I have a few flowers on my white black-eyed susan, about 50-50 "blind" and with eyes. All the basils are blooming their heads off, of course, along with the rest of the herbs.

The toad lilies are blooming, and the Royal Standard hosta is just beginning to unfurl. The coral bells are blooming too, but I have the Palace Purple and the flowers are pretty insignificant.

The sweet william are blooming still, but don't look so nice. They were covered in the spring, and I cut them back after that flush was done. While they've kept blooming, the cut stems have turned brown and ugly.

My rugosa roses are blooming, but the big floribunda is taking a breather after it's -- 3rd? 4th? -- flush of blooms this summer. But the cuttings I took in December are all blooming in their little pots, and I'm pleased to say they smell just as good as the parent plant.

Forget-me-nots and coreopsis are looking really good together. This forget-me-not is a volunteer from last summer, and I'm going to scatter the seeds around a little more freely. I think it is "Firmament" and it is a most excellent blue.

Unlike the "Siberian Blue" dianthus, which are actually lavender, a rosy-lavender at that, but are blooming well, in a strip with sweet sultan, village pinks and larkspurs. My neighbors porch garden was doing really well -- blooming daturas, lilies, fanflowers, nasturiums and lavender -- until she quit watering for 2 weeks in the 90+ heat. Sitting in the full blazing sun, they didn't fare very well. But then, who does?

The wallflowers have finally given up the ghost, and I have a few desultory flowers from the gaillardia and geum in the alley, but I think that's about it. Oh -- and the night-blooming phlox, which I can't say enough happy things about. They don't look like much, but what a scent!!

What's blooming in your yard and making you happy this month?

This has been a tough year though. I'm worn out.

Several Clematis - Polish Spirit, Jackmani, The President, & Multi Blue..these all very only a few flowers. But, my Mormari Estonia has bloomed beautifully all summer.

Many phlox are blooming - seems like David needs extra extra water and wilts no matter what I do.

Scabiosa - pink and white. Such workhorses in the garden.

I am getting second flushes of blooms on my lavendar Munstead.

Various hostas are blooming.

Boy I miss all my daylilies in bloom. For six weeks or so it was wonderful. Now there's May May, Many Happy Returns, Royal Palace Prince, Autumn Gold and Eenie Allegro.

The Hibiscus are gorgeous...thank goodness. They are so colorful and cheerful.

Other perenials blooming are: Russian Sage, Mexican Hat, Yellow Ratibida, Echinacea, Kalimeris, Helianthus, Heliopsis, mini roses, mums, honeysuckle, Tradescantia Sweet Kate, Becky Shasta Daisey, Rozanne Geranium, butterfly bushes, veronia, ornamental oregano, campanula Anna Loddon & joe-pye weed.

One of the most beautiful plants in my yard right now is the cupplant...silphium. It's about 10 feet tall and 4 feet wide with bright yellow daiseys at the top. Outstanding!!

Of course...lots of annuals too.

Good question, Alison!

Beverly

My bronze fennel is blooming, and is "bug central" as my boyfriend likes to say. My lavenders are all reblooming, with the "Munstead" putting on the biggest show so far. My ornamental onions are just now starting to bloom, too.

This is the time of the year for which I plant annuals, though--to bridge the gap between my summer flowering plants and my fall-flowering ones. So I have lots of reddish purple snapdragons, magenta-colored sweet alyssum, and a pretty dark orange marigold planted in various places as well.

Still no color on my toad lilies... *insert sigh here*

from the central ohio swap this spring my joe-pie-weed, monkshood, meadow rue, uvularia and japanese anemones are all still hanging in there.

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