What's Looking Good In August 2023

That Alstroemeria's stunning, Jenny! Looking forward to it working it's way over to GCs here in about 5 year's time

 

Kniphofia rooperi


Crocosmia "Emily McKenzie"

 

Soggy garden pics . Quite a few plants have been very happy with the wet weather like the Eupatorium and various others .

Another view of the front what it looks like from the front window. I've grew some rudbeckia prairie glow from seed , they just coming out they are a bit more dainty and airy than expected

 

Japanese anemone

 

Brug "grand marnier" thanks to @pete



Cruel plant araujia sericifera thanks to @noisette47


Isn't it great to have lovely internet friends who share so generously?

 

@CarolineL Did I send you a brug, I dont remember.

My Araugia that Noisette sent me got almost killed off by frost last winter.

 

It was Jan 2021 @pete !
My araujia lives in the glasshouse. I tried one outside but it didn't like the cold. This one is trying to take over ..

 

I'm so sorry that I can't participate fully any more, at least for sending plants On the bright side, seeds seem to be getting through OK
Happy to report that all the lovely plants received from GC friends are doing well, apart from Passiflora Anastassia, who lived a long and adventurous life in the French postal system
I made the mistake of leaving the Araujia fruits on the plant last autumn. Seedlings absolutely all over the garden now! Fortunately, the humming-bird hawk moths seem to have learnt to avoid the flowers as it was becoming a full-time job rescuing them from it's nasty clutches.
Lagerstroemia and Dierama have started self-seeding too, so if anyone would like some fresh seed, let me know

 

Hummingbird hawk moths are lovely - I saw one a few weeks ago on monarda. They seem pretty rare here. I strongly recommend monarda for insects - it flowers for ages and bumblebees love it. I think I've had about 6 weeks flower from mine

 

I haven't seen any hummingbird hawk moths this year, they seemed enjoy the Valerian last year.

 

You have lots of yummy Apples and Pears there Upsy.

 

I'm not entirely sure whether the great big moths flitting about on the terrace this year are humming-bird hawk moths or convolvulus hawk moths. If the latter, they're out of luck, because the moonflowers were all leaf and no flower, so they've had the chop