What's Looking Good In August 2023

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  1. Michael Hewett

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    I'm pleased with the Lewisias since I've never had any success with them in the past :smile:
     
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      My little Abutilon I did from seed a couple of years ago is turning into a nice little shrub. A bit hazy this morning ...
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        Good afternoon:smile:

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          Iochroma purpurea, December's cold snap took this down to a stump, shoot eventually appeared April/May.
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          Colletia hystrix lovely scented white flowers on a very spiky framework
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          Gloriosa superba, different to the other one I've got.
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            Lovely iochroma flower @NigelJ ! I thought I'd lost an impatiens over the winter but it struggled back too, though too late to do much.
             
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              @CarolineL My Impatiens were very slow to get going, apart from tinctoria. It didn't help that the cold spring was followed by a dry spell. I resorted to lifting one and potting it up in the greenhouse, even there it was slow to do much. A couple of others I moved to damper spots where they are thriving.
               
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                pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                I also think that Iochroma is impressive @NigelJ , the Colletia looks good as well.

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                Mussella flowers opening.
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                A general view.
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                Found a few peaches on my neglected tree in the far corner of the garden, surprising as it pretty much shaded out by bigger trees now, still more to come.
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                    Tried rhodochiton in hanging baskets this year, copying the idea from Birmingham Botanical Gardens
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                      I've had rhodochiton in a basket a few years ago @JWK which I liked yours look very well . I added fuchsia blacky to give it a top to bottom amount of black/red flowers
                       
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                        Absolutely love that. Sadly did not do well with me, in the ground!
                         
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                          Now the heat is not so severe, more buds are developing on my beauties ...
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                            Alstromeria " Rock and Roll "
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                                Delta's Sarah this morning...
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