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flowers and vines in Lavaux - july 2016

8/1/2016

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alcea rosea
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yucca filamentosa: not everyone likes these, but easy to grow in dry spots: tall white flowers that remind me of orchids
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echinacea: great in border but also very suitable in a planter or pot
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anagallis monellii 'skylover' (blue pimpernell): more intense blue cannot be found in a flower - use as groundcover or in a pot
typical summer flowers for dry and sunny spots:

alcea rosea (hollyhock) and lavendula

hollyhocks are biennials and self-sow so every second year they appear somewhere else in your garden.
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acanthus mollis
acanthus (bear's breeches) has very tall spiky flowers that attract bees and other insects

easy to grow in any condition, full sun to full shade

only drawback: they spread...
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nerium (oleander): easy to grow in a large planter, blooms for months...
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flowering olive tree - wondering if they will end up as olives...
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lavendula
ah lavender, the color, the scent

they do not like wet feet so plant them in some gravel for drainage
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eremus stenophyllus (foxtail lily): torch like flowers that look like they emit light in the evening
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dactylorhiza alpestris orchid in the Swiss alps
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flowering grapevines - a little late this year, end of june - they have a scent! a roselike smell, unbelievable...
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how quick they grow: only a couple of weeks later plenty of budding grapes appear (mid july)
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end of july: grapes are 'plumping up'...
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