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Crepe Myrtle Flower Color Variation, June 28, 2014

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Lavender crepe myrtle DSC03042 The crepe myrtle was lavender a few days ago.

Nearly white crepe myrtle DSC03204 Yesterday, it was quite white.  I thought it was because I had put all those cypress branches under, or the recent rain changed the pH, or diluted the minerals.    But the other cypress without any cypress branches also had whitish flowers.  An evening walk around showed that most of these Basham Party Pink crepe myrtles also had whitish flowers.   It was a sunny late afternoon.

DSC03220 Today the flower clusters had a decidedly more lavender color.

DSC03223 Closer examination showed that the flowers now had two colors in the same cluster, nearly white, and distinctly lavender.  Maybe the sun helped newly opening buds create a stronger color.

Online somebody said that they had a crepe myrtle which was one color on one side, and another color on the other side.

I have never seen this before.  Most likely it only happens when lavender producing conditions are marginal.

Spring Flowers

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Amarillis flower DSC02253 This amaryllis is bursting into bloom!

A bunch of cilantro flowers DSC02256 These cilantro flowers are lacy.

 Cilantro flowers with bee DSC02257 Here is a partially focused bee. 

An impatiens flower DSC02254 These flowers are Impatiens, which survived from last spring, even though they are annuals.             A columbine flowerDSC02251   This flower is a perennial columbine.  It has little columbines coming up around it, so maybe it will spread.

Another Surprise When I Was Not Looking

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DSC01809 This butterfly iris began to bloom.  It has been struggling in front of the fence, but hopefully with more attention to it, the iris will flourish again, all summer long.  When I keep removing the spent flowers it keeps on blooming.  This is currently a very popular plant for coastal landscapes.  We used to have a long row of them in front of the fence, but they were plagued with uneven growth, apparently due to soil quality and light differentials.  This is why we switched to a mixed garden in front of the fence.