I don't follow a weekly blogger format

Well I decided that I have too many pictures to post to wait for 'Bloomin Tuesday' or GBBD. Here are my most recent pics! Enjoy

The cutest grass ever. Lagurus ovatus 'Bunny Tails' This plant is so easy to grow and it is a fast grower. As for texture - it's so cloud-like and soft. The whole plant feels like velvet. Salpiglossis 'Kew Blue' The color in this picture is actually pretty accurate. Ignore the dying Delonix regia in the left background. I should repot that.

Salpiglossis 'Painted Tongue'

Capsicum annuum Ornamental Black Pepper 'Purple Flash Hybrid' I really like the variations in the colors of this plant, however I have yet to see any fruits forming. Hopefully the pollinators will start visiting my garden soon!
The bright green plant to the left is Liatris.

Lupinus texensis 'Alamo Fire'

Euphorbia 'Diamond Frost' I love this plant and it is so easy to grow. Just let it dry out a little between waterings and don't forget to fertilize it.

Morning Glory 'Carnivale' There is also a pink version.

Strawflower, lilies, calendula

Here is what is blooming on May 12th

Linaria. From seed

White Petunias. Grown from seed.

Helichrysum - Strawflower. The purple color is so interesting

Orange lily. I bought this on sale at Home Depot/Lowe's for $3 last fall. I was surprised at how quickly it bloomed again - It's only May!

Calendula I grew from seed. I started these earlier in the spring.

Yellow Petunias.

A sunday in May

Here is what is blooming in my garden on this May sunday.

Nolana This is a must have for next year

Helichrysum - Strawflower, a purple variety. The color will be fantastically dark and sexy when it opens up completely.

Emilia coccinea Tassel Flower.

This was supposed to be Lavatera but I don't think that's what it is. Any ideas?

Snapdragon bouquet

Grape Poppy Pictures + I need a better blog name

I am thinking of moving my blog over to WordPress - does anyone have an opinion about this? I feel like I would be betraying Blogger, but I think I like the format better at WordPress. The only problem is, I want to give my blog a better name. I'd like it to have something to do with growing flowers, frowing from seed, it could be in French, Italian, or English since those are my favorite languages. Maybe something with the words Fiori (Fiore), Fleur (Fleurs) in it - I'm not sure. Something alliterative perhaps?

Any suggestions are appreciated!

Here are your poppy pics!

I grew this 'Lauren's Grape' Poppy from seed, started before christmas. I almost trashed the plants because They don't have good form at all. All of the bottom leaves have died and they are growing sort of funky. I think it's because theyare in pots and might need deeper soil. Nevertheless, am I glad I kept them! The color is fantastic and I'm quite proud of myself.

GBBD - I'm sorry it's late! Black Dahlia

April 18. I bought three Arabian Nights Dahlia tubers at Home Depot and I was very skeptical about them because I read that they were hard to grow, that you couldn't grow them in pots, etc. But - they actually were not hard at all! Here is the result - It took less than 8 weeks I would say from planting to bloom. Maybe longer though - I am bad at estimating time.

This one isn't fully open, but I like the color

I'd like to take credit for being an expert Dahlia grower, but these really were VERY easy. Aside from the one pot I left in full sun (which almost died - don't do that) They've been basically on my front porch the whole time.

This is a pot with a plumeria in it, but I decided to plant a bunch of annuals as well. I can't wait until they all bloom. From left to right - Centaurea or something else I can't remember, Petunia, (you can't see it) but Alamo Fire bluebonnets, Laurentia, and then at the very top is Asperula.

Here is my first Asperula flower bud

GBBD is my favorite day of the month

I am afraid I do not have much blooming right now but my petunia bag and my 'Spooky Mix' Dianthus. Today we FINALLY got some sunshine in Austin, and no rain. So, I dug a couple holes in the backyard and planted some stuff. I am going to be sore tomorrow. The soil here is basically clay/mud, so it was hard work digging holes for Echinops, candlestick plant, sage, and strawflower. The beds basically look like .... well not so good right now, but slowly I hope to finish digging them out and putting mulch down. I am so ecstatic for this spring.

March Flowers

Well I haven't posted in a while, but here are what I am looking at. A lot of my pictures have the same viewpoint, macro, so I need to get more creative, but I'll worry about that later

Amaryllis 'Lima' that I ordered from easytogrowbulbs.com. I got it on sale :-)

Pink tulip from Home depot. It was small, but hopefully it will grow and have a bigger bloom for next year

Amaryllis 'Papilio' also from easytogrowbulbs.com. Also on sale. I like this better than the pink surprise and red ones because the scape is much more compact. I'd say this is just the right size.

I am not usually a fan of Dianthus but this one is a perennial and it's called 'Spooky Mix' It has purple, pink, and white flowers (not all on the same plant). I'm going to try to get a pic of the whole container next week.

If anyone has any tips for my photography skills, feel free to let me know! Keep in mind that I ony have a Sony digital camera, no fancy lenses. I basically only know how to use the Macro setting haha