What's Looking Good in August 2014

Depending on how warm the spring is about very late April into May I know its the last shrub to get leaves on , lichen always like to grow on this as well.

 

My chimney pot's on fire

Jenny

 

Smoking hot Jen

 

Galtonia candicans..................




Eucomis autumnalis....................


And Eucomis "Sparkling Burgundy"..................


Lobelia tupa is still the star of the garden.....................


Tricyrtis formosana are very tall this year - I was on tiptoes to take this.................


Datura wrightii.................


Last years Commelina are really good this year...................


And finally, Clerodendrum ugandense.....................

 

amazing shot Longk


Eucomis are looking good , Pink Gin has thrown up flower stems just about to open , I will get some photos over the weekend

 

All absolutely wonderful @longk ......
do you have anything ordinary?
Jenny

 

Thanks! Not bad for a tippy toe shot.

I lost E.bicolor over the winter (I assume that it drowned!) and once again Oakhurst refuses to flower.

Lots! I forgot to post Salvia "Black and Blue" which is starting to look good....................

 

See - there you go @longk . I'm mean ordinary - like a dahlia or a daisy...
Jenny

 

Loath most of them

And I especially hate anything with daisy-like flowers! Yet I see beauty in some things that others think are pug ugly.

Nowt so fickle as folk as the saying goes.

 

I'll be okay then!

 

Clerodendrum Bungei, lovely scent as well as flowers


Sambucus Black Lace, no flowers but stunning rich dark leaves


A little different than the norm, this is Buddleja Lindleyana

 

The Clerodendrum looks fantastic!
And as for the Buddleja.......... Is it hardy?

 

Thanks Keith, the Buddleja is hardy to -5, however some say if planted in well drained soil its hardy to -10, so I suspect it resents sitting in cold wet ground over winter. I was unfortunate to break a piece of it a few weeks ago but did manage to get a couple of cuttings from it, one of which has rooted already

 

I recently planted a young Sambucus Black Lace which has just come into flower - bizarrely as I know that's really late! You'll see I have a tiny problem, that the younger leaves appear to stay green for a very long time before finally changing to the deep purple. I don't suppose you know if that is just something a young plant does or if it's a lack of something? It's in full sun for most of the day, enough to wilt sometimes.



Anyway, I have quite a few things that I think look good at the moment but I they're a tad mundane for this thread. But, the one thing I am quite proud of is finally getting one of my new Monarda Cambridge Scarlet's to flower. It's all on its own at the moment but the flower is huge Next year hopefully it'll be clumpier with more flowers :lol:

 

MooPoo!!! There is always somebody who is interested.

My experience of Monarda is thus - if it is not happy you'll not see it again, but if it is happy it'll become downright invasive! I wish that I could get it invasive here...................