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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: May 2024 in Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Mike Ireland on Today at 02:24:36 PM »

Mike, beautiful Roscoea's. I also like them. I didn't know R. humeana f. lutea and R. cautleoides 'Early purple'. They are gorgeous!
Identifying Roscoea is not easy. I have Jill Cowley's book "The genus Roscoea". I'll have to make time to study it more deeply.
Here other Roscoea's sometimes set seed, but this year is very wet.

Herman,  I will check very carefully for seed on all the roscoea from now on.
The ants & wasps are very partial to them. 
Another taken this morning, Roscoea humeana seedlings ex McBeaths Pink. Seedlings came from Ann & Bob Armstrong.

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Events / Re: SRGC at Scone Garden Festival 2024

« Last post by Redmires on Today at 01:13:02 PM »

Any chance of a plant list for the shade plant display (trough plus side plants)? I'm wishing I'd put in a request for a close-up photo as the longer distance shots look good and I was intrigued as soon as I read about it. We don't see nearly as many planting designs for shady troughs or crevice gardens as we do for sunny ones and they're much more likely to work for people with small urban gardens, so I'm glad this was included in the display.

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: May 2024 in Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Herman Mylemans on Today at 08:33:56 AM »

Herman, I usually only find seed on Roscoea humeana alba but I do grow others that are in flower at the same time.
Roscoea humeana Lutea
Roscoea Harvington Raw Silk &
Roscoea Cautleyoides Early Purple.
Perhaps the insects or bees have had a hand mixing things for me.

Mike, beautiful Roscoea's. I also like them. I didn't know R. humeana f. lutea and R. cautleoides 'Early purple'. They are gorgeous!
Identifying Roscoea is not easy. I have Jill Cowley's book "The genus Roscoea". I'll have to make time to study it more deeply.
Here other Roscoea's sometimes set seed, but this year is very wet.

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: May 2024 in Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Mariette on May 31, 2024, 08:22:46 PM »

All very beautiful, Mike! Especially the yellow one!

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: May 2024 in Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Mike Ireland on May 31, 2024, 08:04:33 PM »

Mike, are you sure about the name? Normally humeana has broader leaves.

Herman, I usually only find seed on Roscoea humeana alba but I do grow others that are in flower at the same time.
Roscoea humeana Lutea
Roscoea Harvington Raw Silk &
Roscoea Cautleyoides Early Purple.
Perhaps the insects or bees have had a hand mixing things for me.

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Events / Re: SRGC at Scone Garden Festival 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 31, 2024, 04:40:57 PM »

From Ian Christie:  " Gold Medal Today at Scone for our display thanks to all"

 Tremendous result- well done by you clever folks!!!

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: May 2024 in Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Herman Mylemans on May 30, 2024, 06:59:59 PM »

More Roscoea humeana alba seedlings opened today, mixed colours along with Roscoea humeana lutea.
Garden view, just about run out of space.

Mike, are you sure about the name? Normally humeana has broader leaves.

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Events / Re: SRGC at Scone Garden Festival 2024

« Last post by Stan da Prato on May 30, 2024, 06:24:58 PM »

The pallet complete. I should have taken some close ups to show  the  diversity of plants -approx 60 different species /cultivars. We have labled them which  some may find  a bit obtrusive  but  it lets the public  know what they are.

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Events / Re: SRGC at Scone Garden Festival 2024

« Last post by Stan da Prato on May 30, 2024, 06:15:57 PM »

Adding taller plants to the back and sides. The info board in place.

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Events / Re: SRGC at Scone Garden Festival 2024

« Last post by Stan da Prato on May 30, 2024, 06:08:30 PM »

A few more snaps. The troughs part planted plus Jeanie Jones's primulas  in the van. The troughs  in position  mounted on upturned pots. Ian's plants  for the back. the peacock  butterfly liked the celmisias  - larger peacocks noisily roam the grounds.