August 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[John85]

Thank you both
I lost E. canum Western Hills with -8°c but there is nearly never any snow cover here
May be Orange Carpet is stronger?
May be other members grow that plant? (also known as Zauschneria californica)

[johnstephen29]

Here is a Viburnum × bodnantense Dawn shrub just starting into flower, it should really be flowering in the winter which is what I got it for a bit of winter colour. It seems to get earlier every year.

IMG_0071 by johnstephen29, on Flickr

I also have a Saintpaulia, African Violet plant in flower in the house, flowering it's head off 

IMG_0062 by johnstephen29, on Flickr

[johnralphcarpenter]

A Buddleja species; but which one?

[Maggi Young]

That's a puzzle -  perhaps a form of  Buddleja salviifolia     Not B. loricata I don't . think 

[astragalus]

Thank you both
I lost E. canum Western Hills with -8°c but there is nearly never any snow cover here
May be Orange Carpet is stronger?
May be other members grow that plant? (also known as Zauschneria californica)

I have been growing various zauschnerias for a few years including several Z. californicas.  It has been hardy here where we have frequent snowless periods during the winter and a lot of wind.
The garden has been behaving like Z5a in recent years, it used to behave more like z4b.

[meanie]

Nothing exciting, just nice;

First flower spike is opening on Kniphofia "Green Jade"..............


And Tricyrtis hirta...................


(I'm a little worried by the splotchiness on it - virused maybe?).

The last cluster on Bomarea edulis........................

[johnralphcarpenter]

That's a puzzle -  perhaps a form of  Buddleja salviifolia     Not B. loricata I don't . think 

A couple of better pictures, one panicle in flower and one in bud.

[K-D Keller]

Flowers from August 1

Calandrinia umbellata, Calandrinia grandiflora, Roscoea humeana, Acis rosea and Acis autumnalis.

[K-D Keller]

Flowers from August 2

Leuchtenbergia princips, Opuntia articulata "papyracantha", Cyananthus incanus and Byblis rorida "Lake Campion"

[Roma]

Sisyrinchium palmifolium - not a very good picture.  I forget to check when the flowers are open and a deer nipped off the end of the flower stem.   There are more flowers to come so I might get a better pic later.
Salvia 'Amistad'  bought it last year and did not plant it out. The parent plant died in its pot in the greenhouse but a rooted cutting survived.  I can't see any cutting material yet so might lose it as it may not be very hardy.   

[Maggi Young]

A couple of better pictures, one panicle in flower and one in bud.

Now I see all those cheerful little stamens - perhaps Buddleja saligna ?

[Robert]

Campanula latifolia This one has decided to bloom again this season.



Impatiens capensis In some gardens in our area it seeds around every season. So far, I have been gathering seed each season to get new plants, but I am hoping that it will become a reseeder here at the farm.

[meanie]

What sort of size is the Impatiens Robert?

[johnralphcarpenter]

Now I see all those cheerful little stamens - perhaps Buddleja saligna ?

Yes, it certainly does look like it.

[Robert]

What sort of size is the Impatiens Robert?

The flower and plant size is about the same as Impatiens balfourii, maybe a little taller. For me, I wished that they produced more flowers. Maybe be I need to do some selection. All in all, a good filler in the shady garden.