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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: hadacekf on March 31, 2014, 08:06:09 PM
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Veronica's flower very early this year.
Veronica caespitosa
Veronica bombycina var. bolkardagensis
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Stunning plants Franz!!!
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Erythronium hendersonii.
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Wonderful images of beautiful plants, folks.
Callianthemum kernerianum this morning.
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Anemone x lipsiensis
Viola jooi-from AGS seed,1st flower of hopefully many.
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Colchicum szovitsii 'Tivi' has now flowered for a month, it is really really nice.
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Colchicum szovitsii 'Tivi' ...it is really really nice.
no doubt...wonderful Colchicum. does it set seed? ::) ;D ;)
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Glorious plants of veronicas! My plant of V. bombycina brought back from the Czech Republic, which I had high hopes of, didn't get through the winter but we do have another little plant from seed flowering in a trough by the house, so might in time emulate Franz's wonderful specimen. I like the genus and we have V. cinerea and thymoides on a raised bed and the superlative V. umbrosa (peduncularis) 'Georgia Blue' all along the front of an herbaceous border. V bombycina and caespitosa though are really extra special.
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no doubt...wonderful Colchicum. does it set seed? ::) ;D ;)
I got seed of it this year from Gothenburg B.G.
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no doubt...wonderful Colchicum. does it set seed? ::) ;D ;)
I don't know yet, this was planted last autumn so it is the first time it flowers here. We have had such cold nights (even -12C) during the time it has flowered and I don't know how this affects the fertility. I have seen bees in it in sunny days.
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Cold frame still buried in snow but some of the garden is clear. Checked for winter damage and unfortunately found plenty. But the eranthis is finally blooming, is it E. hyemalis?
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And not least, all that's left of a 15 year old Rhododendron yakushimanum, thanks to the antlered rats.
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Here are some easy and fine coloured Violas
1. Viola uliginosa
2. Viola uliginosa x V. canina - a wild occuring hybrid from Sweden
3. Viola epipsila - with a remarkable tint
Gerd
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Veronica's flower very early this year.
Veronica caespitosa
Veronica bombycina var. bolkardagensis
Stunning Veronicas Franz !!! Amazing.
Cold frame still buried in snow but some of the garden is clear. Checked for winter damage and unfortunately found plenty. But the eranthis is finally blooming, is it E. hyemalis?
Nice yellow carpet you have there, Anne !
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Thanks, Luc. I'm trying to focus on that instead of the incredible amount of deer damage.
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Anne - the only thing I can think that would keep deer away is wolves! We had a real problem with rabbits for a long time and then got a Jack Russell dog. The rabbits dispersed but the dog kept on escaping over or through the old fence! (And our garden is right alongside the motorway, and he's not the most sensible of dogs). So we had to put up a high new fence to keep the dog in! This worked and now we have the dog and no rabbits. Some sort of moral there - but I sympathise hugely with the damage that deer must cause. Jack Russell's chase just about anything, including deer in our local woods, and on several memorable and exhausting occasions (for me), sheep. We could rent him out if you would like him.... :)
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Already a lot of colour in the garden in this early season ! :D
And Gentiana clusii giving a great show on the tufa mound this year !
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Excellent, Luc ... and SO early.
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Pulsatilla vernalis trough
Pulsatilla vernalis close-up
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Luc, thats so lovely and like you say so much colour already. I presume you have seen the sun then.
Angie :)
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Luc, thats so lovely and like you say so much colour already. I presume you have seen the sun then.
Angie :)
We have Angie, we have ! ;D
When I compare my pictures with last year, nature is between 30 and 40 (forty !!!) days earlier than last year (which was exceptionally cold as you will remember)
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Caltha palustris var multiflora
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Geum seedling
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Bergenia emeiensis
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3686/13629990403_9f2837974f_o.jpg)
An uncommon but delicate and attractive Bergenia species. I'm hoping for a wee kiss of Spring sunshine to open up the flowers.
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Luc, what gorgeous color! Your garden looks wonderful.
Yann, The double caltha is wonderful and it's hardy here. I have it growing in the stream garden where it does very well, but of course there's no sign of it yet.
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Tim, of course at one time we had wolves and mountain lions and a small deer population. Then the predators were exterminated and with man's great wisdom, their prey was protected. The result is a totally out-of-control deer population that has no fear of people. They cause carnage on the roads, and cause many gardeners to find something else to do after years of frustration. An 8' fence is a solution, although I'd prefer the wolves etc., because of the expense. Also, it would be almost impossible to fence this place in because it's almost all rock. Every time there's a sanctioned professional deer hunt to trim the population, all the Bambi lovers come out of the woodwork to protest with demonstrations. This year they even went to court to try and get an injunction (denied).
Nice thinking with the Jack Russell!
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Yes Caltha are pretty hardy, -20°c in a pot and still alive!
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Nothing rare or difficult here, just a few of my favourites at the moment;
Erythronium Pagoda (rather the worse for the attention of the slugs)................
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5292/13608069375_d7e98ca2d2_b.jpg)
Uvularia is one of my favourites out of all my plants, no matter what time of year....................
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2810/13608068995_4c0f1134ef_o.jpg)
Fritillaria uva vulpis................
