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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on July 9, 2025, 12:20 am The Mimosa tree is in full bloom, here! About a week and a half later, this year, than last year. Here is a pic of its crown. It can be clicked to see it bigger... https://photos.app.goo.gl/N1uHvr6DZrcRcZzn6 Here, in the Midwest, we have been under lower air quality, due to what this tree was named after, from Canadian wildfires. Botanically, this tree is namwd, Cotinus coggygria 'Nordine Red'. What type of blooming tree is this? https://photos.app.goo.gl/FCLna5Ex8fkF6VJj7 The CHAMELEON PLANT, Houttuynia cordata, is blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/vCV8aSRbCfvjsJ7D8 The CHRIST'S THORN, Paliurus spina-christi, is blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/v9mxSWZTwmb6YBD6A The Variegated GROUNDCOVER Star Jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegatum' , is forming new leaves... https://photos.app.goo.gl/HNERj2mFhDAigZ4aA The NUTMEG YEW, Torreya grandis , is forming new needles. These trees put out new leaves, relatively late... https://photos.app.goo.gl/M6K41Aqw2xqYyzAx5 An HERBACEOUS PEONY, Paeonia lactiflora, in bloom... https://photos.app.goo.gl/MnYfw1bKpzj8dhCs9 The dwarf HEAVENLY BAMBOO, Nandina domestica, is blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/8QSpCSWNv1KRtUYz8 The tall GOATSBEARD, Aruncus dioicus is blooming! https://photos.app.goo.gl/kenAeFTBJ7tg85E38 Believe it or not, the time has arrived for Camellias japonica, to begin setting flower buds, for the upcoming winter, and spring months. Here is a stem tip, with pinhead size flower buds... https://photos.app.goo.gl/dJxZzcyLnn6RxCr4A https://photos.app.goo.gl/EsQEwen3NsMYS2aW6 Another EASTER CACTUS, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, is blooming! This one is light pink... https://photos.app.goo.gl/avE5XimxcCwkopCv7

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on July 9, 2025, 6:53 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, the Goatsbeard is beautiful and unusual. The Nandina and Houttuynia are invasive here and not recommended at all, the chameleon plant is terrible here. It is beautiful but kinda scary. My neighbor has some snd it is creeping my way by underground stolonous roots. I do keep an eye on it. Your Peony is gorgeous. Nice mimosa. It is very invasive here in unused areas. The smoke tree is nice and not seen much, a neighbor in Kentucky had a beautiful one. I always admired it. The star jasmine is nice. My daughter. hands some kind of vine that’s creeped around it beautiful and it’s like white leaves and pink and green mix and all kinds of colors on. It’s absolutely gorgeous. I’m not sure what it’s called but it’s a Jasmine ii think.

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on July 9, 2025, 9:42 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. I have a dwarf Goatsbeard, that flowered last month. I agree that it is unusual. It's bloom resemble that of a more airy, and delicate form of Astilbe. Nandina is not invasive here. All varieties are not even hardy here. The dwarf form I have is more hardy, and returns without protection. Rather than being evergreen, it is deciduous, though, and forms new leaves, each spring. Actually, in the past 10-15 yrs of it being in the ground, this is the first time it is blooming. I forgot whether or not they are self-fruitful (able to produce fruit and berries/seeds, with just one plant), and able to produce berries, without a pollinator, or have the sexes on different plants, altogether. My Chameleon Plant is planted on the side of my house, and has little room, in either direction to do much spreading. In addition, the shrubs and trees above it, is causing quite a bit of shade, which it "grows in", but is not in its first choice of spot, lol. Yep, this type of Peony ('Sarah Bernhardt' is the cultivar), which dies back to the ground each fall, blooms later than most tree peonies. The Mimosa, in the ground for maybe, 15 yrs, has only begun producing seedlings, in the last few years. Still, though, it doesnt produce as many seedlings as my Rose of Sharons. I don't know if the recent and few seedlings, is due to the recent milder winters, or not. I don't even know if any seedlings not pulled up, are able to survive winters, here. When I planted my tree, it was a seedling, and I protected it, until it got too tall, to protect. As a result, there have a couple "z5B low" winters, along the years, that caused either wood damage, or very late leaf-budding. Yep, this tree IS a smoke tree. I'm surprised that Smoke trees are not seen much in your area. They are both very hardy (down to -30F), and said to do well at summer temps around 100 degrees F, which I have not seen any temps, that high, in quite a few years. Your daughter could have a groundcover star jasmine, or perhaps a form of Tradescantia, like 'Blushing Bride' (which produces pink new leaves).

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on July 10, 2025, 5:40 am, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Alvin, daughter’s creeping beautiful vine is evergreen. I will take a picture and post it for you to identify , when I get a chance. Possible rain this evening. - it is so dry here . I noticed last night that my Pink Chiffon Rose of Sharonwas totally dry. Its bloom had anll dried up for like a water. I’m gonna water it this morning even though it’s supposed to rain tonight . They said maybe severe. We need rain but not storms. We haven’t had rain in weeks Its like a little desert, I’m trying to keep things watered in the back garden, especially Hydrangeas and Azeleas. My grass snd even tomatoes are dying. My large Globe Artichoke is possibly dead. I can’t get out snd see what is going on . I try to keep things up but I am just not able as I used to be. She sure slows one down. I do go to gym three times a week to try to strengthen the heart. I am going out to water soon as it’s light. I hope your day is a good one

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on July 10, 2025, 10:56 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Hope you get some rain, Fred. So far, rain has been adequate, here. Tends to get dry, around September. Hope not, though. I prefer "free water", to that from the hose. So far, the summer here has been a tad warmer than last year.

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