Bloom Day - Well Sated

     Last month's Bloom Day found me lamenting the lack of rain. Well that lack continued until last Tuesday when rain finally visited the area, and like many guests, it stayed too long. To keep it company the rain also brought along several of its closest friends, strong winds, gray skies and flooding tides. Yesterday the sun shone for the first time in a week, and my eyes, having grown accustomed to the darkness, hurt when the clouds parted. However, I knew the only time I had to take pictures would be between rains on Sunday, so here are my soggy Bloom Day photos.

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides - Mexican Flame Vine

Salvia leucantha - Mexican Bush Sage




Portulaca x 'Yubi Yellow'


Poncirus trfoliata - Hardy Orange


Dendranthemum 'Bolero' - Chrysanthemum

Cuphea ignea 'David Verity' - Cigar Plant

Callicarpa americana - American Beautyberry


Cestrum aurantiaum 'Orange Zest'


Solenostemon scutellarioides - Coleus




Stachytarpheta mutabilis 'Coral' - Porterweed


Ajania pacifica - Silver and Gold Chrysanthemum


Tricyrtis hirta - Toad Lily

     Garden Bloggers Bloom Day is held on the 15th of each month and is hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. You should pay her a visit and tell her I said thanks.