Flower of the Day for a year - a Challenge!

[roitelet]

Today it’s a Penstemon that has finally made an effort to flower. Better late than never!

[cheops]

This variety of kniphofia is called ‘Ice Queen’ and indeed is majestic. Flowering now whilst the more well known red varieties have finished. The flowering period is lengthened by new spires emerging as previous ones fade.

[veggiechicken]

For me, another Begonia survivor.

[rary]

Today my flower of the day s a dahlia, and sorry, don't know the name of it, but do like the colour

[cheops]

This is a nice pink begonia which is flowering profusely at the moment. Susie insisted on posing in the background so I will allow her, her moment of fame. For those of you who watch Gardeners’ World you will know Monty’s two dogs follow him around in his garden. Susie is just the same and bless her - she never walks over a flower bed or digs.

[veggiechicken]

My Flower is this Hippeastrum/Amaryllis that I received as part of a job lot of dahlias & gladioli.

These are the bulbs 3rd August



Just look at them now!! Four flowers on one stem and another bud waiting its turn.





There are another 2 bulbs in the GH. Well worth the money, without the dahlias and glads

[cheops]

Beautiful. Will these come back each year for you?

[farendwoman]

Today’s flower is a morning glory from a packet of mixed seeds.
Big mistake, I planted it to climb up the outside of my new fruit cage. It has actually crept through and started strangling the poor rasps.
Too pretty to yank out though!
But I’ll plant it somewhere else next year.
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[Scarlet]

I know I’ve posted this before but OMG! It’s massive!

[Scarlet]

Mine today is another dahlia - sugar diamond.

[veggiechicken]

Beautiful. Will these come back each year for you?

According to the RHS they can, if after flowering, the leaves are fed, then the bulb has a dormant period, and you wake it up again in September. These hadn't read that they were meant to flower at Chr****** .

[Scarlet]

VC, is that offer still on?

[veggiechicken]

VC, is that offer still on?

Could be??? Link still live! https://www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/g...arden-mega-box

I think this is the Variety https://www.farmergracy.co.uk/produc...nerva-bulbs-uk

[veggiechicken]

In an effort to tempt you further, Scarlet, there are buds on some of the dahlias too!!

[Scarlet]

I’ve done it! I think you are the worst for encouraging people to spend their money!

I was going to do it the other day though to be honest -but forgot