The tall flower spikes of the New Zealand Phormium tenax reach high into the sky
Closely followed by the Lilium regale also growing forever upwards
Phygelius raspberry swirl
The refreshing scent of Lavandula hidcote drifts through the air
This Loquat Tree is a curiosity. When we travelled in the Galician region of Spain several years ago, there was a bowl of loquats on the breakfast table. Inside they had big brown seeds which I saved and carried back home with this result. I wonder if they will ever bear fruit?
Echinops - Globe thistle will soon be flowering
Clematis Hagley hybrid
Some of the figs are almost ready but these have still to fatten
I am happy that Californian poppies scatter themselves around - if necessary they are easily removed
Lilium martagon
There are two climbing Hydrangeas growing up our walls - this one is the regular Hydrangea petiolaris
but this one is a rare variety called Hydrangea seemannii. Native to the cloud forests of Mexico and named after the discoverer, Berthold Carl Seeman, a German botanist 1825-1871.
Centaurea montana
Leycesteria formosa - Himalayan honeysuckle
Australian Callistemon citrinus - bottlebrush. There was once a time when this plant would not have survived out of doors in my garden, but with our warmer climate this one has flourished outside for the past 20 years.
