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(14,611 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:18 AM 16 hrs ago

An early spring brings an early summer. Out with the Fall/Winter flowers and in with the heat tolerant

Mexican Flame Vine

Plumeria

Vinca and Dianthus

Purslane

Amazon Dianthus and Portulaca

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An early spring brings an early summer. Out with the Fall/Winter flowers and in with the heat tolerant (Original Post) surfered 16 hrs ago OP
Whoa! We Are Differently Zoned!! The Roux Comes First 16 hrs ago #1
🙏 surfered 16 hrs ago #2
Ty for sharing! SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #3
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Beautiful! I have some Purslane. Mine isn't as pretty as yours. littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #5
It dies to the ground if we have a freeze, but has always come back quickly. surfered 14 hrs ago #6
I guess I could give it a try. It's not like I haven't killed plants myself before. 😄👍 littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #7
All the time here surfered 13 hrs ago #9
It's a constant struggle between the drought, the bugs and the wild animals. littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #10
Love moss rose! NJCher 13 hrs ago #8
Pretty! Bayard 10 hrs ago #11
Wish peonies could survive here. surfered 9 hrs ago #12

littlemissmartypants

(34,803 posts)
5. Beautiful! I have some Purslane. Mine isn't as pretty as yours.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 11:21 AM
15 hrs ago

I'm growing it for the edible greens. The stems, flower buds, and seeds are also all safe for consumption.

Your Mexican Flame Vine is beautiful. But it's outside my zone.

❤️

littlemissmartypants

(34,803 posts)
10. It's a constant struggle between the drought, the bugs and the wild animals.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:21 PM
13 hrs ago

The deer would probably eat cardboard here if I drew colorful flowers on it. They will definitely dead head flowers before the blooms are finished opening. 😀

Have a lovely afternoon, Ed. Thanks for the discussion. ❤️

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