Isn't Scoliopus hallii just a wee cracker? I love it to bits!
Diane, you are such a hard woman.... it's only a little pong! :DIsn't Scoliopus hallii just a wee cracker? I love it to bits!
Just a shame about the pong :-X
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That's a nice blue form of the Pulsatilla Karl!
Mark I'm pleased you have it still. I think mine has gone for good, just a tiny, single leaf last spring and I couldn't find anything when I dug in the summer. Seems it is M. pallens.
Here is Pulsatilla vulgaris looking pretty good, and Anemone hortensis heldreichii which has been in flower for a month now.Jo - Anemone hortensis heldreichii is really beautiful. Unfortunately, like a lot of 'bulbous' anemones, it doesn't seem to be commercially available at present.
Everything is growing away like mad now, why isn't the winter long enough to do all the winter jobs ???
Everything is growing away like mad now, why isn't the winter long enough to do all the winter jobsYou know, no one ever says that here. ;D
New month ... some more images from the garden today ...
Pulsatilla vernalis (1 to 5)
Trillium
Adonis vernalis
Ian,
Wonderful photographs. The adonis is new to me and looks fabulous.
Many thanks, Paddy
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Simon, your violas are beautiful, especially V. grisebachii , can't find out much information about it though. How long is an eternity?hi Maggie- I just checked- I bought the seed as V.grisebachii, but I think it may have been a typo for V.grisebachiana.
I'd love to know which one it is, as it did come up from a packet of Viola declinata seeds.
For the other Viola my eternity was 5 years in my garden in England doing nothing but producing seedpods- it never selfseeded there, but I collected seed and brought it to Bulgaria. Last year, in its 1st year, it did the same thing and produced only seedpods- this year it has flowered.
Simon, I hope I don't have to wait your eternity for mine to flower, not sure I have that much patience.Maggie- which ones are making you wait?
Maggie- which ones are making you wait?
I have several violas that so far have only produced cleistogamous seedpods, it is very disappointing to see buds form and then turn into pods, espcially as the seeds were from Japan and I have no idea what they are, and really, REALLY want to see flowers. :(
Cheers Jo, I think it is - but it was a present and the label has whited out!
Like the misty ' white out ' on Snowdon
Nice plants Mike. The last one is a Babiana, maybe angustifolia.
What an avalanche of colour here tonight !! ;D :oWhat else could I add to Luc's words?
Thanks for the show everyone !
Gerry, your Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Multiplex’ is beautiful, in what sort of conditions are they growing?Helen - in my small garden the only real shade is under a north wall which is where the Sanguinaria grows (along with Erythroniums). I have another clump further along the wall. I acquired the original plant at least 15 years ago. My soil is heavy clay, but these beds have had lots of grit & humus added. When it gets really hot in mid-summer the Sanguinaria foliage doesn't look too good but it survives & the plants always flower the following year regardless. A tough & adaptable plant it seems. I love the way the flower emerges enclosed in the leaf.
Hoping I'll not bore a lot of people I want to show a violet concentrated post
- all pics are from today -
I start with the 'usual' violet colour
1. Viola alba ssp. dehnhardtii originally from Segovia (thanks to Rafa)
2. Viola alba x chelmea - a naturally occuring hybrid from Greece
3. + 4. Viola jaubertiana originally from Mallorca - one of my favorites
with shining glabrous ivy-leaves
5. Viola uliginosa - originally from Sweden - a plant for the bog garden
The next one usually is also violet - here a white form
6. Viola chelmea ssp. vratnicensis - originally from Mt. Orjen, Montenegro
Now the yellow ones - all in a special section (Chamaemelanium) - in Europe represented only by a single species (Viola biflora)
7. Viola xanthopetala from the Vladyvostok region
8. Viola brevistipulata from Japan
The last one is a very strange shrubby species from Chile (height more than 1m)
9. + 10. Viola rubella
Gerd
I do adore violets.... as does my very good friend who has no computer, or camera but she grows lots of the cultivars..... I will be showing her these photos from you Gerd when she next visits... ...so lovely to see them.
