What is looking good in July 2025

i believe so. its maybe 30 years old and would be 5m tall if we didnt prune it

 

Lily "Polar Star"

 

Persicaria/Bistorta Fat Domino with visitor.



Rudbeckia flower emerging.



Helenium with visitor.

 

Hibiscus Bluebird.


More flowers coming on the Incarvillea.


Lilies.


Lemon Popsicle.


Canna.

 

In the blue corner... Agapanthus, eryngium and verbena being swamped by cobaea pringlei ( I'm not complaining - it doesn't normally do that well)
In the orange corner... Alstroemeria Indian Summer, Asclepias tuberosa, potentilla and lilium henryi with an orangey heuchera and perovskia intruding.

 

Tree fern with other ferns, Acer and Hostas.



Buddleia.

 

Sempervivum flowers.


Sinningia tubiflora


Sisyrinchium "Hemswell Sky"


Recent purchase from Hill House, no label, no price tag. Still not sure exactly what it is.


Crocosmia "Paul's Best Yellow"


Iochroma cyaneum


Dahlia "Arabian Night"

 

Your sinningia is well ahead of mine @NigelJ !
Could the unknown flower be a tulbaghia?

 

Agree, although I gave one pot away yesterday that was not far off flowering.

 

My sinningia produced so many bulbs/corms that I have tried loads outside too. If only they were edible, potatoes would have competition!

 

@CarolineL My Sinningia has been flowering since around mid June, I was pleasently surprised when it popped up earlier than I expected this year in March.
How did yours get on outside I've been thinking about trying that.
The unknown beastie could well be a Tulbaghia, but the foliage is broader than any of the others I have and when crushed doesn't smell.

 

Allium flowers opening up for the bees





Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - always amaze me how suddenly these gorgeous flowers appear

 

@NigelJ I only put them out this spring - I was told it's marginally hardy. But the pot was so crammed with tubers, I had to do something. Unfortunately around here no-one wants plants. I put out some crocosmia Lucifer the other day for people to take. No-one did.

 

it has a reputation as a thug and is invasive in ireland and some places. its a lovely flower but i think best left for africa that said in our bone dry garden it doesnt spread because it barely grows. i think ireland is so wet it grows like crazy

 

No body close to me want plants either, only a few bedding plants for pots mostly.
The person I gave the Sinniniga away to was actually the first person who gave it to me, she had lost her plant, presumably by planting it out.
I planted some in a fairly warm spot the other day, we will see how it does.