Number 6's Blog

It’s July in North Texas and it’s hot. Very hot! But some plants don’t seem to mind the heat and are starting to bloom as they do every July. I am blessed to have two such plants in my front flowerbed:

* Black Eyed Susan
* Limelight Hydrangea

Both just started blooming earlier this week

Some tell me Black Eyed Susan’s are not hardy in North Texas and give up the ghost after a couple years. This specimen is in the third year and still going strong

I had never heard of Limelight Hydrangeas until the Nursery suggest I try them in a Sunny spot at the front of my home. I thought all hydrangeas needed shade to survive our Summers but these babies seem to thrive in the Sun