What to plant in pots in August?
It’s also a good month to plant autumn-flowering bulbs such as colchicums and flowers that will bring instant colour to fading borders. Plants such as marigolds and shrubs like caryopteris can also be planted in pots, but these will have to be watered frequently to stop them drying out. The best plants for autumn planters include chrysanthemums, sedums, heathers, rudbeckia, ornamental grasses, and hardy perennials like ferns and hellebores. These plants thrive in cooler temperatures and provide long-lasting visual appeal.
Do any flowers bloom in September?
Late summer is a wonderful time to visit the Garden. September highlights include a new flush of roses, fall azaleas, salvia, and many more favorites like this Victoria amazonica bud, pictured left. Some flowers like coneflower (Echinacea), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum), Spike speedwell (Veronica), Queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula), and yarrow (Achillea) started to bloom in June and often continue into the summer months.Here are the months and their matching birth flowers: January – Carnation February – Violet March – Daffodil April – Daisy May – Lily of the Valley June – Rose July – Larkspur August – Gladiolus September- Aster October – Marigold November – Chrysanthemum December – Narcissus The timing of a family or friend’s birthday .The August birth flowers are gladiolus and poppy. Available in a rainbow of gorgeous colours, these blooms are understandably very popular in the late summer months.
What summer bedding plants flower the longest?
Flowering continuously all summer until the first frosts, begonias can be upright or trailing and are suitable for beds, borders, hanging baskets and window boxes. Some varieties, such as Begonia ‘Non-stop Mocca’, have striking dark foliage for added interest. The two flowering subjects that work are fuchsias and begonias. The latter now offer amazing variety of leaf shape, colour and flower form. They flower throughout the season, clean themselves well and would certainly be my choice for a pot or hanging basket in shade.