Whats looking good in August 2015

Leycesteria Formosa in full flower (bract) there will be black berry-like seed later which the birds love.

 

Tower Lily Purple Prince



Tower Lily Pretty Woman



Busy Lizzie Sunpatiens White Variegated

 

Impatiens bicaudata

Fuchsia denticulata

Crocosmia lucifer

Solmium Laciniatum

Ricinus

Canna skyhawk

 

Helianthus annus


and this was a bit of a surprise
Helianthus annus with caterpillar not seen this before.

 

Loving the Impatiens and Fuchsia @mowgley

 

Tigridia Pavona,
Had to take this one indoors as the rain broke the stem off.

 

Lablab purpureus...............


My favourite Eucomis is "Sparling Burgundy"..................






Rhodochiton atrosanguineus................


And my potted Bomarea edulis is in bloom as well now....................

 

My blue, white and pink lisianthus from seed:




And a butterfly on vanilla tagetes...

 

Cuphea viscosissima.................


Nicotiana glauca (Tree Nicotiana)..................


First flower on Solanum rantonnetii................


For some strange reason my Dad decided to sow a packet of Malva sylvestris - I suspect that he will be plagued with them for years to come!


Finally, a big thank you to @PeterS who sent me some tubers of this stunning Salvia - S.atrocyanea..............