WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN JULY 2018

Had 5 mm of rain yesterday, that makes 6mm already this month, after absolutely nothing last month, still it is summer.
Albizia julibrissin.
a few cacti, Coryphantha.
a couple of Ferrocacti.
A hardy Echinocereus.
Some passion flowers.
Campsis "indian summer", might be its last year sadly.

 

Hahaha Believe it or no my wife saw this the other day in the GC and wanted one..not sure if he fits the bill..he may be deferred to the front step....hahaha

 

He just tickled me BigC
He may not look it but he's a few years old now

 

Love the Albizia Pete, why might it be the last year for the Campsis?

 

Thanks Victoria, the Albizia is the best I've seen it, seems to love the dy weather.
As to the Campsis, well, I noticed a tall shoot around the back of my conservatory, with flower buds, that is 12 ft away from the main root, and the opposite side of the conservatory.
Worst bit is, the shoot was coming out of a drain..

So spayed that with weed killer, but thinking of doing a hatchet job on the whole plant come the winter.

 

Salvia atrocyanea..........
Salvia atrocyanea by longk48, on Flickr

Ismene festalis/Hymenocallis festalis.............
Ismene festalis/Hymenocallis festalis by longk48, on Flickr

Digitalis laevigata.............
Digitalis laevigata by longk48, on Flickr

Galtonia candicans..............
Galtonia candicans by longk48, on Flickr

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

 

T rex looks good from above...

And Vanda caerulea is flowering again

 

My caption for him would be ''ooooh what a whopper'' - the way he`s looking at that persicaria

 

Really like that Vanda @CarolineL fantastic colour for an orchid.
T rex, yep best from above, can become an embarrassment though, have you found it suckers?

 

Hi @pete yes, the vanda is a great colour - and flowers regularly as a windowsill plant! The T rex only has 1 current sucker but I am going to try to detach it so that I have it in a pot ready for when I move. The good thing about the foliage is that it protects heuchera Lime Ricky from scorching in summer, but is absent when the heuchera is looking good in spring. The leaves are very tempting to try and use as formers for cement leaves for a fountain...

 

Gladiolus dalenii

Buddleja fallownia

Agapanthus campanulatus

Crocosmia "Lucifer"

Lilium henryii

 

I used Rhubarb in the past lol

 

Verdun before you show anymore beautiful shots I must go and prepare my self ready as it's leading to

 

Ha ha Gail....I always prefer growing in the ground but now have so many pots/containers. Wish we could post fragrance I try to have as many scented plants as poss in the garden ......I think people often forget the value of scent

 

Verdun...just having a joke as you know ...your garden is beautiful though and the only scents I have in the garden are the lavender on the front and my rose tree on the back