The color theme for June seems to be very much purples and pinks with the odd splash of red and white, such as the Potentilla album above. I have been more conscious in choosing plants that are within a color palette to try to bring some cohesion to my garden.
The roses are starting to flower. This one is looking the best it has ever looked and is smothered in flowers. I think it might be Rosa ‘Lucky’ but for the life of me I can’t remember where I bought it from or when. I deliberately didn’t prune my roses hard this year as I wanted them to be taller to add height to the border and with the exception of one which for some reason hasn’t produce any flowering stems it seems to have worked well.
Rosa Ophelia
The second one to flower is Ophelia which is a fuller flower and prone to being damaged when it rains or there is a strong wind. It is beautiful and the scent is heavenly but I think I prefer the form of the top rose more.
New to me this year is Cerinthe retorta which I have really fallen in love with. I much prefer it to the normal Cerinthe major especially the white inner flowers. I will definitely be collecting seed from these.
My favorite Astrantia, again I seem to have lost the label, but the color is just stunning. It is bulking up slowly now so maybe next year I will be able to divide it.
One of my many alliums – I get confused which is which but I do like the shape of the flowers on this variety as they open and I really need to add more to the garden.
Iris louisiana which I adore. It was new last year and I was completely bewitched but its iridescent blue flowers. It lives in the damp corner of my patio which often floods and seems to enjoy the moisture.
I am pretty certain this is Geum Totally Tangerine; a really good plant which has been flowering already for around 6 weeks and adds a sparkle of color to the predominantly green foliage in the woodland border.
So these are my favorite flowers this month, the stars of the show. For more Garden Bloggers Bloom Day posts pop over to Carol’s at May Dreams.
