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