Cathy, who writes Rambling in the Garden and hosts this weekly collection of flowers cut from our gardens, is featuring a plethora of pink blooms today. Quite by coincidence, I also chose, while strolling through my gardens late yesterday afternoon, pinkish flowers for my vase today. We’ve had a bit of rain in the past two weeks, re-filling the rain barrels and allowing me to keep the Zinnia patch looking good and the raised beds well-watered. We’re looking forward to some more rain later this week.
The first vase has Zinnias, garlic chives and a flower stalks from the amazing Hyacinth Bean Vine – Lablab purpureus.
Have a great week everyone!
County Gardening 
I’m so glad you have had rain, and may have more. In your vase, I especially like the hyacinth bean vine. I just discovered it’s the only species in the genus, it’s non-native in the U.S. (and Canada) and doesn’t show up in Texas at all. So — something new to admire!
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It’s a great annual vine for my, ornamental purposes. The leaves are as beautiful (or more so, perhaps) than the flower.
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Really happy to know your rain situation has improved! I, too like that Hyacinth bean, very unique. Garlic chives are pretty…I have so many & the Honey Bees & Bumbles are so numerous, enjoying the nectar.
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It’s really a bountiful time of year for pollinators, isn’t it?
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Pink seems to be a theme today. Hyacinth bean is underrated. I do not see it often. I like it more as an ornamental than as a vegetable though. (There are plenty of better beans that do not require repeated cooking and draining.)
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Yeah, I grow it just for the leaves and flowers – wouldn’t even attempt to eat the beans!
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They are technically edible, but require cooking and leaching to remove toxins (!). That is why I do not bother cooking them. Not only are there better beans, but there are plenty of beans that are not toxic (!).
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That hyacinth bean stem is so pretty, and really lends itself to a minimal vase like this – so pretty, Chris
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Thanks Cathy – it’s a great vine!
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I thought you had an orchid in there! I need to try hyacinth bean.
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😆😆 It’s a great vine…slow to come up (I planted the seeds outdoors the second week of June) but will bloom now until frost. I wonder how it would grow in Florida …..
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I’ve never been able to grow such long Dolichos flower stems, what is your secret? My garlic chives are also blooming and the bees are very happy with them!
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That’s a good question…perhaps it’s because the vine faces south but is only in the sun until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon?
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So pretty. 😃 The vine is really unusual and must look lovely trailing through other plants or climbing. Is it an annual? Good to hear you finally had some rain. We had some too and the garden is recovering.
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Thanks goodness for rain in the nick of time, eh?? Yes, it’s an annual vine here
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