Begonia richmondensis, with its lovely foliage, has bloomed continuously for the several months that I've owned it. It can reportedly survive temperatures down to 25 degrees which would work most any winter here but I'm still debating where it should spend the coldest months. I might bring it in. Or it might just go under the patio cover with the potted succulents.
The plumbago that has been trained up into the arbor adds color to the Lady Banks rose foliage.
Abutilon Pink Parasol has reached a height of 8 feet and is joined by solanum jasminoides. The solanum has decided it likes where it lives and has threaded its way through the abutilon, privet and viburnum that live nearby. It will need a little controlling eventually but for now I'm enjoying the splashes of white it provides.
One of the miniature roses in the front door bed continues to put out blooms but for the most part the roses have not been as happy this year as is typical. I think they just haven't gotten enough heat.
The Cuphea llavea, more commonly known as bat-faced cuphea, is so cute I just had to have it. It's a bit red for my tastes but I think I am losing some of my red aversion. Each year it blooms even more making it one of my favorites.
Lavandula pinnata buchii adds a nice touch of blue to the bed surrounding one of the banksia arbor posts and has long flower stems that move gently in the breeze. It blooms almost year round since it lives next to the potted meyer lemon and therefore benefits from the patio lights I hang for warmth in the winter.
This sweet aloe is blooming in one of the hanging potted succulent pots in the side yard. I love the delicate blooms juxtaposed with the starkness of the aloe plant itself.
Other plants blooming in Davis today include:
Allysum
Wax begonias
Salvia May Night
Salvis Blue Hills
Salvia greggii
Salvia Dancing Dolls
Salvia Victoria Blue
Society garlic
Rosa Flower Girl
Pelargoniums
Geranium Rozanne
Pink pandorea
Portulaca
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