
Balloon Flowers painting by DJ Geribo
Balloon Flowers painting by DJ Geribo
Despite the extreme heat temperatures we are currently having, so many of my flowers still continue to bloom. They do need a daily water dosing; I was a bit lax in this area a week or so ago but I am now doing my best to keep all of our outdoor flowers watered, the ones on my back deck as well as the ones planted at the front of our house. I did neglect the ones out front and I can see a huge difference in the number of buds on, for example, the Lilies compared to the number I had last year. And many of the leaves have dried up which is another sign that they need more water.
One flower I love and that seems to bloom regardless of how hot it is outside is the Balloon flower. It starts out as a pale lilac hot-air balloon look-alike and then opens to reveal a strong darker lilac-colored 5-petaled star-shaped wonder that I take the time to admire every day. They seem to enjoy the heat since they don't appear until we are in the middle of summer. And they send out shoots! I have relocated several small ones to keep them together in the same patch in my flower garden. One of my summer favorites!
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