Wisley Flower Show. I didn't know about it until I visited Wisley last week and saw them erecting the marquee tents. The Wisley information desk told me to expect a small version of the Hampton Court Flower Show that Mrs Plutus and I had attended earlier in the summer. Indeed the forewarning was accurate - this was a small but enjoyable show, centred around a large marquee that was 50% fuchsia exhibition and 50% streptocarpus, heuchera, gladioli, pelargonium and agapanthus. Mr and Mrs Plutus senior met me at the show and we all had a very educational time wandering through the gardens afterwards. Highlights of the stroll include (mostly for Mrs Plutus senior's benefit):
Lychnis - a perennial that was rather disappointing when it first arrived in my garden. A few little dianthus-style flowers each on a thin stem two feet from the ground. Didn't look like much at first but the proliferous production of magenta flowers has been simply wonderful. Regular dead-heading is a must!
Eupatorium - another perennial. The variety most common at Wisley looks like a large dogwood (cornus) with the beautiful dark red stem and is apparently an extremely useful plant that can treat malaria, gout, arthritis and many other conditions. I look forward to learning much more about this at the Chelsea Physic Garden in a few weeks!
Eryngium - Sea Holly. This is a beautifully structural plant that would look amazing in a border with acanthus and a prolific verbena at the back.
Lantana Camara - A particularly attractive flower that looks like a hybrid between a primula and a hydrangea in my opinion. Apparently it is quite invasive so please be careful planting it in your garden!
Canna - not really my thing but a couple of images for Mrs Plutus senior. Enjoy...
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