I just got a call from Jay informing me the first crape myrtle has bloomed! Gunter is ahead of the pack; Jay noticed on Saturday that he had buds and then we discovered the others (Greta, Droopy and Mickey) did too.
The flower is apparently lavender in appearance and looks nice with our grey brick. All have put on new growth recently in response to lots of rain/watering every couple of days via the Rose Hose. (Instructions said to water them once a week, but we found they were getting extremely droopy -- hence the naming -- so stepped up to every couple of days.)
In sum, we are delighted because we feared we might have killed 'em, and were fairly certain we would not get blooms this year.
The ruellias are covered with purple blooms (I've been watering them a lot too). And the roses all have new growth and buds, apparently disease-free. Saw the first rose from Mr. Lincoln on July 4, appropriately enough!
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