Just finished the last shearing of my Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' to assist in one last summer flower show.

Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' after summer shearing

 

 Nepeta 'Neptune' (Catmint) is a great compact front of the border perennial.   Happy bee!

Nepeta 'Neptune'

 Lycoris squamigera is a late summer blooming bulb of the Amaryllis family.  Flower scapes rise to 2' tall.

 This is my first year with Colocasia esculenta "Maui Sunrise' which I purchased from Plant Delights Nursery.  This will be probably be the closest I will ever get to the Hawaiian Islands!

Colocasia esculenta 'Maui Sunrise'

 Allium 'Millenium' is a low maintenance dependable perennial which was the Perennial Plant of the Year in 2018.  

Allium 'Millenium'

Crocosmia are summer-blooming bulbs in the iris family with brightly colored flowers.   Crocosmia has sword-shape leaves and thin arching stems which is a nice contrast to other garden plants in beds.

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

 

Crocosmia 'Jenny Bloom'

My love affair with Calanthe Orchids began with a gift from Dr. Larry Mellichamp who shared some from his garden.  These Japanese evergreen woodland orchids are topped with a bloom stalk in mid April.  

I have several different Calanthe Orchids with my newest being Calanthe reflexa which I purchased from Plant Delights Nursery.  Calanthe reflexa differs from other hardy calanthes in that it blooms in summer.  

 

Calanthe reflexa

I like Aspidistra (Cast Iron Plant) as an evergreen for the shade garden.  We have three cultivars growing well at MapleWalk.

Aspidistra elatior 'Snow Cap'

Aspidistra sichuanensis 'Rawhide'

Aspidistra elatior 'Asahi'

 

 Eucomis comosa is commonly called pineapple lily.  From each rosette, a flower stalk rises bearing masses of tiny, starry, greenish-white flowers usually tinged with shades of purple.  Flowers appear in a raceme topped by a tuft of greenish leaf-like bracts.  Raceme flowers bloom bottom to top, and the overall flower effect is reminiscent of a pineapple.  

Another lily I have protected from the deer!  What a beauty!

Lilium orientalis 'Baferrari'

 

More hydrangeas showing off ...

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ayesha'
This mophead has a striking difference in that the sepals are shaped like cupped spoons.  The color ranges from pink to pale blue depending on the soil acidity as with other hydrangeas.

Our Wheaten Terrier, "Maple," is checking out our
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fuji Waterfall.'

 Hydrangeas are beginning to show off!  

Hydrangea 'Mariesii'

Unknown cultivar as it was an original planting when we purchased our home.

Zephyranthes 'Rose Colored Glasses' have begun to bloom and will continue through September.  Each flower is dark pink highlighted by a darker pink stripe down the center of each petal.  Very unique.