What is Looking Good in JULY 2021

That's lovely, I recently bought an Eryngium yuccifolium and might get one of those to add to the same border to complement it as it's also evergreen from what I've read. How tall are the longest of those leaves please, Nigel? Hard to get a sense of scale, about 2ft tall?

Nick

 

Penstemon smallii............
Penstemon smallii by longk48, on Flickr

Penstemon smallii by longk48, on Flickr

Ixia paniculata 'Eos' is going great guns..........
Ixia paniculata 'Eos' by longk48, on Flickr

Polemonium pauciflorum.............
Polemonium pauciflorum by longk48, on Flickr

After five years Sauromatum venosum finally bloomed - I missed it!
Sauromatum venosum by longk48, on Flickr

 

The flower spike is about 4 - 5ft tall and the leaves are 2 - 2.5ft long. Also it is well named and the spikes are very sharp.

 

Thank you @NigelJ, I adore the genus but find so many seem to be listed as frustratingly brief flowerers! I'm hoping E. 'Big Blue' is true to the GW website entry and flowers for at least 3 months. I quite like the thought of growing some of the evergreen ones, will add a touch of exoticism to my border.

Nick

 

A quick look around the garden this afternoon.

 

A quick look around the garden this afternoon.








Salvias. Hotlips, Melen and Orchid.





Callistemon laevis.


Melaleuca squamea, two years old from seed bought in Sydney Botanical gardens, tiny and not not much yet but I didn't expect any flowers for a few years if any at all.

 

Roses are coming into flower now .

Shady corner

 

Thank you @Jenny namaste. Yes, I think Armandii would be really happy with it, despite the conditions this far north that it has to contend with.

 

@Nikolaos I grew mine from seed from Special Plants. Had good germination and an over abundance of plants.

 

@Perki Looking good ... love that Orange rose.

 

Happy Bunny...after all my anxiety over whether they had survived being outside during winter or not the first 3 Dahlias have bloomed, the others won't be far behind as they are loaded with buds.

 

The delphiniums are looking good


My cutting garden - extended this year

Alstromeria Indian Summer

Clematis Piiliu

Dahlia Purple Sensation

Scented Stocks


My Old Bike


My outdoor potting up bench for when the greenhouse is bursting at the seams..
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