June flowers

The Old garden — June in “The Old Garden” – Hidcote

Or do you have a different favourite in June?

collage — Clockwise from top left: Osteospermum ‘Sunny Amanda’, Honesty, Fuschia, Ceanothus, Honeysuckle, Peony, Aquilegia, Poppy, Lupin, Old Rose

47 thoughts on “June flowers”

Lucid Gypsy says:

June 30, 2015 at 12:00

Impossible to choose one flower, but I’m really fond of agapanthus and jasmine!

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1. Heyjude says:
  
  June 30, 2015 at 12:32
  
  Oh, yes jasmine. I love the scent of jasmine. And agapanthus are such lovely flowers, so many pretty shades. I have one which has variegated leaves so looks very pretty even without flowers. I have just had a look to see if there are any flower spikes this year and have spotted two. I think I had four last year so we shall see. I will include them in July’s flower round-up 😀
  
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  1. morselsandscraps says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 02:48
    
    Agapanthus are classified as a pest by our local council – which is a bit of a pest too!
    
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  2. Heyjude says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 10:26
    
    I’ll have those ‘pests’ any day 🙂
    
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whichwaynow101 says:

June 30, 2015 at 14:04

I tried to choose more than one but you wouldn’t let me.

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1. Heyjude says:
  
  June 30, 2015 at 14:08
  
  You are allowed to add one in the comment 🙂
  
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  1. whichwaynow101 says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 14:35
    
    Okay, I’ll add rose . . .
    
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  2. whichwaynow101 says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 14:36
    
    and poppy . . .
    
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  3. whichwaynow101 says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 14:37
    
    and aqueligia. You meant one per comment didn’t you?
    
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2. Heyjude says:
  
  June 30, 2015 at 18:44
  
  har de har… there’s always one!
  
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3. restlessjo says:
  
  June 30, 2015 at 20:39
  
  I like this person’s style 🙂
  
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  1. Heyjude says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:46
    
    Don’t you know Carol? She’s another rebel 😦
    
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  2. restlessjo says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:49
    
    Of course I do. I tried to send her to Ely 🙂
    
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  3. Heyjude says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:51
    
    Good place for her! Actually I’d love to visit Ely too.
    
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  4. restlessjo says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:53
    
    Get yourself along there! It’s lovely 🙂
    
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  5. Heyjude says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:56
    
    So many places… so little time (and money)
    
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  6. restlessjo says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:59
    
    Sore subject 🙂
    
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  7. Heyjude says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 00:19
    
    Time? Money? Places?
    
    I need to email you.
    
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  8. restlessjo says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 06:48
    
    Oo-er!!! 🙂
    I need to take control of my life. Right now it feels like somebody else is jerking the strings.
    
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  9. whichwaynow101 says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 21:14
    
    See you in Ely, Jude? Why don’t you meet us Jo?
    
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  10. whichwaynow101 says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 09:43
    
    But of course you do, Jo.
    
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  11. pommepal says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 12:33
    
    Where’s Ely??? I would like to come with you all!!!
    
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  12. Heyjude says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 13:08
    
    Cambridgeshire – Ely cathedral the tallest building in the Fens. I’m sure you can come along 🙂
    
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  13. pommepal says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 13:11
    
    Aw thanks I’ll be there in cyber time!!!!
    
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  14. restlessjo says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 20:01
    
    Not far from Cambridge. It has the most beautiful cathedral. (Google it?) We could have such a nice time, Pauline. 🙂
    
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  15. pommepal says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 00:50
    
    I’ll bring some sunshine with me!!!!
    
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  16. restlessjo says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 06:13
    
    We might have too much already! Just bring your lovely self 🙂
    
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  17. pommepal says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 08:00
    
    I just need to win a lotto and I’ll be on the next plane Jo…
    
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Sukanya Ramanujan says:

June 30, 2015 at 16:34

Impossible to have a favourite-they’re all so beautiful!

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Patrick says:

June 30, 2015 at 20:22

I love the smell of the Lupin in the late spring in the forest around Lake Tahoe. Add the other smells of the forest and I’m in heaven…or at least what I hope heaven smells like. 🙂

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1. Heyjude says:
  
  June 30, 2015 at 20:48
  
  I never associate Lupins with a fragrance! What am I missing?
  
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  1. Patrick says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 05:37
    
    That’s interesting. I’m not an expert on wildflowers but I do have a very sensitive sense of smell. All I know is they smell wonderful.
    
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restlessjo says:

June 30, 2015 at 20:37

Out of those you’ve chosen, I’d have to pick the rose, Jude, but there really are too many beauties to narrow it down. I’m a rhododendron and clematis gal, so I didn’t vote. 🙂

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1. Heyjude says:
  
  June 30, 2015 at 20:47
  
  Well that’s helpful! Not! Clematis flower all through the year and I think of rhodos as a May flower – so I shall take your rose choice for June 🙂
  
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  1. restlessjo says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:48
    
    Fair enough 🙂
    
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  2. Heyjude says:
    
    June 30, 2015 at 20:51
    
    😀 😀
    
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morselsandscraps says:

July 1, 2015 at 02:47

Horse chestnut. Laburnum. Rhododendron. But it’s always a delight to see poppies in paddocks and by the railway line too. Thanks to the northern spring.

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1. Heyjude says:
  
  July 1, 2015 at 10:27
  
  I obviously worded this question wrong. I was aiming for favourite June flowers.
  
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  1. morselsandscraps says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 03:08
    
    My three are favourites in June too, even if they’re not flowering. I’ve never had a favourite flower before, so I’m trying to get my money’s worth! My love lasts.
    
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  2. Heyjude says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 10:15
    
    I know!
    
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pommepal says:

July 1, 2015 at 12:35

Ha Jude June flowers are different over here to over there… Must admit I like them all…

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1. Heyjude says:
  
  July 1, 2015 at 13:05
  
  What’s your favourite June flower then PP, in your climate?
  
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  1. pommepal says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 13:14
    
    Not much flowering in June but the Tibouchinas are making a glorious mauve splash around the place. I’ve just planted one so it will be a couple of years before it flowers.
    
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  2. Heyjude says:
    
    July 1, 2015 at 13:20
    
    Mmm… they are lovely. I wonder if I can grow those in Cornwall? One reason for wanting to move there is to be able to grow some of my favourite South African plants, in particular a Brunfelsia. Winters are generally frost free so it might be possible.
    
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  3. pommepal says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 01:10
    
    I have 2 Brunfelsias in my garden Jude they smell divine when they flower. We call them “yesterday, today and tomorrow!!!” Being frost free you should be able to grow lots of the same things we grow here.
    
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  4. Heyjude says:
    
    July 2, 2015 at 10:27
    
    That’s the name I know them by! And I remember the perfume. I shall have to give one a try at least and they should cope with coastal conditions as we lived by the coast when we grew them.
    
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  5. pommepal says:
    
    July 3, 2015 at 00:22
    
    They seem to be quite a hardy sort of shrub/tree I think they should survive in your new corner of the world.
    
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