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| Cornus alternifolia 'Stackman' (Golden Shadows™) July 5 at 105F |
Similarly, the buds of the 'Purple Prince' lilies were unable to cope with the extreme heat, failing to open fully and toasting out.
The drooping response to the extreme heat shown by these oakleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey') is only temporary.
It's the browning of the foliage that has me concerned. They are prominent on the watering schedule.
Even native plants have started to struggle.
In the foreground at the base of the tree in the image on the left, Hepatica nobilis var. acuta is in distress. Watering in the morning of July 7 revived it (on right), but the infusion of moisture wasn't enough to help the Caulophyllum thalictroides in the background. It has started to give up the fight and is ready to doze off into dormancy. The Hepatica is evergreen and doesn't have that luxury. Watering has also saved the buds of Actaea racemosa.
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| Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola', Polyganatum biflorum (Solomon's seal), and Phlox divaricata suffer alongside the Actaea. |
The crucible has had one positive feature. It has revealed the worth of Angelonia angustifolia Angelface series.
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| July 7, 2012 |
You didn't think I was going to leave you with just dismal thoughts, did you?
(All images were taken on July 5 or 7, 2012. I refused to leave the house during the 106-degree heat on July 6.)
7 comments:
I know - we have exactly the same temps and drought in Southern Ontario :(
Poor little plants. Most North American gardeners are singing the same sad song this summer…….
We have the same circumstances here. It is dismal I don't need any
encouragement to think that way. Everything is weary and it is only the first of July. What will happen when the normal heat and drought time comes on?? That is the scary part. Hang in there. I sure hope to. Hope is what we gardeners are made of.
It's been like that here as well. We had temps around 105 several days in a row, though I was up in Canada for that (good for me, bad for the garden). It definitely makes you appreciate those certain drought and heat tolerant plants that stand out amongst the charred ones!
Welcome to my World! LOL, we have been dealing with a drought now for the past 3 years. Of the 12 we have called GA home, at least 8 of those years has been some type of drought. Just seems to be the normal for us around here. Then put this nasty Heat Wave on top of that, A mix for disaster of many kinds. I am not leaving the comfort of my AC for anything but dragging the hose around. I am doing this early in the morning or late in the evening. Then I have to take more then one shower a day. Geesh, it has been nasty out there. Today we have relief! One inch of rainfall last night and cooler temps. Still a bit of humidity in the air but nothing like the past few weeks. Thank goodness for this break…. Hum, crispy fried garden. I hope you don’t have chickens….
I hear you. We've had less than a half inch of rain since May. I feel really bad for the farmers--the corn crop is all but lost at this point. My garden is not looking great, but I'm doing my best to keep the plants happy without overwatering. I hope we both get some consistent rain soon. Take care!
Whilst you guys are baking, we are having too much rain in the UK. Its been one of the wettest summers in a very long time here.
oh wow. We had it pretty bad here in Georgia for awhile but at least mine is a relatively new garden so I didn't have that much to take care of. It's been brutal on you.
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