July 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Lori S.]

Scutellaria hypericifolia (x2); Castilleja rhexifolia, bought 2 years ago - surviving but rather a blah colour compared to those I see in the mountains; Achillea holosericea; Linnaea borealis:

[Lori S.]

Athamanta turbith ssp. haynaldii; Penstemon confertus; Salvia pratensis; a mix of Dianthus deltoides colours and Onosma sericea (in front of a dog's grave tufa bed... ); Clematis recta:

[Lori S.]

Silene zawadskii; Delphinium beesianum; Monardella odoratissima v. odoratissima; Lactuca intricata; Ligularia macrophylla, drooping on a very hot day (bad time to take pictures!):

[Lori S.]

Bolanthus thymoides; Stachys nivea; Oxytropis besseyi v. ventosa (x2); Campanula fenestrellata:

[David Nicholson]

Looking good Lori, looking very good.

[ichristie]

Yes really looking good, our first gentian has opened this week hope for more, cheers Ian

[astragalus]

Wonderful plants, Lori -especially the oxytropis.  Do you grow the one with magenta flowers and silver foliage?  (Oxytropis argophylla? maybe?).  Your Linnaea borealis looks happy - it was happy here only briefly, wouldn't accept heat, humidity,and no water for long! 
You seem to be growing a marvelous range of plants.  Please photograph often.

[ranunculus]

Excellent, Lori … did my e-mail arrive by the way?

[Lori S.]

Yes, it did indeed, Cliff - will respond right away!   

[Lori S.]

Do you grow the one with magenta flowers and silver foliage?  (Oxytropis argophylla? maybe?).  Your Linnaea borealis looks happy - it was happy here only briefly, wouldn't accept heat, humidity,and no water for long! 

No, but it looks fabulous in your photos!  To be honest, I have not been wildly successful with Oxytropis/Astragalus... very easy from seed, harder to get established, at least with my crude methods!  Linnaea borealis is in a peat-filled raised bed that does get watering from the hose; it would not be happy in the ground here at all, I don't think.  It was draping beautifully over the sides of the bed a while back, until another odd winter killed the trailing stems. 

[Robert]

Begonia sutherlandii - Hardy for us without any protection - even up the mountain at the farm.

Dicentra formosa - This one repeat blooms most of the summer, even in the heat. The others stopped blooming a few months ago.

[Steve Garvie]

Southern Scarlet Scramblers


Asteranthera ovata (Was in flower from late May till late June)



Philesia magellanica


Philesia magellanica



Tropaeolum speciosum






All are pollinated by Hummingbirds .........but sadly not in my garden.   

(Tufted Coquette, Trinidad)

[ian mcenery]

Steve Wonderful. I grow the Philesia but hardly get a flower so how do you grow it please?

[Steve Garvie]

Thanks Ian!

The Philesia grows in a sunny raised peat bed between dwarf Rhodos. It survived the severe winter of three years ago unscathed - mainly because many of the roots and shoots were tucked under the rootballs of the rhodos. It doesn't enjoy drying winds or being too dry at the root but on the other hand some direct sun seems to encourage it to flower as a division of the same plant growing in shade produces very few flowers.

[ian mcenery]

Thanks Ian!

The Philesia grows in a sunny raised peat bed between dwarf Rhodos. It survived the severe winter of three years ago unscathed - mainly because many of the roots and shoots were tucked under the rootballs of the rhodos. It doesn't enjoy drying winds or being too dry at the root but on the other hand some direct sun seems to encourage it to flower as a division of the same plant growing in shade produces very few flowers.

Thanks Steve from what you say I would think that  in my case it's probably more light it needs so I will try to move  the plant