What's looking good in September 2017

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  1. shiney

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    The difference between our shaded woodland area and outside of it.
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    We've sold most of our chilli plants now but still have some for ourselves and about six to sell.
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    A fuschia that has small flowers
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    and slightly bigger seeds
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    And a large flowered one
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    Pampas grass rather windblown
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    One of the succulents starting to flower
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      Although the Verbena plicatum leaves are taking on their Autumn hue the plant is flowering again!
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      More Autumn colour starting
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      Chinese lanterns are ready for picking
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      Passion Flower is still going crazy with blooms (must have well over fifty of them)
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      Very tasty
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      Lots of things still hanging on
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      Most of our big Hostas are turning now (no holes in them :blue thumb:) but some still look good. This leaf is 18" across
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        @shiney love the pink of the Nerines and I like your Liriope Muscari (Lily Turf).We have had one for over ten years in our front border which was in flower when we bought it but since then has only flowered sparsely once since then so it looks like we might have to move it to a spot where it will be happy:sad:

        Wish I could grow nice Hostas like yours but the ones who have seem to be loved by the slugs and snails in the garden:gaah:
         
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            Red Valerian
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            Clematis "Winter Beauty" which has flowered since Spring and is now flowering into Autumn.
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            This is the time of year when Japanese Anemones make a show in the borders
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            I just love seeing this Poppy flowering right through Spring and into Winter.
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            Rose "Trumpeter"
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            Rose "Orange and Lemon"
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            The pink form that I have of Japanese Anemone which friends have asked me to divide for their gardens.
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              Again still flowering happily...Scabious
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              I just love Sedum when, at this time of year, it shows it's true colours......
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              My long lived, bought for 10 Shillings [50p], many moons ago Rose "Masquerade" which doesn't, these days, know Spring from Winter and flowers all through the year.
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              Rose "Kings Ransom" amid the Clematis
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                @shiney FABBY plants ONE and ALL:wow: those apples are scrummy- and the Hosta is picture PERfect :wub2:

                @ARMANDII just BEEutiful blooms ALL of them :imphrt:- my fav being Masquerade Rose but the Orange and Lemon Rose is exquisite too:wub2:
                 
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                  One of mine has taken off this year its produced fruit, anyone eat them ?.
                   
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                    Generally, the passion flower fruit that we get in this country is not very palatable. It won't harm you but is not like the fruit that you buy in the shops.
                     
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                      Only use the pulp when the fruit is properly ripe otherwise bad guts will be the result.
                      Strain the juice and add it to orange juice or freeze it in ice cube trays and add the cubes to OJ.
                      The pulp makes good ice cream or add it to smoothies.
                       
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                        Salvia microphylla 'Pink Blush' is still going really well..............
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                        Galtonia candicans...............
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                        [​IMG]Galtonia candicans by longk48, on Flickr

                        The tall form of Salvia coccinea..............
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                        Cleome hassleriana still looks good.............
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                        Impatiens niamniamensis...............
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                        This Oncidium noid has been shoved in a corner outdoors since May and I've just noticed that it is in bloom...............
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                        Finally, Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' is in bloom..............
                        [​IMG]Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby' by longk48, on Flickr
                         
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                          @longk lovely colours- like a bag of Jelly tots sweeties :wub2:
                           
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                            What a nice flower, I've no idea what it is some shrub I put in a few years ago, i will have to get me new camera out and get a few macros:).
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                              Hi @longk - that oncidium noid... it looks a bit like one of the Sharry Baby variants. Is it scented like Sharry Baby?
                              Oncidium Orchids
                               
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                                Boogered if I know! It's outdoors and I've got a stinking cold! Bit of a shock to find it in bloom really as it was hid behind a few winter bloomers (Brugmansia sanguinea, Canarina caneriensis and Salvia gesneriiflora) and I only found it when I moved them to a more prominent position.
                                 
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