The SPEEDWELL, Veronica longifolia, is blooming...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/hYqfX1WhG36qFmNBA



Back in June, I mentioned that I treated the developing "mopheads", of my Annabelle Hydrangea, H. arborescens 'Annabelle', with gibberellic acid spray, when they were dime-sized, to increase their bloom size. Well, the spraying paid off...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/AVJHKjATDNG16ck99



https://photos.app.goo.gl/BejrQvV6KTQeJey16



Here are a few unsprayed flower heads. Notice that they are more compact, as well as smaller..



https://photos.app.goo.gl/BXNiWseF9apFarbTA



The KUMQUAT 'Meiwa' is setting flower buds. Hopefully, fruit will set. These usually ripen, in winter. For anyone unfamilar with kumquats, they are a type of citrus fruit...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/xq6oKdUX8EvQJrPSA



The ORANGE JESSAMINE, Murraya paniculata, is blooming! The blooms on this plant are fragrant, and resemble the scent of orange blossoms...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/etBW8CKBH2jUq3sK6



LEMONS are beginning to set. This variety of lemon is called, 'Eureka'...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/nUF228wBK1pppQYm8




Back in winter, I posted pics of some COREOPSIS/Tickseed seedlings, I started from seed. Well, they have begun blooming. Most perennial flowers don't flower the same year planted, but this one does. This is a DOUBLE flowered variety...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/MSScKjcKMyNfnUv18



The AGASTACHE is beginning to bloom...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/EQ36pq466nKmb26M9



The BEAUTY BERRY, Callicarpa americana, is blooming. This plant produces alot of tiny PURPLE berries, in fall...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/Aon4orjkdFCMhhNj9



The EVENING PRIMROSE, Oenothera hybrida, is blooming. The cultivar of this one is, 'Sunset Boulevard'...


https://photos.app.goo.gl/hh8FYsE8S2N8EJ6j9





- NEW PLANTS -



Here are a couple of plants I got from Kelly Grummond, the Cactus Man, in Colorado. Pictured below, are a Ruschia indurata, and a little Yucca thompsoniae....



https://photos.app.goo.gl/efEe1Au7AeUjUa3m7



Below are a couple little BANANA YUCCA, or Yucca baccata, planys I got from an Etsy vendor, Out West. I only ordered one. He throew in a freebie...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/6qjqPGLGWSZ4TTzu5



Here is a trio of MYRTLE, Myrtus communis, plants I got. For anyone unfamiliar with Myrtle, it is a subtropical evergreen shrub, not to be confused with Wax Myrtle, which is of the genus, Myrica...



https://photos.app.goo.gl/erxC9A99YRfzTuGm6