What's Looking Good in August 2014

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    Getting the hang of the new camera nicely Jenny!

    @Spruce - Pink Gin looks excellent!
     
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      Oranges and Lemons after the rain:smile:

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        A few shots

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          Purples

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            The Pashion Flower is at all stages at the moment

            Buds opening
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            Partly open and fully open
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            Lots of new fruits appearing
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            And ripe fruit - alongside flowers
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            Our front border that was almost completely empty after the loss of thousands of Aquilegias has now filled in with plants (a bit of tidying up would be in order :heehee:)
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            The Freemontedendron started flowering in April will continue to flower until the frosts. It drops flowers all the time and new ones form.
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              My struggling honeysuckle that the leaves had gone all brown on has flowered again and is as vibrant has ever

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                Is it "dropmore scarlet" the honeysuckle ? if so I have grown before and mine done the same
                 
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                  Its lonicera sempervirens so the coral honeysuckle or trumpet honeysuckle
                   
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                    @Dips - that is one Honeysuckle that I could live with!
                     
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                      It is a stunner isnt it. Its only downside is it has no scent but it does make up for it in colour

                      Took me ages to find somewhere that sold them in the uk
                       
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                        Chelone...

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                          First blooms on Kniphofia "Green Jade" which is a good late one. Only downside is keeping the slugs away from the flower stems..................
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                          This is a little worrying. There are splotchy markings on the first bloom on my Tricyrtis hirta...................
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                          Just checking last years photos and a couple of flowers were similar, but I hope that it's not virused.
                           
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                            Canna Tropicanna Black, I thought it would start flowering just as we were going away.:frown:
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                            Acidanthera shouldn't be in flower for a while yet but nature has decided otherwise!:what:
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                              Wonderful pics, thanks everyone for sharing!

                              Shiney, I just love those curly seed heads! My passion flower is my new favourite plant, I love the evergreen leaves and the beautiful flowers. It also grows really well for me, which not many things do :biggrin:. Are the fruits ever edible?
                               
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                              @LindsayH They're just from clematis :blue thumb:
                               
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