June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere

[ranunculus]

Superb, Luc and Fred.

[ronm]

I'm hoping to get up to the North Yorkshire Moors very soon, to see D. rotundifolia where they exist in their thousands, 
Hoping you're having a wonderful Birthday Cliff,

[ranunculus]

Many thanks, Ron ... we tend to forget additional birthdays once we get past 80!!!   

[fredg]

These are by no means huge 

Utricularia bisquamata, the 'weedy' type. This seeds everywhere.

Utricularia bisquamata "Betty's Bay". This cultivar has huge flowers in comparison ( 10mm top to bottom) and doesn't cast its seed around

[johnw]

I bought this little Pernettya mucronata in a 10cm pot last autumn and was hardly expecting this kind of show from it.

johnw

[LucS]

A small selection taken today.
Anthemis marschalliana ssp. pectinata
Centaurea oddysey
Codonopsis clematidea

[LucS]

Dracocephallum forrestii
Edraianthus graminifolius
Genista depressa moesiaca
Genista saggitalis
Heuchera x abramsii "Canyon Duet"

[LucS]

Hieracium rubrum
Hypericum imbricatum in bud
Rhodiola macrocarpa
Scutellaria alpina alba
Ramonda myconi alba

[LucS]

Hypericum kazdaghensis
Scutellaria laeteviolacea
Genista saggitalis
Veronica spicata
Iris spuria ssp. musulmanica

[Tim Ingram]

What a great variety of plants Luc! I particularly like the hypericums and that extraordinary centaurea. I have a similar one, though not so well grown, and find these smaller alpine species fascinating.

[LucS]

The hypericums and centaureas are raised from Pavelka seed

[KentGardener]

I remembered to look under the leaves of Podophyllum Kaleidoscope yesterday.   

[David King]

A few from the garden at the moment.

1.       Ophrys apifera - The Bee Orchid
2 & 3  Other orchids - the second of which was rescued from a building plot.
4.       Knautia macedonica
5.       Perennial Sweet Pea
6.       Lonicera tellmanniana
7.       Lonicera and Sweet Pea together
8.       Clematis 'Josephine'
9.       Double Iris

[ranunculus]

Some stunning plants and photographs folks ... many thanks for taking the time and trouble to post.

[David King]

Zephyranthes macrosiphon grown from seed and in flower today in the greenhouse.