Helen, this is what I have as V. chaerophylloides. If not, it is quite close I think. I bought it just as Viola Japanese. This and V. koreana below, are both martyrs to the tiniest slug, let alone the big ones. I have very few slugs but if ever I find one, it is on either of these two plants which both get chewed right down to the ground or pot surface, time after time.
Helen - in my small garden the only real shade is under a north wall which is where the Sanguinaria grows (along with Erythroniums). I have another clump further along the wall. I acquired the original plant at least 15 years ago. My soil is heavy clay, but these beds have had lots of grit & humus added. When it gets really hot in mid-summer the Sanguinaria foliage doesn't look too good but it survives & the plants always flower the following year regardless. A tough & adaptable plant it seems. I love the way the flower emerges enclosed in the leaf.
Helen, it'll be ages till they're out and she visits me , I seldom visit her, I'm afraid :-[
Anyone who knows me will tell you how little I go visiting! ::) Perhaps I must make a special effort to be sociable :-\.... then, I expect, they'll all be eaten by slugs. :P
Helen, it'll be ages till they're out and she visits me , I seldom visit her, I'm afraid :-[
Anyone who knows me will tell you how little I go visiting! ::) Perhaps I must make a special effort to be sociable :-\.... then, I expect, they'll all be eaten by slugs. :P
Geezzzz Maggi, you sound like me!!! :o
I like the idea of you making a special effort, am sure she would appreciate it, perhaps you could also convince her she needs a computer and a digi and she can post pics herself. ;D
She's been complaining that her garden is sorely neglected and getting very weedy, and I think she feels that is giving the slugs more scope to eat her plants.....she should stay home more, that's what I say! ;D ;D
Even if most of the snowdrops are over now there is still enough to flower during next days and weeks. Many of them are more or less ordinary spring flowers but they make each spring better.
Anemone nemorosa 'Pleuger's Plena'
A. ranunculoides 'Avon'
Camellia 'Jury's Yellow'
Corydalis angustifolia 'Alba'.
Narcissus 'Mount Hood'
Primula
Primula elatior
Pulmonaria officinalis
Pulsatilla vernalis 'Papageno'
Viola odorata 'Albiflora'
Helen, Sanguinaria canadensis should be hardy for you - not that you need any more encouragement! (Well done with the seed!) It's native to Nova Scotia, apparently, and eastern N. A. They are quite popular here, both the single and double ones, despite the shortage of woodland-ish conditions. (I kind of prefer the simplicity of the single flowers but finally broke down last year and got a double). Possibly in contrast to Gerry's observation (??), the leaves die down shortly after flowering here - are they longer lasting elsewhere? Gorgeous plantsLori & Helen - I can't remember exactly when the leaves die down in my garden but it's certainly not shortly after flowering. Late summer I think. Generally speaking, I also prefer the simplicity of single flowers; 'Multiplex' (formerly 'Flore Pleno') is one of the few exceptions.
Helen, Sanguinaria canadensis should be hardy for you - not that you need any more encouragement! (Well done with the seed!) It's native to Nova Scotia, apparently, and eastern N. A. They are quite popular here, both the single and double ones, despite the shortage of woodland-ish conditions. (I kind of prefer the simplicity of the single flowers but finally broke down last year and got a double). Possibly in contrast to Gerry's observation (??), the leaves die down shortly after flowering here - are they longer lasting elsewhere? Gorgeous plants!
Btw, your Bulbocodium vernum... did you grow them from seed?No, I got a couple of bulbs many years ago that have very slowly spread a little. They are strangely hard to come by here.
Veronica sp ... "the one John Watson collected" looking fantastic in tufa
Especially for Lesley ...
Eh up, Lesley ... two more pulsatillas ... soon be in seed!
Pulsatilla vernalis - rain sodden
Pulsatilla vernalis - rain sodden
Cliff, they are absolutely wonderful, surely this isn't the same plant you've been showing?
How many do you have?
Nothing spectacular here, but plants that I have had for many years, (these three pictures were taken today). All are grow outside.
[Viola jooii. – I have had this a number of years and this is the best it has ever flowered with me; still a few more buds to open yet! In some catalogues and publications the specific name is spelt with just one “i”. I know it’s commemorative; but has it something to do with masculine or feminine regarding the person to whom a particular plan is named after? ???
