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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Paeonia 2024

« Last post by Gail on Today at 08:15:23 AM »

Paeonia tenuifolia is the one most commented on by passers-by;


P. ostii ('Feng Dan Bei'), very popular with bees;

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Paeonia 2024

« Last post by Gail on Today at 08:10:51 AM »

Yes, we've had wind and heavy hailstorms - not good for peonies! My front garden in sunshine;


Paeonia rockii - the plant Rivieres sells as UK form


Cardinal Vaughan


which is identical to (but the supplier charges 3 times the price of) 'Shimadaijin'

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Hepatica / Re: Hepatica 2024

« Last post by Gabriela on Today at 01:08:01 AM »

One of each: H. japonica, H. nobilis white and blue and H. americana 'Purplelicious' (the darkest H. americana form).

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: April 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Gabriela on Today at 01:04:19 AM »

We arrived at a stage in southern Ontario when many spring plants are in flower at once: Corydalis of various sorts, Helleborus, Primula and of course Hepatica to mention just the regulars.
I always have Erythronium dens-canis leaves but no flowers, so when one E. dens-canis blooms it is a big event! 

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: April 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Gabriela on Today at 01:00:13 AM »

I like that 'Jacob' very much, but my H.niger from Holubeck seeds from Italy was even better. Sadly it died one winter, but here is a seedling from it, and this is two years older than seedlings I sent you. So hopefully yours look like this soon. Flowers are very big.

This one has indeed larger flowers Leena. I also have 'Jacob', but it never had so many flower stems like yours and actually is short lived; a new seedling takes its place every 2-3 years. I should probably find another location for it.

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: April 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Gabriela on Today at 12:57:13 AM »

A natural 'cloud pine'

A very interesting and beautiful picture Ashley. The witches broom looks like a gigantic bonsai

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: April 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere

« Last post by Jeffnz on April 15, 2024, 10:48:25 PM »

We have 'survived' the change in day light saving, now its dark on the way to work and nearly dark upon return.
Dairy farmers here have always complained about the introduction of day light saving and many farmers did not change their milking times in line with day light saving. Not so many complaints these days so one of the parties involved must have adjusted.

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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: April 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere

« Last post by Redmires on April 15, 2024, 08:40:13 PM »

Andre - belated thanks for the photo of your Ericaceous container. It's an appealing assembly of plants - they look nicely integrated. I confess I had no idea that there were such dwarf Rhododendron species - I've been slightly prejudiced against the genus as a result of spending time to eradicate the invasive species on various conservation projects. I'm very fond of upland species - and their habitat - but I've never tried to grow any of the specialists. The closest I've got is Myrica gale, which I couldn't resist when I saw it listed by Poyntzfield Herbs - the smell of the leaves is so evocative. I'm hoping to be able to provide it with some suitable but similarly tolerant company.

Ian - thanks also for pointing me to your photograph of P.caerulea  - it looks very at home in Scotland. Some local patch you had then!

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: SRGC /AGS Spring Show Hexham 2024

« Last post by Maggi Young on April 15, 2024, 06:21:24 PM »

Don Peace took this official photo of Frank Hoyle and his Forrest Medal winning Androsace villosa kosopolyanskii. Hexham show 2024. Shows just how big this plant is!

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Composts / Re: Found in leafmould

« Last post by Maggi Young on April 15, 2024, 05:57:59 PM »

Or was introduced with compost?

  Yes, much more likely to have come into the garden via a plant pot.  It's how we got what we called the New Zealand Flatworm and various other pests, animal and plant based    :'(    We no longer have the flatworm, thankfully.