If you love to have an ever-blooming container plant for next summer, you should look for this Kauai Blue & White Torenia.
It seems to be family of the snapdragon...
Lovely foliage too.
These photos are from August 7...
This photo is from July 4, where it still was looking at its very best!
A very loyal bloomer and quite tolerant to heat.
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very exotic looking. :)
ReplyDeleteDearest Theresa,
DeleteSuch a happy continuous bloomer!
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedie Fotos sind dir gut gelungen.
Sonnige Sonntagsgrüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteDanke, ich habe es wenigstens so gut wie möglich versucht.
Es war ein sehr schöner und sonniger Sonntag, wir konnten spazieren!
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Wow what a unique looking flower! And such beautiful white/blue colors.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a strong flower tolerant to heat even though it looks kind of fragil!
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteIt was a surprising flower indeed. We all know that one should not underestimate the little things in life as they can show us often to be very strong and tough. This plant sure managed to impress us. In full sunshine, all day and still looking pretty and blooming ongoing.
A must-have for 2015 as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteIt also seems to handle partial shade quite well!
Enjoy your Sunday....*s*
Dearest Suzi,
DeleteDo you have one too? Ours is for the entire day in full sunshine and still managed to be beautiful. Amazing plant!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hoi lieve Mariette,
ReplyDeleteLeuke zomerbloeier waar je maanden plezier van kunt hebben,jaren geleden zag ik ze hier bij elk tuincentrum en had ik er ook wat potten mee gevuld,weet nog dat ze het redelijk goed deden in halfschaduw en je moet absoluut de potgrond vochtig houden,ben je een keer te laat is weldra het moois van de plant af is mijn ervaring.
Fijne zondag gewenst!!!
Hier wordt het een rustige zondag,vierden gisteren verjaardag van schoonzoon die eerder in de week letterlijk en figuurlijk Abraham zag en kleindochter werd 15, lang geleden dat we zo'n fantastisch en gezellig feest mee maakten op geweldig leuke locatie.
Liefs Ger
Lieve Ger,
DeleteEen erg dankbaar en ook grappig plantje is het!
Fijn dat jullie het zo gezellig hadden met de familie; dat is zó belangrijk om voor later ook hele fijne herinneringen over the houden.
Hele lieve groetjes en veel zon die ik jullie kant uit stuur.
Mariette
I don't know this plant at all!!!! It is the first time I read about the Kauai Blue & White Torenia.
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely and very healthy!!!
Enjoy your Sunday, dear friend!!!!
Dearest Marie-Anne,
DeleteWe never had heard about it either until Pieter came home with one. Not a big plant but such a vigorous blooming one!
We had a lovely and very sunny Sunday. Wishing you a great new week.
Hugs,
Mariette
I've never seen it before but it's a lovely plant.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Dearest Elna,
DeleteIt sure is and it kept surprising us with its top performance!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,what a beautiful plant!!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are very preety!
I have never seen it before!
Excellent shots!Have a lovely week!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteGlad I could introduce it to so many people that never have seen it before; just like both of us before this summer.
Wishing you a wonderful new week as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas sind wiedr wundrschöne Fotos von der Blumenfülle
in deinem Garten - den man eigentlich schon als Park
bezeichnen mus.
Einen guten Start in die neue Woche wünscht Dir
Irmi
Liebe Irmi,
DeleteJa Danke und wenn man die Arbeit rechnet ist es auch ein Park!
Wir sind im Moment dabei um alle Bäume von unten zu beschneiden damit wieder mehr Licht kommt. Die wachsen ja auch so wahnsinnig schnell. Vor dem Haus muss auch ein Laubbaum weg weil zuviel Blatt auf die neue Patio kommt und sogar in die Garage... Also wird es leichter für uns mit weniger Arbeit wenn der weg ist. Immer etwas!
Ganz liebe Grüsse für eine neue Woche!
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteyour flowers are so beautiful! I´ve never seen before...Have a nice week! Hugs, Manuela
Dearest Manuela,
DeleteThank you and that is another reason why I love to share new things for us, as many never had seen them.
Happy new week to you as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI will like to lok for the Kauai Blue & white Torenia It seems to be beautiful lovely foligge too.
We having a more raining today and another two days?
You are going away soon...
Hugs and love to both of you!
Michiko
Dearest Michiko,
DeleteYou are right, the foliage is also lovely!
Hope the new week is one with less rain for you.
No we are not going away soon; we have been gone to Arizona from August 30 till September 5.
Hugs and love to you!
Mariette
Magnificent blog, with extraordinary photo, perfect and processed to provide a great beauty.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Gran Canaria. (Spain)
Dearest Andrés,
DeleteThank you but I am by far not such a professional photographer as you are!
Cariñosamente de Georgia/USA,
Mariette
Pretty
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteNot much to write on your end... but you are right; this was a very pretty plant!
Hugs,
Mariette
hola amiga Marietta
ReplyDeleteque linda flor ! es una maravilla de fotografia!!le deseo que tenga un optimo comienzo de semana
besos
Dearest Angélica,
DeleteThat sure was a beauty and great to have in front of the lens!
Wishing you also another lovely spring week with sunshine.
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh, your Kauai Blue & White Torenia sure looks like snapdragon. So glad you could enjoy this your
ReplyDeleteloyal and tolerant bloomer even in the summer heat, Mariette♡♡♡
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteThis was a great choice for adding that to our patio plants. We had it sit on the new wall extension and it kept surprising us despite the hot summer weather.
Hugs and love,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletewhat another lovely Flower! Thank you for sharing!
Happy new week to you both!
Love and hugs,
Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteThere are lots of lovely ones but this was a treasure that came home with Pieter!
Wishing you both also a sunny new week.
Hugs,
Mariette
You always have the most beautiful flowers surrounding you, Mariette. You inspire me to come up with something other than the ones I always choose year after year - gardenias in summer, mums and pansies in fall. xo
ReplyDeleteDearest Stacy,
DeleteThank you and at the local Home Depot one can find surprising gems at times. This is for sure a repeat for 2015.
Gardenias we have year round and we love them; they belong to the South!
Pansies are another favorite for winter time, we always have them, the white ones.
But Mums revoke a funny feeling as in The Netherlands they were mainly used to be put out on the graveside in November... so when I first received Mums here in the USA in 1984, I had a funny feeling... Still not quite used to them.
Hugs,
Mariette
Auch wunderhübsch und Blüten ähnlich Löwenmäulchen.
ReplyDeleteAlles Liebe
Sara
Liebe Sara,
DeleteJa, dass stimmt und sie sind sehr fleissig den ganzen Sommer durch, auch in grosser Hitze!
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette