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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: meanie on July 02, 2014, 09:14:28 PM
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Sues Mackaya bella is in bloom......................
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Not hard to grow, but it was put in my shed when frosts threatened.
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I've taken a shine to this Cynanchum in Ken's garden.....
johnw
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Nice flowers John, is it scented?
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Nice flowers John, is it scented?
I was wondering the same thing.
Nicotiana glauca has started flowering....................
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As has Salvia glutinosa......................
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14567927454_9cf2d0c80f_c.jpg)
It's fully hardy and I have surplus seed from last year if anyone is interested. Be warned though, it can get big after a couple of years (2 metres + spread).
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The first flowers on my bedding dahlias have opened.
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Lilium humboldtii:
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Lilium lankongense:
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Lilium regale album:
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Lilium canadense:
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Edit by maggi : please note that although the thumbnail photos here look fuzzy - the enlarged photos are perfectly sharp. 8)
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Lilium shastense:
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Gilia (Ipomopsis) aggregata:
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Lilium occidentale:
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Lilium cernuum:
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Lilium michiganense:
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Edit by maggi : please note that although some thumbnail photos here look fuzzy - the enlarged photos are perfectly sharp. 8)
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Lilium canadense:
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Lilium occidentale:
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Lilium leichtlinii 'Iwashimizu'; true yellow species:
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Edit by maggi : please note that although the thumbnail photos here look fuzzy - the enlarged photos are perfectly sharp. 8)
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Lobelia tupa.......................
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(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_2569.jpg)
This plant is huge this year - a good two metres in diameter..................
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Ooh err.... today West Oxon, tomorrow the world - that is one BIG Lobelia ;)
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Ooh err.... today West Oxon, tomorrow the world - that is one BIG Lobelia ;)
It's fortunate that it is one of my favourites otherwise its future would be uncertain!
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I detect a ruthless streak there - probably a very necessary trait in a gardener!
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I detect a ruthless streak there - probably a very necessary trait in a gardener!
Big softy actually. There's a Fuchsia "Blacky" totally obscured by the Lobelia. "Blacky" is supposedly a trailing fairly tender cultivar that is now three years old in that spot and 140cm tall. If I poke my head through the Lobelia, Philadelphus or Hebe it is in flower, yet still the Lobelia will be allowed to run rampant. And Blacky is my favourite Fuchsia cultivar!
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Here's a photo of Sues Bomarea edulis........................
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My Aloe striatula has taken off this year.....................
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3903/14584334204_a4e12a3242_c.jpg)
Fuchsia procumbens is rampant this year...............
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3874/14399560428_5b13a4548d_c.jpg)
Seed grown Rhodochiton atrosanguineus is in bloom at last.................
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5154/14399583589_a0f896389e_c.jpg)
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Some plants in flower in my garden during the first days of July...
Lilium leichtlinii
Lilium nepalense
Albuca shawii
Calandrinia umbellata
Gladiolus flanaganii
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Some more:
Oxalis laciniata 'Matthew Forrest'
Pelargonium endlicherianum (not as nicely, intense coloured as Kris his plant)
Allium 'Valerie Finnis'
Echinacea 'Raspberry Truffle'
and Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla
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All your plants are looking well. Wim - you have some great colours there but we must draw particular attention to the Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla - it is spectacular - we have never seen it look better!
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Just the most tremendous lilies from Gene! That group of L. canadense almost look as thought they are dancing. How long has it taken to develop a planting like that?
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Saved these Cyclamen purpurescens from the drought and they still want to bloom.
Linaria triornithophora running around the garden with a few blossoms - despite the heat.
Salvia guaranitica waiting for fall and cooler weather.
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All your plants are looking well. Wim - you have some great colours there but we must draw particular attention to the Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla - it is spectacular - we have never seen it look better!
Thanks Maggi...the Lysimachia seems to enjoy itself indeed, maybe the mild winter was to it's liking ;)
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Acca sellowiana has a really exotic flower.
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Acca sellowiana has a really exotic flower.
It would be great if the fruits would mature as well!
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Acca sellowiana has a really exotic flower.
It would be great if the fruits would mature as well!
You can eat the flowers as well, I believe? Or perhaps just the petals so they can still be pollinated ?
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You can eat the flowers as well, I believe? Or perhaps just the petals so they can still be pollinated ?
They grow well here in California and the fruit ripens well. It tastes okay. I've eaten the petals too. Adds an interesting flavor to a salad. We have a few shrubs around, more for ornament than anything else. Sometimes I eat the fruit but most of the time there are better fruits to eat so they tend to rot on the ground.
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It would be great if the fruits would mature as well!
Wouldn't it just!
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From the greenhouse, three plants from seed. btw I'd appreciate a confirmation on the first two, Ramonda serbica and Silene hookerii (or maybe more accurately S. hookerii group). The last one is a suprise. My normal form of O.amanum finally gave up but as I'd found a seedling, the first I'd ever had, I thought I'd got a replacement. But as you see, it's an alba. What are the chances of having only one self sown seedling being an alba?
