What's Looking Good In August 2021

@Michael Hewett
Fantastico !!

 

Lovely colours Michael. I love that Penstemon heterophylla 'Electric Blue' but they are all stunning.

A couple as the sun was going down yesterday.

Nerium Oleander by the house ...


Nerium Oleander bottom of the garden ...

 

Just a few ramblings really, as not much is liking to cool windy weather.
One of the few Fuchsias that I grow.
My Butia odorata is flowering for the first time, but its not doing much very slowly.

Coryphantha something or other.

Been collecting a few Eucomis. Top one is E. bicolor.

The old Faithfull "sparkling burgundy".

Got a couple of others, ones is just a seed grown plant of E. comosa.
And this is called "aloha Kona" believe it or not.

 

I've scrolled through the pictures and they are stunning - such beautiful plants, all of them.

 

Your fuschias are stunning, @Michael Hewett. Definitely not boring us, they're lovely to see .

 

Thank you @Cordy @Victoria @Blue arbour

I enjoyed seeing your Plumbago again @Victoria

@pete that Fuchsia looks like Thalia, it's one I have never had any success with, it's fantastic with you ...
Your Sparkling Burgundy is wonderful

@Blue arbour the Fuchsias are the remains of a much larger collection, thanks I'm pleased you like them

 

I've had that Thalia for the best part of 40yrs, not the same one obviously I take new cuttings.
I just cut it back every winter, dry it off and put it in the garage until I see new shoots the following spring.

 

I do that to all mine but this one just doesn't like me

 

Agapanthus.






Verbena and Nemesia.


Begonia luxurians, getting very tall but not flowered yet.

 

Posted a new video showing some of the new flowers blooming here for August.

Happy gardening!

 

In that awful spring weather mine were in the greenhouse up until mid may.

 

@strongylodon What is that third photo down please? It is really lovely, eye catching.

 

I really like that too Vicky, so vivid, think it's a hibiscus.

Nick