crocosima, more thistles and thistle-like plants

crocosima just bloomed today (June 25th), probably helped by the hot sunny weather we've been having

crocosima

crocosima buds

crocosima bud

self-seeded scabious (will research what kind) almost ready to burst into flower

creeping thistle

creeping thistle

spear thistle

spear thistle

struggling to get some of the agapanthus to bloom, buds in the top pot, none in the bottom one

agapanthus

Below, I've had these for years, planted from bulbs/corms/whatever they are called, in a pot (they say constricting them in pots is good for flower production), eventually I put them in the ground as I didn't want to waste a pot on them and the roots were outgrowing the pot but still no flowers after about 15 years.

agapanthus