What's Looking Good In August 2021

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  1. Victoria

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    I have seeds for Dwarf Double Hollyhock but never got around to planting them. That is a pretty colour and a Double.

    Glad you don't need to special Fudge much.     ;)
     
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      What I can see whilst seated at my computer

      Rudbeckia 'cherokee sunset' and 'rustic dwarf'
      Natural greenhouse shading is visible :whistle:

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      On the climbing frame are Cobaea which have grown at least 12ft in six weeks after planting out. A very rewarding annual free climber that flowers until the frost.

      The flower buds are a pretty shape
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      And when the flower first opens it is either white or green and quickly changes to a warm colour. This was day two of opening
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      Day three
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      A friend of his has just opened - the spider was too shy to stop for a photo
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      Over the roof of the greenhouse some of our Lilac trees are visible but the flowers finished and we have pruned the trees - with a hedge cutter.
      A Clematis had grown through one of the trees so we have left that bit for now
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      Some of last year's Nicotiana sylvestris survived the winter and ar now close to 7ft high
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      I found a Mrs Shiney spying on me!!!
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        View from the kitchen
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        Some of Annabelle's flower heads are 15" across
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        And a couple of our hanging baskets outside the window - we made them with small flowers this year
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          What's the flower in your last post before the hanging basket photos please, @shiney? I love the intricate flower structure and colours!

          Echinacea 'Magnus', Lysimachia clethroides and Aster 'Monch'. Aster 'Professor Anton Kippenberg' looks like it's seriously going for it this year, the whole plant is just a sea of flower buds! Something very cheery about asters, isn't there? :)

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            Zinnia - an annual :thumbsup:
             
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              Thanks, well that's my plan of sticking to perennials and biennials out the window! :rolleyespink::biggrin:

              Might have to stop visiting this forum while I still have some actual space left in my garden... :roflol:

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                I knew it. Judging by the number of potting ons you must be keeping an army of Mrs Shineys. :heehee: ;)
                 
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                  @Nikolaos what is the swan necked white flower, it looks quite impressive.
                   
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                  It's Lysimachia clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife), Pete. :) It did look rather impressive until a couple of days ago when it got scorched and the leaves went red and the flowers fell to bits! :roflol: I think it just needs moving to a shadier spot, the front of a south-facing border is a bad idea for a plant that needs consistently moist soil! :redface:

                  I think they look glorious when they form an established clump!

                  lysimachia clethroides - Recherche Google

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                    That is a nice plant Nick, my soil is moist, this year, usually it pretty dry.
                    Shame it got scorched.
                     
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                      They look like a gaggle of swans! Lovely!
                       
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                        Good afternoon :smile:

                        Fuchsia "Hawkshead

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                        Lots of Victoria plums this year

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                          Naw!!! Mrs Shiney has cloned herself. :biggrin:
                           
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                            Sunflower
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                            Another Sunflower this one is self sown, yes the different colours are on the same plant.
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                            Gladiolus dalenii "Ruby" the bulbs for this came from @CarolineL Thank you.
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                            Cactus no idea which one had it ages and it sometimes produces a flower like this. Flowers only last a day or so.
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                              Blue Platycodon grandiflorus :-

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                              White Platycodon grandiflorus :-

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                              Lythrum salicaria (still in the pot I bought it, but needs to go in the ground) :-

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                              Bunch of Sweet Peas - the best I've had for several years :-

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                              Francoa :-

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                              Prunella :-

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                              Penstemon heterophylla 'Electric Blue' :-

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                              Astrophytum myriostigma :-

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                              Copiapoa humilis :-

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