Lots of stuff in bloom – both in the ground and in containers. Some of the containerized stuff:

My hardy water lily got off to a roaring start – even though it’s been wet and cool, it’s already produced a half dozen blooms. My goal of someday growing a Victoria (cruziana probably, though I’d go for amazonica if I could) remains. In the other whiskey barrel my lotus is getting started. Even relatively hardy lotuses seem to like to wait until the water gets nice and warm – I’m hoping I’ll have a ‘lotus in bloom’ picture later in the summer.

*

One of my orchid cacti got an early start as well. I have no idea what kind it is – I did a cutting trade at a bakery up north of the notches a couple years ago when I was up there for some bird hunting. The blooms last longer than they do on my other orchid cacti – 4 or 5 days as opposed to the 1 night bloom on my big white ones.