What is looking good in July 2025

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Dahlia "Knockout" A recent purchase, I've found that yellow dahlias don't last many seasons.


Agapanthus praecox orientalis Alba.


Nasturtium self seeded


Fuchsia microphylla


Drosera


Leuchtenbergia principis


Hemerocallis fulva flore pleno

 

Michauxia

 

Hibiscus

 

Thank you @ViewAhead. I had a beautiful 'Hawkshead' in a large pot in a previous garden that was coastal. Unfortunately I haven't got a picture of it. If your Fuchsias aren't in pots perhaps it's worth giving that a try. My current 'Hawkshead' is only young but doing well in semi shade in the ground.

 

I only went out to take one shot. Came in two hours later!


The first perennial Helianthus flower of the year. Lovely yes - but a bit of a thug. This flower is from the rhizomes I removed from the lawn last year but couldn't bring myself to sling.






Large White butterfly on Buddleia 'Black Night'






Dahlia 'Icoon'






Patio Rose - name? - not a clue






Agastache 'Black Adder'






Gazania - don't tell Mrs LS I've been photographing her 'gaudy' flowers






Mimulus






Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton' - first flush coming to a close






Nasturtium

 

Love the Mimulus @LunarSea. I haven't grown it for years but it never failed to put on a good display.

 

Haven't been here for a while, can't catch up with it all, but here are some of my July photos ...

Pink Astilbe :-



Unknown rose and St Francis :-



Sanguisorba officinalis :-



Sanguisorba 'Little Angel' :-



All rather overgrown now







Patrinia :-



Hemerocallis :-

'Laura Pooh'
(don't like that name, but someone gave it to me and I didn't like to say no)



'Frans Hals' ...



Hydrangea in a pot :-

 

@Michael Hewett that hemerocallis looks good! Is it really such a clean pink? I often find that they have a "muddy" tinge to their colour.

 

The view from my bedroom window - pillow-like clouds of Robinia leaves. And, the reason I spend the winter faffing about moving my Osteospermums in and out of the garage to keep them going. Floral perfection!

 

It's a sort of orangey-pink when it opens and then fades to a paler colour - I think, I don't take much notice of it.

 

Canna Pretoria.



Allium Summer Beauty with visitors.

 

Too high up to take photos but our Magnolia soulangeana is flowering like mad again. Lovely to see the flowers again.

 

Your garden's looking lovely @Michael Hewett. Perhaps you shouldn't try to keep up with it.