Geranium pratense ‘Splish Splash’
The garden is starting to don its summer finery and the geraniums are one of the key players. I hadn’t quite realised that I had so many varieties as I have. Most of them have been grown from seed at some point or another including some from a random mix of seeds so I’m not sure what variety the majority are but that doesn’t detract from their beauty. Splish Splash is my favorite as each flower is different and that really appeals to me.
The camera has made this blue just a little more vibrant than it actually it; it a more baby blue. I do like how the blue flower works against the magenta/burgundy seed heads.
The camera has definitely injected some electricity into the blue of this unknown geranium.
Geranium palmatum
I have a number of the Geranium palmatum all grown from seed two years ago. I am particularly pleased with these as the seeds were labelled something different not as glamorous. I bought a Geranium palmatum a few years back and lost it in the very cold winter we had. I must make sure I collect seed from these in case we have a cold winter this year.
Two more unknown geraniums, both unknown varieties, but still loved.
Some Campanula again grown from seed some three years ago and again variety unknown but the blue is very good.
The Delphinium along the Cottage Border have started to flower. Yet again all grown from seed some years ago. They are looking wonderful this year compared to last year when their flowers were snapped off by strong winds. Some of them are around 6ft tall.
Also adding vertical interest to the borders are foxgloves. I have the ordinary Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis purpurea f.albiflora which self seed themselves around the garden. But my absolute favorite at the moment is Digitalis mertonensis (commonly the Strawberry Foxglove) below.