Wednesday, June 15, 2011

June GBBD

It's been *so* hot and *so* dry here in South Texas lately that not much is blooming.  But yesterday my Texas Star Hibiscus presented its first bloom and it is gorgeous!





Visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens to see what is blooming in others' gardens on this June Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.

And in keeping with our recent mantra this dry, hot Texas summer, Pray For Rain!
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12 comments:

  1. DarlaJune 15, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    I have been trying for a year to locate this plant or it's seeds....I love it!!

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  2. CatJune 15, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Praying along with you. I planted two star hibiscus last fall and both are surviving but not as much growth as I'd like. I was hoping they would bloom this summer but maybe just too dry...
    Happy Bloom Day Diane.

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  3. Christine @ the Gardening BlogJune 15, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Wow, that Hibiscus is beautiful!
    Happy GBBD!

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  4. AnonymousJune 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    A native plant -- not native to Texas, but to Georgia. My MIL called them 'hollyhocks.'

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  5. DianeJune 15, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Thanks, Darla! I bought this plant at a little obscure yard sale deep in the Hill Country of South Texas. It has brought me much joy! Thank you for stopping by!

    Hi Cat! I'm so glad you planted a couple of these beauties! I'm sure they will do well. It's just been so hot and dry. Wait til the weather cools off...and Rain...maybe? Happy Garden Blog Bloom Day to you too, Cat :)

    Thank you Christine...Happy GBBD to you too!

    Hi Seedscatterer...yes, it is a native Georgian plant, but it does well here in South Texas, as long as it gets enough water! Thanks for visiting!

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  6. LarryJune 15, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    A new plant for me... what a nice color! L

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  7. Mark WillisJune 15, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Very beautiful, but how do you cook it?? :-)

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  8. The Sage ButterflyJune 15, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    I love the form of that hibiscus...really like a star! Happy GBBD!

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  9. scottweberpdxJune 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    I love those little tendrils around the buds just before they open..so cool!

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  10. Beth at PlantPostingsJune 15, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    I enjoyed Mark's comment. ;-)
    I love the color of the Hibiscus! I will try to send some of our rain down to Texas!

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  11. greggoJune 15, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    Sorry for hour drought. A flood follows a drought. LOL

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  12. Paul From AlabamaJune 16, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Howdy partner,
    Sorry, you're from Texas and I couldn't help myself after all I'm from Alabama and don't know any better...:) I love your Texas Star hibiscus. I have 3 triangulated in a corner forming a big clump, then I got two stands of "Herbstonne" rudbeckia on either side along each corner. They not only bloom at the same time relatively but bloom at almost the same height too...and that's TALL, MIGHTY TALL......:) and it looks so nice. I listen to wklup or something like that every saturday and sunday, an online live gardne program from san antonio, some guy named Dr. Jerry Parsons, boy he's a hoot if there was one. But while I'm laughing, I'm also learning. I wish Texas was closer to Alabama, I'd take me a ride down to Millburgers Nursery and give them folks some of my hard earned money. Thanks for inviting me into your garden and have a nice and I hope wetter summer.

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