Oxford Botanic Gardens 2016 (photo heavy)

[majallison]

Verbascum looks a bit like 'Christo's Yellow Lightning', which I think is actually a true (if unidentified) species, the leaves are quite green on CYL rather than the golden effect of V. olympicum; but then there are so many Verbascum species & they all look the same

[Hans J]

The Colutea is   Colutea X media "Copper Beauty" ... I grow it in my garden too

Hans 

[johnralphcarpenter]

Verbascum looks a bit like 'Christo's Yellow Lightning', which I think is actually a true (if unidentified) species, the leaves are quite green on CYL rather than the golden effect of V. olympicum; but then there are so many Verbascum species & they all look the same

As grown at Great Dixter.

[meanie]

Verbascum olympicum?

Verbascum looks a bit like 'Christo's Yellow Lightning', which I think is actually a true (if unidentified) species, the leaves are quite green on CYL rather than the golden effect of V. olympicum; but then there are so many Verbascum species & they all look the same

Thanks chaps. That looks like the one.

The Colutea is   Colutea X media "Copper Beauty" ... I grow it in my garden too

Hans 

That was probably the bit that I couldn't read on the tag.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Christopher Lloyd ("Christo") grew the species Verbascum olympicum at Great Dixter and it is still grown there today: see this clip:

[fixpix]

Thanks Meanie. Loved the pics. So many blooms i saw for the first time.