What is Looking Good in JULY 2021

Lilium lancifolium.............
Lilium lancifolium by longk48, on Flickr

Lilium lancifolium by longk48, on Flickr

Canna..............
Canna by longk48, on Flickr

 

Passiflora Lavender Lady/Amethyst.

 

Snapdragons

Hardy Fuchsia that's in a pot but got to find a place for

 

Some more Erythrina pictures.


Canna " cleopatra"

Albizia kalkora

 

Just started blooming in the past two days.

Tiger Flower/Mexican Shell Flower 'Tigridia pavonia'

 

My Burgundy/Black Geranium zonale is finally blooming (not from seed) ...

 

Looks good @Victoria

 

Thank you Logan. It is a unique colour ... and I like Unique.

 

Victoria it's good to have something that is unique.

 

@pete, Does the Erythrina die down and how is your Caesalpinia doing? mine from your seed (last year) are very slow, barely 2ft high.

 

Hi Clive, the Erythrina goes into the unheated garage in winter and I prune it back, but last autumn I pruned just as much as I needed in order to get it inside, so less than usual, and I kept it slightly moist, which seems to have stopped massive die back, which I usually get if I keep them bone dry.
As to Caesalpinia, they are very slow, I find, I'm experimenting a bit with compost etc, even trying the root fungus stuff, (name escapes me), and an acid compost.
I've planted two out,one last year at about a foot tall, and another the same size this spring, both are doing better than anything in pots.
Not sure how clear it is in the picture but the one planted out this spring had grown one shoot of 26ins and still growing.
They are at the base of the house wall, where the original one was, facing south west.


I'm struggling to get them to 2ft in pots so you are doing well.

 

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Oops slightly blurry due to the winds.

 

All very pretty Upsy, despite your weather. Did you do the Lavatera from seed? They look quite established.

 

A couple of reminders from 3 yrs ago when it lost the plot and died on me.