I’m assuming that people are, like me, getting very tired of COVD-19-related issues, but are heartened by the gradual lifting of restrictions (such as the Garden re-opening!). I am still taking regular early morning walks in my neighbourhood, and it’s fascinating to see what plants around people’s houses look like from one week to the next.
July is the height of bedding plant season. These plants are infamous for their consistent flowering and lack of change from week to week (for example, border geraniums look pretty much the same in June as they do in July and August). However, I’ll do my best to mix it up and find the interesting in the ordinary.
See the featured plants in other months below:
April in the Neighbourhood
May in the Neighbourhood
June in the Neighbourhood
Please click on the images in the gallery below to learn more about each plant.
Featured Plants – July 27-August 2, 2020
- Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower)
- Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower)
- Liatris spicata (blazing star, gay feather)
- Lavatera x clementii (rose mallow)
- Catalpa (catalpa, bean tree)
- Catalpa (catalpa, bean tree)
- Liatris spicata (blazing star, gay feather)
- Anemone hupehensis (Japanese anemone, wind flower)
- Anemone hupehensis (Japanese anemone, wind flower)
For the text version of the featured plant descriptions, please click here.
Featured Plants – July 20-July 26, 2020
- Trachycarpus fortunei (Chusan palm)
- Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ (gold storm black-eyed Susan)
- Pelargonium x hortorum (bedding or zonal geranium)
- Pelargonium x hortorum (bedding or zonal geranium)
- Leucanthemum x superbum (Shasta daisy)
- Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (Lucifer montbretia)
- Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ (Lucifer montbretia)
For the text version of the featured plant descriptions, please click here.
Featured Plants – July 13-July 19, 2020
- Yucca filamentosa (spoon-leaf yucca, thread yucca, Adam’s needle)
- Tilia (linden, lime)
- Tanacetum vulgare (tansy)
- Tanacetum vulgare (tansy)
- Coleus scutellarioides (coleus, painted nettle)
- Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon)
- Yucca filamentosa (spoon-leaf yucca, thread yucca, Adam’s needle)
- Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon)
For the text version of the featured plant descriptions, please click here.
Featured Plants – July 6-July 12, 2020
- Hydrangea macrophylla (common hydrangea)
- Hydrangea macrophylla (common hydrangea)
- Hydrangea macrophylla (common hydrangea)
- Fuchsia magellanica (hardy fuchsia)
- Fuchsia magellanica (hardy fuchsia)
- Fuchsia magellanica (hardy fuchsia)
- Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)
- Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)
- Coreopsis verticillata (threadleaf tickseed)
- Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)
- Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)
- Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush)
For the text version of the featured plant descriptions, please click here.
Featured Plants – June 29-July 5, 2020
- Thymus vulgaris (thyme, culinary thyme)
- Thymus vulgaris (thyme, culinary thyme)
- Silene coronaria (rose campion)
- Silene coronaria (rose campion)
- Salvia x sylvestris (hybrid wood sage)
- Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii’ (Frades’ escallonia)
- Escallonia x exoniensis ‘Fradesii’ (Frades’ escallonia)
- Cotinus coggygria (smoke bush, Venetian sumac)
- Cotinus coggygria (smoke bush, Venetian sumac)
- Cotinus coggygria (smoke bush, Venetian sumac)
For the text version of the featured plant descriptions, please click here.