We stopped at the garden shop for a few supplies today. While there, as usual, I took pictures of some of the pretty flowers on display. I took this picture of a sunlit cluster of plumerias. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Lantana Camara
I originally had this lantana shrub in the plastic pot it was in when I bought it at the garden shop. Over last winter, I thought it died, but I planted it in a partial sun spot in the back flowerbed. To my surprise, it came back in the springtime and is almost two feet tall and wide today.
According to Floridata, lantana is a native to tropical regions and exists as dozens of strains and varieties. A lantana may look orange from a distance but when the flower head is examined at close range it consists of individual yellow and red flowers that blend when viewed from afar. You can see that detail in this photograph.
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Bromeliad Flower
This is one of two bromeliad flowers that we’re getting out on the front porch this summer. Click on the image to enlarge.
Vendela Roses and Stargazer Lily
We used a coupon to get a discount on a dozen Vendela roses today. I arranged them in the vase where I already had some Asian ‘Stargazer’ Lilies. Click on the image to enlarge.
Cereus Cactus Flower
The end of night-blooming cereus flower season is coming soon. In the meantime, we’re enjoying a daily show – in the morning, that is, since they fade after a couple of hours of sunlight. Click on the image to enlarge.
White Echinopsis
This white echinopsis flower greeted me when I went out onto the patio this morning. I also saw eleven cereus cactus flowers. This was the unique one today, though. Click on the image to enlarge.
According to the label on the planter:
The genus echinopsis, native to South America are globular cacti that are quite cold tolerant. They produce white, yellow, pink or lavender flowers in the Summertime.