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The ramonda looks right to me - I haven't grown it for a long time (inevitably from JJA seed) but the smaller rounder and hairy leaves are distinctive. Just looked up Jim's description of it and he refers to the dark purple anthers, which are obvious in your photo, and more bell-shaped flowers.
I wonder how often the white Origanum amanum turns up in nature?
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Impatiens balfourii...................
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Sesbaniea punicea looking good as it develops more racemes.................
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Gloriosa superba rothschildiana
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thanks Tim. Any thoughts on the Silene? I may have seed for the AGS distribution and i don't want to send a mis-identified plant!
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Mark - I think I'd stick with straight Silene hookeri. The subsp. ingramii is supposed to have deep red to magenta flowers cf. subsp. hookeri, but I don't know how distinct each really is (it's always interesting to grow batches of plants from wild collected seed to get some idea of natural variation - don't know how many botanists actually do this?). I've never managed to keep this long on a sand bed but it's very striking in flower. There is a wonderful picture of the third subsp. bolanderi in Graham Nicholls book with the finest of wispy petals - certainly be fun to grow that!
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Mark - I think I'd stick with straight Silene hookeri. The subsp. ingramii is supposed to have deep red to magenta flowers cf. subsp. hookeri, but I don't know how distinct each really is (it's always interesting to grow batches of plants from wild collected seed to get some idea of natural variation - don't know how many botanists actually do this?). I've never managed to keep this long on a sand bed but it's very striking in flower. There is a wonderful picture of the third subsp. bolanderi in Graham Nicholls book with the finest of wispy petals - certainly be fun to grow that!
From elsewhere in the forum :
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Silene hookeri ingramii from Luc Gilgemyn
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Silene hookeri bolanderi grown by Cyril Lafong
See the range shown in Calphotos: http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Silene+hookeri (http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Silene+hookeri)
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Tim, thanks. The hookeri I grew from JJA seed were more the salmon pink kind. I grew bolanderi many years ago and had a seedling or two - that's more like 40 yrs ago though. I also had one from seed of pulivinata (sp?).
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Check out Cyril's Forrest Medal winning Silene hookeri ssp. bolanderii in the list of winners for 2003 (under Shows) in the main SRGC site :o
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These Arisaemas are now out flowering, but I keep them in big pots
for their foliage effect. (Arisaema fargesii, franchetianum and candidissimum.)
The Lecanophora spec. was raised from seed collected at a roadside near
Zapala by Vojtech Holubec.
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The Fuchsias are finally starting to put a show on;
Thalia is always reliable..................
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F.microphylla.....................
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And F.colonsoi................
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Commelina coelestis alba came through the winter unharmed..............
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An unknown Penstemon (one of the P.heterophylus cultivars at a guess) that I nicked a cutting from last year...................
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I've finally managed a decent photo of N.glauca...................
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The big heat is here now. It seems that nothing is in bloom or looking good, however, when I look around the garden it is looks fairly good considering the drought. Not too many flowers this summer.
Some seedling oriental lilies by the garden gate as I set off to work for the day. They are in pots so that I can switch things around as they come into bloom.
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Just a few more or less wild plants from my mountain cabin:
A harebell with the biggest bells I've ever seen on Campanula rotundifolia, as big as my thumb nail!
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A common wild rose, Rosa majalis:
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A fern, Botrychium lanceolatum:
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And the American Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja miniata, from seed some years ago:
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Your native flowers are looking at their best, Trond and real congratulations on getting the beautiful Castelleja to grow "up there" too!
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Out making the early morning rounds:
The first Canna by the garden gate opening this morning,
and near by, surprised by this Heuchera hybrid that has been blooming for months,
as well as a few lingering pink Larkspur, the rest are long gone.
The very busy harvest season is starting. Ripening fruit, 'Heavenly White' Nectarines,
and 'Flavor King' Pluots coloring up well.
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Your native flowers are looking at their best, Trond and real congratulations on getting the beautiful Castelleja to grow "up there" too!
Thanks Maggi! I scattered seeds here and there and have gotten at least 2 plants. One of them is very strong growing.
Can't grow nectarines up here though but we once grew peach down at our summerhouse!
Here's the big flowered harebell and one from a clone where the flowers have 5 to 7 lobes.
Some other natives in flower, Arnica montana, Gentiana purpurea and goldenrod with a butterfly (Erebia ligea) which is very common here.
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Had to put the Arran Brown here, was too many pidctures in the other reply.
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Had to put the Arran Brown here, was too many pidctures in the other reply.
A nice image of the butterfly, which has not been officially determined as British even though it is named after the Scottish Isle of Arran.
This from: www.ukbutterflies.co.uk (http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk)
"The presence of this butterfly in the British Isles has long been disputed. However, there are several historical records that would suggest that it was once found in Scotland. The first record is from the Isle of Arran, Clyde Isles, Scotland, in 1803, from where this butterfly gets its name. Any confusion is not helped by the close similarity with the Scotch Argus, with some specimens of Arran Brown being discovered within series of Scotch Argus in old collections.
British specimens of this species are few and far between. There is certainly insufficient evidence to conclusively determine if the species was ever resident, a migrant, or accidentally or deliberately introduced."
Chris
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With the easterlies we have had now for several days quite a few specimens could easily have been blown over to you, Chris!
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This is what has grown from the AGS seed marked Townsendia mensana. In fact it's a nice Erigeron (too big for a trough though). Can anyone help to identify the species?
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Bomarea edulis at last!
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I finally planted it out this spring and it has romped away. For once something has come together as it should - I've used a Philadelphus as a host to climb through and the Bomarea has started blooming as the Philadelphus has gone over!
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_2661.jpg)
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Bomarea edulis at last!
Interesting to see , I think we have seen some Bomarea's in the wild this year when we visite Peru.......
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Campanula raineri start very promising but suddenly heavy rainfall disturb this dream ........
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Silene keiskei 'Minor ' and the flowers of Pelargonium endlicherianum .
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Hi Meanie I have just bought a fuchsia Thalia plant, is it hardy in UK? You have some great looking plants by the way.
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These Arisaemas are now out flowering, but I keep them in big pots
for their foliage effect. (Arisaema fargesii, franchetianum and candidissimum.)
The Lecanophora spec. was raised from seed collected at a roadside near
Zapala by Vojtech Holubec.
Perhaps Lecanophora ruiz-lealii Rudi? Nice plant.
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Interesting to see , I think we have seen some Bomarea's in the wild this year when we visite Peru.......
Easy from seed if the seed is fresh. B.edulis/hirtella is (I'm assured by those who know more than me) reliably hardy if care is taken when siting and planting it.
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Hi Meanie I have just bought a fuchsia Thalia plant, is it hardy in UK?
Not reliably hardy, although contrary to popular opinion most of the triphylla Fuchsia (including Thalia) will take a light frost. However, they will be so late to come back that it is relatively pointless.
You have some great looking plants by the way.
Thanks!
I know that most of what I grow is outside of the interests of most members here (and vice versa), but it's nice when we discover new things. If I could grow winter SA bulbs like some of you can I'll be happy!
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Martagon lilies are flowering now, here is L.martagon 'Album, in the background L.canadense is starting to flower soon.
Second picture is 'Congo Capers', flowering now for the first time, bought two years ago. Really nice dark color, I hope it starts to grow well here.
I like cranesbills, right now flowers G.pratense 'Plenum Violaceum', a lot of small almost double flowers of very nice color, and 'Plenum Album', which to me doesn't seem very plenum but it has lot of flowers and the same general habitus as other double pratense.
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Wish that I had beautiful and unusual flowers to show, however these speak to my heart.
Young pomegranate fruit hanging on the tree. Flower to ripe fruit, they look nice.
A wheat plant with a ripe seed head. The wheat, rye, and barely were harvested about a month ago. A patch of ripe grain can be very beautiful.
Ripening fruit - the apple branches are already heavy with fruit and needing support.
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Wish that I had beautiful and unusual flowers to show, however these speak to my heart.
Young pomegranate fruit hanging on the tree. Flower to ripe fruit, they look nice.
I'd be perfectly happy if I could grow Pomegranate fruits (the plants are easy, but not the fruits)!
Alstromeria psittacina in bloom.......................
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It has not enjoyed the dry and relatively warm conditions. Mind you, my biggest clump has been mugged by my large Lobelia tupa..............
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That is genuinely just one plant!
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I'd be perfectly happy if I could grow Pomegranate fruits (the plants are easy, but not the fruits)!
Alstomeria psittacina..... has not enjoyed the dry and relatively warm conditions.
That is genuinely just one plant!
The Monsoon season has started early this year and has been stronger than average. We have not had any rain yet, just 40c heat. This is above average too.
With the drought, the "vegetable garden" looks so sad. No "annuals". We did "win", if one wants to call it that, the first battle with the irrigation district. We are getting more water now for our fallowed fields. ....and I have planted some "annuals" that should look good by fall.
In the mean time, this Epilobium canum is starting to bloom. It is from cuttings of a plant I found high in the mountains. This plant is compact and blooms much longer than the ones I normally see. I'll see how it does down here at the farm.
Another surprise. This Campanula persicifolia is a good repeat bloomer, despite the heat. The others finished a long time ago. I'll see if this habit continues. A good reason to keep growing our plants from our own seed.
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Campanula incurva, growing in a shady place:
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Lilium canadense:
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Lily auratum/japonicum hybrid:
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Lilium henryi:
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Lily sulphureum hybrid:
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A summary of July to date...
Astragalus angustifolius; Saponaria ocymoides, a nice weed, useful out in Palliser's Triangle along the road; Linum flavum 'Compactum' (or so it was said to be), very long-blooming; my neighbor's annuals, all of which have migrated to my yard - tidy tips, Layia platyglossa; Hieracium villosum:
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Lilium lancifolium diploid form (sets seeds):
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Platycodon pink form:
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Beautiful, Gene! I'm especially taken by the Campanula incurva - gorgeous!
