What is Looking Good in JULY 2021

A tad overcrowded for my liking but showstoppers nevertheless.

 

Campanula " Kent Belle
in front of Rose " Lady Emma Hamilton "

 

Lillies...

 

I love the cosmos @Logan - they and sweet peas are my favourite annuals

 

Thank you @alana

 

Gooseberries, hope that i get to them before the black birds. The parents leave them by the fruit and say to them, you'll be alright here lots to eat.

 

Clematis 'Betty Corning' :-



Hosta and Begonias (they're in separate pots) :-



Small Asters, I don't know where they came from. I don't remember planting them :-



Kalanchoe pumila :-




A mixture - Fuchsias 'Tom West' and 'Anabel' and a Heuchera :-



Another Heuchera, it's called 'Sweet Tea' I think :-



Clematis 'Madam Julia Corivon' :-



Rosa 'Dorothy Perkins' :-



Calendula :-

 

A plant from yesteryear, not grown very often these days - the gorgeous Gloxinia with its massive trumpet shaped flowers.
In 5" pots for a sense of scale.






Streptocarpus heaven

 

I used to grow Gloxinia from seed, they would flower first year and I'd save the tubers of the best for the following year.

 

I love Gloxinias, had them some years ago but it was a struggle.

 

My Iochroma looks pretty good in the heat ...

 

Hi Victoria,

They look almost like roses , very fancy !
Expect you can grow yours outside, inside only for ours.

Gloxinia tubers are not that commonly sold here and the few that are always seem to be the Single types.
Seems you can buy the Doubles as seeds, but expect it would take 2-3 years to make a decent sized plant ..?
Edit - missed @pete comment - seems they will flower the first year so one to try !

Have another 3 waiting for their flowers to open, hopefully different colours, as they are in the same family and like the same conditions as the Streps, hopefully we can get the best out of them.

 

Lilly's

Hebe (silver queen) I think.

Ladybird poppy

Dahlia

Calla lily

Petunia (double)

One of the many nicotiana alata


Lavatera (Barnsley baby)