Portulaca Sundial F1 Mixed, this is the best seed grown portulaca, big two inch blooms which remain open all the day.. one plant easily covers 7-8 inches diameter... plucking initial blooms will give it a boost to branch out and get fuller:
I bought a packet of Scabious flowered zinnia from old sabzi mandi, some of the plants turned out to be variegated.. hope it does bloom true to type:
You can see some sunflowers in this Zinnia bed, these are "Peach Passion" from OSC Canada, actually i bought the seeds in just Rs.20 per packet from old sabzi mandi.. i was not sure how many will germinate or will they be true to type, 5 germinated and the flowers have a nice color, the size is medium and it branch out well:
I also bought "Ruby Eclipse" sunflower seeds from old sabzi mandi, their pictures look similar as per google but the pack image was very different:
Jumbo leaf of "Ruby Eclipse" sunflower:
Front garden:
Gaillardia "Razzel dazzel" from T&M:
Gardenia:
Black sweet potato vine:
Ice plant, it loves to be root bound and hang.. blooms open in full sun:
Baby sunrose or Aptenia, in 12 inch pot growing like crazy.. i gave 3/4 of it to a mali as cuttings now it has double the original size:
Erythnia crista-galli is ready for the second flush:
Bought the plant of our native Haar-singhaar:
Cannas.. the red ones are 8 feet plus, the Kochia in picture are self sown volunteers:
This "Y" shaped bed is dedicated to Dreamland zinna mixed colors, growing nicely.. arrangement are already installed for taller plants as the time passes:
Cleopatra Canna, a brown stripe.. hope it starts forming more stripes:
Graham Thomas rose started blooming in this hot weather:
Roses, just look at Graham thomas in middle.. janglee ban gaya hay:
Caladiums started sprouting:
I know Calla lily doesn't survives in Karachi but
dil ka kya karain sahib:
