Bright park flowers at summer’s end

Sunflower in Thompson’s Park

There was still plenty of colour on offer in my local Cardiff parks – Victoria Park and Thompson’s Park – as September ushered out a meteorologically disappointing summer. Here are some of my pictures…

Victoria Park

Nicotiana

Canna

Some sort of colourful daisy

An impressive lime/linden tree

The healthy-looking Catalpa…

…with its characteristic “beans”

Ricinus communis…

…has beautiful leaves

Petunias

I am intrigued by this plant – perhaps it is a “Prince of Wales feather (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)?

A pretty rowan (mountain ash) tree

On the way back from Victoria Park I dropped into Thompson’s Park – or at least the lower level around the pond…

General view

Sunflowers and Goscombe John statue

There is still something to attract pollinators

I think these dark leaves…

…belong to these Dahlias

And finally another bright Canna