Daily Pics - Sunday, July 5, 2009

[DebinSC]

Good afternoon! HHH day here (hot, hazy, humid), the norm for July - though it's looking like we may get some needed rain.

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Ixora beginning to bloom.

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..in two colors....

[Kiska]

Deb~good morning from here~10am and 57*.
Your flower photos are so beautiful; such a variety, too.

[GTO]

both real beauties, saw them in Key west and didn't know what they were...merci!

[DebinSC]

Morning, Kiska! (I think it's still morning there.) 57 sounds kind of nice on a triple-H afternoon.

Louie, they aren't really hardy above zone 9. I'm in 8a, so I dig 'em and pot the up for winter and set them back out in spring. I did try an experiment and left one in-ground this past winter. It survived, but is way behind the ones that were kept warm.

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I only posted a shot of the red one on the main page.

[GTO]

my bee balm

and my mikkweed (Asceplias tuberosa)