Asarum heterotropoides are flowering in the garden today!Never heard of that one Chris, but a nice color!
When I see Pulsatillas at shows have these been lifted from the owners garden? Everytime I look at my plant I see a best in show card sitting beside it. ::)
Erysimum amoenum and a Townsendia in the rock garden. Asphodelus acaulis in the xeric garden- please humour my second posting of this plant -but today it looked even better.
All three are lovely, are those little jooii babies I see around the plant?
Re the "jooi" versus "jooi" question..... I think it is correctly jooi ....because of the preceding vowels.... ::) :D
Here is Pulsatilla halleri slavica from wild seed, the amount of flowers is rather poorRudi, that is rather an understatement. They are beautiful!
against last year. It is the first Pulsatilla flower in every year and the flowers are really showy.
Brian - Is that Iris unguicularis? Very clean plant, super!
As well as having a most beautiful dog, Lampwick has a superb website. Please do have a good look at it. I just have and will visit weekly at least. Heaps of excellent imformation and wonderful pictures. If we had a prize for best website......?
Should this be on the 'Puzzles' page? Who is Lampwick? We know they are male and from Staffordshire, an excellent photographer, a terrific gardener and a web site guru. Answers please - Diane, surely you know?
... And I will call Diane off the hunt now! :D
... And I will call Diane off the hunt now! :D
Thank you Cliff, I couldn't sort the puzzle. And welcome to John, who I do remember from the Birmingham group. The real puzzle, is the Lampwick connection - is it the dog? or the name of a place?
Aha, Diane has no television ..........that's the answer to this puzzle, Diane ;)
An extraordinary plant: Mandragora
Finally a WARNING to those thinking of planting Ranunculus ficaria 'Brazen Hussy' who may not have the patience to dead head - this is what you'll end up with!
a nice allium I've forgotten the name of (any offers?)
a nice allium I've forgotten the name of (any offers?)
Anne, it's Allium paradoxum var normale. The type species has a reputation for being invasive, because of producing bulbils in the flower head, although the var normale doesn't do this.
An extraordinary plant: Mandragora
some "Pulsatillas" today in my garden
You've been very busy Gerd ! :D
What a gorgeous Viola beckwithii ? Never heard or seen it before - very elegant !!
Leucojum vernum ssp carpathicum here yesterday. Crocus 'Violet Queen' (violet?) and a forced Crocus tomassinianus "Ruby Giant" (ruby?).
Iris 'Katherine Hodgkins'.
johnw
And, with a couple of warm days, the crocuses have started to spring up! No varieties of particular interest, but a delight to see after the winter!
Also Colchicum kesselringii, just a tiny baby, planted last year. I'm somewhat disappointed... I'd hoped to see the purple striping on the outer petal bases. :( (On the other hand, I'm pleased... a first spring-flowering colchicum - wow!)
Colchicum kesselringii
Crocus tomassinianus?
Crocus vernus
Crocus chrysanthus
Some blurry photos of Leucojum vernum 'Nancy Lindsay', almost over. Blowing here a bit, I'll try to re-shoot tomorrow. Four flowers on some scapes.
johnw
Some blurry photos of Leucojum vernum 'Nancy Lindsay', almost over. Blowing here a bit, I'll try to re-shoot tomorrow. Four flowers on some scapes.
johnw
John,
guess its a typo. Should be Leucojum aestivum. Right?
Leucojum vernum ssp carpathicum here yesterday. Crocus 'Violet Queen' (violet?) and a forced Crocus tomassinianus "Ruby Giant" (ruby?).
Iris 'Katherine Hodgkins'.
johnw
John,
suberb picture of Leucojum vernum ssp carpathicum 8)
Your crocus cultivar C. sieberi "Violet Queen" seem to be C. tommasianus...
The picture of C. tommasianus "Ruby Giant" looks for me more like "Whitewell Purple" (dutch form with white stem).
And, with a couple of warm days, the crocuses have started to spring up! No varieties of particular interest, but a delight to see after the winter!
