It's hot!. I mean H....O....T.
Slap yo momma (It's the name of a seasoning that's great on bbq. I promise.)
Get flipped off by the other drivers...
Get stuck at a red light with 2 half dressed girls singing, "It's Getting Hot in Here So Take off All Your Clothes," at the top of their lungs... hot. ( It happens to me every year, I'm not kidding)
Yep, that's how we know flower season has arrived in Oklahoma.
It also means I enjoy staying home and enjoying the flowers all over the farm while the rest of the world loses it and walks around half-dressed.
So let's talk about drought tolerant flowers that you will totally enjoy year after year that won't break the bank and will make you smile....in your own little flower paradise.
Above we have the Knock-Out Rose Bush - It grows large and is fairly low maintenance, unless of course you are me and your goats keep eating them.😜
Now yes it's a bush but it's a flowering bush so it counts.
Next, we have the Canna. It's beautiful, luscious- comes in multiple colors, blooms and multiplies.
What's not to like.
Then we have a real exotic, color popping flower - the Asiatic Lily. It's a showpiece. Sip a margarita and just sit and enjoy her blooms. They really are that beautiful.
Moss Roses are just colorful and fun and if you are in Zone 7 or above they will come back year after year. I love that they spread and provide constant color.
A Sedum groundcover is never a bad investment. A lady put this out on the side of the road and I picked it up like 4 years ago and have done nothing but water it a few times a year.
Perhaps one of my favorites is Salvia. This is a great flower because it's pretty and for those of us who have a hard time with Lavender, this smells so good and looks pretty. It grows and comes back year after year in my pots.
I get so many compliments on them.
This one above I just planted and in a few weeks it will fill the pot.
The Tiger Lily is an excellent investment and if you can get a few bulbs from a friend or neighbor's garden, you will be set in a few years, if you keep dividing them. They are striking, colorful and hardy.
Last but not least, the flowering Forsythia bush. The yellow let's you know Spring is here. I keep trying to add to my collection every year.
Nothings SCREAMS Spring like the color yellow.
These have already bloomed, sorry.
My favorite season.
Again, it's a bush but it has blooms and it signals the start of Spring so I included it.
Now if you have questions or ideas let me know. I'd love to hear what your favorite Spring flowers are.
I bought a fairly decent amount of plants on clearance for whopping $28 that I need to get in the ground and am praying for more rain.
What have you been up to?