Also flowering now are the Acrolininium. The centers seem to stay yellow untill pollinated then turn brown. Those ones won't look so good dried but I should be able to save some seed this year.
As an experiment earlier this year I sowed Crimson Clover as a ground cover / green manure on areas that would not be planted out till later or not at all. This included the courgette / pumpkin patch and between the legumes and brassicas. Around the squash I kept a foot clear all round as they grew, they seemed to benefit from the extra nitrogen fixed by the Clover. In retrospect I would cut the clover to (or close to ) ground level once the main flowering was over as most of my squash developed powdery mildew much earlier than usual due to the decreased air-flow around them. This did not affect the peas and the clover choked out most of the weeds that would have otherwise grown between / under the rows. The brassicas also seemed to benefit from the nitrogen. Aparently cabbage white butterflies look for green plants on a brown background so the ground cover plan seemed effective as a disguise compared to my neighbours decimated sprouts.
Another area flowering well and looking good is the bit of border beside the green house. The Achillia (Summer Berries) i planted last year is now flowering well and mixing to good effect with Ox Eye Daisy, Knautia and Cosmos. Is proving a bit of a nectar bar for the insects.
