Peony

This beautiful white peony is descended from my mother's passalong plants.

It has had little attention, just a little garden fertilizer.

It is six inches wide and is the only blossom on this plant.  Most peonies have several.

But the unusual thing is that I did not pinch back the other buds.  They just dried up by themselves.

Begonia Mailbox

Earlier this year I showed you a very inelegant recycled mailbox with  a couple of begonia stems.

Here is the progress it has made.

It will have to go inside in October to escape the frost.

Night-blooming Cereus

Our night-blooming cereus has just bloomed.  It had fewer blossoms this year.

 Probably being a cactus, it did not enjoy all the rain we have had.

 It is impossible to miss its bloom time since it smells very good and its scent comes in the second- floor bedroom window.

 Notice the graceful bud.  It bloomed the next night.