August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere

[johnw]

Lilium sargentiae, a Jens Nielsen coillection from the 1990's, is filling the evening air with the most delicious fragrance.

johnw

[Leucogenes]

Cyananthus macrocalyx (SW-China, Sichuan, 4300 m)

[Gabriela]

Few August pictures from the garden, quite a busy time after being away too long.
A very cold and rainy spring/early summer was followed by a very dry late summer in SW Ontario.

Deschampsia cespitosa and Delphinium grandiflorum, one of my favourite combinations (not that it was done on purpose)


Gentiana septemfida


A yellow (rather orangey) form of Ipomopsis rubra, the hummingbird doesn't seem to care much about its color, I meant to say they visit as much as the red one.


Iris dichotoma calling for vespers every evening


And Roscoea auriculata finally in full flower (grown in the ground so it shows up very late)

[shelagh]

Well the new raised bed goes from strength to strength Here .are a few flowering today.

Anaphalis
Crassula sarcocaulis
Rudbeckia, a nice dwarf one.
Scutellaria suffrutescens Texas Rose
dreadful weather.

[shelagh]

Also a pot of Rhodohypoxis Hebron Farm Biscuit which Roma very kindly sent me earlier in the year as I was having difficulty finding any. All the rest of the Rhodohypoxis are long over but his little pot keeps going. Thanks Roma

[Roma]

Looking good, Shelagh.  Mine was doing well but some of it has died back.  I should tip it out to see if there is some beastie eating the roots but it's one of these things I keep putting off till tomorrow

[kris]

I was not  active in the forum for the past few months. Finding time to take pictures and posting takes a lot of effort on my part. 

Here is picture of the Astragalus lutosus with flowers and pods for the second time. A month ago I  collected seeds for the seedx from the first set of pods.

[Maggi Young]

Good to hear  from you, Kris !