The garden is starting to bounce back as a result of cooler temperatures and the arrival of the rain we've been waiting for all summer. I would have said there are not a lot of flowers blooming at the moment, but when Mark wandered around the garden with the camera last evening he found plenty of plants to record.
These first three perennials are recent purchases from K & A Greenhouse which is having a big sale. I decided I needed a little jolt of color for the group visiting the garden later this month. I scattered these around a curving border so they're not all visible at once.
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower)
Geranium hybrida 'Brookside' (I want to compare its performance with 'Rozanne' which is growing elsewhere in the garden).
Agastache hybrid 'Blue Fortune' (Anise hyssop)
Tricyrtis hirta 'Tojen'
Kirengeshoma palmata, koreana group
Ligularia stenocephala 'Osiris Fanaisie'
Nymphae pygmae 'Helvola' (Dwarf Helvola water lily in a pot)
Sagitaria latifolia (Arrowhead in the upper pool)
Hosta 'Royal Standard' (August lily)
Actea pachypoda (Doll's Eyes). Seedheads as attractive as any flower I grow.
To see what's blooming in particpating gardens around the world, visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens who hosts this wonderful survey on the 15th day of each month.
What a nice collection of flowers you have! I have never seen Tricyrtis hirta 'Tojen', that's going to be one for my wish list, I had a 'lemon and lime' for years but it died, probably because I tried to divide it - it didn't like that...and your water lily is gorgeous :-)
Posted by: Helene | Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Love the bloom on Geranium hybrida 'Brookside'. Will have to try this one. Happy GBBD!
Posted by: Chris | Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Love all your blues and purples. Lovely blooms in your garden!
Posted by: Lee@A Guide To Northeastern Gardening | Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 11:30 PM
Pretty purples, whites and yellows.
Posted by: Donna | Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 11:34 PM
It is surprising that your ligurlaria has survived the drought. Beautiful blooms. Happy GBBD.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 05:29 AM
Wonderful pictures. I especially love all your blues.
Posted by: Dorothy/Gardening with Nature | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Nice blooms. Love the agasthache. And scabiosa is a flower that just can not be beat!
Posted by: Holleygarden | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 01:11 PM
What fun! Yes, I agree, looking a little closer and enjoying the smaller plants often makes us realize there's a lot going on.
Posted by: Town Mouse | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 09:35 PM
I am glad your garden is bouncing back from the extreme weather. You would never know from the photos that anything out of the ordinary had happened.
Posted by: Les | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 09:38 PM
So pretty! Taking a closer look is one of the things I really enjoy about Bloom Day.
Posted by: Linda | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 10:53 PM
So beautiful (and so happy for the rain)!!! I love that Actea...sadly, I've never seen it for sale around here. The Sacabiosa and Agastache are lovely...and I bet the bees are loving you for getting them!
Posted by: Scott | Friday, August 17, 2012 at 09:42 PM
Love the doll's eyes. Don't have that, but do have scabiosa and agastache, which are both favorites.
Posted by: Jason | Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 10:36 PM