…butterflies which seemed to be having a day off today which is rather overcast. Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis Verbena bonariensis 2002 – FJW Very dry since mid August – a…

…for this purpose. Drimys lanceolata The combination of the tall growing Verbena bonariensis and the much lower growing Verbena rigida was effective. Verbena bonariensis and the much lower growing Verbena…

…Vinca major Final flowers just coming out on Verbena bonariensis.This is the last stem left in the clump flowering. First flowers in August. What a show for any plant! Verbena…

…on a wall although the berries dropped or were eaten weeks ago. Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis I do not remember seeing seed heads on Verbena bonariensis as plentiful as this…

…five weeks already. Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ just coming out. No scent as yet. Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ Fresh new growth on Verbena bonariensis and signs…

…offer far too cheaply but who would buy a plant on a day like this? Bramley Plants Verbena rigida again. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena bonariensis ‘Lollipop’ had a dwarf…

…less tall than V. bonariensis and is just as pretty. Verbena rigida Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’, with its brownish leaves, is a good thing although probably a rockery plant. Geranium ‘Orkney…

…Queen’ Cynara cardunculus and Verbena bonariensis. Cynara cardunculus Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ and Ceratostigma willmottianum. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Africanus Albus’ and Trachelospermum jasminoides. Agapanthus ‘Africanus Albus’…

…herbaceous plants for next spring. Is it hardy I wonder? Not very tall growing (unlike our Verbena bonariensis) which will appeal to some. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Another…