Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: David Nicholson on June 23, 2019, 07:59:22 PM
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Arduaine Garden is a National Trust for Scotland garden situated in mid-Argyle on the west coast of Scotland almost between Oban in the north and Lochgilphead in the south. The 20 acre garden is "....dwarfed by the immensity of the landscape, a vast expanse of coastline, sky and sea, with isles of all sizes scattered to the horizon...." Some of these provide the only shelter to the west where the next stop is the coast of Labrador nearly 3,000 miles away.
From one of the look-outs in the garden can be seen the Sound of Jura shooting away just left of centre with a very hazy view of the island of Jura on the horizon. The mountains to the right-hand horizon are the southern mountains on the island of Mull.
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Whilst I remembered to pack my camera (well Maureen did!) I failed to remember my charging leads so only a limited number of pictures could be taken. Meaning of course that further visits will be necessary.
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Dactylorhiza flourishing here but I didn't see any others.
Loads of Primulas in the boggier areas of the garden.
A beautiful spread of pink Rogersia which could be seen in many of the lower parts of the garden.
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Rhododendrons were all past their best with just a few late flowers still attached to Rhododendron degronianum ssp. yakushimanum.
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Just a few Mecs. and Irises. The last Iris picture is a species which has flowers at the top of a longish cane-line stem, could anyone ID it please?
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A few more to ID please if anyone can help?
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I'll offer some of the easy answers! In «Reply #4 on: June 23, 2019, 08:24:11 PM » you show an Olearia and I think that's a Philadelphus, with those soft, opposite leaves - if it smelled lovely I'm right!
And the first in « Reply #5 on: June 23, 2019, 08:26:46 PM » is Menyanthes trifoliata, Bog Bean. and the variegated strap-leaved one is Phormium tenax.
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Maggi,
I think the Phormium is cookianum,as it has arching rather than upright leaves. Also it looks as though the flowers are yellowish, not red. Tenax has red flowers.
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Phormium tenax flowering in my garden today. The best flowering for years, I think maybe due to last year's good summer followed by a mild winter.
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Good spy, Carolyn!
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Thanks Maggi and Carolyn for the Olearia, Philadelphus, Menyanthus trifoliata and Phormium cookianum
Possibly the Olearia is O. traversii?
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David,
I don't think the leaves are right for traversii. How about Olearia macrodonta, in flower now outside my kitchen and with a beautiful scent.
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The yellow-flowered shrub (image between the Menyanthes & the variegated Phormium) is Leycesteria crocothyrsos.
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Just a few Mecs. and Irises. The last Iris picture is a species which has flowers at the top of a longish cane-line stem, could anyone ID it please?
Looks like Iris laevigata, David.
I hope you've impressed on Mrs N the importance of packing the charging leads for the next trip ;D
cheers
fermi
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David,
I don't think the leaves are right for traversii. How about Olearia macrodonta, in flower now outside my kitchen and with a beautiful scent.
Olearia macrodonta looks spot on to me Carolyn, many thanks for your help.
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The yellow-flowered shrub (image between the Menyanthes & the variegated Phormium) is Leycesteria crocothyrsos.
Looks good to me Malcolm, many thanks for your help.
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Looks like Iris laevigata, David.
I hope you've impressed on Mrs N the importance of packing the charging leads for the next trip ;D
cheers
fermi
Cheers for that Fermi. She's on a final written warning! ;D