July is one of the busiest months in my central Ohio zone 6B garden as far as blooms go and this year is no exception. Coneflowers are blooming everywhere and are joined by Shasta Daisy 'Alaska' that I grew from seed last year.
I really enjoy this combination of tall larkspur (Delphinium exaltum), coneflowers and Sweet Love dahlias.
I have two types of coneflower, purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and White Swan.
Seeing Otto's Thrill dahlia bloom is a great thrill, first because I didn't bother digging it up last year following it's unimpressive performance. But surprisingly, it came back despite the fact that I'm in zone 6B. And it's already blooming whereas last year the first full bloom wasn't until October 1! We had the large Silver Maple in that area trimmed last winter, so it may be getting some more sun.
My Sweet Love dahlia is also blooming. I did dig up and store this one over winter.
I'm loving the combination in this pot of two Superbenas (Stormburst and ?) and Catalina Midnight Blue.
Zinnias are still one of my favorite flowers and I'm enjoying Queen Lime zinnia (left) and Senorita.
I loved the combination of bright pink calibrachoa and lantana (Bana Pink) from two years ago so much that I repeated it this year.
I haven't grown cosmos in several years and am really enjoying these Sea shells mix.
Tall bellflower (Campanula americana) that I planted last year and the only one the deer didn't chomp to death. I planted more this year in hopes of a better display in the future.
I'm loving these Butterfly Blend dwarf delphiniums, which are blooming for the first time since I wintersowed them last year. I hope to grow some more for next season.
That's most of what's blooming in my garden right now. Visit May Dreams Gardens' Garden Blogger's Bloom Day post to see what's blooming in participating gardens around the world.
Such gorgeous coneflowers! I envy you the dahlia blooms - mine got a late start this year and I don't even have buds yet but the plants are getting bigger day by day ;) I don't have any zinnias in flower yet either. Our cool season held on much longer than usual this year, with summer's heat only recently showing up so my garden is in catch-up mode. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kris. I find it fascinating how blooms times and other things in the garden can vary from year to year. But I'll take the early dahlia blooms anytime!
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ReplyDeleteHappy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
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DeleteThe larkspur looks so pretty with the coneflowers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa, I appreciate you stopping by!
DeleteYour July blooms are beautiful. Your coneflowers look great, mine have popped up all over my bed by the road. Your dahlias look gorgeous! I must dig mine this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks Judy! I'm considering leaving more dahlias in the ground this year, but I know the ones that survived last year might have been a fluke.
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