Also Colchicum kesselringii, just a tiny baby, planted last year. I'm somewhat disappointed... I'd hoped to see the purple striping on the outer petal bases. (On the other hand, I'm pleased... a first spring-flowering colchicum - wow!)
Colchicum kesselringii
Crocus tomassinianus?
Crocus vernus
Crocus chrysanthus
Lori,
nice crocus. To your "?"...
Crocus chrysanthus[/i] -> no, this looks like pale, wild form of C. tommasianus
Last four images of Pulsatilla vernalis ... I promise!! ::)
This is the first time I have flowered this Acis.
Acis tricophllum.
I did get a good potful to flower a few years ago. Hot, dry summer before may have helped. The pink form (ex Walllis) increasesQuoteThis is the first time I have flowered this Acis.
Acis tricophllum.
How did you manage that? I have yet to succeed in flowering it. Any tips?
The flowering D. genkwa is a real eyecatcher ......
Stunning Daphne Karl!
Michael the only thing is to give them a dry summer and keep them pot bound.QuoteThis is the first time I have flowered this Acis.
Acis tricophllum.
How did you manage that? I have yet to succeed in flowering it. Any tips?
..............My Calochortus Luteus does not show buds yet - I hope it'll be as nice as yours !
I don't get in these other rooms very often as I am a through and through Galanthophile! But......
...I spotted this in the garden this afternoon and liked it so much I had to share it.
John ;D
My Calochortus luteus doesn't even show leaves-another one for the compost bin :(
Just opened - Viola douglasii from the Western US
Gerd
Superb pictures everyone. That is a magnificent Jeffersonia, John.
(Couldn't you sleep John)? :D :D :D
Superb pictures everyone. That is a magnificent Jeffersonia, John.
(Couldn't you sleep John)? :D :D :D
I am probably a bit of an insomniac, my mind is always thinking about things (I don’t worry about things, but I must always have something to do to keep me occupied!) Sleep gets in the way of my activities; I work and do things until I get tired, as soon as I wake I want to get back to my activities. If I wake in the night I will get up and spend a few hours on the computer; then as soon as my head hits the pillow again, I am fast asleep. :o
I don't get in these other rooms very often as I am a through and through Galanthophile! But......
...I spotted this in the garden this afternoon and liked it so much I had to share it.
John ;D
Coincenditally I found a double frit also, this time Fritillaria pyrenaica
The Jeffersonia isn’t in the best position, but I do believe they don’t like being disturbed.We had to pack Jeffersonia dubia bare rooted in compost to satisfy DEFRA when we moved here. They settled in, but didn't flower the year after. They also grow well from fresh seed in my experience.
What is the preferred method of propagation please?
QuoteThe Jeffersonia isn’t in the best position, but I do believe they don’t like being disturbed.We had to pack Jeffersonia dubia bare rooted in compost to satisfy DEFRA when we moved here. They settled in, but didn't flower the year after. They also grow well from fresh seed in my experience.
What is the preferred method of propagation please?
Simon
David, How do you get such great big 'in your face' flowers on lewisias? There were so many like that at the Cleveland Show last weekend, Mine are only a fraction of the size.
The Vitaliana has doubled in size since last spring, this is growing in a raised ercicaceous bed in almost pure Cambark. These beds have recently received a liberal top-dressing of Melcourt fine composted bark, bought from Ashwoods. ;D 8)John, now that is a beautiful plant. I have seldom seen such a rich flowering Vitaliana (here), but reading your
The Vitaliana has doubled in size since last spring, this is growing in a raised ercicaceous bed in almost pure Cambark. These beds have recently received a liberal top-dressing of Melcourt fine composted bark, bought from Ashwoods. ;D 8)John, now that is a beautiful plant. I have seldom seen such a rich flowering Vitaliana (here), but reading your
cultural method I maybe understand why :-\
Most likely all our plants are from the same source originally so it's probably the culture that has been at fault for the "poor" forms. I'll shift mine to cooler, acid soil and place flat rocks around it.
I always assumed I had a poorly flowering form because it certainly has never performed like that.
Oh and I forgot this one
Pleione limprichtii
Oh and I forgot this one
Pleione limprichtii
Your garden looks absolutely stunning Ian ! Beautiful !
