The Front Garden in February

 

The Front Garden in February

There is a little change in the front garden after the rain we received, earlier, and longer daylight in the evenings. 

The lantana bushes in the front are starting to perk up and flower:

Lantana

There are flowers on the drought tolerant plant that M brought me last year (he didn't know the name of the plant, but, thought it might be in the gentian family; I don't think so, but, I haven't been able to identify it, yet; the flowers look a lot like salvia flowers and someone said it might be a type of sage).  

Drought Tolerant Plant (Sage?)

Close up of the flowers:

Flowers on the Unidentified Plant

Does anyone know what this plant might be?

The succulents circle is doing well, although there are fewer flower stalks on the aloe plants this year.

Succulents Circle

But, the flowers are very striking and the hummingbirds enjoy their nectar.

Aloe Flowers

In general, the succulents are doing very well and that includes this bulbine plant (another gift from M) that is flowering:

Bulbine Plant

It's leaves remind me of spring onion leaves.

Bulbine Flowers

And these aeoniums I planted along the side wall with the idea of extending the succulents border:

Succulents Along the Side Wall

I had planned to put in a path with some paving stones in front of the succulents, but, haven't done so, yet.

In January, I said that due to the lack of rain and watering, not even the weeds were growing.  We've had some rain since then and now, just about everywhere one looks, the osteospermum seedlings are popping up:

Osteospermum Seedlings

Obviously, not all of them will survive and grow, but, already, some other osteospermum plants are starting to flower:

Osteospermum Flower

The euryops bushes are flowering, too:

Euryops Flowers

And there are still a few paperwhites that are flowering:

Paperwhites

And last, but, not least, the rosemary bush that's growing in the front:

Rosemary Bush

And that is the tour of the front garden in February.  Hope you enjoyed the tour.