The large plant in the middle of this barrel is a scarlet monkey flower - a CA native. It completely died back during the winter, and I was surprised to find it come back better than ever this spring. It's just now getting ready to bloom.
There are two other plants that hung on from last year but so far are just hanging on. A delphinium (belladona 'Cliyeden Beauty'), which you can't see in this picture, and a Salvia (clevlandii), at the very back.
I tried growing a few seeds in here to fill in, but the sweet pea seedlings were promptly eaten up by some garden pest; and the CA bluebells did not take off. I also planted some morning glory seeds, which I have been trying to grow for years with NO success, and there is one lone 2" seedling that has survived...we'll see if it gets established and actually becomes a plant.
I put the other two plants in to add a little color while I wait for the scarlet monkey flower to bloom. The one on the left that trails is a Calibrachoa (superbells Dreamsicle) that I picked up at Home Depot, and the one on the left is a gorgeous little rust-colored pansy called Delta Fire I found at Sierra Nursery in Roseville, CA
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