What's Looking Good In August 2021

Definitely weeds, but difficult to eradicate.
Especially the white one.

 

Persicaria amplexicaulis :-



Lathyrus latifolius :-



Clematis texensis kaiu :-



Cryptomeria japonica elegans with a cone :-



Cryptomeria japonica spiralis :-



New Hebe :-

 

Alcea rosea "Creme de Cassis" rust resistant.

Buddleja fallownia the one insect I seldom see on any of my Buddleja is a butterfly

Ceratostigma willmottianum

Crocosmia "Dusky Maiden"

Echinops banaticus

Crocosmia "Honey Angel"

Dahlia merckii this dahlia has basically ignored the iffy weather this year; others are still sulking.

Dahlia "Bishop of Llandaff"

Anemone japonica "Hadspen Abundance"

Echinops tjanschanicus Although colour is not dramatic it has a pleasant smell and the bees and hoverflies love it.

 

Well, 'tis the season :

Jenny namaste

 

And Roxanne has gone berserk this year:
Jenny namaste

 

Alstromeria "Rock and Roll " struggling this year:

Jenny namaste

 

Echinops, probably my favourite plants are starting to open their flowers. This has been a very good year for them, the plants are 2m tall and the first flower is nearly tennis ball size. Bees love them

 

Aeoniums.

Osteospermum.

Passiflora "belotii

 

Ooh, I love that Osteopernum.

 

LOL You beat me to it Vicky, was just about to ask @pete what it was, it's fantastic! The only other Osteospermum type I like are the spoon-petalled cultivars.

Nick

 

Its Osteospermum purple sun, I've got it in the same pot as some really bright Nemesia.

I can remember Osteos, when they were only open on sunny days, thankfully that appears to have been almost bred out of them.

 

That is a great collection and colour combination Pete. I love orange and oink together.

 

The best I could do as they refused to all face the camera. I guess being a tower of a woman just isn't enough for garden photography as I had to get up on a ladder and hold the phone over my head..

 

They are stunning Lori. My absolute favourite. Actually, I have an Hibiscus print tunic on at the moment.

 

Nice one Lori, you got them all in flower at the same time.
Are the plants grafted or are the stems twined around one another.