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Re: August is a hard month

In a message dated 97-08-20 15:49:07 EDT, you write:
<< 
 What plant in your border are you proud of in the month of August? 
  Is it a shrub or perennial? sun or shade? >>

Here in zone 6, clethra (sweetshrub) comes into it's own in August.  This is
a decidous shrub that prefers some shade and can tolerate a moist soil.  I
have a pink variety with 6-8 inch spires of flowers that look very refreshing
on those dog days of late summer, and the fragrance is a real treat.  It's
somewhat akin to a lilac, perhaps, but not as heavy, with some overtones of
hyacinth--a very spring-like smell.  

I've got a guara, Whirling Butterflies, (a sun lover) that started in the
beginning of June and, astonishingly, is still going strong.  Just as the
first flowers stalks were finishing up, it produced a huge crop of new ones.
 A light, airy, and very satisfying plant. 

There's a seedling foxglove that decided to forgo the biennial thing and is
blooming it's head off.  August is also the month for one of my absolute
favorites, the plume poppy, but it's just a shadow of it's potential self
this year, due to the droughty conditions.  Both of these like part shade
conditions and a moist soil.

There's buddleia, of course, and vitex blooming right now, and some hostas
and  late lilies.  I'm still waiting for the boltonia and asters.  The
balloon flowers and plumbago are giving me the satisfaction of
almost-true-blue flowers.

Sue Reno, enjoying a lovely soaking rain.
SunspotSue@aol.com


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