Much of what happens in the garden by way of appearance in August, will be determined by the weather situation. But whatever - sunshine or rain - you can bet that the normal August flowers will do their utmost to put on a show. It is after all their only method of survival in the long term. No flowers, no seed. No seed, no continuation. The full range of flowering plants encompasses Perennials, shrubs, trees and bulbs.
The Flowertime Project still nears you help and input to endure its success, so please let us know what you find in flower this month. Autumn is waiting to have its say and impact on the garden plants.
Maybe that is the reason why so many plants put on their best floral display in this month. Shrubs will have generally had their say earlier in the year. Now is the time for the perennials to take over prime spot - unless you know different! Please share with us!
Here's a few of the flowering plants that you can look forward to seeing in August.
We need to know about SHRUBS flowering in August ... Such as
Campsis | Hydrangea | Berberis | Escallonia | Abelia | Clematis | Eucryphia |
We need to know about PERENNIALS incl. BULBS flowering in August ... Such as ...
Agapanthus | Agastache | Crocosmia | Salvia | Clematis perennial | Echinacea | Rudbeckia | Aster | Allium | Argyranthemum | Artemisia | Cyclamen | Diascia | Echinops | Eryngium | Eucomis | Sedum | Euphatorium | Geranium |
1st
Assorted Perennials giving a taste as to what August can be like with
flowering plants. Penstemons; Crocosmia; Heleniums; Foliage of dark
Canna; Rudbeckia:
Festuca glauca
Ornamental Blue Fescue Grass
Penstemon Alice Hindley
Penstemon Andreken Ans Friedrich
Penstemon Countess of Dalkeith
2nd
Eucomis comosa - The Pineapple Lily An unusual perennial.
Indigofera heterantha
Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford'
Lilium henryii -
Lilium 'Red Dutch'
Lilium 'Touching'
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' The golden foliage is as
important as the yellow flowers!
Lythrum salicaria 'Feuerkerze'
Lythrum virgatum 'Dropmore Purple'
Miscanthus
sinensis 'Morning Light'
Nemesia 'Wisley Vanilla'
3rd
Hosta fortunei in flower
Lilium superbum
Aconitum 'Spark's Variety' - Monkshood
Achillea millefolium 'Moonshine'
Achillea 'Credo'
Achillea filipendulina 'Golden Plate'
Agapanthus
African Lily - Unknown
Agapanthus 'Midnight Blue' Nile Lily
Agapanthus 'Purple Cloud'
Agapanthus 'Quink Drops'
Agapanthus 'Silver Jubilee'
Alstroemeria 'Tessa'
Argyranthemum 'Petite Pink' - Frost hardy in sheltered dry soil
conditions.
Artemisia lactiflora Guizhuo Group
Canna 'Panache'
Clematis 'Arabella'
Clematis diversifolia - Harden semi-climbing herbaceous or
deciduous perennial
Clematis Kaiu
Clematis viticella purpurea plena Elegans
Clematis x durandii
How to
grow Clematis
Crambe maritima - With whit flowers, but we do not apologise
for this splendid silver foliage shot in August
Crocosmia 'Vulcan' A vivid splash of August flower power.
Diascia personata
Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue'
4th
Eryngium x tripartitum
Euphatorium maculatum 'Atropurpurea'
Euphorbia donii 'Armjimassa'
The autumn flowering plants start to put on a display in August - none more so than the Heleniums...
Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'
Helenium Sahil's Early Flower
Helenium 'Waltraut'
Hemerocallis 'Alan' - Day Lily
Hemerocallis 'Pink Damask'
5th
Geranium 'Mavis Simpson'
Heliopsis helianthoides Var Scabra
Monarda didyma 'Violet Queen'
Penstemon Pennington Gem
Penstemon Sour Grapes
Penstemon Countess of Dalkeith
6th
Briza media
- Ornamental grass
Penstemon Mother of pearl
Penstemon Port Wine - Penstemon
Main Page
7th
Hypericum
kouytchense. There are several varieties of the valuable shrub
that are worth planting. We explain here.
Penstemon Strawberry Fancy
Penstemon White Bedder
8th
Penstemons Assorted colours
Perovskia Blue Spirit
Persicaria amplexicaulis Atrosanguinea1
9th
Persicaria amplexicaulis Rosea
Phlomis russeliana
Phlox paniculata 'Fancy Feelings'
Phlox paniculata 'Eve Cullum'
Phlox paniculata 'Nesperis'
Phlox paniculata 'Snow Hare'
Phlox paniculata Skylight
Rosa Fellowship Harwelcome Fb
Rosa Heart of Gold HT - Roses Main page
10th
Stachys officinalis 'Hummero'
11th
Eucryphia nymansensis -
A spectacular
flowering
evergreen shrub
Gaura lindheimeri
Gaura lindheimeri 'Rosy Jane'
Helenium 'Coppelia'
Helenium 'Summer Wonder' - Sommewunder
Delphinium Trials at Wisley
RHS Garden
12th
Abelia schumanii - Evergreen flowering shrub
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Arcotis Flame Hybrid - Non hardy perennial
Diascia - often sold for hanging baskets but a good garden plant in
sunny border
Blue Diascia
Container planting of Diascia and Nemesia. The container needed no other
plants.
