tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post1982484223917604812..comments2024-03-15T01:29:50.279-07:00Comments on Town Mouse and Country Mouse: Some Colorful California Native Summer BloomersTown Mousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497277770771473008.post-28682804671433961972014-05-01T22:01:36.594-07:002014-05-01T22:01:36.594-07:00I know what you mean with the 'won't it al...I know what you mean with the 'won't it all be brown' comment. I get that a bit, though maybe not as much as I used to. I kind of stopped worrying about summer bloomers, relying on foliage and the overall design to carry it through that late-summer period. Mimulus cardinalis and Lilium pardalinum are probably the last of my showy bloomers, not coincidentally the both like summer water. Monardella villosa and maybe the Calycanthus also bloom pretty late and are favorites of mine.ryanhttp://drystonegarden.comnoreply@blogger.com