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Title: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: johnw on August 09, 2019, 04:23:33 PM

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

johnw

Title: Re: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Leucogenes on August 12, 2019, 12:41:28 PM

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

Title: Re: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Gabriela on August 17, 2019, 07:06:12 PM

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)
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Gentiana septemfida
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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.
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Iris dichotoma calling for vespers ;) every evening
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And Roscoea auriculata finally in full flower (grown in the ground so it shows up very late)
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Title: Re: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: shelagh on August 21, 2019, 02:46:29 PM

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.

Title: Re: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: shelagh on August 21, 2019, 02:48:57 PM

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 :)

Title: Re: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Roma on August 21, 2019, 10:48:57 PM

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 :-\

Title: Re: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: kris on September 02, 2019, 02:41:54 AM

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.

Title: Re: August 2019 in the Northern Hemisphere
Post by: Maggi Young on September 02, 2019, 10:36:53 AM

Good to hear  from you, Kris !