It has been another hot summer (for the UK), with very little rain. I have again been surprised by the resilience of some plants, so here's the ones that have done well, with either no or very little extra water.
I know that cyclamen hederifolium are late summer/autumn flowering anyway, but they are very reliable plants.
The japanese anemones have done well, also late summer flowering plants. Above from left, going clockwise are Pretty Lady Susan, Ruffled Swan, Bressingham Glow and Pretty Lady Maria. Bressingham Glow has been flowering since July.
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Salvias have also done well. Three of these are in pots and the Salvia Amistad (top left) came through the winter. Hot Lips (top right) is ubiquitous, but rightly so. I bought it for the allotment, but am thinking I may keep it! The white one (bottom right) is one I bought about a month ago. Peach Sorbet (bottom left) is planted in the border and has coped pretty well in a very dry border.
Helianthus Lemon Queen is a reliable, tough plant but can be a bit of a thug, although it hasn't been in this garden. It is very happy now that the big rose bush has gone and is looking good.
Finally for this post is a Hibiscus. This is planted in the sunniest (and driest) part of the garden and has been flowering for over a month now. It hasn't had any extra water. This particular plant is the triple one, bu I have only seen two different varieties this year - a pink and this white/pink one. The flowers look so delicate and exotic but it is a tough shrub. More good value, reliable and resilient plants in my next post.
I love Hibiscus and bought a plant several years ago. It was doing beautifully and then....the deer came by one night, while I was sleeping, and ate it nearly down to the ground. It must have been tasty. *haha* All your flowers are always so gorgeous. Thank you for sharing their beauty with us. Love, Andrea xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andrea. That must have been sad - I don't think I will have the same problem here in the city! These flowers and shrubs have coped really well with the summer we have had, but are getting some rain now.
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Ellie
I enjoyed your flowers. Good for them - making it through a hot summer, in this world you have to be hardy to survive.
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Thanks, Amalia. In the UK, like everywhere else, we are having to adapt with the changing weather. I am pleased that I already have some plants which can cope. I may well need to adapt my garden more as time goes on. Being hardy in this world is definitely important.
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Ellie
Your garden is looking so pretty despite your dry summer Ellie. Yes some plants are just so tolerant of the drier conditions. Its funny as I have cyclamen flowering now here in pots & in my garden, Yet yours are flowering in autumn. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie. There are some cyclamen that flower in Spring here called Cyclamen Coum, but Cyclamen hederifolium are autumn flowers in the UK.
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Ellie