July in the Northern Hemisphere

[Mike Ireland]

Thanks Maggi, all the Dierama have been the best ever this year, but not sure why.

[ian mcdonald]

Hello Mike, the cool wet spring seems to have encouraged plants to put on a lot of growth early on. Now the hot dry weather has meant that some plants have flowered and "gone over" quickly in some areas.

[meanie]

A splendid Echeveria cante there meanie.  That one would surely land a first ribbon.


I'm trying to coax along 2 temperamental E. laui....


johnw

Thank you John. I had an E.laui but it succumbed over the winter at the same temperature that E.cante seemed to take in its stride 

Canna x ehemanii is big, bold, brassy and screams look at me! I love it...............


Eucomis bicolor............


Salvia glutinosa.............


Salvia "Wendys Wish".............


Nicotiana glauca (Tree Nicotiana) was planted out last summer and having survived its first winter in the garden it is now in bloom..........


Lobelia tupa..........

[ichristie]

A few plants flowering in the garden everything very lush with the monsoon rain recently, cheers Ian the Christie kind
Gladiolus flaniganii, Lilium lanciflorum var flaviflorum Daphne Eternal fragrance pale and dark forms

[Brian Ellis]

Nicotiana glauca (Tree Nicotiana) was planted out last summer and having survived its first winter in the garden it is now in bloom..........

I am encouraged by your success and will certainly give it a go in the garden as it is taking the greenhouse over

[Tristan_He]

Roscoea 'Kew Beauty'. I love Roscoeas because they manage to look exotic and difficult whilst actually being completely bomb proof.



Pelargonium endlicherianum is doing well in poor rocky soil at the top of the rockery.



Geranium 'Joy' is a riot. Sterile too, so it just flowers and flowers. Every year it dies back to almost nothing and looks stone dead, then explodes into a metre wide carpet of flower.



Lobelia tupa. If only we had hummingbirds to match... I think there is something not quite right with this plant though, the leaves are rather distorted and the stems a bit wavy.



Acer palmatum, purple form. I was shouting at the radio last week as the combined wisdom of the Gardeners' Question Time panel was telling some poor chap from Edinburgh not to even attempt growing this plant because his garden was rather windy. This one has been here for a decade of so now and while it won't win any prizes for growth rate, it is very happy despite having a clear view south-west towards the Irish Sea. At 300m altitude.

[Gabriela]

That Geranium has a very good name Tristan and you're right about Acer palmatum - so many myths about where and how to grow it.

Cirsium canum and a visitor - an Eastern swallowtail in very bad shape. I felt very sorry while taking pictures


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[Tristan_He]

Lovely Gabriela. I'm a big fan of thistles and knapweeds, and so are the bees and butterflies which is an added bonus. I grow C. canum too but no swallowtails here sadly.

That tiger swallowtail has been in the wars hasn't it? Still, it shows the effectiveness of eyespots.

[meanie]

I am encouraged by your success and will certainly give it a go in the garden as it is taking the greenhouse over

It's in a sheltered spot in a garden that saw a low of -5°c and it remained mostly in the green, losing only the larger leaves. So easy from seed that it's worth a punt.

Lobelia tupa. If only we had hummingbirds to match... I think there is something not quite right with this plant though, the leaves are rather distorted and the stems a bit wavy.

At the risk of teaching you how to suck eggs it does prefer to be grown on the drier side.

[ichristie]

Hello thanks for all the super pictures Gentian korolkowii in our garden today, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[ruweiss]

My 9 year old laptop collapsed and I had the pleasure to buy a new one.
Attached are some pictures from last month:
Begonia sutherlandii from South Africa, not hardy, but the tuber just needs
a frost-free place during the cold season.
Collomia debilis v. larsenii
Campanula piperi x parry Sojourner, new to me, but looks quite promising

[Hans J]

Hello Rudi ,

Could you please suggest me a source for Begonia sutherlandii here in Germany ?

Thanks in advance
Hans

[ruweiss]

Hello Hans,
No problem, it is a pleasure for me to help you.