For the Love of Flowers

Sure, there are a few areas of the garden I hope to someday 'specialize' in. I hope I can master roses, and each day I love dahlias more and more, but when it comes right down to it, I just love flowers. I'm addicted to a good bloom. Any kind. Almost any color. I have a place in my heart for a real workhorse plant, one that blooms with profusion, endlessly. Added bonuses if it's a smell-gooder, or self-cleaner. This last few weeks I've been taking pictures of the blooms that catch my eye, and I thought I'd share them all with you!
Annual salvia:

Various hardy geranium:

A self sowing black eyed susan, before it mildewed...

Verbena w/ delphinium:

Goldenrod

Butterfly Bush

Together:

Foxglove 'Camelot Cream'

Dahlia kisses Verbena

Snapdragons:

Various Stokesia"

Various Delphinium:

Annual trailing phlox:

Trumpet Vine:

Coneflower:

'Green Envy'

'Orange Meadowbrite'

Cosmos 'Little Princess'

Zinnia 'Orange Profusion'

Another zinnia:

Oriental Lily 'Stargazer'

Hellenium:

Coreopsis 'Sweet Dreams"

Daylilys:

I tried, really I did, to not include roses in this post, but this 'Hot Cocoa' is knocking my socks off:

Non stop blooms from 'Golden Showers'

Brother Cadfael w/Scentimental in the background:

jasmine (I overwinter indoors).

Angelonia 'Serena Purple'