What are the purple flowers in the last picture? Annual or perennials?

We're in about the same zone, but your garden is way ahead of mine. Everything is lovely. I did notice something that can be rather invasive. You might want to check out the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Invasive garden pest

pippi21, those flowers are Corncockle they are actually more pink than purple. My camera changes the color for some reason. They are annual, but are very hardy. I had seedlings from last summer survive the winter and than once spring arrived they continued to grow. They are considered a weed because of their invasiveness just make sure you deadhead or you'll have them all over the place. I can give you some seeds if you want just send a sasbe.

bev2009, thank you so much for that video! It was hilarious! At first when I read your post I thought oh God what the hell did I plant now?! I love my little garden gnome because his flowers glow at night.

Looks like shasta daisy alaska which is one of my least favorite shasta daisies. I thought I would never say this but I actually have a shasta daisy alaska overtaking in one of my beds I plan to thin out a bunch this fall and compost them. They are spindly and they flop and the blooms are so not pretty compared to the actual silver princess and the becky.

Here is my alaska, which is about 4 and a half feet.

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Here is my Becky, which is about 3 feet. By the way I haven't planted black eyed susans in this bed for at least 3 years and some way somehow they snuck in and I didn't realize they were even there till they bloomed. So of course I figured I would leave them, this time lol.

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Here is my silver princess, which is about a foot. I tried to show how tight and compact they are verses the alaska in the background. Excuse this bed it is getting totally revamped this fall.

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countrycarolyn, my daisy seeds were a commercial packet from Burpee that said Silver Princess but they must have been mislabeled. Mine are not as spindly as your Shasta Alaska. It's funny but they look more like your Becky daisies. It definitely is more of a bush/shrub like shasta daisy.

I think that all your shastas look lovely through. Thanks for the reply!

Gladys

My experience with Silver Princess was like yours, Gladys. Loved the first year's bloom and growth, next year it was taller and more open and self seeded everywhere. I pulled it and now grow "Snowdrift" which is more compact in growth and has good bloom. Also doesn't self seed as much.

beautiful pictures! love all the colors
thanks for sharing
Linda

What's the last flower on your first post ladygladys? I love it. :)

Beautiful garden....Bev2009, Gnome Management was very funny!

v1rtu0s1ty, those are Corncockle which pippi21 had asked about earlier. If you read my response to her question and are interested in some seeds just send a SASBE.

Gladys

I would be more than happy to share some bare root this fall with either you Gladys and even you mnwsgal. I planted that one maybe 4 years ago that I bought from a nursery one of the few plants that I actually paid full price for. I collect seeds from others that I have planted around my yard so I can also do a sasbe for the seeds I collected last year if you would like.

My alaska I took a picture of I grew from seed 3 years ago and last year it looked more like my becky. I figured it would be the same this year so that is why I planted it where it is now. Now I am thinking it belongs in a field amongst some very tall grasses, there it would be cute. LOL