Things I grow
This previous series of photos were all taken after 3 weeks of record breaking high heat - a bit hotter on my sunny hillside so running about 112! Not only OMG they're alive, but OMG they're alive and they don't look too horrid (I did lose a bit and some things lived but do look truly horrid). We always hit some high heat in June, but never THIS bad. Often enough in July and August that if it can't handle 100 and dry, I shouldn't grow it.
Teucrium hircanicum Purple Tails. If you don't have big ol critters that nap on your plants - it will stay upright. From Digging Dog Nursery "copious Veronica-style spikes entice us with lavish deep fuchsia-purple shades. Native to the Caucasus Mountains and Iran (common name Caucasus Germander), this bushy, clump-forming perennial, with its aromatic sage-green textured foliage, forges a welcome sight in any border, or it can be pruned for an attractive, out-of the-ordinary hedge". I find it to be drought tolerant. Digging says Blooms July–October but mine started blooming at the end of May. They also say Size: 18"–2' 0" high x 20" wide; hardy to zone 6. Mine's about 3 feet tall.
Annual Forget me not - has sticky seed pods so some folks hate it but a spring fave of mine - try to have a bit everywhere.
White dwarf snapdragon, constant bloomer and helps tie together and brighten the area.
Dwarf white snapdragon
Plectranthus
California Native Penstemon with Powis Castle Artemesia. The penstemon hasn't really taken off yet, fingers crossed.
Salvia Texas Hummingbird Sage (coccinea) , purple calyx with red flowers. First year from seed it is late summer / fall flowering.
Brilliant yellow of the snapdragon - the intensity garners comments as with afternoon shade, the color survives through the intense heat of summer. A few locals always ask for it after seeing it in bloom.
Something does like to nap in the few flowerbeds I have.
Variegated Liriope
Variegated Liriope
Honeysuckle - believe it's Goldflame
Honeysuckle
Cape Fuschia, knock on wood one of the things surviving the gophers and voles (let's hope I'm not jinxing myself in sharing that!).
Lychnis Rose Campion
Verbascum Southern Charm - was a bit windy on the porch. Lost my last batch, so all out of seed.
Hollyhock Indian Spring
Double feverfew
March - overwintered petunias.
Orange Fantasia Chard
Ruby Chard
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