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This is exciting! I have wanted an orange ginger lily for as long as I can remember. I tried growing it in Alabama and never got a bloom. I do have a white ginger ( Hedychium spicatum )  that has had a few blooms. A few years ago, someone told me that 'Tara' is the only one that will reliably bloom here. I don't know if that it true but I finally got one this year (thank you Dancing Oaks!). Planted in April next to our South foundation and given ample water, I can hardly believe it, but it looks like a bloom is imminent - in its first year! I'm holding my breath... Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - August 2021


August, how I hate thee. At least there are a lot of pretty blooms to look at, if you can tolerate the heat. Here's a look at some of the heat lovers along our southern facing back wall. The large crape myrtle is 'Catawba' and the smaller white one in the pot is 'Lunar Magic'. Also in the photo - Lantana 'Miss Huff', Brugmansia, Guara, Lobelia and the rose 'Gold Medal'.  The big tropical looking leaves in front of 'Catawba' is Honey Bush (Melianthus major).

Other blooms in the August garden -

This is exciting! Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches) is blooming for the first time.

Allium 'Millenium'


Geranium 'Rozanne' and Aster 'Monch' with oregano. A bee-lover's paradise.

 

Cleome (Spider Flower)

Coreopsis 'Leading Lady Sophia'

Rose 'Cornelia'


Crocosmia 'Twilight Fairy'



Datura



Echinacea 'White Swan'



Rose 'Eden'

Pineapple Lily (Eucomia 'Sparkling Burgundy')


Fuchsia 'Santa Claus'

Gentian 

California Fuchsia (Epilobium (Zauschneria) 'Select Mattole')


Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll'


Goat's Rue (Galega 'Lady Wilson')

Heliotrope and Sedum 'Cherry Truffle'

Hydrangea 'Miss Saori'

Hydrangea 'Pistachio'

Rose 'Lamarque'

Ligularia 'Desdemona'

Lily 'Casablanca'

Morning Glory 'Granpa Ott'

Pennesetum '24 Karat'

Persicaria 'Golden Arrow'


Lily 'Stargazer'

Visit Carol's blog at May Dreams Gardens to find more GBBD posts.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. LeaAugust 15, 2021 at 4:58 AM

    Beautiful blooms!
    Those morning glories seem to have a light of their own!
    Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

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  2. YvonneAugust 15, 2021 at 7:02 AM

    What an absolutely beautiful array of August flowers. I love the bears breeches; and, although I don't grow them, the morning glories are a favorite of mine. Your Rose 'Cornelia' photo is stunning. It must be great joy sitting in all that beauty.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 15, 2021 at 7:15 AM

    You still have so much blooming in your garden. I have never seen Datura but it is so different and beautiful. Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

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  4. chavlinessAugust 15, 2021 at 7:29 AM

    Wonderful blooms throughout the garden. The crape myrtle in the pot is stunning. I love the contrast of the dark leaf and the light blooms. Ligularia 'Desdemona' blooms stand out against the dark foliage too: the flowers are such a saturated shade of yellow... Morning Glory 'Granpa Ott' look like glass ornaments!
    August not my favorite month either, but it's half gone. Hang in there and enjoy the plethora of blooms in your amazing garden.

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  5. LisaAugust 15, 2021 at 8:14 AM

    Wow! I'm really impressed by your selection. We're both 8b, yet your garden is in bloom with things that would die over the winter here. Either you're in a little pocket of warm, or I'm the opposite!

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  6. Kris PetersonAugust 15, 2021 at 12:17 PM

    You have so many plants I can't even dream of growing! I'm envious of the Gentian, pineapple lilies, and the goat's rue. I have a Eucomis that comes up each year but has never bloomed. I got 2 blooms on my Acanthus this year but the plants have long since ducked underground to wait out the summer. There was a time that Acanthus grew well here but those days seem to be over :(

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  7. LLAugust 15, 2021 at 12:35 PM

    That Zauschneria/Geranium combination is breathtaking! And I love that bronze-leaved Crocosmia, it looks like a Phormium.

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  8. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern GardeningAugust 15, 2021 at 1:54 PM

    Your gardens are absolutely gorgeous and photographed so beautifully! The Acanthus mollis blooming is such a treat! Happy Bloom Day!

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  9. Dorothy BordersAugust 15, 2021 at 7:44 PM

    What a gorgeous garden you have! Happy Bloom Day.

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  10. ElaAugust 16, 2021 at 6:46 AM

    Wow ! Your garden is absolutely beautiful !
    Greetings

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  11. SwimrayAugust 16, 2021 at 6:24 PM

    Your Ligularia is not like the colors I am familiar with. I was surprised how much bee love my oregano, too. Did they come from Italy? We missed you during last month's GBBD.
    -Ray

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  12. ksAugust 16, 2021 at 7:01 PM

    I guess the best thing about August is that it make you really look forward to September..not t mention October. Provided there are no fires of course. I've admired your photos of Lamarque..If I ever actually plant another rose it will definitely be a noisette.

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  13. Hoover BooAugust 20, 2021 at 4:16 PM

    Wow! Fabulous. Even in August. Your Eucomis is breathtaking--do you grow it in a pot or in the ground?

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