It's August and the August lilies (Hosta plantaginea ) are sending up big fat buds. The white flowers will open any day now. And since it looks like we have a week without any 90 degree days, they should last long enough for us to enjoy them.
This Hosta is a real workhorse and a fast increaser so it can be divided and spread around the garden. It has a nice fresh green color and the large flowers are one of the few Hosta blooms that are highly fragrant. The holes in the leaves are from black walnuts, and the needles and cones of Austrian pines. All the plants that grow under those trees take a beating from objects falling on them from above — an issue I never considered when I created this particular garden!
Anemone japonica 'September Charm' is not behaving according to schedule or it's name. It opened a few days ago; like so many plants this season it is well ahead of schedule.
I love this hosta. I was able to bring some with me from Portland when I moved and they are doing well here in the shade. My flowers opened yesterday - I need to get over and take a deep sniff!
Posted by: Barbara H. | Tuesday, August 07, 2012 at 08:24 AM
I have this hosta too. It is a beauty when blooming and is tough as a chunk of iron. It grows through most any circumstance. So few blooms are being made in my garden this year. I am just glad they are surviving the drought...so far.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Tuesday, August 07, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Lisa — I noticed this, too. Hostas and daylilies both had many fewer flowers than normal. Even though they seem to be surviving. Guess thats where they are putting all their energy!
Barbara — Nice to be able to bring along an old friend from your former garden. That fact that it grows in both locations is a testament to what a workhorse plant it it.
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Tuesday, August 07, 2012 at 12:31 PM
The hostas get eaten by slugs in our garden. This weather is causing some confusion in the natural world isn't it?
xxx
Posted by: lyn | Tuesday, August 07, 2012 at 03:29 PM