What's looking good in May 2026

[Logan]

Rhododendron

Deciduous Azalea

 

[Meadowlark]

Sedum ground covers... Some recommended by @Sheal ...


Sedum Brilliant (not yet Brillant)...

Sedum Stonecrop...

Sedum ‘Lemon Coral’ (a Sedum mexicanum variety)

Sedum sun sparkler Wildfire

Sedum Frosty Morn...

 

[Meadowlark]

Some of the ferns on Meadowlark Ranch...

The most remarkable, the resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides) is an epiphyte, meaning it grows on other plants—especially live oaks here.

The Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)...

More Boston Ferns...

The Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum raddianum)...

The Foxtail fern (Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myersii’)...

Not a true fern, the plumosa fern (Asparagus setaceus) looks like a true fern but is actually part of the asparagus family.

 

[Meadowlark]

 

[Sheal]

I've never planted ferns here. There's too many growing in the countryside and I think of them as weeds.

 

[Meadowlark]

 

[Logan]

Lupins

Alliums

Hardy geranium

 

[dirty hands]

I hope my lupin look that good someday.

 

[dirty hands]

Spiderwort is really starting to bloom.

 

[Logan]

The lupins can get lupin aphids that are bigger than ordinary ones and can kill it.

 

[Logan]

Deciduous Azaleas Golden lights

Tower dragon

Berryrose

 

[dirty hands]

 

[Meadowlark]

 

[Meadowlark]

Verbena Endaresea...

Achiliaca paprika

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Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)​

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[Meadowlark]

One of the most interesting veggie flowers to me is the Okra—large, hibiscus‑like, and short‑lived. The okra plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) produces showy, tropical-looking flowers that last only one day. By sundown today this one will wilt, and a tiny okra pod will begin forming.

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