Diascia Honey Olympics
Diascia small-flowered - Mauve puts on a dazzling August flowering
display
Eccremocarpos scaber 'Tresco Crimson - A reasonable hardy
perennial climber
Lobelia 'Hadspen's Purple'
Assorted hardy Lobelias
Lobelia 'Pink Flamingo'
Hardy Lobelia cardinalis type - Purple.
Lobelia syphilitica f. Alba
Nandina domestica 'Richmond' - Quite a rare sight is the
Nandina flowering in August
13th
Galtonia
candicans
Hosta 'Hamabo'
Hydrangea paniculata 'Floribunda'
Hydrangea paniculata 'Pink Diamond' - before the flowers turn
pink.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Unique'
Hydrangea quercifolia | Hydrangea quercifolia
Early foliage colour
Rudbeckia Echinacea White
Rudbeckia hirta 'Toto'
Stipa calamagrostis
14th
Hydrangea paniculata 'Green Spire'
Osteospermum 'Whirlybird' - Cape Daisy
Osteospermum Sunny Mary
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavendelturm'
15th
Agastache
barberi 'Tutti Frutti'
Agastache
austromontanum
Agastache
rupestris
Agastache 'Black Adder'
Stipa gigantea Giant Golden Oats
16th
Ligularia stenocephala
Lilium Stargazer
Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhause'
Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'
Rudbeckia fulgida var sulivantii Goldsturm
Salvia forreri
17th
Agapanthus inapurtus hollandii - Light Blue African Lily
Agapanthus 'Loch Hope'
Agapanthus 'Snowmound' - White African Lily of the Nile
Allium
nutans 'Superbum'
Artemisia lactiflora Elfenbein
Astilbe chinensis Pumilla
Astrantia major 'Roma'
Canna indica 'Tchad'
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Severn Sunrise'
Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Wilmott's Ghost'
Helenium 'Rubinswerg'
18th
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Solfaterre' -
Crocosmia Main Page
Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
Hedera helix 'Little Diamond' Adult foliage - after several years -
allows for late flowers which are invaluable for a late supply of pollen
for honey bees!
Pennisetum
villosum - Feathertop Grass
19th
Campsis
radicans - Trumpet Vine climber
Lobelia speciosa 'Fan Burgundy'
Lobelia x speciosum vedrariensis
Viburnum betulifolium - Berries starting ready for Autumn
colour
20th
Eucomis bicolor
Eucomis comosa Dark Form
Eucomis pallidiflora
Eucomis autumnalis syn E undulata
Eucomis cordata
Eucomis comosa
21st
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Worcester Gold' is a flowering
shrub with good foliage colour as well as the insect attracting flowers
Hibiscus
syriacus 'Hamabo'
Lobelia 'Brightness'
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Worcester Gold'
Erythrina crista-galli (The coral tree) Grown as a
large shrub rather than tree
Hibiscus 'Hamabo'
Monarda didyma 'Prarienacht'
Monarda didyma 'Scorpion'
22nd
Hypericum x inodorum 'Elstead'
Persicaria affinis 'Superba'
Aster frikartii 'Monch'
Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'
23rd
Knifophia 'Prince Igor'
Knifophia 'Percy's Pride'
Knifophia 'Lemon Queen'
Knifophia rooperi
Knifophia linearifolia
Knifophia Green Jade
24th
Lobelia cardinalis
Salvia 'Indigo Spires'
Salvia Regla
Salvia microphylla var. microphylla
Salvia microphylla 'Pink Blush'
Salvia lycioides x greggii
25th
Miscanthus sinensis 'Flamingo'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Silberfeder' Silver Feather
Miscanthus sinensis 'Ferner Osten'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kaskade'
26th
Anemone japonica
Calamagrostis brachytricha - Ornamental Grass
Cyclamen hederifolium - Hardy August flowering Cyclamen that flowers
before foliage emerges.
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Alba' White flowered form of the autumn
hardy Cyclamen
Pink flower detail of Cyclamen hederifolium A good low growing corm - or
bulb if you wish!
Tigridia pavena (Not hardy - needs frost protection)
27th
Salvia patens
Salvia coccinea 'Forest Flame'
Salvia coccineum Coral Nymph
28th
Salvia microphylla 'Newby Hall'
Salvia 'Trellisick'
Salvia x jamensis 'Hot Lips'
Tradescantia andersoniana
29th
Lobelia x speciosa Fan 'Scharlach'
Lobelia cardinalis Victoria
Lobelia speciosa 'Fan Lachs'
30th
Schizostylis coccinea 'Mrs Hegart'
Schizostylis coccinea 'Mrs Hegart'
Solanum jasminoides 'Album'
31st
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