Whats Looking Good JUNE 2025

A Salvia that glows in the mid morning sunshine
Jenny namaste

 

@Michael Hewett that indigofera is splendid! I had one (not tinctoria I think) but it always looked a bit half hearted and didn't give a show like that.

 

Thank you @CarolineL, I've got two of them in big tubs and they usually put on a good display but this year they're exceptional.

 

Osteospermum Tresco Purple with mixed Lobelia.

 

Is anyone else growing this miniature Hosta ? 'Thumb Nail'

 

These clematis are grown in pots to train up my pergola, Comtesse de Bouchard in the foreground and Clematis Sally in the background.



Plants around my wildlife pond.



Astrantia Roma



Astrantia Star of Passion



Geranium Splish Splash and Geranium Kaya



Summer pots with Cosmos and Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour



Petunia Red Velour hanging basket just starting to fill out, with my 16 week old puppy just creeping in the photo!

 

Your astrantias are doing much better than mine, @CatDouch. Really feeble leaves and misshapen flowers are my lot this yr.


Opportunistic poppies and their shadows ...

 

I can't take any credit for the astrantia looking good @ViewAhead they're left to their own devices! They're planted in quite a shady area so they don't ever get frazzled by the sun.

 

I think the problem with mine is it is 20+ yrs old! Well, I say that, but I suppose the original might have died off and its seeds germinated and grown in its place. I may excavate the current scrappy strands and see if these liven up a bit if cosseted in a pot.

 

Just to prove I am not completely useless when it comes to growing blue Corydalis, this is a 3 yr old Calycosa covered in flowers and currently gratifyingly upright, though it may start to get a bit floppy as the flowers open fully ...

 

Heuchera chocolate ruffles


Astrantia Roma


Salvia Heatwave Glimmer


Geranium Intense


Knautia Macedonia


Sweetpeas, I think this one is Sicilian Pink


Geranium St Ola


Jasminum stephanense


Cosmos xsenia

 

Dracunculus. A bit wiffy.


Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)


Aesculus californica.


My one and only rose bush.

 

@Mrs Hilard, I must look out for that Heuchera. You may remember that I was looking for a rose to go with my cat Truffles, as I have Midnight Blue for Midnight cat. Truffles will have to make do with a Heuchera - I don't think he will mind!

 

@pete love your Dracunculus photo. We had one in the garden for years and then gone. Agree about the whiff!.