Something makes me think you like Rhododendron ? ::)
As to your limprichtii (I had already spotted them in one of the garden views... ;D ... ) they seem to enjoy life !!! Do you grow them in peat blocks ?
Magnificent garden, Ian ... looks perfect for a garden open day!Well some do but I haven't shown the ones that didn't ::)
Who needs to grow plants in pots when you can succeed so well in the open garden? :)
What a stunning garden, Ian .....just what I like to see with all those Rhodos!!
What's the funny flat green plant? I know I used to have it but I can't remember what it is.... I know it used to take a disproportionate amount of my time to maintain...... ::)
....also, your dogs look a bit undernourished!! ;)
Stunning garden Ian and beautifully designed.
I have to ask the names of the following rhodos:
The dwarfish red in 4091
The cream by the arbor and the pale violet in the left fore in 4092.
The two yellows - one dwarf in front of the blue Sapphire type and the larger one behind it in 4098
johnw
And is that a Lysichiton I see flowering beside that pond? I've had one in a pot in water for years but never flowered it. ::) I probably need to plant it somewhere, but I don't have anywhere in the garden where it is likely to be wet enough I think.
And again, such nice pictures. I had to go and check them out again to see which Rhodos John was talking about.... being nosey as I am. ;D ;)
Stunning garden Ian and beautifully designed.
I have to ask the names of the following rhodos:
The dwarfish red in 4091
The cream by the arbor and the pale violet in the left fore in 4092.
The two yellows - one dwarf in front of the blue Sapphire type and the larger one behind it in 4098
johnw
R Elizabeth var Creeping Jenny
R Alison Johnstone a Trewithin Ciinabarinum x concatennnans hybrid its a light orange by the way
Both are Curlew I think
Stunning garden Ian and beautifully designed.
I have to ask the names of the following rhodos:
The dwarfish red in 4091
The cream by the arbor and the pale violet in the left fore in 4092.
The two yellows - one dwarf in front of the blue Sapphire type and the larger one behind it in 4098
johnw
R Elizabeth var Creeping Jenny
R Alison Johnstone a Trewithin Ciinabarinum x concatennnans hybrid its a light orange by the way
Both are Curlew I think
Thanks Ian. Would you say Creeping jenny in the pic is a bit more orange than in real life?
I thought AJ might be a ambiguum x concatenans. I love all those cinnabarinum hybrids and am hoping 'What A Dane' will set a bud this year.
Very healthy Curlews. I couldn't tell if they were lepidotes or not from that distance.
And the pale violet in the arbor photo?
Nice Acer griseum too!
johnw
labbled as trillium rivale?! wrong.(bad ebay seller again arghh!) i dont know what species this is but perhaps albidium-
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd120/robsorchids/Picture002-4.jpg)
That is a beautiful Ranzania Robin, Does it always flower like this with the flowers in a head?
1) Ranzania japonica
Oooooh, the Oxytropis looks interesting. Not one I've heard of before, but I like the look of it. 8)Paul- it's a few generations on now from the original purchased plant- so it may not be true. The colour this year certainly looks more intense than I remember from previous plants.
We have a lot of Fabaceae here in AusI was in Australia a long time ago and I remember seeing a Kennedya on a badly eroded hillside (rabbits). It was a stunner and wished then I could grow Australian plants outdoors.
Just curious, Simon, but how come all your photos are c C Greenwell? Is it someone else that takes them for you?Yes Christine, Chris takes all the pics- I am not very good with a camera ::)
Which colour Kennedya?It was quite a low sprawling one, and Pillarbox red with black, as I recall. It was in Victoria somewhere- if that helps.
Flowering this afternoon on the top rock garden:
2 plants- seed from a plant I purchased some years ago as Erigeron vagus.
Veronica species 'Dedegol Dag'
and Cerastium (lanatum?) this was originally in with seed of a Campanula from a seed exchange.
Ranunculus millefoliatus and Ranunculus (asiaticus?)
