August is Blooming

This month, for a change, I've been taking pictures early in preparation for Bloom day so I'm on time instead of a day late, however, the down side is that I had way too many pictures! I've pared the stacks of images down and still, probably too many, but I love the abundance of flowers this time of year so hope you are all able to wade through.  Although the lilies and many of the perennials are done for the year the hydrangeas, rudbeckias and phlox paniculata are at their peak. The annuals really loved the hot temperatures during July and are looking great. The cooler temps that August brought to the Northeast placated the sulking fuchsias and they are all pushing out lots of flowers.  So without further ado, here's my offering for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - August 2013. Many thanks to Carol from May Dreams Gardens for hosting this monthly floral extravaganza.

Phlox paniculata 'Pink Flame'

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Phlox paniculata 'Pink Flame'

Tithonia with Bumble Bee

Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Cuphea ignea

Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Cuphea ignea

Abutilon 'Vodoo' with Ruby Meadowhawk

Fuchsia 'Beacon' and 'Beacon Rosa'  - This shrub is eight years old now.

 

Fuchsia 'Beacon'

Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Fuchsia 'Beacon'

Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Fuchsia 'Beacon'

Fuchsia 'Jack Shahan'



Fuchsia 'Jack Shahan' - The best growing and most vigorous fuchsia I know of. This one is a star!

Fuchsia 'Galadriel'

Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Salvia 'Wendy's Wish - The Hummingbirds love this salvia!

Kirengeshoma palmate - with Ruby Meadowhawk

Rudbeckia fulgida - I threaten to remove these every year and every year they get a reprieve because of their ease of culture and abundance of bloom.

Sunpatiens 'Variegated Salmon'

 

Phox paniculata 'Nora Leigh'

Evolvulus 'Blue my Mind'

Ruellia

Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky'



Hydrangea 'Pinky Winky'

Rose 'The Fairy' with seed heads from Allium 'Globemaster' -
 I spray painted the Allium to match the roses after the Allium were done blooming.



Sedum 'Autumn Charm'

Phlox paniculata 'Shockwave'

Rose of Sharon 'Sugar Tips'

 

Phlox paniculata 'Shockwave'

Cleome 'Senorita Rosalita' with Russian Sage in the background

Buddleia 'Pink Delight'

Heliopsis seedling of 'Loraine Sunshine' - I'm liking the red stems and variegation on this one

Hybrid Tea Rose 'Fascination'

Hybrid Tea Rose 'Color Magic'

Cotyledon 'Happy Young Lady'

Agastache 'Kudos Coral'

Agastache 'Golden Jubilee'

Agastache 'Kudos Mandarin'

Cana 'Pretoria'

 

Thunbergia

Angelica gigas

Eupatorium 'Little Joe'

Persicaria polymorpha

Chelone