd...

Above are Siloam David Kirschoff and Princess Otahki , very nice blooms showing. and below are pictures of Sienna Sunset and a happy looking red daylily I was allowed to keep from Pauline Henry's reject pile long ago.


these last two pics are Grey Witch and then a little bird ornament I picked up at the Dogwood Festival in Siloam Springs a few years ago