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Author Topic: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere  (Read 11707 times)

cohan

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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #45 on: May 14, 2021, 08:25:30 PM »
Probably a blast from the past for most of you, these Crocus images are from May 03-05, though some were flowering a while before that.. just a few stragglers now..
 
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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #46 on: May 15, 2021, 09:59:21 AM »
Gabriela I love the combination of the Uvularia and Trilliums. Wonderful ground cover.
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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #47 on: May 15, 2021, 09:27:36 PM »
Pyrethrum leontopodium is still one of my absolute favourites at this time of year...

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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #48 on: May 16, 2021, 05:12:36 PM »
With its furry leaves, that daisy is striking.
Claire Cockcroft
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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #49 on: May 16, 2021, 08:25:41 PM »
Pyrethrum leontopodium is still one of my absolute favourites at this time of year...

It's a beauty :)

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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #50 on: May 16, 2021, 08:51:53 PM »
Congratulations to this beautiful thing, it is unsual to have such a big plant
in the open garden and I hope it will stay for you for a longer time
Rudi Weiss,Waiblingen,southern Germany,
climate zone 8a,elevation 250 m

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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #51 on: May 16, 2021, 09:20:20 PM »
Well it's been a miserable old May so far! Wind and rain is not good for the garden, and much more slug activity than is usual for this time of year. A few snaps from the garden:



Meconopsis cambrica, orange form.



Corydalis nobilis, a swap with Leena, doing well in its new home, despite a battering from Atlantic weather. Thanks Leena!

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Acer shirasawanum 'Moonrise', also standing up well to the weather. Maples seem to like it here and since I love them, I have been buying more... now just need to work out where to plant them....  ???



Honesty (Lunaria annua) at sunset.

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A Euphorbia - E. stygia maybe? that was given to me by a friend a few years ago. I said 'oh, that will never survive up with us' because (a) not many Euphorbias do and (b) it's exposed here. But the plant disagrees!


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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #52 on: May 16, 2021, 09:39:07 PM »
A Euphorbia - E. stygia maybe?

Nice plants Tristan.  Have you considered E. mellifera?
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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #53 on: May 16, 2021, 09:44:24 PM »
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Clematis alpina 'Helsingborg'

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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #54 on: May 16, 2021, 09:52:00 PM »
Nice plants Tristan.  Have you considered E. mellifera?

I think you're right Ashley, will try to locate the label at some stage.

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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #55 on: May 16, 2021, 10:13:02 PM »
It grows here reliably, including windy (usually coastal) sites.  Very popular with pollinating insects & honey-scented so lives up to its name.
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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #56 on: May 17, 2021, 09:18:55 AM »
Tristan, I'm happy that C.nobilis is doing well. In time it will grow to be a big plant, almost like a small peony. :)
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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #57 on: May 17, 2021, 01:36:53 PM »
A smashing Clematis Tristan!

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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #58 on: May 17, 2021, 08:30:47 PM »
I think you're right Ashley, will try to locate the label at some stage.

It could also be E x pasteurii, which is a cross between mellifera and stygiana.
Carolyn McHale
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Re: May 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #59 on: May 17, 2021, 09:26:53 PM »
A smashing Clematis Tristan!

john

Thanks John, yes, it's lovely isn't it? Gets better every year too.

Conditions here are not easy for Clematis as the slugs like to eat them when they are young - I've lost a lot of newly planted ones. Once they get their roots down they are fine though.

 


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