Whats Looking Good August 2022

Nerine masoniorum a minature Nerine, green all year round.

 

With the slightly cooler weather here my Hibiscus rosa-sinensis are all budding up nicely. This is a strange one but beautiful that I nutured last year from a 10cm rooting. Today, three separate blooms on 'Pagoda Red' ..







Last year ...


I can't figure it out.

 

Strange indeed but nevertheless just as lovely.

 

....Here you go @Sheal .




Still waiting for a Butterfly .

 

Seeing that I'm in a snappy mood here's a few more hot of the press.

 

It's obviously a double form, the first flower is almost a double but you can see the original single flower that it was probably bred or selected from.
It was probably still settling down last year when it put out that flower.
Just my guess.

 

Plants that DON’T need watering.

 

I had five flowers last year, all the same, just like the picture I bought.

I think they are all weird. My Peach Blow is sometimes a single and sometimes a double. On the Candy Pink one sometimes the flowers are huge and sometimes small. I have a double Red about to bloom in a day or so, so let's see how it turns out!

 

I water mine every day without fail.

 

I'm jealous, it looks lovely and the bees think so too @Upsydaisy.

 

"Teddy Bear" sunflower. Too bad they didn't tell me it only grows to a height of 15"! But I love yellow

 

@Michael Hewett ,..stunning display of plants Michael,..beautiful arragement,..love what you have achieved,..nice to see your companion as well,..very cute

 

Thank you @glengarry23

Beautiful photos @Upsydaisy, that Hollyhock is really lovely

Teddy Bear is the perfect name for that @CanadianLori, I've never seen one before ...

Some Fuchsias ...
We once had a nice collection consisting of nearly 200 varieties but only a few survive now.

Hulshorst Longhorn :-



Orange Crush (although it looks pink) :-



Army Nurse (hardy) :-



Swingtime :-



Preston Guild :-



Miek Meursing :-



Margaret (hardy and very tall) :-



Lady Boothby (hardy) :-



Crosby Soroptimist :-



Rose of Denmark :-

 

Lovely fuchsias @Michael Hewett i used to have a small collection as well but only have the one called Eva Bourg

 

Aww..didn't it say the height on the pkt? I usually grow them but didn't this year.
I also use to grow them to edge my Dad's small pond with as he like them too. I think they're very cute looking.