Posted by: Lampwick:Is your Oxytropis shokanbetsuensis from the USA? That P. viscosum is a beauty!The Oxytropis was bought as a plant a long time ago- it is maybe 3rd generation from seed and I can't remember where i bought the original from. I think it is a Japanese species. The Polemonium is flowering in its first year- if the other spikes it is putting up have as many flowers as the first -I am not expecting it tobe long lived- but I will save seed and regrow it. I found that my Astragalus and Oxytropis lived for maybe 5 years in Scotland, and then England, before the plants became leggy and prone to dieback- i am not yet sure how they will behave here. The pictures of alpines I am posting so far are all of plants one year from seed. They made it through a long dry summer and very hard winter, but I do not know what will happen as they get older.
Ranunculus millefoliatus and Ranunculus (asiaticus?)
Simon, Love the leaves on that Geranium. Very unusual!! :oYou should see what it looks like underground- now that is unusual!
Simon, Love the leaves on that Geranium. Very unusual!! :oYou should see what it looks like underground- now that is unusual!
I am almost sure that the last Ranunculus isn't asiaticus because this species hasIt could possibly be Ranunculus creticus. If it is, it has proved hardier than we imagined and flowered for the first time in many years (we used to grow it in a bulb frame in England).
blackish anthers! But - sorry - no idea what it is.
Gerd
QuoteI am almost sure that the last Ranunculus isn't asiaticus because this species hasIt could possibly be Ranunculus creticus. If it is, it has proved hardier than we imagined and flowered for the first time in many years (we used to grow it in a bulb frame in England).
blackish anthers! But - sorry - no idea what it is.
Gerd
The bees are wild with the Pulsatillas so it's not so hard to get them on photo. This one looks as if he's been having a good time :D
Do these pics help at all?QuoteI am almost sure that the last Ranunculus isn't asiaticus because this species hasIt could possibly be Ranunculus creticus. If it is, it has proved hardier than we imagined and flowered for the first time in many years (we used to grow it in a bulb frame in England).
blackish anthers! But - sorry - no idea what it is.
Gerd
The flower matches but the leaves look partly divided rather than entire as in creticus.
Any chance of another pic Simon, showing the leaves & perhaps a side-view of the scape?
Nice plant anyway 8)
The bees are wild with the Pulsatillas so it's not so hard to get them on photo. This one looks as if he's been having a good time :D
They are all beautiful, Gerd.
I think if I had to choose a favourite it would be Viola spathulata.
Gerd, does Dieter Zschummel produce a seed list?They are all beautiful, Gerd.
I think if I had to choose a favourite it would be Viola spathulata.
Thank you Helen - a good choice! According to my opinion V. spathulata is the best recent violet introduction. It comes from Iran and was distributed by Dieter Zschummel - a famous plant lover from eastern Germany.
Unfortunately seedset from this species is very poor here.
Gerd
More damn pulsatillas ... when WILL they end? :DSuch unusual images,Cliff, I love the pulsatillas of course but the detail of the rain drops caught in the hairs gives me goosebumps ;D
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pulsatilla halleri
Fritillaria close-up
Simon, sorry for the vague ' distributed '. I mean Dieter Zschummel gave thisThanks Gerd. There never seem to be many people collecting seed in Iran. :(
plant to some friends - he does not distribute in a vast extent.
I don't know if he had produced a seedlist recently. His main interest is Dionysia and Androsace.
Gerd
More damn pulsatillas ... when WILL they end? :D
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pulsatilla halleri
Fritillaria close-up
I agree with Paul, Kristl : a real little gem !
7) Anemone nemorosa robinsoniana with Rhododendron "Shamrock"
Gote,Thank you for your sympaty with the tiniest of tiny.
You may not think they're spectacular, but I'm quite taken by #1 and #4. Both look rather intriguing. I grew #3 at one point but didn't really think much of it (and it died, so it obviously didn't think much of me and my conditions either. ;)).
So many lovely plants beginning in all our gardens... what a delight.Maggi , what a charming kaleidoscope of Rhododendrons , suitable for a postcard to send to your friends -we here have to wait till august for the first ones to flower -there must be
This is a collection, laid out on a 3ft by 2ft ( approx 90 cm x 60cm) paving slab, of all the rhododendrons in flowers in my garden today. There are about 66 , I think!
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So many lovely plants beginning in all our gardens... what a delight.
This is a collection, laid out on a 3ft by 2ft ( approx 90 cm x 60cm) paving slab, of all the rhododendrons in flowers in my garden today. There are about 66 , I think!
Not a windy day then, Maggi? Super idea! I suppose you got your head gardener to sweep them up? ;D
pics from todayWolfgang,
Diapensia lapponica with a bit of its red winter foliage still showing. No Lesley the gravel is not white, granite in full sun showing as white. ;D
johnw
Bluebell time here in Norfolk.
Also good for Clematis alpina seen here in a friends garden - what a beautiful way to hide a fallen pear tree!
"tough as old boots" sounds like a great recommendation! Johnw, is that fresh foliage in your photo, or does your snow cover keep the old foliage that pristine through the winter? Does it need a lot of moisture or humidity or acid soil?
New growth on Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii.Are you sure that's not Ruby Chard, John? Looks delicious ;D ;) ;)
johnw
The colour of the clematis is true to life, not sure which cultivar it is. They also had a fabulous blue one but time was short for photos :(Bluebell time here in Norfolk.
Also good for Clematis alpina seen here in a friends garden - what a beautiful way to hide a fallen pear tree!
Now that's what I call a fix! :P I love the feeling of walking through a sea of bluebells in the woods - not possible this year, so thanks Tony for posting a bit of eye candy...also the Clematis alpina looks magnificent in your friends garden tumbling over a fallen pear tree - is the colour true?
This is what winter does with cyclamens. They are all on the ground. Actually they are not supposed to grow here outside. But here it is.
Hristo, glad you enjoyed it.
John, It is coum. My neighbour brought it from the Russian Caucasus. If you are interested I can ask her about the exact place. All the bulbs have survived for 5 years so far with thin mulch, a layer of fir tree branches and, of course, snow on top. Anyway it is heaved out in spring, sometimes with part of the root system, when nights are frosty followed by thaw at day time. So I have to be very careful about it.
Cliff - a very attractive dwarf form of Ranunculus parnassifolius, is there a
a name for this variety?
I add Viola capillaris here - a shrubbhy species from Chile.
Gerd
A few bits and pieces from the garden this week ...
Ranunculus parnassifolius - a lovely dwarf form
Arisaema close-up
Papaver suaveolens
Gentiana acaulis
Pulsatilla vernalis - a SUPER bloom after flowering - I adore the colours.
... the Papaver suaveolens is magic too (how come it's out so early?)
Lovely images, Gunilla ... more please when you can spare the time?
Luit,
Perhaps you are referring to John Kelly’s description in the Stanton Alpine Nursery (1976) catalogue shown below. ;D
Bluebell time in the western part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Inspired by the show of Tony G. from April 26th I made my first visit to an occurence of Hyacinthoides non-scripta near Baal, close to Hueckelhoven and Erkelenz.
I was attended by Erich Pasche. Thanks to the advice and good guidance of two friends we visited two places with masses of flowering bluebells.
In German this plant is called 'Hasenglöckchen' - which means little bell of a hare.
Here are some impressions
Gerd
Did you find hybrids with H. hispanica escaped from gardens?Armin, perhaps there are a few because there are some Hyacinthoides hispanica in blue and white at the edge of the forest near some houses. This might become a problem for the pure H. non-scriptus population in future.
Gunilla,
Great pictures, A couple of questions: Where did you get the seed for the dark Glaucidium? There was a similar one on the Trillium list some time ago and that was a chamse seedling from Seed from NARGS. Is the pink nemorosa reliably pink? I mean is it the same year from year? My pinks (single) always go white most of the years.
Collected in 1886 Fargesia nitida, the Umbrella Bamboo is flowering here,Still remembering the date you must have a fabulous memory at your age then John 8)
johnw
Magnar, your iris Frank Elder is a real beauty - it obviously loves the North of Norway is it native to the Northerly zone?
Collected in 1886 Fargesia nitida, the Umbrella Bamboo is flowering here,Still remembering the date you must have a fabulous memory at your age then John 8)
johnw
Your Uvularia is U. grandiflora. The tepals don't have the right shape to them. Check the back of the leaves and I'll bet with some magnification they are pubescent.