The Flowers of August

High summer in the Pacific Northwest

Welcome to Lila Johnson ’s garden in Mill Creek , Washington ( due north of Seattle ) . Here are photos of what was flowering in her garden in August .

An exquisite pure white-hot Oriental lily , peradventure the variety ‘ Casa Blanca ’ ( Lilium‘Casa Blanca ’ zone 5–8 ) . It ’s incredibly beautiful and incredibly fragrant .

Another Oriental lily , this one garden pink , blooms in front of a pallid blueish delphinium ( Delphiniumelatum , zona 3–7 ) . Oriental lily have a fairly limited colour range , mostly shades of pink and clean , but they make up for it with one of the most acute fragrance in the garden .

Two variants on a coneflower : regular violet coneflower ( Echinaceapurpurea , Zones 3–8 ) at the top , and a two-fold - bloom form at the bottom . dual version of flowers pack a huge punch in the garden visually but are usually less popular with pollinator than the single versions , so mixing both in the garden insure there is something for everyone , both human and insect .

Hydrangea peak in front of a hardy fuchsia ( Fuchsiahybrid ) . Though fuchsias are usually grown as annuals , there are quite a few form that are hardy in Zone 8 , possibly even Zone 7 with measured siting . Be mindful , however , that many of them skin in live weather , so do your inquiry before buy a stalwart fuchsia if you live in a climate with hot summer .

Lila buy thisHosta‘Curly tike ’ ( Zones 3–9 ) in June from a local nursery because it look so dissimilar from other genus Funka .

And here are flowers onHosta‘Curly small fry ’ , blooming on August 27 . Many Hosta have beautiful flowers , though the main stress is usually on their leaves .

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