Thursday, July 7, 2011

What's blooming...

If you look very closely, you can see a white bloom to the left of the black pot...

This is it! It is Hymenocallis littoralis


And look at the 'spent' bloom, like rice paper, strong and translucent...lovely!

Earlier this spring, we had our plum tree removed. Behind the tree I've had this Hydrangea seemanii for about 5 years growing (barely!) on a trellis. For the first time, it is BLOOMING!! Clearly its enjoying some more sunshine!

This is a great vine! It has clean, shiny evergreen foliage and beautiful white flowers. I'm growing it in late afternoon sun which I never would have thought it'd like!