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I pile some spent flower pots in a wagon and today there is a small plant starting in one of those flower pots. I didn't have anything that resembles this plant and blossom. I looked in the Kentucky wild flower book and didn't see any that resembles this one. Maybe one of the members can identify it.

The plant is about six or seven inches tall. The blossoms are one inch to inch and a quarter.

You all have a great day. Bill Mitchell

This is the Kentucky Wild Passion Flower. I dug the vine and root from the pasture last year and planted it in a large 20 gal plastic tub. It came back up this year and has some vigorous growth. It bloomed today and has many more buds, so it should give pleasure for  awhile.

You can see the color and form difference from the imported passion flower picture that I posted yesterday. Bill Mitchell

As is usual in the August summer, some plants have finished blooming and some still are showing enough color to make it totally enjoyable. I took a few pictures today to share with all of you.

A view of my new red hardy hibiscus

Anoth
er view

This is a salmon colored canna

A yellow/red zinna  hanging on

These are two new red knock-out roses I planted weeks ago

Now the imported passion flower. The wild one will be blooming in two days 

Another view

This is the first year for a coconut-lime coneflower

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l get back with more later. Happy gardening everyone. Love Bill Mitchell