Plants Flowering in August

Semi-evergreen perennial with purple, hooded flowers

A rare evergreen soft stemmed shrub with a multitude of blueish funnel-shaped flowers in late summer

Herbaceous perennial with purple flowers

(formerly Sophora japonica) - creamy-white pea flowers in long terminal panicles

A rare species with clusters of long white flowers

A little known Dutch variety with white rather than pink flowers

Reddish brown branches and pink flowers in summer. Ideal for coastal planting

Rose-pink flowers in late summer and early autumn

(syn. Tecomaria 'Tropical Twist') - large yellow flowers, with orange outside.

A graceful tree with drooping branches. Leaves are ovate or heart-shaped and turn a brilliant yellow in autumn

(Euodia daniellii)(Tetradium hupehensis) - large pinnate leaves and corymbs of attractive scented white flowers in late summer. Dark purplish fruits

Small silvery leaves and pink-purple flowers

Pale pinkish-purple fragrant flowers. Small leaves.

Stiff growth, silver foliage, pale blue flowers

Large, bright purple-blue flowers. Silvery leaves.

Spikes of bright purplish-red flowers. Aromatic leaves

Small rose-pink flowers in mid to late summer. Low-growing, spreading

All Flower JUL-OCT

Large panicles of pure white flowers with lime green foliage

Maidenhair foliage, filmy double mauve flowers

Blue glory vine. Large blue flowers.

Dwarf lemon-scented thyme with bright silver variegated foliage & pink flowers

Creamy-white with pink tinge, leaves in rosettes

(now Chaetogastra paratropica) - masses of pinkish buds opening pinkish-white. Greenhouse only for this rare species

(now Pleroma urvilleanum) - very large reddish-purple flowers. A more compact habit than T. semi-decandra but pruning will be required to keep the plant under control. Suitable for pot growing on patios in the summer

Heart-shaped glossy leaves. Scented flowers in summer.

A rare tree with huge ovate leaves which have pronounced bristles or teeth. Attractive and unusual flowers in the autumn

Large, toothed leaves, tinted pink. Scented flowers in late summer/autumn.

Small toothed ovate leaves. A distinct species which flowers late in the summer and is a magnet for bees

Strong growing tree with handsome fine cut foliage and drooping panicles of white flowers