The heat has finally broken and we feel like we can get back outside. We worked outside on Saturday some, but the afternoon heat was brutal. It's in the lower 80's today, which is pretty good for July in Indiana.

The camera has a hard time capturing the rich velvety color of Crossfire, which is a late bloomer in my garden. It's not overly tall, but it is very tough.

Change My Heart has been gorgeous this year. Bob said this one was fully open at 6 this morning when he left to go work out.

But Wait, There's More is now showing what we're waiting for. The early flowers are single and then it switches to doubles.

Apache War Dance is another vigorous late bloomer.

Ashwood Inferno is a really bright color. Its flowers have been bigger this year than in the past.

Deadliest Catch was just planted last year. I can't wait for this one to get at clump strength.

Jena Sallenger was a bonus plant from the hybridizer Floyd Boatwright. He specializes in bicolors.

Steven's Crunch was another bonus from Boatwright.

I know I have posted Last Man Standing before, but this one was so pretty I had to post it again. I noticed today that it is setting pods. In the past it was very difficult to set a pod on this plant.

This is My Side of the Mountain. It's quite floriferous, but its scapes lean with those heavy blooms.

More to come . . .