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kratz7

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My 2007 Flowers
« on: Jul 20, 2007, 07:34:52 AM »
Hi everyone,

I thought I would share some of my pretty flowers for this Summer, I've had alot of fun doing all kinds of seeds this year.

enjoy,

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2007, 07:37:01 AM »
Pretty pictures!

I love the one with the butterfly!

Is the first one a Double-Lavender Angel Trumpet?

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #2 on: Jul 20, 2007, 07:57:42 AM »
Great pictures!

I was wondering if it was an Angel Trumpet, too. What is that pink flower? It looks like a pinwheel...;)

The butterfly looks like it has a head and shoulders shot of a person down by it's tail! Very cool! 8)
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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #3 on: Jul 20, 2007, 08:01:46 AM »
You guessed it, I found a new love with this flower. I have alot of photos posted in my photobucket account......
This Love Lies Bleeding is an awesome addition too.

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Here's a closeup of the flowers.....It's just a fascinating plant.....

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« Reply #4 on: Jul 20, 2007, 08:09:06 AM »
 :Wow: Is that a tree? That is rather an odd-looking plant. I love how the flowers just drape over...
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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #5 on: Jul 20, 2007, 08:11:46 AM »
COOL plant!

I love how the flowers drape down like that :ThumbUp:  Are they hard to grow?

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #6 on: Jul 20, 2007, 08:21:24 AM »
It is becoming like a tree, I hope it will Winter over.....if not I'll be collecting seeds from it this fall anyway... I planted a few seeds for Love Lies Bleeding and so far I got 1 plant. lol.
The pink flower in the 1st set of photos is seashell cosmos I believe. I have a bunch of cosmos all approaching bloom time....

Spider flowers are doing well too *broken link removed*

I have bee balm for the butterflies to hang out on....*broken link removed*

And red cockscomb *broken link removed*
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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #7 on: Jul 20, 2007, 08:57:41 AM »
You have some nice garden bed areas. Very pretty! :)

Are the spider flowers "cleomes"?
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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #8 on: Jul 20, 2007, 09:23:45 AM »
 


Thank You and yes, the spider flowers are cleomes, I should have posted that name too....lol  :goofy:

I have been doing alot of edging of flowerbeds this year. We used to have landscape ties in the yard, but we took them all out this year as they made the landscape look dated.




This is a castor bean plant, you have to be careful with this plant as it is poisonous if ingested....but then again who ingests  dangerous seeds? lol.... You shouldn't have it in a house with children and or pets
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this is my cosmos patch along with everything else......*broken link removed*

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #9 on: Jul 21, 2007, 06:29:00 AM »
WOW those are some great flowers Charlotte!! It is charolotte right?? I am horrible with names!!

I really love the Love lies bleeding what a cool plant!!

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #10 on: Jul 21, 2007, 07:17:40 AM »
Hi Rita,

Yes my real name is Charlotte...... :SlapSelf:

The love lies bleeding plant has me totally fascinated too..... I wish I had a few more. I will be trying to save the seeds this year for seed swapping this Fall. And next year I would like to have a few more. They are totally cool the way they bloom. I'm also going to try and dry the flowers, I hope the keep their color as it's such a pretty red...... :Wow:



These are pretty flowers too, I only wish I could remember their names.....lol

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #11 on: Jul 21, 2007, 07:24:04 AM »
The middle one is a black eyed susan in a harvest color ... I have some of those they are pretty...
I think the last one is a coricopius sp?
Top one looks like a purple cone flower but the middle looks like a sunflower?? Wierd but I am sure someone else will know for sure!!

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #12 on: Jul 21, 2007, 07:30:45 AM »
Maybe the bottom one is a coreopsis........I thought I had everything labeled....but you know how that goes........Hubby just laughs when he asks what something is and I have to say I don't know.....lol

I still have alot to learn........

My desert rose is liking this beautiful weather.....

and zinnias are soo pretty too.........

What flowers do you have blooming? I would love to see  :smile:
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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #13 on: Jul 21, 2007, 07:35:11 AM »
Sure I have to go get some pics!!

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« Reply #14 on: Jul 21, 2007, 07:49:28 AM »
my zinnas almost like yours

Beebalm
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Fern leaf bleeding hearts
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my Favorite stargazer lily this is taller than I am .. I am 5'4"
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« Reply #15 on: Jul 21, 2007, 07:52:26 AM »
red astilbe
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Purple cone flower... Does not look like your purple one  :unsure:
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these are what I have planted right in the middle of my veggie garden
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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #16 on: Jul 21, 2007, 08:33:00 AM »
Hi Rita,

I LOVE ALL of your Flowers, they look marvelous.....I love this time of year when all of the flowers start putting on their show of color.......

The star gazer lily sounds really coo.... I have orange tiger lillies and they are about 3' tall. I also have purple datura that is getting to be a really cool plant.....the blooms don't last real long, but the flowers are gorgeous

this is the datura flower when starting to open....





our 4 in oone apple tree has apples on it this year, I hope they go all the way 
« Last Edit: Mar 20, 2008, 04:18:21 PM by barleychown »

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #17 on: Jul 21, 2007, 10:02:57 AM »
Ohhh cool I would love to have an apple tree!

kratz7

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #18 on: Jul 21, 2007, 11:15:00 AM »
What other plants do you have blooming?


We have a third of an acre, but we seem to pack alot of punch into it.....lol




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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #19 on: Jul 21, 2007, 01:52:52 PM »
I really don't have that much blooming right now :LOL: I have a few getting ready but not quite there...
this year I focused more on my first veggie garden I ever had :) Cause I like to can stuff!!
Do you have veggies too?

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #20 on: Jul 22, 2007, 12:44:04 PM »
My hubby had a vege garden for years, but he gave it to me this year to try alot of new seeds for flowers. I have done some swapping of seeds and got alot of really cool plants....So that has been my Summer Project along with all of my other flowerbeds...lol    :Glee:

Here's a photo I took a little while ago.....



What kind of veges did you plant?

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #21 on: Jul 22, 2007, 03:53:26 PM »
Those are some gorgeous flowers, Charlotte and Rita!

Does the desert rose bloom, Charlotte? I saw one at Wal-Mart the other day and nearly took it home with me. :smile: I love that butterfly/lily picture... :ThumbUp:

Rita, that is so neat that you put your flowers out in the middle of the veggie gardens! Does it draw more bees to the garden to help the veggies with pollination? :SmileyQmarks: That is an awesome close-up of the zinnia! :ThumbUp:
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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #22 on: Jul 23, 2007, 06:24:04 AM »
That was my thought Dianna.. I was hoping they would help with polenation but with the male flowers and female flowers seem to not be blooming at the same time :SlapSelf: I have had only 6 of the summer squash so far this year and that is because I hand pollenated them  :idea: I think this next year I better plant 2 of the plants instead of just 1!
Charlotte I planted
12 roma tomatoes
27 hot peppers
12 bell peppers
3 Cucumbers
1 summer Squash
Garlic ... not doing well  :Whis: Should of planted in the fall
onions
and corn


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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #23 on: Jul 23, 2007, 06:25:21 AM »
PS great Picture of the butterfly!! I love it when you get that perfect shot!!  :ThumbUp:

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Re: My 2007 Flowers
« Reply #24 on: Jul 23, 2007, 09:10:52 AM »
 :Wow: So many beautiful flowers and different colors, it's like opening on of my garden catalogs.  ;) Great job, Charlotte and Rita.  :ThumbUp: Charlotte, is that a 'Stargazer' Lily with the butterfly on it?    :ScratchHead:
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