Plants with broad upward facing leaves faired the worst and these now show a distinctive beige or tan patch on each leaf which may take awhile to outgrow, while others have simply gone to ground like Agapanthus which appears as a dishevelled mess of bleached leaves.
Succulents simply boiled alive until their leaves collapsed and now they appear curiously twisted and deformed.
I am just waiting for some rain and milder days so I can get back to work.
2017 update: Same again this summer.
What bad luck! Our top was 43.8 oC and I'm amazed at how well our garden faired. I wonder if that difference of 1-2 degrees could make so much difference?
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