#grandiflora

Phacelia grandiflora is from one of my favorite plant genera and is one of my favorites even from this genus. Despite how commonly it occurs through its range, P. grandiflora is limited to near-coastal regions and the south side of the Transverse Ranges through the lower third of California and a touch into Baja California. No two plants produce the same flower patterns – some deeply blue-purple, some pale, some with a dark center and pale tips. Growing up to about three feet tall, they thrive in disturbed areas and can on occasion dominate a space, though they usually coexist with other Phacelias such as P. brachyloba and P. cicutaria. The large flowers have a strange pungent odor (sweet, with a strong bias of burning rubber) and feature a prominent nectar cup. They are a favorite of native bees, particularly larger bumble bees which will make sure to pay thorough visits to each flower. The plants can produce numerous small seeds which will grow the following spring with very little water required to produce prolific and showy blooms.

Perfume mood boards: Queen of the Night by Grandiflora

The Daisy Tree Montanoa grandiflora closeup. While I tend to think of composite flowers as single flowers with a yellow center - these flowers nicely demonstrate that they are actually an inflorescence with multiple tiny yellow flowers in the center. #Montanoagrandiflora #Montanoa #grandiflora #DaisyTree #CUgreenhouse (at CU Greenhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck9bZ45LyOg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Two days ago, at the first day of autumn, I fertilized all my roses probably for the last time this year with an organic rose and flower fertilizer. Some of them have set new buds already and I hope the others will follow suit and all of them delight me with a beautiful autumn flush. Temperatures have finally cooled down here a little in Austin and that will certainly help. We desperately need rain, though, but my roses, of course, get hand watered until natural rain arrives. Are you also hoping to see your roses bloom one more time this year? The mauve/lavender rose in the picture is Sweetness, a stately grandiflora rose with an amazingly strong citrus fragrance that I grew in my old garden in Dan Diego. I miss her, sigh! Wishing you all a lovely weekend! #rose #roses #sweetness #sweetnessrose #grandiflora #hybridtea #fragrant #citrusfragrance #mauverose #mauve #lavender #lavenderrose #lavenderroses #roselover #roselovers #rosesofinstagram #instaroses #flower #bloom #flowerphotography #organicgardening #fortheloveofroses #instaroses #rosegardener #organicgardendreams #instarose (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNXjxVAari/?utm_medium=tumblr

These beautiful clusters of trumpet flowers and dark green leaves makes our garden just so lush and happy. ⁣ ⁣ They often collect drops of water that bring in the birds and bees which happens during the monsoon or whenever we generously water the area. ⁣ ⁣ This evergreen vine is a rapid climber covering the area very quickly and does need pruning to keep it controlled or it just goes on and on... ⁣ ⁣ It's known as the Bengal Clock or trumpet vine. If you know it by any other name, please let us know!⁣ ⁣

Stapelia grandiflora by Gabriel Paladino Photography https://flic.kr/p/2iG7Rya