The photos contradict the flower colours irl for Hibiscus syriacus ‘Marina’ (aka. Blue Satin). The flowers look much more violet-blue irl.
It has bloomed several weeks ahead of the other strains/cultivars in the garden, and I’ve learned this is supposedly a sterile cultivar :O
First bloom for this year’s planted Clematis; Clematis tangutica (seed grown).
I think I’ve finally secured having seed/stock plants for future propagation- and of course for a lovely autumn show.
Me: “With the severe winter dieback this spring I don’t think the rose of sharons will be as floriferous this year…”
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Lucy’: “hold my beer”
It’s a shame that idr what cultivar this hybrid tea rose is,
But she’s still a charmer. She bulked up quite a bit this year, it’s no wonder she’s the last survivor of our previous attempts of planting/growing hybrid tea roses.
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
The native floral flag of autumn. I’d almost call it the Queen of Autumn Wildflowers at this rate. This was taken before I moved the Asters from the ruined old Mega Garden into the new House addition garden.
So that’s my excuse for you guys seeing different photos of my garden New England Asters twice shush.
The gardens in Stratford have some BIG Zinnias.
As one who’s had poor luck growing them in the past, I’m a little envious.
The planted butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa) was producing its first ever flowers! A modest set of lovely orange florets.
So they can reach adulthood from seed in nary 1-2 years… good to know.
Considering its siblings in the greenhouse have been dwindling in health (now confirmed to be due to the greenhouse being too shaded), I am very glad I decided to plant 3 into the gardens while they were still decent.
The Caryopteris was only just opening up its florets at the time of these photos yet the pollinators (bees & hoverflies) were going ballistic!
In the time it took me to hang my laundry they were all swarming between the Caryopteris, the New England asters, and the unopened showy sedum flowers!
New England Aster
(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Good to see these transplants settling into the garden so well. Also its amusing seeing their reseeding siblings sneaking into every wild/open terrain they can find.
Showy Sedum
(Hylotelephium spectabile)
These specimens have established well in the new garden. A good autumn flower standard. Mom was just yesterday talking about dividing her specimens in the front garden. If we do I think we’ll add the divisions into the new garden with these here for more autumn ka-pow.
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