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got a couple more new plants.
The hanging planter was looking a bit barren after trimming it back. I had already removed the Sanvitalia since there wasn't any life
left in it and now the Lobelia gave up as well. The amount of flowers it produced was ridiculous though so I understand if it was exhausted.
The two plants that are left are the Verbena (red) and Petunia/Calibrachoa (white) and the latter one lost a couple parts when I trimmed
everything back because it's a bit brittle. (and then another section today  )
I had to visit the store today anyway for some other things so had a look at the plants to see if I could find anything to fill the gap.
I got some help again from a friendly bee which pointed me to a Scaevola. Not something I was familiar with but it seems that it's
an excellent choice. It flowers until late autumn, is trailing/cascading, likes sun and is drought tolerant, all perfect for a hanging planter.
Thanks bee!
It is an evergeen perennial but not cold hardy so probably won't survive, if it does than that's a nice bonus.
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I also got a Physostegia virginiana. Already have one of those that I got early on in the year and it is still "alive" but just looks like a couple green sticks
with hardly any leaves. Not really expecting it to survive let alone produce any flowers. I got that one with the idea that it could be somewhat of a perennial
replacement for a foxglove as the flowers are a bit similar. The foxglove I got last month gave up shortly after flowering, so that spot was now available.
Another plant I got is a Daisy, probably a Shasta daisy or maybe an ox-eye daisy. Was considering getting one of those next year or maybe try to grow
it from seed but might as well get it now and see how it does on my balcony.
And another sedum for the alpine planter. One of the sedums got too leggy and grew mostly outside of the planter. I did try to replant parts of it but I am not
sure if any of those will root. It works fine in spring but with these constant high temperatures they tend to just dry out. The one I got will hopefully stay a bit
more compact and adds some extra color and variation.
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a nice surprise today in the form of a flowering Calendula.
I got the seeds for it last year as a free gift when I placed an order at tuinjoop.com.
I couldn't think of a suitable spot last year but this year I planted the seeds in one of my hanging planters that has some sedum
growing in it among other things. I also added a couple buckwheat seeds and then waited.
The buckwheat has been flowering for a while now and I almost forgot about the Calendula until I spotted the flower this morning. 
All 5 seeds appear to have germinated with 2 of them flowering so far. I think I'll order some more seeds for next year, they seem
like a nice alternative for Cosmos which I didn't have any luck with this year. I even managed to kill the one I bought within a week
Actually I might not even have to order them if I let them go to seed, just have to keep an eye on them so I know when to harvest.
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Another surprise a week ago when I (finally!) spotted a butterfly on my balcony and a second one this week.
Couldn't get a good photo of it as it kept fluttering about and when it did sit still it was behind some flowers.
I think it's a Green-veined white which I haven't noticed before. I believe the large white (Pieris brassicae) and
small white (Pieris rapae) are more common around here.
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The Bougainvillea is growing new flowers.
Interestingly the flowers themselves aren't actually pink but white, its kinda faking it by having pink bracts.
I also created a suitable space inside now in case I want to keep it through the winter as it isn't hardy. It won't be getting
a lot of sun there (only in the morning) but that might already be more than it is currently getting outside.
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The Agastache is putting out lots of flowers right now which are very much appreciated by the bees.
Usually it's only one bee at a time though, sometimes two, and wasps are also appearing more now
which I am less fond of, but they're welcome as long as they stay outside.
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I know it's a dwarf but I do think it is supposed to be a bit taller.
Not that I mind, and I am happy that it is flowering.
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| PHOBoS wrote: | The small snapdragons didn't flower very long after I got them so I cut them back and then the red ones decided to put on another show.
I have cut it back again but I don't think there will be many more flowers if any at all. |
not only did they put on some more flowers, the yellow ones decided to come back and join in as well this time 
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| the Scaevola seems to be happy |
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It's not very tall but does have multiple flowers
(I am not entirely sure if it is 'Procut Peach' but I think that's what I've sown) |
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| some of the second sowing of Phacelia has started to flower as well, it gets overshadowed by the buckwheat but I like the combo. |
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| This one flowered a month ago and only shortly but it was stunning |
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The Coleus growing in the small 7cm pots is doing really well.
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| even in a solid green color they're nice plants |
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I have a Buddleja
If you want to attract butterflies then a Buddleja is of course the plant, it's called the butterfly bush after all.
However, they can get big, very big, way too big for my tiny balcony. Luckily there are also dwarf varieties which can
still get large but are a lot more manageable. I've looked online and did consider maybe ordering one somewhere in
the future.
I needed a couple of things from my usual store again, incl. at least 1 plant, and while I was there I had a look at the
buddlejas which, not surprisingly, had also caught the attention of a nice butterfly (not sure if it was a red admiral or
a small tortoiseshell). Of course they were too large but on close inspection I spotted one hiding between the others
that had a lower price tag and a different label. A label that indicated a height of only 80~100cm, so I quickly grabbed
that one and took it home. It is indeed a dwarf and there is some info about it on this german website https://summer-kids.de/
The one I have is called Timmi so should have dark blue flowers. It did have some spend/dried flowers on it which I removed
but also new one which have yet to bloom.
Another plant that is a bit of a butterfly magnet is Verbena bonariensis. I already had it on my list of plants that I wanted to look
for next year but since they had one available that didn't look too bad (probably in better shape than it would be early next year)
I got that one as well. It did sustain a bit of damage on the way home and lost some flower buds but it has a couple more and plenty
of new shoots that may still produce flowers this year.
Also got another Goldenrod (Solidago), at least I am 99% sure that's what it is but it didn't have a label. I say another because
I do already have a dwarf variety but that one hasn't shown any indication of wanting to flower and has now started to drop its lower leaves.
This new one is covered in flower buds and looks like it is ready to burst open very soon. I have no idea if it is also a dwarf or just forced
into flower at a low height, if I can keep it alive until next year we might find out (they can get pretty tall). Goldenrod is also loved by butterflies.
What I set out to get was not any plant in particular but something to fill a gap left by a couple of marigolds in the large railing planter.
I was hoping for something pink and an annual that will flower into autumn but other than that just looked at what was available, which
isn't a lot at this time of year. Something stood out though, it's definitely pink and it's a Callistephus chinensis, which I wasn't familiar with.
I also took home a white Heather (Calluna vulgaris), mainly because it was pretty cheap and it's a bit different than all the other plants.
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I think that in mom's garden verbena attracted even more butterflies than the budleja's ... although more is pretty relative .. there were not very many this year .. and mostly white ones . .a couple of small brown ones .. saw one blue one.
Another attractor she has is koninginnekruid .. Eupatorium cannabinum .. but those get petty big too ... when anther 90cm plant is an option .. maybe Eupatorium 'Baby Joe' (Leverkruid)?
And they all look nice and smell good 
A trick might be to cut the top out before they blossom .. they may branch out then and produce more flowers ... Chelsea chop it seems to be called .. for making the chelsea flower show more spectacular .. I guess.
And on the other end of the spectrum .. I love corsican mint .. Mentha requienii, had some in a flower pot here .. unfortunately not for very long 
Ow and another nice insect attractor is Chinese bieslook (Allium ramosum) .. with white flowers .. starting to blossom about now .. not very big .. and very eddable too .. as a substitute for garlic or spring onions .. they seem to take ages though to grow from seeds .. maybe they need a bit of winter.
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I think I've seen more butterflies than the last couple of years or maybe I am just paying more attention to them, but yeah, mostly white ones.
Now that I think about it, I can't remember the last time I saw a yellow one (citroentje) which used to be pretty common.
I've added Eupatorium to the list, could indeed be suitable. Taller plants aren't so much a problem (to a certain degree of course) and I have been focusing
more on those this year. The main difficulty is finding plants that are tall but not very wide as I don't have much surface area. I think verbena can get
wider at the top but doesn't have a lot of foliage and most of it is at the base, so that should work out ok as it can mingle with other plants.
I also added Achillea (duizendblad) to the list, also great for bees & butterflies and I like the colors of the 'Terracotta' one.
The Chelsea chop is not very suitable for me because as you already mentioned it makes the plants branch out more and thus they become wider. For some
plants it can still be beneficial though as they might fall over if they get too tall but I usually have to stake a lot of them already anyway. Btw it's just called
Chelsea chop as an easy reminder for when to do it, because of course every (UK) gardener knows when that takes place (personally I don't care for it at all).
Somehow I never made the connection between chives (bieslook) and Allium which is actually pretty obvious. I do like the taste of it but I am not sure if I
have a suitable spot for it. Also makes sense that they can take some time to grow from seed since they form tiny bulbs which takes a lot of energy.
But once established they can come back year after year and the flowers are nice.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 11:30 am Post subject:
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Balcony looking great Phobos 
nice colours and very green and leafy . |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2025 12:37 pm Post subject:
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thanks Dave
It usually turns into a sea of green at this time of the year but I managed to keep some color going.
There might be even more color soon if the Solidago and Buddleja come into bloom and maybe some flowers on the Verbena as well.
The Alpine planter also still has some color in the form of tiny flowers on the Delosperma, which is getting a bit too comfortable in there.
Oh and also the morning glories, at least the ones that self seeded. The ones I've sown had pale looking leaves and caught a bad case
of spider mites. I did remove a lot of the infected leaves and it does seem to grow some healthier looking ones now. I hope it'll still flower
regardless.
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| even the strawberry plant managed to flower, I'll be so proud of it if it actually produces a strawberry |
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| Posted: Yesterday, at 9:21 am Post subject:
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Some flowers on the Buddleja have opened and the Solidago (Goldenrod) is starting to open up as well.
There are quite a few new flower buds on the pink Callistephus chinensis.
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This photo also shows that the small ''Disco Red' marigolds don't have much life left in them but they did flower profusely.
The taller 'Jolly Jester' ones are still going pretty strong and the purple daisies are also still doing great. |
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| Posted: Yesterday, at 10:03 am Post subject:
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Something that is not doing well is the Scaevola because I killed it
So now there was a gaping hole in the hanging planter again. I was considering to just leave it at that but because I had to pick up something else anyway
I had a quick look at what was still available. I found a mix of Calocephalus + Muehlenbeckia, which is a bit different from what I would normally get as it
doesn't have any flowers (though the Muehlenbeckia might flower). I also got 2 more Heathers and then redid the whole planter.
The petunia that was in there did have some flowers on it but wasn't looking great anymore and had started to become a bit of an eyesore, so I got rid of it.
The red Verbena (not the bonariensis) is actually still looking pretty nice so I gave it a bit of a trim and replanted it in the smaller (purple) hanging planter.
In previous years I always just removed the plant (usually a petunia) from the hanging planter at the end of the year and then left it empty until the next year.
The plants that are in there now should stay green (and silver) trough the winter as long as it doesn't get too cold, though the Heathers should be pretty hardy.
I do think the combination looks really nice and it's still quite colorful but better suited for autumn/winter.
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| Posted: Yesterday, at 10:56 am Post subject:
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a plant that I haven't shown any more photos of after I got it (though I am sure it appeared in the background on a few) is the Dryopteris erythrosora
aka Autumn Fern. It's so well behaved that I sometimes even forget it's there. It has been filling up the shady spot below the table without encroaching
on other plants and apart from having to water it has been completely care free.
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| Posted: Yesterday, at 11:44 am Post subject:
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The first Calendula seeds have been collected so I can sow these again next year.
I also got a mix of Calendula seeds that have single and double flowers in hues of yellow and orange.
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| Posted: Yesterday, at 2:56 pm Post subject:
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| Always love seeing the garden pics Pho!! |
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| Posted: Today, at 3:17 am Post subject:
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| Banjo wrote: | | Always love seeing the garden pics Pho!! |
that's great to hear
I'll try to keep it updated as long as there is something to show, which will likely be until October when I have to plant
the spring bulbs for next year. Then there will be a break until February/March when the first of those bulbs should
start to flower. Unless something exiting happens during the winter.
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