Buds and Blossoms August-end

Here's what's blooming this rainy month...

Buds..

red dianthus

yellow dahlia

mini-zinnia elegans

euphorbia

Blossoms...

chili

plumbago

celosia

dianthus

butter daisy

And the dahlia series...

pink

orange

yellow

Orange Zinnia (Double)

Here's my mini-zinnia elegans with dazzling orange flowers...

The first blooms are singles..

 

And then the doubles...

Aster Cluster

Here's my aster daisy in full bloom..

This plant is tolerant to drought.. I forgot to water it before going out on a trip during a long weekend but the leaves stayed lush and vibrant..

Purplish blue is "IN" right now in my garden..

Sunny Chrysanthemum

Finally... it's the yellow mum's time to shine

bud

Here comes the sun.....

wowowow...

Very sunny...

Damselfly In Distress

One morning I noticed a tiny insect hovering over a butter daisy flower. I didn't recognize it at first because I thought it was just a falling stick blown by the wind but I was amazed how did it manage to stay afloat horizontally.

my my!!! a tiny red damselfly

and on to the leaves

And then there's this green monster! It killed my marigold overnight!

marigold before

marigold after

And of course the tiny others....

resting at the yellow mum

Buds and Blossoms Mid-August

August is definitely the wettest month so far. With all the monsoon rain and deluge in the north, my little garden still offers delight for the eyes...

Here are the buds...

horsetail

tagetes patula (marigold)

crown-of-thorns (euphorbia)

petunia

The blooms.. wooooow!!!!

summer snapdragon

white mum

portulaca

yellow mums

petunia

celosia

purple mum

red dianthus

euphorbia milii

plumbago auriculata