To me one of the things I love about summer is flowers! And in the month of July, just before things get really hot, there are usually many blooms to enjoy. One of the things that I adore are flowering vines, which are much easier to grow in the ground, but can be grown in pots, with just a bit of luck and lower expectations. That said, I'm happy to report that I do have a flowering vine to enjoy on the little plant balcony outside my kitchen window, so yippee! I actually bought this plant by mistake, and it isn't necessarily hardy in our area, but I took it indoors when temps dropped, and out of two tiny plants, one survived, and started to re-grow in the spring. Introducing, drum roll please.......Thunbergia Laurifolia with lovely lavender/purple blooms, and certainly a vine to look into for your garden or container garden!
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