Old faithful rosemary. But what a great blue bloom against its sage-green leaves. I never tire of this one.
Several camellia japonicas were here when we bought the house. They are showing lots of color, but not yet opening wide.
I should be grateful for their color at this time of year: it's a huge (some might say overwhelming?) amount of pink when it happens.
The dwarf sarcoccoa is still in bloom, and sending its pungent scent into the garden. This is an excellent small selection: sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis.
Above is grevilla juniperina 'Low Red'. It looks like a rosemary, but those "leaves" are as prickly as a cactus! I love the spiky red flowers. 'Low Red' will grow about five feet wide but only 18 inches high – the perfect ground cover under my olive tree.
This is scilla natalensis. I fell for its fat, bulbous base and the tall bloom spike already starting to color. I'm looking forward to seeing just what emerges!
Happy Bloom Day! Visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens to see what else is in bloom around the world today.