I think this must be the first time I’ve ever made it to Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day on time. Ok…you can stop cheering now!

Anyway, here’s a few of my bloomin’ plants as they settle into summer survival mode;

This was the only surviving Kangaroo Paw from a seedling tray of eight that we bought last year. Not only did it survive but it’s flowered on-and-off for the past few months. However, it has grown enough to divide …yet!

I am absolutely fascinated with the way this osteospermum’s blooms pipe at the end their petals. It’s a similar look to the Gaillardia “Fanfare” and is quite unique.

We have two versions of this plant; the Purple flowered and the Cream flowered. Yet, the purple variety seems to be far more photogenic.

We really wanted a prostrate yellow lantana but couldn’t find one so we went with this shrub version. However, as it’s located beneath our Grevillea “Austral Gold” it doesn’t get much say in the matter and hugs the ground beautifully.

This ground cover – not sure of its name – has become a great filler in the garden. It covers every unfilled spot and even tries to take on some of the bigger plants for scarce soil.

You may remember when I pruned this lavatera back earlier in the year. It’s made a fine recovery and is now starting to show off its fitness with a few flowers.