Beyond the Garden Gate

What’s Blooming

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GardenDan
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Some examples of colorful blooms out and about these days:

dwarf firebush

(Hamelia patens)

Mexican sage

(Salvia leucantha)

wax mallow

(Malvaviscus drummondii)

red calamint

Also called red basil and scarlet calamint

(Clinopodium coccineum)

firespike

(Odontonema cuspidatum)

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  1. Oct 2024 Newsletter – Beyond the Garden Gate

    […] they are always attracted to red and orange. Plants to add to your garden for fall hummers include: fire spike (Odontenma cuspidatum), wax mallow (Malvaviscus drummondi), lion’s ear (Leonotis leonurus), red sage (Salvia coccinea). Other birds will be migrating […]

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