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SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« on: August 23, 2015, 03:55:50 PM »
Did nobody else take pictures yesterday?  Stan?

It was a good day.  Interesting talks by Susann and a good display of plants and cut flowers.  The nurserymen all had laden tables of temptation but I resisted apart from three herbaceous plants from Macplants.

Antirrhinum molle
Succulent trough x 2
Silene acaulis
Ferns and Heuchera


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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2015, 04:04:59 PM »
A few more

Conifers and Gentiana saxosa
Pink Eucryphia - I did not take a note of cultivar names :-[
Blue Hydrangea
Cyclamen
Cyclamen
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2015, 04:16:12 PM »
More

Roscoea 'Harvington?'
Stella and David Rankin of Kevock Plants had a few interesting plants on display including
Parnassia and
Orostachys 'Chinese Hat'
I'm not sure if Eucomis montana was theirs

Disa
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2015, 04:29:10 PM »
The rest

Some cut flowers
ID was requested for the Tropaeolum but I do not know if they got a name for it
A lovely selection of Clematis
I do not usually take pictures of people but you can just see Gavin of Macplants hiding behind the herbaceous border
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2015, 06:21:10 PM »
Roma, did you get the full name of the Parnassia? Doesn't look like P palustris

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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2015, 06:36:23 PM »
I think that's a Rankin collection : Parnassia gansuensis SDR5128
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2015, 08:41:25 PM »
I think you're right, Maggi.  I didn't take notes and memory is a bit short these days ;D
It's a most attractive plant, anyway.
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2015, 11:22:37 PM »
Maureen, the succulent your friend was asking about is Crassula sarcocaulis.
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2015, 12:08:46 AM »
It was an excellent day with three great talks from Susann, who is a knowledgeable and really engaging speaker. I hope she enjoys her trips up some Scottish mountains this week.

I got a few snaps, but mostly the same as Roma's. One plant that hasn't been shown is a Swertia perfoliata grown by Richard Green. The nectaries were glistening like jewels.

- edit to correct : Swertia petiolata rather than Swertia perfoliata.

Here's another pic of the mystery Trop.

« Last Edit: September 18, 2015, 02:44:40 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2015, 07:38:01 AM »
Here's another pic of the mystery Trop.

I wonder if it might be T. smithii?
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2015, 08:11:08 AM »
Cyclamen
I believe the plant pictured was C. africanum x C. hederifolium = C. x hildebrandii? Certainly not short on flower power.
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2015, 08:17:06 AM »
Pink Eucryphia - I did not take a note of cultivar names :-[

This one was Eucryphia lucida 'Ballerina'.
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2015, 11:02:07 AM »
Matt I think the Eucryphia lucida 'Ballerina' was discovered by one Ken Gillanders from Tasmania. I had a beautiful specimen in my last garden from Ken and Leslie and had to leave it behind, I may have to get a new one.

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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2015, 11:17:19 AM »
Very nice to see these pictures - just a bit too far from Kent to come this year :( but it would have been great to listen to Susann's talks.
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Re: SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2015, 01:21:12 PM »
I wonder if it might be T. smithii?
Yes it looks like it.
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