Carduncellus pinnatus; first flower on seed-grown Eriogonum umbellatum ssp. alpinum; Gentiana siphonantha; Campanula barbata - these plants are more than 5 years old, not exactly biennials! (They are declining though, so I'd better save some seed for myself and start more); Edraianthus wettsteinii, or so it seems:
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Scutellaria hypericifolia (x2); Castilleja rhexifolia, bought 2 years ago - surviving but rather a blah colour compared to those I see in the mountains; Achillea holosericea; Linnaea borealis:
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Athamanta turbith ssp. haynaldii; Penstemon confertus; Salvia pratensis; a mix of Dianthus deltoides colours and Onosma sericea (in front of a dog's grave tufa bed... ::)); Clematis recta:
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Silene zawadskii; Delphinium beesianum; Monardella odoratissima v. odoratissima; Lactuca intricata; Ligularia macrophylla, drooping on a very hot day (bad time to take pictures!):
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Bolanthus thymoides; Stachys nivea; Oxytropis besseyi v. ventosa (x2); Campanula fenestrellata:
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Looking good Lori, looking very good.
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Yes really looking good, our first gentian has opened this week hope for more, cheers Ian
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Wonderful plants, Lori -especially the oxytropis. Do you grow the one with magenta flowers and silver foliage? (Oxytropis argophylla? maybe?). Your Linnaea borealis looks happy - it was happy here only briefly, wouldn't accept heat, humidity,and no water for long!
You seem to be growing a marvelous range of plants. Please photograph often.
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Excellent, Lori … did my e-mail arrive by the way?
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Yes, it did indeed, Cliff - will respond right away! :)
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Do you grow the one with magenta flowers and silver foliage? (Oxytropis argophylla? maybe?). Your Linnaea borealis looks happy - it was happy here only briefly, wouldn't accept heat, humidity,and no water for long!
No, but it looks fabulous in your photos! To be honest, I have not been wildly successful with Oxytropis/Astragalus... very easy from seed, harder to get established, at least with my crude methods! Linnaea borealis is in a peat-filled raised bed that does get watering from the hose; it would not be happy in the ground here at all, I don't think. It was draping beautifully over the sides of the bed a while back, until another odd winter killed the trailing stems. >:(
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Begonia sutherlandii - Hardy for us without any protection - even up the mountain at the farm.
Dicentra formosa - This one repeat blooms most of the summer, even in the heat. The others stopped blooming a few months ago.
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Southern Scarlet Scramblers
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Asteranthera ovata (Was in flower from late May till late June)
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Philesia magellanica
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Philesia magellanica
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3925/14710488643_9067803575_o.jpg)
Tropaeolum speciosum
All are pollinated by Hummingbirds .........but sadly not in my garden. :'(
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(Tufted Coquette, Trinidad)
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Steve Wonderful. I grow the Philesia but hardly get a flower so how do you grow it please?
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Thanks Ian!
The Philesia grows in a sunny raised peat bed between dwarf Rhodos. It survived the severe winter of three years ago unscathed - mainly because many of the roots and shoots were tucked under the rootballs of the rhodos. It doesn't enjoy drying winds or being too dry at the root but on the other hand some direct sun seems to encourage it to flower as a division of the same plant growing in shade produces very few flowers.
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Thanks Ian!
The Philesia grows in a sunny raised peat bed between dwarf Rhodos. It survived the severe winter of three years ago unscathed - mainly because many of the roots and shoots were tucked under the rootballs of the rhodos. It doesn't enjoy drying winds or being too dry at the root but on the other hand some direct sun seems to encourage it to flower as a division of the same plant growing in shade produces very few flowers.
Thanks Steve from what you say I would think that in my case it's probably more light it needs so I will try to move the plant
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Steve - I cannot possibly allow the Astrantha and Philesia pass by without comment as they're both stunning!
I've looked at Philesia in the past (I'm really drawn to the idea of Lapageria like flowers on a shrub) but passed it over as I have too much tender stuff already. Inspired by your success I' off to look for seed now.
I clearly slept through quite a storm Thursday night and my larger Acanthus was the big loser - half of it was taken out..................
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_2699.jpg)
It wasn't a weedy little plant either...................
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On the plus side, all my Commelina have survived the winter, although they struggle more with slugs!
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/14510787780_e089b89f65_c.jpg)
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Campanula raineri; Matthiola trojana, from seed this spring; Adenophora remotiflora? or maybe A. tashiroi? or neither? - I need to find a key for Adenophora; Heuchera 'Petite Ruby Frills'; Sanguisorba dodecandra:
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Gentiana parryi; a new tropical water lily in DH's greenhouse, Nymphaea 'Tanzanite', excellent vivid colour; martagon lily cv. 'Amelita'; Allium cernuum and Dianthus fragrans; Trifolium rubens:
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Such a wonderful array, Lori.
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Lori, the breadth of plants you grow and share with us is something to be admired and congratulate you on.
And as for that waterlily - that is an extraordinary colour - never seen anything like it. Can only imagine the fun of being able to enjoy that greenhouse as well as your lovely garden.
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Some plants in flower in my garden at the moment, first is a hosta, I tried an experiment to see if I cut out slug pellets if any natural predators would keep the slug numbers down. Needless to say from the holes in the leaves it was't a complete failure as i have seen it in a lot worse shape. next is a hardy fuschia, i've had it for years and it never fails to please, next are various hanging baskets and tubs i've planted up with petunias, pelargoniums, sweet peas and French Marigolds. Lastly is a newly planted bed with cosmos at the back, then Nicotiana in various colours, the castor oil plants with there bronze foliage, then Eucomis, then red pelargoniums and at the front begonia semperflorens. Also at the front are some plants which i think are nigella, i'll leave these for the birds.
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The rest of the photos from above post.
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Solanum rantonetii..................
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Albuca shawii.....................
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Tulbaghia violacea...................
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Finally, Sues Passiflora....................
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14697480811_cdc2ee940e_c.jpg)
We think that it's P.exoniensis, but no tag (it was a cutting that I took last year).
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Hi meanie do you mind me asking how do you get the big pics on here, mine are small and you can't make them out sometimes. Thanks John
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Hi meanie do you mind me asking how do you get the big pics on here, mine are small and you can't make them out sometimes. Thanks John
I embed them from my Flickr, Picasa or Photobucket accounts. Flickr is best as you can store as large as you want but select a forum friendly size (I usually select 800 pixels max) to embed. Flickr also gives 1tb storage for free.
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More Salvias;
S.confertiflora....................
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"Black and Blue".................
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S.patens (Oxford Blue)...................
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S.buchananii....................
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And Salvia hians (possibly)...................
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The Commelinas are looking good at the moment too....................
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Cyclamen purpurascens, recovering and looking much better.
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Corydalis sempervirens
New for us. So far they seem to do well with our heat. Maybe it will make a good annual / biennial.
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Gaultheria milqueliana with nice berries - already.
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The summer cyclamen are just starting to flower here too after a good thunderstorm brought a soaking to the garden! These are two plants probably more appropriate for California - Lupinus breweri growing on a raised bed (these silvery lupins have always been great favourites but have mostly been nobbled by molluscs this year - this one has escaped their depredations and grown away well), and Delosperma cooperi, which grows in an inhospitable spot next to the road and exceptionally dry. A wonderful summer flower.
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer' is in full bloom at the moment. I don't seem to be able to get it to grow vertically it simply leans over when in flower, however it puts on a good show. I have tied it up in former years.
A new lily to me is 'Red Life' which is perhaps a little to close to the colour of C. 'Lucifer' and is a bit lost. Still a stunning colour though.
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The summer cyclamen are just starting to flower here too after a good thunderstorm brought a soaking to the garden! These are two plants probably more appropriate for California - Lupinus breweri growing on a raised bed (these silvery lupins have always been great favourites but have mostly been nobbled by molluscs this year - this one has escaped their depredations and grown away well)
Tim,
The Lupine looks very nice! In the photo, it somehow it looks more like L. albifrons. I know that climate can do crazy things with our plants, so who knows. In its native habitat L. breweri generally grows as a mat on the ground. The slugs love the lupines in our garden too. I grow them in a "sand bed" type situation. This cuts down the slugs by about 90% without using anything to control them. They seem to dislike the sand and volcanic rock.
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A change from the hot dry borders; an intimate view of a couple of plants from cool, leafy shade.
Anemonopsis macrophylla
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14713128446_b080860a15_o.jpg)
Deinanthe caerulea
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2923/14733762814_43a029d608_o.jpg)
I must admit to being slightly disappointed by the Deinanthe flower colour -I had hoped for a true blue.
Being related to Hydrangeas I wonder whether reducing soil pH and adding some Aluminium sulphate might work??? ???
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Cracking images as usual Steve.
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A few plants in flower now. Here are three with orange flowers:
Hedeoma ciliolata
Sphaeralcea ambigua ssp. monticola
Lilium sp. (lost label)
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Datura wrightii has come back from last years tuber...................
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It is so very fragrant....................
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meanie,
Your Salvias start blooming so early compared to our situation. We generally do not see flowers on S. confertiflora until September. All very nice!
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Rudbeckia 'Autumn Sun' - Blooms now until frost (October 31).
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One of David Austin's - 'Heritage' It will start looking good when the weather cools this fall.
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One of my own hybrid Dahlias - for me more of a learning experience.
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Lupinus lepidus (may no longer be a valid name?) This is how we grow them to keep the slugs off them during the winter and spring.
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The first fire near the farm this season. Very close! :o All sorts of borate planes.
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meanie,
Your Salvias start blooming so early compared to our situation. We generally do not see flowers on S. confertiflora until September. All very nice!
S.confertiflora is early here too. Last winter was so mild though that it remained in the green all winter (in a pot in a sheltered spot).
I cannot kid the winter bloomers to do their stuff early though. S.elegans is adamant about growing through the summer as are a few others.
The first fire near the farm this season. Very close! :o All sorts of borate planes.
Not great news.
Anyway, here is Hippeastrum cybister "Chico"..................
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2915/14724616456_574d780a18_c.jpg)
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Hello Cyril,
How hardy is your hedeoma ciliolata?Do you grow it also in the rock garden or only in a pot?
There isn't much information on the web.
On the NARGS site there is a picture from Kelaidis.It looks like they keep it outside at the Denver BG.
Any other member with practical information about this plant?
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I was just going to ask a similar question having seen Hedeoma referred to on Panayoti's Prairie Break blog. It looks just the plant for our dry garden, but obviously does OK in Scotland too!
The Anemonopsis and Dienanthe (especially the latter) are exquisite pictured so close up. We've tried both of these but haven't found spots where they really thrive. Daniel Hinckley quotes Reginald Farrer on Dienanthe - 'sad, pale violet' - so I don't think there's much chance of the blues of hydrangeas!
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Hello
Here are some plants flowering at the moment at the nursery that I wanted to share. Sorry that I have to spoil the images by putting a copyright through them, but if I don't they are sometimes used without my permission (guess where?).
This is my first time posting images so hope they appear ok ...
1: Geranium sinense
2: Codonopsis gracilis
3: Persicaria runcinata 'Needham's Form'
4: Lindelofia longiflora
5: Polemonium caeruleum subsp. himalayanum CC7325
Kind regards
Lisa
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Penstemon newberryi with some late season blossoms.
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Epilobium canum - their season is now starting.
I cannot kid the winter bloomers to do their stuff early though. S.elegans is adamant about growing through the summer as are a few others.
I believe that Salvia elegans is day length sensitive. Ours always starts blooming in November.
The fire is under control! Good news.
Off to the farmers' market. :)
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A pairing not often seen in flower together, perhaps?
Acis autumnalis and Primula marginata 'Kesselring's Variety'.
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Hello Cyril,
How hardy is your hedeoma ciliolata?Do you grow it also in the rock garden or only in a pot?
There isn't much information on the web.
On the NARGS site there is a picture from Kelaidis.It looks like they keep it outside at the Denver BG.
Any other member with practical information about this plant?
Little bit more information on Google (but not much) if you search on H. ciliolatum
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John and Tim
I only got the Hedeoma last autumn and have not tried it in the open garden yet but it should be quite hardy. Ron Beeston offered this plant in the 1990s when he was running his nursery and reported that it survived four winters in an unplunged plastic pot in a nursery frame. It should be ideal for a sunny rock garden.
It comes from Mexico at an altitude around 2000m.
So far the plant seems to be unfussy and a couple of cuttings taken last autumn (to tidy the plant) have rooted well by early Spring and are growing away well. Spring cuttings should be successful but I have not tried it. Another bonus is the plant flowers over a long period of time.
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Thank you Cyril
Did it set seed last autumn?
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John, it is the first time flowering. I somehow doubt whether it will set seeds in cultivation but will watch.
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Penstemon newberryi with some late season blossoms.
I believe that Salvia elegans is day length sensitive. Ours always starts blooming in November.
That's a nice looking wee Penstemon.
There are some S.elegans cultivars here that will bloom late summer - not a patch on the real thing in terms of colour and strength of blooming, but they are reliable. Last winter was a good winter here for S.elegans.
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Hello
Here are some plants flowering at the moment at the nursery that I wanted to share....
2: Codonopsis gracilis
Wow, Lisa,
I hadn't heard of this one before!
Very elegant!
Does it have a scent? ;)
cheers
fermi
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Little bit more information on Google (but not much) if you search on H. ciliolatum
That is so - but Kew lists accepted name as
Hedeoma ciliolata (Epling & W.S.Stewart) R.S.Irving
"This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Hedeoma (family Lamiaceae).
The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-23) which reports it as an accepted name (record 96451) with original publication details: Brittonia 22: 345 1970 publ. 1971."
An aside : Cecilia Coller's plant was given an Award of Merit by the Joint Rock Committee at Tewkesbury in July 2012.
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Wow, Lisa,
I hadn't heard of this one before!
Very elegant!
Does it have a scent? ;)
cheers
fermi
Hi Fermi
Codonopsis gracilis is native to the eastern Himalaya and I think still quite rare in cultivation. I grew this plant two years ago from seed (hope to offer seed as soon as ripe as I have quite a few pods developing nicely). But as for scent the flowers produce none and for all it graceful beauty the foliage unfortunately smells of fox - if you brush against it it certainly produces quite a whiff!
Lisa
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There are some S.elegans cultivars here that will bloom late summer - not a patch on the real thing in terms of colour and strength of blooming, but they are reliable. Last winter was a good winter here for S.elegans.
meanie,
Thanks for the reminder! At one time I grew a form of Salvia elegans called 'Honeydew Melon Sage'. It would bloom during the summer for us. It also was a much more compact plant.
For anyone that might be curious, here are 2 photos of Lupinus breweri growing in their native habitat. Outside their home range they may not grow true to character. I first saw this in the early 1970's with 'Bartlett' Pears. Bartlett pears in California look different from those grown in the NW USA - both the same clone!
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Lupinus breweri in an open pine forest, about 5,000 feet elevation. Very little competition from other low growing vegetation.
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Yellow and/or white on banner is typical.
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Lovely plants, Growild. I'm envious of the Codonopsis! I've only managed to get C. clematidaea going... too successfully, now. :-\
Is your Lindelofia longiflora just blooming now? Surprising, as I've already cut mine down and it should bloom again - I always imagine everything there must be way ahead of everything here!
Fabulous lupins, Robert!! :o :o
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The Anemonopsis and Dienanthe (especially the latter) are exquisite pictured so close up. We've tried both of these but haven't found spots where they really thrive. Daniel Hinckley quotes Reginald Farrer on Dienanthe - 'sad, pale violet' - so I don't think there's much chance of the blues of hydrangeas!
Many, many years ago before I knew better, I grew Deinanthe caerulea in full sun, and it grew as an ephemeral would. It is now happy in constant dappled shade. They certainly like water!
Deinanthe caerulea
Deinanthe 'Blue Wonder'
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Robert = many thanks for showing the pictures of Lupinus breweri in habitat. I've only read about this (and there is a wonderful chapter on the Californian lupins in Lester Rowntree's book where she describes it as like a 'silvery moss' which makes groundcover over gravelly banks and rocks - must be beautiful to see). I have grown a few of these lupins in the past, notably L. albifrons which seems very variable and in some forms pretty similar to L. breweri. They are never easy to keep going in the garden, but produce lots of seed, and very exciting when they do prosper and flower well. It's equally exciting to see the Astragalus and Oxytropis that Anne and Lori show - these little legumes are tremendous plants but I have yet to really discover how to grow them successfully and they are hardly of interest to most visitors to the nursery.
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Tim, it's difficult for me to understand the lack of interest. Astragalus, Oxytropis, Trifolium and the rest of the peas each have species which would be superstars in any rock garden except possibly one that was heavily shaded. Yes, they can be a challenge (less to grow than to keep), but they are worth any amount of effort. There are also some which are relatively reliable - Oxytropis multiceps and Astragalus utahensis leap immediately to mind. Who could ignore them when they are performing well?
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Sorry, the last picture is of Astragalus lutosus. All the pictures are small but if you have the time to view them close up you'll understand what I mean by spectacular flowers and foliage. I'll try and hunt up a picture showing the seed pods, yet another reason to be growing these plants.
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Anne - I think that last picture has pushed these plants right up to the top of my agenda again (and they always have been pretty high up!). There are few families of plants which combine such beauty in flower and foliage (I could say some umbellifers do but there may be fewer who would agree!). I shall look back closely through the Crevice gardening thread and pick up more of how you and others grow them - so much is the need for experiment and persistence and I would much rather grow these in the garden rather than in pots, even though you do see superb plants displayed every now and again. Will certainly try A. utahensis once more which is a species that grew well several years ago in the alpine house.
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Lovely plants, Growild. I'm envious of the Codonopsis! I've only managed to get C. clematidaea going... too successfully, now. :-\
Is your Lindelofia longiflora just blooming now? Surprising, as I've already cut mine down and it should bloom again - I always imagine everything there must be way ahead of everything here!
Thank you Lori :)
I collected my first ripe pod this morning of Codonopsis gracilis. They have much bigger seeds then most species and I've found them very easy to grow compared with species with tiny seeds.
The Lindelofia still has a few flowers today, but you are right it should have finished by now. Things here are flowering a little behind this year. We moved to this farm in Feb (5 Luton van trips just with plants ...). Unsure of what weather conditions would hit us and with no greenhouse or polytunnels in place to protect them from the strong winds / rabbits / hares etc, everything was moved straight into the old farm byres. So most plants were under dark conditions for over a month before we could start and get organized and begin to get plants out into the light.
Very best wishes
Lisa
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Tim, I think I have many of the same problems you might have, i.e. moisture at the wrong time. The worst for me is the summer "mugs' which we are suffering through at the moment. In my dreams I have a giant dehumidifier that lowers the humidity to 20%. In my fantasies, the garden is mounted on a giant pole which raises the cliff, ledges etc. to 7,000' during the worst summer moments. In reality, I supply two-way drainage to the peas - very, very, very fast draining mix with no humus, and planted on a slope. I think they really appreciate air movement in this climate. If you're growing a plant from an area where 6" of rain is a good year, you don't want heavy, moist air sitting on it. I'm lucky that my garden is naturally vertical, but if it was flat, I'd probably make a mountain of sand and gravel and rock and go from there.
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Robert = many thanks for showing the pictures of Lupinus breweri in habitat. I've only read about this (and there is a wonderful chapter on the Californian lupins in Lester Rowntree's book where she describes it as like a 'silvery moss' which makes groundcover over gravelly banks and rocks - must be beautiful to see). I have grown a few of these lupins in the past, notably L. albifrons which seems very variable and in some forms pretty similar to L. breweri. They are never easy to keep going in the garden, but produce lots of seed, and very exciting when they do prosper and flower well. It's equally exciting to see the Astragalus and Oxytropis that Anne and Lori show - these little legumes are tremendous plants but I have yet to really discover how to grow them successfully and they are hardly of interest to most visitors to the nursery.
Tim,
There are definitely good forms of Lupinus albifrons. I will post a photo ASAP (have to go to town first). Most in the wild look "leggy" growing directly out of rock, on wickedly hot, south facing slopes and cliffs. Good forms of L. albifrons can be created fairly easily and maintained as a seed line. This is much easier than cuttings. Good to know if you are a nurseryman.
For us it has been much easier growing L. albifrons. They have been much more tolerant of a variety of different soil types as long as it drains well. Slugs are a problem for all the Lupines. I like growing the annual types (L. nanus, L. bicolor, L. benthamii) with spring flowering bulbs. Our annual native Mimulus species are great with spring bulbs too. I know many do not like to fuss with annuals, but they really do look good, and for me anyway, it is worth the effort. Sometimes they can self-sow too.
Astragalus, Oxytropis, Trifolium, etc. are great plants! ;D I agree, growing them in sand/volcanic grit with no humus, on a slope is, most likely to bring success, even in our dry climate.
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Back from an over-night trip to "town" to get supplies.
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A very nice Lupinus albifrons growing in the wild.
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Same plant - good flower trusses.
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That is so different to the plants I have grown which had much more silvered foliage but similar good flower spikes. So far I haven't succeeded with the very small low growing form collinus. If there is so much variation within a so called species one wonders why they are classed together like this? What about L. arboreus, which is very much more widely grown in gardens generally - how much does this vary? Wouldn't mind having that plant in the garden though!
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Here is another Californian plant which has been giving a wonderfully long display this summer with us - Mimulus aurantiacus. This is relatively tender in our climate but the mild wet winter has suited it well.
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Here is another Californian plant which has been giving a wonderfully long display this summer with us - Mimulus aurantiacus. This is relatively tender in our climate but the mild wet winter has suited it well.
That's an attractive looking plant Tim.
Being wet and mild in most winters up here, it might suit us, but its lax growth might succumb to the wind.
Chris
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Tim,
Re: Lupinus albifrons
Sometimes the new growth starts out somewhat green and turns silvery as it ages during the growing season. This can be especially true for plants that are growing in lush conditions. The photographs were taken over 10 years ago when we were getting more rainfall.
Learn something new every day! L. albifrons var. collinus? What can you tell me about this form? Where in California is it found?
Lupinus arboreus does not grow in our part of California and may be tender to the cold here. I know that Ginny Hunt (Seedhunt) offers seed. For me it would be interesting to try someday, but I have other plant priorities right now.
Re: Mimulus aurantiacus
The plants in the wild look like they are dead now! Once the winter rains return (if they even do :( ) they will be lush as can be. They bloom non-stop until it gets too dry. For us, they will bloom all summer and fall in the garden if irrigated. This can cause them to be short-lived unless the soil drainage is excellent. Here in California, there are a number of color variations and/or hybrids that are quite nice. They are well worth growing.
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That second Deinanthe is a good blue, Rick.
I have seen it growing well in an Aberdeen garden in a damp, shady position
Tom Smith's garden
Deinanthe caerulea
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The end of July nears, so one last post.
I cannot describe how pleased I am with the way that my Bomarea has grown into the Philadelphus. It's a different plant now that it is in the ground with more height and far larger clusters of flowers. Not a good photo of the flowers, but it gives a fair impression of how well it has grown into it.....................
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It has been a good summer for some of the climbers/vines. Here is one of the first flower buds forming on my Caiophora hibiscifolia...........
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My white and blue Sollya flanking the Rhodochiton.....................
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Strangely, my Eccromocarpus scaber stopped blooming for a few weeks, but here it is back in bloom..................
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last few flowers on my Aloe striatula catching the sun..............
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And Nerium oleander in bloom at last....................
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Here we are half way through the hot dry season. Most of the garden is holding up well considering the drought and water shortage. We were asked to cut our water use by 30% and so far we have cut our use by 50%. This sounds good, however it was part of the plan to plant row crops late to reduce evapo-transpiration. Now we will see if this all works out.
The Monsoon has been strong and early this year. The Sierra have received good rain, while we have been teased, most of the time, with a few drops. The monsoon also brings heat. We have already filled our average quota for days 38c or more for the whole season. So we could have a new record for hot weather this summer.
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The first Cyclamen hederifolium flower for this season.
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Crocosmia 'Solfatare' is a weed that I keep pulling out, however a few pieces seem to always remain.
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Solidago canadensis ssp. elongata is from the high country but very much at home in the garden here at the farm.
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The pink Larkspur that does not want to give up. The others are long gone.
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I love the color of the pink larkspur with Lupinus albifrons.
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Please ignore above sent it to the wrong thread - I still think its July!
Edit by maggi - I moved it to "August" for you, Lisa ;) ;D
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Some July blooms:
Lilium fargesii:
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Lilium superbum:
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