Plants Flowering in August

As its name implies this magnolia continues to produce flowers irregularly right through the season. The first flowers are usually pale pink but the later ones are usually darker

Fragrant white flowers with purple centres

Fragrant creamy-white flowers and distinctive leaves which are blue-white underneath. In our Cornish climate this is a semi-evergreen tree in a mild winter

Plant of the year at Chelsea 2013. A compact habit and the first mahonia to have entirely spine free leaves. Bright yellow flowers

Spine-free linear leaves, lightly fragrant, yellow flowers, late autumn to winter.

A brand new introduction with holly-like foliage and a very compact habit. Flowers are orange-red in bud on tall spikes, opening yellow

Deep yellow flowers from orange buds. Spine-free finely divided leaves

Cut leaves, pale pink flowers

Cut leaves, fragrant pure white flowers

9syn. M. tomentosa).Bright orange-red flowers and large green leaves

Scarlet-red flowers and green leaves with silvery-grey undersides

The hardiest of all the metrosideros which grew at Caerhays for many years. Coppery-scarlet flowers. Much more tender when young as those who have pinched seedlings from Tresco discover to their cost

One of the hardiest species which will thrive outside in Cornwall. Coppery young leaves and bright crimson flowers

Golden-yellow leaves with orange tinted tips

Green leaves with yellow-splashed centres

Evergreen leathery leaves

An attractive ornamental grass with large plumes

Broad mid-green leaves with conspicuous white stripes

Green leaves edged white with coppery red flowers

Narrow leaves with silvery white veins turn bronze in autumn

Silver variegated leaves

Compact variety with rich red feathery plumes. Green leaves with a central white stripe

Attractive creamy-white or pale yellow horizontal bands on the leaves

(syn. Lake Puyehue) - free-flowering form with rich scarlet flowers. Very hardy

Ribbon-shaped leaves and tall arching purplish plumes of flower spikes which last well into winter

All Flower JUL-AUG

Scarlet bergamot

Striking bright pink

Reddish purple flowers

Purple flowers on upright stems