What's Looking Good In October 2012

I expect Armandii can be your drooling icon Joolz !!

 

You're sound less of an icon all of a sudden Armandii !!

My Salvia Amstrad that Jenny kindly sent me

 

Halfway through October and my Begonia pots are still going strong. This is a mixture of two Begonias; 'Apricot' and 'Richard Galle'.

 

Why do we not have a puke icon?...... ah we do.. so not sexy that armandii

 

Aster 'Little Carlow'

Aster novi-belgii 'Apollo'

Impatiens 'Racemosa', so pleased how this has come on I bought it from Malvern in September never heard of it before, only one tatty specimen left but planted it out in the wood and its doing brilliantly covered in buds, the flowers are tiny but so pretty close up, its a woodland plant that apparently self seeds which is great for where its planted.

Butterfly enjoying the sun today

 

Stunning photo of a Comma Butterfly Simbad

 

Thanks Bilbo we have a new camera which I'm still trying to get the hang off, lucky shot

 

Some of the flowers in the long perennial borders at Upton Counrty Park, Poole Harbour.
A late Kniphophia.


Tricyrtis, Toad Lily.


Impatiens Tinctoria (some plants are over 8ft high).


Impatiens Balfouri.


one of many giant Cannas but can't remember which one, slightly pendulous flowers.


Belladonna Lily.


Iochroma?

 

Like, Like, Like Strongy

Loving the Impatiens Tinctoria, been after one for a while but just too expensive, got seed last year but it failed to germinate

Also loving the Canna, could it be Canna paniculata?

 

Was the Iochroma (grandiflora? Not sure cos of the leaves) in the ground?

 

Armandii, The flowers might be too big for Paniculata but I'm not sure.

LongK, in the ground and about 8 ft high against a south facing wall, I'm not that familiar with them but I think it's Grandiflora.

 

Saxifgraga fortunei (ID by Silver Surfer Hypericum

 

Don't know where the inscriptions went for the last two? Physalis and Clematis "Polish Spirit" that really lives up to its name - won't stop flowering!