Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting this meme. If you want to see what's in bloom all around the world right now, why not pop over to Carol's blog.
Saturday 15 September 2012
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - September 2012
It's that time of the month again.
Geranium Sybil. I grew this to cope with the drought. Well there was a drought when I bought it.
Lampranthus, purchased last year and overwintered indoors to flower this summer, I thought. Would you believe, it has only just started flowering.
Leycesteria formosa, now putting on its best ever display. At least something enjoyed all the rain.
Lily Henryii, purchased in April this year, which explains the late flowering.
Buddleia, commonly known as the butterfly bush, complete with butterfly. What timing !
Lily Lady Alice, also purchased this April. Very unusual colour. Hope it grows again next year.
Osteospermum, another sun lover that has only recently started flowering.
Rose William Shakespeare, a rose that doesn't like rainy weather. Amazingly, this year its flowering periods have corresponded with the rare, and I mean rare occasions when the sun actually came out.
Hydrangea, a shrub that's probably as old as me. Yes, it's that old. Oh look, that butterfly is here again. What a poser.
Perovskia Little Spire, another one that's a little late in flowering this year.
Saponaria officinalis Rosea Plena, now there's a name that just rolls off the tongue. It's common name is soapwort.
Sedum, another plant loved by butterflies. You'll just have to take my word for it. The butterfly wouldn't pose this time.
Verbena Twinkle, the only surviving Verbena from last year. I had hoped to get new plants this year, but they weren't available.
Colchicum, the first one to flower this year, and a sign that autumn has arrived.
Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting this meme. If you want to see what's in bloom all around the world right now, why not pop over to Carol's blog.
Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting this meme. If you want to see what's in bloom all around the world right now, why not pop over to Carol's blog.
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Does that butterfly have an Equity Licence? Hmmm....
ReplyDeleteThat Lily Henryii is quite alien looking...my kinda plant...love that one x
Equity withdrew its licence, it just wouldn't pose for the sedum photo. What a diva.
DeleteLovely flowers. I particularly like the look of the Verbena Twinkle.
ReplyDeleteI had six Verbena Twinkle last year, in 3 different colours, but this is the only one that survived the winter. It's not a hardy varieety, but this one survived outside in a wall basket. The others were all overwintered in a greenhouse and all perished. I'll be looking out for it again in next year's catalogues.
DeleteSeems like everything is a bit later in your garden - mine has mostly gone over now although the roses have taken it upon themselves to flower a second time. I think this little spell of fine weather has helped.
ReplyDeleteYes all the summer flowers have been late this year, but the autumn ones, like the colchicum, are right on time.
DeleteLucky you that you can enjoy these blooms late in the season though I'm not sure it makes up for the soggy, cool summer.
ReplyDeleteHaving to make the most of the display, torrential rain and gale force winds forecast for tomorrow. Ooh summer's back.
DeleteLike us further north, your garden is still hanging on to blooms which on other years would normally be over. Some of our Lilies also waited till September before flowering, I do like Henrii.
ReplyDeleteDon't think it will be holding onto the blooms for much longer, if the weather forecast is correct.
DeleteI especially like the Lily Henryii. It's always nice to manage to catch a butterfly posing.
ReplyDeleteWhen I try to photograph butterflies, they always fly away. But when I was concentrating on the flowers, the butterflies were happy to have their photo taken.
DeleteHi Crystal, your garden must look beautiful, you have so much of interest there. You also have my favourite butterfly putting in an appearance :-) Osteospermum is yet another plant I used to enjoy in my garden but eventually disappeared, it is north facing which doesn't help of course. Love the photo of the pretty little Colchicum!
ReplyDeleteI missed two of your posts! :-( but have just enjoyed them, a lovely, fun sequence with the Wood Pigeons and your ingenious planting of the Begonia and Strawberries!
The garden is looking okay at the moment, but when the summer weather returns tomorrow, it might look a bit battered.
DeleteThere are so many lovely blooms in your garden I don't know where to start. That Lily Lady Alice is a stunner, for sure. And the butterflies were a nice surprise.
ReplyDeleteThe butterflies were indeed a surprise. They've been around all week but I don't expect to see many more, as a severe storm is forecast for tomorrow.
DeleteHow beautiful! I'm pleased to see your Leycesteria formosa is doing so well - I think it's been a very good year for them. Is your soapwort behaving? I was once over-run by a clump.... perhaps it was a hint!
ReplyDeleteI've only had the soapwort for a couple of years, so it's okay at the moment.
DeleteNadeszła jesień, a Ty miałaś w ogrodzie lato w pełni. Śliczne kwiaty i motyle. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteFall has arrived and you had in the summer garden in full. Beautiful flowers and butterflies. Yours.
Yes, autumn is definitely here. The blueberry bushes have all got autumn tints now.
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