WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN JULY 2018

Keep it moist @martin-f and preferably somewhere cool and shady. They don't like bright sun or temperatures above 20°.

 

Kniphofia Tawny King, its beautiful and has really enjoyed the hot / dry weather

First dahlia flowering - Arabian Night - Helenium Sahin Early

Lilium Apricot Queen

Helenium Waltraut


Veronicastrum Fasination

Helenium Moerheim Beauty - my favourite helenium


Part of the border I have recently replanted, starting to fill in now. Penstemon Garnet - sedum Jose aubriene - penstenum rubra behind penstemon - pervoskia somewhere and various other plants. I did plant some allium summer drummer around there no sign of flowers yet . Last year its was just a giant clump of rudbeckia goldstrum which I move just to the left of this picture.

 

I love this grass ? growing in the pond any idea what ts called please its got little seeds coming from it.

 

Martin now that does look smashing mate and you must be proud

 

Perki I had some of these red hot pokers and they did flower lovely until my staff found them a nice place for

 

One of several clumps of A. Blackadder.....been in flower for weeks already

 

Verdun you've added some pictures of your plants and nice to see them...my hubby went to a builders yard where we had the stuff from for our front fencing but he also does plants and he told me H as some lovely rare grasses in...he explained one to me...it looks like cordyline leaves but on top as a lovely flowing top which resembles a ponytail...got any idea

 

More Black Adder with couple of clumps of kniphofia

 

Cant apologise for posting more kniphofias.....love 'em and they flower all summer

 

No picture Gail? Sounds like could be a carex. Get hubby to take a picture

 

Verdun next time he's up there i'll ask him to take a pic but just found a beautiful image on google of the name you mentioned and I think your correct...i'll show him when he comes back

 

@Verdun he's just come back showed him the image not them...they carry purple on top...i'll get him to take pic's next time he's out.

 

Some new (to me) seed grown Salvia;
Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (1)...............
Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (1) by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (2)..............
Salvia guaranitica var.violacea (2) by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia uliginosa..............
Salvia uliginosa by longk48, on Flickr

 

I have huge clumps of uliginosa but prob 2 weeks off flowering at moment so you are ahead of me longk. They make plants 8' or 9' high and flower right into autumn.

 

Gail, could be molinia transparent......???