I've been thinking about new flowers for the yard, and deck planters. I haven't been all that focused on that for a while. I do enjoy looking at pretty flowers, it's just that having them myself requires more of , well myself! I have mostly just let nature take it's course the past few years, with minimal help from me in that regard. Perennial plants are just so easy to take care of for the most part and you don't have to put in too much effort, so I have several of them!
I realized I'd done a pretty good job over the years with my perennials. I've made some good choices so far on what I do have and really like. I have beautiful Irises that my sister gave me years ago and they do a great job with little fuss. I also have a lot of Liriope Big Blue (sometimes called monkey grass or lily turf), it's usually used as a ground cover. I use it both in the flower beds and planters, because it's easy, hardy, evergreen, and flowers lavender/violet spikes. I was also given some Hostas years ago and they do very well, grow larger each year, and produce tall spikes with flowers of white and lavender. I've given some divisions from them to my Mother and Sister for their yards too. I added a couple Lavender plants, near my herb garden. Of course I love the lavender spikes that bloom on them. I like the plant's color even when not in bloom, it looks good next to darker green plants.
I planted a Clematis vine, that does a terrific job of reappearing year after year, with large "hey look at me" flowers in deep purple. I planted three Lantana plants a few years back, these spread out larger each year and are full of little lavender blooms that are almost ever-blooming. A planter on my deck is home to a Periwinkle vinca with lilac colored flowers, it flowers profusely in the spring and sporadically during the summer. I have some Salvia in a planter that never fails to re-emerge every year and does quite well (if I remember to water the poor thing!), and I know I want more, because it flowers...Purple! You probably knew I was gonna say that!! My love for the color is apparent! I believe I am drawn to the purple/lavender/lilac colors because they seem to me, to be calming and relaxing. Yeah, I think that's it! :o)
What a beautiful color on this interesting flower!
Tibouchina the princess flower
Tibouchina - Wikipedia info
I've never seen or heard of this flower before, I think I want to have it though!
Keep Smiling! :o)
