'Fireflame' Clematis.
It's supposed to be double, but so far, ours has remained single. The color is rich and beautiful, though, and a single form clematis is elegant in its simplicity.
Celosia.
I didn't do very well, this summer, with setting out my seedlings in a timely manner, but some of them made it-- and then there are the self-sown bonus plants.
I'm a celosia fan! It's an easy-to-grown sun-lover that adds color and interest all summer long. All sorts of pollinators like it, too.
Crepe myrtles.
This volunteer crepe myrtle (which popped up near 'Victor') is probably my best bloomer, at this point. It started blooming pretty early in the summer, I think, and it flowered off and on for months-- longer than any of the others we grow. Impressive!
The Black Diamond varieties have bloomed this year, too, though I failed to get any very good photos. 'Red Hot' is a bright "red-red" (very helpful description, right?) and 'Pure White' is... pure white-- which is even more striking against those dark purple leaves.
More to come!
