The week has been hot, but fortunately not as hot as in southern Europe.
Our 30 C is tolerable but nearly 40 C would not be, at least not for me.
In the garden the colours turn stronger, although my orange daylilies don't bloom yet.
First ones to start bold August colours are hollyhocks, in red and black.
I bought seeds of ’Nigra’ but one is this fabulous red.
Snails or slugs eat up their leaves but in spite of that they bloom.
Eryngium alpinum seems so hard that you doubt if there is any nectar for bees.
But this guy was there for a long time changing from one flower to another.
He was a bit too quick for me :)
First ones to start bold August colours are hollyhocks, in red and black.
I bought seeds of ’Nigra’ but one is this fabulous red.
Snails or slugs eat up their leaves but in spite of that they bloom.
But this guy was there for a long time changing from one flower to another.
He was a bit too quick for me :)
This year Ligularia przewalskii looks very modest, so this photo is from last year.
Here is a traditional old Phlox that we call Lilac phlox. This is high and slender needing
a support sometimes. Precisely lilac colour but no lilac fragrance though.
❤︎❤︎❤︎
I wish it gets a bit cooler for you who have it too hot.
Happy weekend!
- riitta
