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Paddy Tobin

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #15 on: May 04, 2011, 05:23:23 PM »
Wim,

Mary was delighted to see Hosta 'Cat'e Eyes' as she has just had a plant in the post from a nursery in the UK. It looks lovely.

She had a very good reason for wanting this plant: she wanted to plant it beside Hosta 'Mouse Ears'.

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #16 on: May 04, 2011, 05:54:03 PM »
Quote from: Giles on May 04, 2011, 01:19:22 PM
Meconopsis ...    .... :)

Still a very young plant, in a year or two, I'm sure I'll be able to miss a few plantlets  ;)
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2011, 05:55:23 PM »
Quote from: Paddy Tobin on May 04, 2011, 05:23:23 PM
Wim,

Mary was delighted to see Hosta 'Cat'e Eyes' as she has just had a plant in the post from a nursery in the UK. It looks lovely.

She had a very good reason for wanting this plant: she wanted to plant it beside Hosta 'Mouse Ears'.

Paddy

 ;D ;D I have 'Mouse Ears' too, never thought to plant them beside one another  ;D

It's a lovely plant, indeed, but very slow growing.
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #18 on: May 04, 2011, 07:11:54 PM »
...it was an admiration of your success with the Meconopsis, Wim.
I can kill one in a couple of days ( ;D )  ....so thanks for the offer, but it would be an act of plant cruelty to send me one....just post lots of pictures of yours for me to enjoy  ;)
« Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 07:19:08 PM by Giles »
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2011, 12:09:16 PM »
Hi,

dodecatheon meadia from SRGC seed ex 06/07 flowering for the first time. Main interest to me is that it eventually flowered and survived, because the plants are so flimsy.
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2011, 10:22:39 PM »
I love the green flowers on the Echinocereus Wim. :)

Does the cat see better than the mouse ears, sorry hears? Which lives longer may depend on that answer :o.
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2011, 08:01:18 AM »
Dodecatheaon meadia alba, a newcomer for me this year...
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2011, 03:29:27 PM »
A wild, white and highly fragrant Viola jooi
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2011, 07:40:39 PM »
A few pics from the garden today:-

Phlox-unknown species and variety. I trim it each year or it would take over the bed. It's extra straggly in the foreground as I've just trimmed off a dead section as a result of it beeing peed on, with great regularity, by next door's dog!

Roscoea cautleoides 'Purple Form' which yesterday looked very nice and today looks a little trampled-next door's dog again!

Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation', I have a clump of five and they are tremendous value.

Trollius x culturum 'Alabaster'

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2011, 07:44:34 PM »
Roscoeas not even  above ground here as yet, David. And won't be for several weeks yet.  That's not an invitation to send up next door's dog, though..... :-X
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2011, 07:54:34 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on May 06, 2011, 07:44:34 PM
Roscoeas not even  above ground here as yet, David. And won't be for several weeks yet.  That's not an invitation to send up next door's dog, though..... :-X

Most of my others are showing noses-it's a crazy year. He's as daft as a brush, he sees me and thinks 'Ah! choccie bickies'
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #26 on: May 06, 2011, 08:48:01 PM »
David the Phlox looks like my P. subulata 'Daniels (McDaniels) Cushion'

And this one here
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=7015.210
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #27 on: May 06, 2011, 08:59:21 PM »
Shortia soldanelloides ilicifolia flowering for the first time.  It was grown from a cutting from Glassford Sprunt's plant which has been a regular on the show bench both as a foliage plant and flowering plant.  It never fails to wow the judges.

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #28 on: May 06, 2011, 11:00:02 PM »
I certainly was wowed by that Shortia. Its got everything going for it, beautiful flower and lovely foliage. The new leaves are so nice. Here are to of my pictures taken in Maureens garden.
Maureen also had another plant that I was taken with 3rd picture, sorry don't have the name.
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #29 on: May 07, 2011, 02:17:23 AM »
Quote from: angie on May 06, 2011, 11:00:02 PM
that Shortia

Now that is delicious. :o

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