What's Looking Good In June 2022

Streptocarpus, @ricky101 sent me some cuttings last year.

 

Fast! Is six months fast for these plants? I thought six months was a bit excessive but I have never tried these before. It will probably be the last time for them as I had to baby them all winter with high power LED grow lights. And, I have no idea as to the species, as I purchased the seed on Amazon as mixed varieties. I believe it as some of the plants look different and they are just starting to bud. Some resemble large dandelions.

 

Aqueligia longissima
Red valerian
Marigold
Field scabious

 

Callistemon Perth Pink.


Callistemon Inferno.


Alstroemerias






Double Calibrachoa, cut back and overwintered in the greenhouse.


Nemesias, all survived in the ground taking several frosts.


Salvia 'Orchid


Salvia Melen.

 

Brilliant !! thanks for naming all the plants
The Salvia Melen flowers look like little fairies

 

Thanks for that but I only saw the name of the trees just at the moment of posting! They look very nice!

 

I'm finally "knocking" the balcony into shape for the summer! As I wasn't able to get Petunias to put on the balcony railing like I did last year, I've gone for as many red Geraniums as I can find among so many on the balcony. I even had to "rob" two from the bedroom windowsill to make up the dozen I needed !

 

One problem is that they are not all the same variety! The showiest one is a double red; it's a real zinger! It has a problem though - the flower heads may become too heavy for the plants to hold up, especially if we get a few days with strong winds! Something that's very common on our street! I may have to use cut down thin canes to try to hold them up.

 

Geranium "Kanahitobanawa" raised locally in Totnes; as for the name no idea.

Sisynchrium palmifolium

Grevillea victoriae

Sisynchrium "Hemswell Sky"

Hesperantha hybrid

Red snapdragon

Solanum laxum

Geranium

Allium christophii

Red sarracenia

Sarracenia red veined pitcher

 

The Courtyard being reclaimed with the Pandorea jasminoides back up, the Avocado in the middle surrounded by my three new Brugmansias ...


The Iochroma fuchioides finally filling out so watching for blooms now ...

 

Alstromeria

Hardy geranium

Gooseberries

 

I posted two videos today trying to show most of what's in bloom, with one longer and one shorter and still missed a few I only noticed after that. Also saw a pair of colourful dragon flies hanging about the pond which looked good.
Happy gardening!