These are Mexican Evening Primrose. I planted the seeds last year in my mom’s flower garden. And they finally starting to bloom this summer.

Since it took so long to bloom, I had thought the seeds were dud and I got weeds instead. Especially since the plant just kept on growing leaves for most of the year.

During the spring, I had wanted to pull the whole thing out because I didn’t see any flowers. And I also wanted to make room to grow other flowers too. But I’m glad I didn’t. The Mexican Evening Primrose are especially nice late in the evening when the breeze comes by and it starts to sway.

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It’s starting to feel like the height of summer is here.  We have plenty of plums and peaches that our neighbors and friends have shared with us.  They are fresh and sweet too.

Best of all, the flowers I planted in my mom’s garden has finally started to bloom now.  This is my first time growing Dahlias from seeds.  They don’t really have a floral scent to it.  I think they are really pretty, especially the ones with stripes.

But unfortunately all the Gladiolus bulbs I planted in late spring didn’t make it.  The leaves just turned brown after I thought a bud was forming.  When I went to touch it, the leaves just fell off the bulb.  Gladiolus has always been very easy to grow in the past.  Maybe there is a gopher that’s been eating my bulbs?  Oh well, better luck next year.

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