Best Bloom - any type

redser7 · 02-07-2014 12:17am #1

Rain and wind can spoil it. Pests and diseases can destroy it. But sometimes everything falls into place and you produce something remarkable, for a short time. Capture that happy accident and show us the perfect bloom.

Oldtree · 16-07-2014 12:03pm

Had to share this. I grew this from my own collected seed. It's an angels fishing rod and the first time it has flowered (maby 6 years old)

Oldtree · 16-07-2014 12:05pm

It has been a great year for the Philadelphus, a scent to die for and a flower of the most brilliant white, and the bees like it too.

Oldtree · 17-07-2014 1:10pm

Cactus: I have had 2 cacti flower this year on the kitchen window sill. This one has had 3 flowers already (they are the brown bits to the left and right of the flower).

redser7 · 17-07-2014 10:35pm

Mimulus (Monkey Flower) - Pink. I have these in a hanging basket arrangement.

redser7 · 17-07-2014 10:41pm

Mimulus (Monkey Flower) Red in a hanging basket arrangement.

redser7 · 17-07-2014 10:43pm

Mimulus (Monkey Flower) White in a hanging basket arrangement.

redser7 · 17-07-2014 10:45pm

Mimulus (Monkey Flower) Painted in a hanging basket arrangement.

redser7 · 17-07-2014 10:47pm

Sunflower

Red Hare · 18-07-2014 5:12pm

Cosmos.
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Oldtree · 19-07-2014 2:17pm

Orchid's.... yummy

Oldtree · 19-07-2014 2:19pm

Another orchid, but a little the worse for wear. This plant has been flowering for 7 months this year and has a lovely old soap smell:

Oldtree · 19-07-2014 2:24pm

An unknown Lilly from the father in law and grown in a pot. This is the first time it has flowered for me since I got it 4-5 years back.

Oldtree · 19-07-2014 2:29pm

A dwarf Lilly that I got from a neighbour, it has a lovely purple flower with a yellow centre that contrasts very nicely. It does spread a bit jumping from pot to pot, but who cares

I had to use my hand as the camera couldn't focus on the tiny flower.

pwurple · 20-07-2014 12:47am

Dicentra spectabilis - bleeding heart - white. Another early flower, but I just love these in my garden. The shape of the flower, the way the whole plant arches.