Bloom Day-August 09

From In the Garden

There is much blooming in the garden in August just like in July. There are also plenty of little flying flowers to showcase with the blooms. Above are a few pink brugmansias, aka Angle Trumpets.

'Limelight' hydrangeas. Also blooming but not pictured are PeeGee Hydrangeas, and 'Tardiva' hydrangea.

Joe Pye weed, aka Eupatorim purpureum. Also blooming is Eupatorium maculatum.

'Guacomole' hosta and Ligularia dentata.

Butterfly bush 'Black Knight'.

'Adagio' ornamental grass.

'Miss Huff' Lantana and friend. I believe the butterfly is a sulphur but I am not sure.

Annual salvia. A volunteer.

My friend Helga gave me this euphorbia. She called it Snow on the Mountain. It is Euphorbia marginata and should self seed in my garden.

Autumn Joy Sedum. Also blooming an unknown pink flat headed sedum, Matrona (a gift from Frances), and an unknown white sedum.

I think this is some type of heliopsis? Help please anyone.
Sneezeweed, aka Helenium autmnale. Last year's August Plant of the Month.
Crepe Myrtle. probably 'Potomac'.

'Autumn Sun' Rudbeckia and friends. Randy has a picture of this little skipper butterfly on his blog and it is a Little Glassywing.

Catnip, (Nepeta cateria)

Spinners Phlox

Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum x rugosa 'Blue Fortune')

Zinnia and Diamond Frost

Also blooming not pictured: Rudbeckias, clematis (sweet and regular), cyclamens, coneflowers, marigolds, begonias, impatiens, some daylilies, Knockout rose, supertunias, calicabroas, 'Moonbeam' coreopsis, dragon wing begonia, unknown light purple phlox, 'Starfire' phlox, some salvias are reblooming, torenia, 4 O'Clocks, alyssum, touch me nots, geranims, cannas, veronica, sweet autumn clematis, and Rose of Sharons.

Bloomed but passed by: Surprise lilies, hibiscus, Bouncing Bets.

in the garden....