Not many yet, but these are a few I found today. I'll never have the gorgeous, perfectly landscaped yards that some of you have, but to me, it's all about the flowers, not their surroundings.

The Hibiscus radiatus has its first bloom. It will get very large and put out tons of flowers and seeds. It's one of my edible ornamentals, with edible leaves and flowers.

Desert rose's first blooms

Yellow butterfly weed, all ready for monarchs. This is the smaller one. The larger one is over 5 feet tall. I'm going to try to stake it and turn it into a tree.

Some consider oxalis a weed, but I love it's pretty little pink flowers, and it's edible too!

The color didn't come out just right, but this is the red thai crown of thorns.

These hibiscus blooms are so huge!

The red hibiscus poking its head over the wall. You can see the limbs are still a little sparse, but filling out quickly.