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Strelitzia reginae, the bird of paradise.
It’s used as a drought-tolerant ornamental here in California.
EDIT: If I get a second choice, Albizia julibrissin, the pink silk tree.
Mimosa tree blooms smell so good
Hibiscus :3
Pretty, and edible too!
Makes great tea :3
Cannabis indica
These bearded irises from the previous owner of my house.
Lilac. Growing up we had out-of-control, seven-foot-high lilac hedges border two sides of the backyard. Smelling a lilac in bloom brings me right back to the secret forts I’d build beneath their branches.
You’re doing great work with these pictures, friend :]
Fuck yeah! Love that beautiful smell!
I have them growing on the southeast side of my house next to the living room windows. I also have a late spring blooming lilac right next to another window so I get some super lovely bursts of scent for several weeks. Glorious.
I do not at all regret planting those, and they do a great job shading the brick from the sun and keeping the house cooler.
Cacti. They’re prickly and stubborn. Just like myself.
Cacti
A sampling:
Echinopsis hybrid ‘Daydream’:
Epiphyllum oxypetalum, queen of the night:
Aylostera fiebrigii, flame crown:
I really like cornflowers, its that colour. I remember sketching one for art class at school.
Yes!!! It’s so vibrant yet so frail.
I love the scent. A building nearby has a giant wall full of these flowers. They look magical when they’re all in bloom.
Passionflower.
They grow on a climbing vine and are followed by passionfruit, which is very tasty!
Had these every in Florida, never saw them turn into a fruit.
My neighbors in San Diego have the vines all over their fence and they produce tons of fruit. I don’t know what their secret is.
Edit: I do know that there are some that just produce flowers, and no fruit. Maybe you had that type?
Likely, but now I want to try a passion fruit!
Lilacs because they smell pretty and their Discworld reference.
Dandelions.
They are awesome in so many ways!I like lilies and elderflowers.
Lily:
Elderflower:
Hyacinths and dalias are my favorites but I also really enjoy tulips and poppys
Hyacinth
dalias
tulilps
poppys
Fritillaria imperialis is quite unique looking one that I really like. I’ve been trying to grow one on my yard but it didn’t flower at all last spring which was unfortunate.
Daphne mezereum is somewhat similar looking and is probably my favourite plant that grows natively where I live. Also very poisonous.
hibiscus. yummy.
