Garden bloom Bloggers day, January

I good while ago I worked at a nursery surrounded by suburbia. The neighbour 'Gary' would often come in and borrow a seedling or two for his garden. We would talk about his garden and he spoke often of his 'Moon-flower' and invited me around to look at it, at night of course because that is when it flowers.  Mr R was always suspicious and suggested he wanted to show me more than a flower :o). I never did go. But he was talking about Epiphyllum oxpetalum.

This image is sadly not mine but borrrowed via google (Thanks google) Moonflower open

I can see why Gary wanted me to come and see his moon-flower.  But don't despair I have an image of one flower that is open and one that is coming along.

I didn't say it was worth looking at but worry not I have more gorgeous things in flower, have a look

Agapanthus 'Black Panther' 

Again but this one was open

Pineapple lilly

Or Eucomis sp.

Grasshopper on my carrot flower

Is it cheating if I use my neighbours crepe myrtle? 

Pennisetum rubrum  reminds me of cat tails

Arachis hypogaea or peanut flowers. Not grown them before should be fun.

Pentas sp

Sunflowers not following the sun

Rosemary

Beans please grow

Salvia

Catnip

A bit weird this is the flower of my perpetual spinach

And finally I am not so sure these mushroom type flowers are so good for my bay tree but they sure are interesting

So that is a wrap this month in the middle month of summer here at my place but have a look at May's garden for more exciting garden around the world in bloom today