Still behind, but there is light at the end of the tunnel! Pretty-pretty native rosemallow. I remember when I bought these; they were unrooted cuttings, and had got quite dry in shipping. I contacted the eBay seller, and she said to give them a try because these plants are really quite tough. She wasn’t wrong!

A bit chewed (fuck Japanese beetles may they rot and burn in hell forever), but I get to see so few Kopper King because of those goddamned beetles that I’ll take what I can get.

Taken after we’d actually got some rain. Not enough rain, but rain. Probably Midnight Marvel; it attracts the most attention because it blooms its little heart out.

Plum Crazy again. How could I not?

This is a flower from my Save The Bees “floor sweepings” seed pack. I dunno…a poppy, I guess? Whatever it is, it’s cute.

I have two Black Swallowtail dudes, nomming the crap out of the carrots!

Bloom is a little deformed, but I think it’s Cranberry Crush. God, I love hibiscus!

Nasturtium ‘Jewel Mix’ haven’t crapped out in the heat yet. I’ll take them as long as they’re available!

Unless I have them backwards (possible), this one should be ‘Fireball’.

Native rosemallow, just as pretty as the named varieties! I have a lot more dark pink than the white/rose. Don’t care–love them both equally!

A rare sight, indeed–an undamaged Kopper King! I’m sure that five minutes after I left, those fucking beetles came after it, but at least I have proof that it did exist.

Someday, I’ll get tired of photographing ‘Plum Crazy’. Today is not that day.

The Grey Sticks II that P got me last year have nearly doubled in size, and are starting to bloom.

I’m supposed to kill milkweed bugs because they can make seeds less viable, and can transmit diseases, but they’re just so fucking cute that I can never make myself do it. Milkweed longhorn beetles, yes, because they eat leaves and take away potential Monarch food, but not these little dudes.