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We have had a very unusual summer in NW Arkansas.
13 inches of rain in eight weeks and no scorching temperatures has all the flowers and veggies happy, happy, happy.
Here are some of my favorite bloomers in the garden.
The Naked Ladies (Lycoris squamigera) are performing in several venues this summer. This old-fashioned, summer favorite is a bulb that is planted in the fall.
It is also called Surprise Lily or Resurrection Lily due to its ability to seemingly pop up from the ground in late summer. The stalks are bare which is probably where the naked name comes in.
Allium stellatum or Prairie Onion is also a bulb planted in the fall and is a native Arkansas plant. I started these from seed a couple of years ago, so this is the first summer they have bloomed.
They seem to be doing very well with the coreopsis, coleus and zinnias.
This is also the first year I have grown Ruella (wild petunia). It really prefers dry soil so I hope is survives all the rain.
The moonflower shrub never fails to disappoint this time of year.
I wish you could smell these!
And I’m patiently waiting for the monarchs to show up on my milkweed. I thought I saw one a couple of days ago, but so far no eggs on the milkweed.
I know these last pictures aren’t exactly bloomers, but foliage also plays a big role in my garden as well.
