WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN SEPTEMBER 2020

Thanks @Perki .
Just noticed there are a few repeated pics..oops!

 

Allium callimischon haemostictum, bit of a mouthful for a dwarf allium no more than 6in tall. Comes from Crete and is good for untidy gardeners as the flower buds are formed in springtime and spend the summer dormant on straw like stems.

 

Aww that's so pretty @NigelJ .

 

Been waiting all summer for Brugmansia "grand marnier" to get its flowering properly in gear, guessing now the weather will ruin it.

Last few Toms from the allotment.


Been picking the cape gooseberries for a while now.

 

Lovely pics everyone, @Perki how tall is your eupatorium please?

 

Pete, your Brugmansia is just awesome! You make me envious!

 

Its a bit smaller this year with the dry spring its about 5ft but can get to 7ft , the exact variety is Eupatorium Purple Bush. I am going to have a go at growing some white ones ( ivory towers ) this autumn or spring.

 

Have some white eupatorium (not sure of which variety) flowering in the garden for the last few weeks that can be seen at the end of this video I posted last week. Video also has a run through of what I think is looking good in the garden this month. I read they can grow taller so maybe the one I planted might get bigger next year.

 

Yes they will get much bigger than the one you have , they are quite thirsty plants but other than that they are giants and a magnate for bee's and butterfly's. I think in the first year mine only got to 3ft and it were more a less one or two stems

 

Thanks Perky I think that's going to be too tall. That's a shame because I like the idea that the bees and butterflies like them and later flowering. Would they be suitable for the Chelsea chop?

 

If you are after a smaller cultivar they is one called Little Joe, get to around 3ft tall

 

Thanks Perky, I'll have a look out for that one.