Summer plants and flowers

A leaf from a young tree fern -

& the pathway it grows by -

Blossom of a wild ginger (hummingbirds LOVE these, but are impossible to photograph, speedy little rascals that they are -

Love the diverse texture of the leaves, too -

Blossom of an ornamental banana - about the size of my thigh -

Heliconia plant outside our guest bedroom is another favorite of hummingbirds -

As is this ornamental banana -

I have not seen hummingbirds on our hydrangeas, but do love the flowers, anyway -

Have lots of these small, native orchids growing on the rock walls surrounding our yard: