Showing posts with label 'Ruby Glow' Passion Vine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 'Ruby Glow' Passion Vine. Show all posts

Monday, October 15, 2012

Happy GBBD!!!!

 Happy GBBD!!!
I thought I'd start out with the Passion Vine.  They are blooming on the fence like crazy.  They are absolutely stunning.  This particular one is the Ruby Glow.  
 The Shrimp Plant are an often overlooked but very pretty flower.  We have them in yellow too though I prefer the orange.
 I was going to take a photo of the ice plant and the Tecoma (Yellow Bells, aka Esperanza), in the front bed but I thought it all looked so pretty together I took a shot of it all to share.  
 I thought this shot looked prettier as a whole than as individuals so I thought I'd include this one of the other side of the above bed.  It is of the Thryallis, Bougainvillea, Brazilian Pavonia and Indigo Spires peeking in the background. 
 The Palo Verdes are still blooming.   They remind me of Scottsdale.
 The Yellow Yuccas are blooming away in the desert bed as well. 
 Alongside the Yuccas is the Trailing Rosemary which is blooming right now- hard not to like a Rosemary.
 The Russian Sage in that bed are in full bloom as well- I like how they are so muted. 
 The Agastache is a tried and true favorite of mine (and the hummingbirds).
 The Mexican Flame Vine are bursting with color all over the fence...
 ...along with the Antigonon. 
 The 'Grassie Lassie' Aloes are blooming and enjoying this cooler weather.
 The Podranea Vine are a subtle yet beautiful vine. 
 The often overlooked yet bursting with color as if screaming for attention, the Purple Heart are blooming alongside the silver Dykia's. 
And last but not least, the Madame Galen's are blooming away.  I have found people either love or hate this vine.  It can get a little large.... but in the right place I think it is stunning.
Thank you May Dreams Garden for hosting.  Please visit her blog at May Dreams Gardens and look at all the other GBBD blogs!!

Friday, September 21, 2012

Still Glowing

This vine is going nuts and I couldn't be more excited.
It's the 'Ruby Glow' Passion Vine and I am in love.  I kept waiting to see what it was going to do, waiting to see patiently and then almost as soon as I forgot to go check it, Alfonso came over and asked me if I'd seen "La nueva" (the new one).  And there she was.... beautiful as ever.  I took this photo pretty early on in the morning and as the day progressed she got prettier if that is possible.
I took this picture a little later on- not sure if you can tell the difference but it was more vibrant and larger and opened up a little bit. We have this planted on the fence and I have enjoyed the large green leaves and watched it grow but was waiting and waiting for the blooms and finally!!  They are so pretty.  Well worth the wait!