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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on July 19, 2025, 11:50 pm A welcome break from the heat has arrived. June and the first half of July has been above average in temps. Temps for the next few days, are expected to be in the lower 80s, rather than the high 80s and 90s, we have been having... The YESTERDAY, TODAY, and TOMORROW, Brunfelsia pauciflora, is blooming. The two pics were taken a day or two apart, to show how the flower color changes, over a few days, hence, its common name... https://photos.app.goo.gl/99bEre9iSshU4UDTA https://photos.app.goo.gl/N4Wyq3gYCHDf517R8 Fred probably knows what type flower this is. In Europe, fruit from this plant is called, Aubergine. The plant is related to tomatoes, and peppers (both sweet and hot), and are all in the Nightshade Family... https://photos.app.goo.gl/h7ZgaWGvZJ9i4CGy8 https://photos.app.goo.gl/R7kb9PNvPyd67rRs5 MISS HUFF is beginning to bloom again... https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Su914wZ76SM6p4T6 Fred also probably recognizes these flowers, too. Soon, berries will form, which will turn a dark purple... https://photos.app.goo.gl/P68gBzkKHuVnspik9 The JUJUBE tree is doing its thing. This is a late-blooming, as well as relatively long-blooming fruit tree... https://photos.app.goo.gl/B9kWCuPNXZ6Zfzvo7 The WILD, or CREEPING BELLFLOWER, Campanula rapunculoides, is blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/gMYiGijkmAUNU7fq7 The CREAMBUSH or OCEANSPRAY, Holodiscus discolor, is blooming! This West Coast native, is hardy here, as well, and doesn't seem to mind the wetter summers, here... https://photos.app.goo.gl/fgWMPvccBtj3XcEEA The SHEEP'S BIT SCABIOUS, Jasione laevis, is blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/DFumQ8bkrHKusXWJ8 Here's the HARDY SCHEFFLERA, Schefflera delavyi, in mid-summer... https://photos.app.goo.gl/7d2SEKVeXdc7d7EU8 Ready for a SUMMER-BLOOMING Cyclamen? Well here's one...Cyclamen purpurascens. Notice unlike fall-blooming cyclamens, it has leaves, WHILE blooming... https://photos.app.goo.gl/2KA66roYbpkUCLqo7

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on July 20, 2025, 10:11 am, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin, Brunfelsia is rated zone 9 but on occasion, I see it here. I do like. Cyclamens . I do love Eggplsnt. I cut into cubes rub a little mayo on them and drizzle olive oil snd bake. Sprinkle on a little Parmesan and eat!! Yummy. You really don’t have to s as ly u o draw out moisture beforehand. I grew one eggplant, as usual! This year no fruit!!!I think because not any pollinators? Not sure. I always have production??? Creeping Bellflower is nice. The cream bush is nice! I have never see it here. Nice blue on that Sheep’s Bit. Hardy Schafflera has nice tropical- like foliage. Still very hot , mid to upper 90’s for the near future snd beyond. I watered this morning. It may rdd as in this evening, pop up showers mist evenings but have missed us for last week or do. Getting very dry again!

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on July 20, 2025, 3:09 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. Yes, the light lavender blooms are those of eggplant. I have eaten eggplant either sautéed in tomato sauce, and sprinkled with parmesan cheese, as well as sliced, and batter-dipped and fried. Yummy, indeed. I grew more eggplants, in years past. They do love rich soil, because they are heavy feeders, and will deplete the soil, if grown in the same spot, every year. They also love full sun, which I have zero of, in my yard. Yet, I may manage to get a few, here. I love Creeping Bellflower, as well. It can be invasive, though, if not limited. As for the Creambush pic, there is a house, between 15 and 20 ft, behind all the flora, LOL ! I garden to the extreme, here in the North, and not ashamed to say so. I agree, that hot temps tend to dry things out related fast, even as fungal diseases spread, with high humidity. Canadian wildfire smoke, blowing down, this year, is contributing to folks respiratory issues.

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