Wordless Wednesday: Summer Solstice

Summer has been here long before it actually arrived, and with it, summer blooms:

Santolina pinnata

Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'
(grown from seed last year)

Gloriosa daisies (Rudbeckia hirta) and
Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum x superbum)

Verbena bonariensis against backdrop of winter wheat and Shasta daisies
that escaped the garden

Tiger lily
Tigrinum splendens 'Rose'

Shasta daisies
(Leucanthemum x superbum)

Rose of Sharon
(Hibiscus syriacus'Aphrodite')

Calibrachoa Superbells Cherry Star

Rosa 'Lavaglut'

Hemerocallis 'Kokomo Sunset'

Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'

Rosa 'Kordes Perfecta'

Asiatic lily in red

Malva moschata

Lilium 'Corrida'

Tropic Escape Hibiscus 'Canary Yellow'

Gladiolus ('Orange Splendor' ??)

Hemerocallis 'Primal Scream'

Hemerocallis 'Cherry Lace'

Campanula 'Pink Octopus'

Calibrachoa Superbells Lemon Slice

Asiatic lily

Achillea 'Peachy Seduction'

Sea Holly
(Eryngium)

All this, in spite of no rain since May 2nd and warmer than normal temperatures coupled with hot winds. Praying for rain...