Eric in South Carolina

Blooms from his home and work gardens

Today ’s photograph are from Eric Shealy , a horticulturalist who works atRiverbanks Zoo and Gardenin Columbia , South Carolina .

Gardening in South Carolina signify beautiful flowers can arrive any day of the year , like this lovelyCamellia‘Nuccio ’s Cameo ’ ( Zone 7–10 ) which he photograph on January 1 . What a way to phone in a new twelvemonth !

The beautifulGladiolus‘Halloweenie’—named for its habit of blossom very late in the year . This is a sort of the speciesGladiolusdalenii , aboriginal to Africa , and is one of the main parent plants of advanced loanblend gladiolus . It is hardy than most modern gladiolus ( Zones 7–10 ) and has a more wild , intimate expression to the bloom ear .

Clouds of cosmos ( Cosmosbipinnatus , annual ) at the entrance to the children ’s garden at the zoological garden where Eric works

These morning glories ( Ipomoeatricolor , annual ) are living up to their name . Who cares that the bloom of youth will fade by the good afternoon when they are so beautiful in the morning ?

It ’s the pinnacle of summertime inflorescence in Eric ’s home garden . Rudbeckiamaxima(Zones 4–9 ) is the improbable yellow flower in the back , and in the foreground are the immense pink blooms ofCrinum‘Ellen Bosanquet ’ ( Zones 8–10 ) .

A glad view for any gardener : a cart full of flora ( in this case , a variety of unlike selection of the genusSalvia)ready to get planted .

Ericpropagatedthis specially cute camelia works from a favorite shrub at his grannie ’s house . He took cuttings before the mansion was sold , and now it and three others have settle and are develop and blooming . He ’s not sure of the variety name , so if anyone knows , please pass it on !

Salvialeucantha(Zones 7–10 ) flower late in the season , post off the horticulture year with a bang and providing lots of nectar for the last migratinghummingbirds .

If you need to see more from Eric , check out his instagram:@greeneryisforme

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