This report is actually from July 24th; a technical glitch delayed its posting.

The salpiglossis that I grew from seed this year are almost all blooming now.

It’s fun to see the variety of flowers.

This shot shows many of them together; I’ll follow up with some individual shots, if you wish to indulge.

Purple is definitely a dominant color.

This type of purple with yellow throat is relatively common, at least in the seed mixes I have, but it’s fairly glorious!

More purple, but this has more warm tones. These two flowers are on the same stalk. The flowers change as they age; I think temperature may have some impact, as well.

Two flowers here. The red-purple one is nearly fuchsia in real life. Very brilliant!

The other purple falls more in line with “normal” purples, although the flower is a bit more asymmetrical than usual (large top petal, whereas often the trumpets are nearly symmetrical).

I like the redder-purple of this one. The cool purple is more common in my current set of genetics.

Now for something different! Cream and yellow!

These were relatively common in the first seed mix I tried; I initially liked the jewel tones better, but these have grown on me.

Looking at it versus the other flowers, I feel like it may simply be missing the over-veining layer.

This has a soft, almost sepia tone.

Sorry it’s a little out of focus!

The younger flowers (on the left) start more brown-tinged, and then get more purple as they age.

This is the truest brown I have — I’ve been referring to it as bronze.

It tends to photograph as slightly more burgundy than my eyes perceive it.

Finishing off with a big cluster of the “common” purple type.

I’m really enjoying these!

Brief update from mid-August: the salpiglossis are still blooming, but just a few here and there. Still, they have such brilliant little flowers that they brighten the late-summer border nicely!