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/13608061205_116e53d72c_b.jpg)
F.persica was fooled into forming flower buds far too early and most got frosted. This is one of the survivors..................
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/13608427334_0496e04079_o.jpg)
An unknown self seeded Frit........................
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/13608084703_2007fd06fd_o.jpg)
And the beautiful Snakeshead Fritillary is another firm favourite. Simple, but always reliable. Happily self seed their hearts out too...............
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_1999.jpg)
Finally, Salvia discolor is happy to be back outdoors again.......................
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_2001.jpg)
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Bergenia emeiensis
An uncommon but delicate and attractive Bergenia species. I'm hoping for a wee kiss of Spring sunshine to open up the flowers.
That's a gorgeous colour, Steve!
Do you think it would survive 40oC? ::)
cheers
fermi
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That's a gorgeous colour, Steve!
Do you think it would survive 40oC? ::)
cheers
fermi
Thanks Fermi!
I think cool and damp is what it craves -if so it will be a weed here soon! ;D
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Androsace carnea laggeri in a trough
Saxifraga Dinnikii Stasek in tufa wall - must have the largest flower to rosette size
Saxifraga Ernst Heinrich in tufa wall
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I must admit Fermi that the Bergenia caught my eye as well. Lovely, isn't it?
Great pics, folks.
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Saxifraga Dinnikii Stasek in tufa wall - must have the largest flower to rosette size
That's a plant that is really working hard to catch the eye - a little cracker.
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I must admit Fermi that the Bergenia caught my eye as well. Lovely, isn't it?
I agree - a beauty - and seen like that in extreme close-up Steve's great pic, doesn't it make you think even of Lapageria!
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Well, after our late March blizzard, it looks as if Spring has finally arrived. Thankfully our polytunnel greenhouse survived wind gusts of 114 + KPH. The snow is now gone, and these common stalwarts have made a quick appearance in the gardens:
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Very nice!!!
There's something magical about crocus flowers struggling up through the snow.
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This is what greets me when I open the door into the garden at the moment. Am not sure whether it is Camellia jap. Apollo or Mars
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What a beautiful sight, Ian.
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Regardless of the name, Ian, that's what we in Scotland call a "bosker" !
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Someone visiting our garden today said it was the best year ever for their camellias, and that would seem to bear this out - great plant.
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Overcast today so pictures from yesterday: 1. Camellias and Rhododendrons; 2. Camellia reticulata 'Innovation'; 3. Camellia 'Dahlohnega'.
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A very pleasant dry day today.
An un-named red Camellia probably 'Bosker' - eh Maggi :D
Euphorbia mersinites, and rigida with Pulsatilla 'Bleau Glocke"
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign' Narcissus 'Thalia'
Trough with Prunus 'Kojo no mai' at its best overhanging Anemone blanda and obtusiloba, Primula poissonii, a Corydalis (can't remember the name), and Rhododendron megeratum 'Bodnant' with Iris chrysographes yet to show.
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Thank you all It is surprising that I always thought the word "bosker" was a Black Country expression ;D obviously more widespread. Interestingly all of my large camellias have done well and though the frost laid waste to the williamsis they now are back as good as ever
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Clematis armandii "apple blosson" though in general a bit of a thug is lovely at this time of year and if I wasn't suffering from a sinus infection I would also be able tho smell it :(
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Regardless of the name, Ian, that's what we in Scotland call a "bosker" !
Maggi, may I please have a definition of "bosker" to go along with "gobsmacked" and Banjaxed"?
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Maggi, may I please have a definition of "bosker" to go along with "gobsmacked" and Banjaxed"?
Happy to help with my definitions of these words, Anne ......
a bosker is.... an outstanding specimen ; a "cracker" ; something quite magnificent, possible very luxuriant in some way . Perhaps you may be familiar with the phrase - "the cat's pyjamas"? it's like that.
gobsmacked - astonished; flabbergasted (another great word!) ; taken aback and rendered speechless.
banjaxed - ruined; trashed; damaged; sabotaged; jinxed .
That any help? ;)
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Maggi:
Reminds me of the first time I heard an Englishman talking about playing soccer.
Get your kit to have a kick about on the pitch
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You're right on the mark, Arnold.
Many thanks, Maggi. I've added bosker to my list of words learned from the Forum.
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"Bostin" is another fine local way of describing the same thing :)
Iris attica not enjoying the weather but having a good year for me
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I've heard of "bostin" too. Funny how some of these words get around in different guises - I believe bosker is used in Australia, too.
Your damp Iris are charming. Iris are not really built for wet weather, are they ?
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@ian
are you shure about your Iris attica? i had one some years ago. i remember, that one distinguishing mark of attica is the long pedicel, longer than others e.g. mellita/suaveolens or reichenbachii. here a photo of my attica, but not shure whether this was correct (grown from seed labelled as attica). the long pedicel you can see also on this photo of attica (http://www.signa.org/index.pl?Display+Iris-attica+2) on the signa-website. because of the long pedicel, the attica-flower snaps easily by bad weather/wind.
Trillium kurabayashii in my garden 8)
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I've heard of "bostin" too. Funny how some of these words get around in different guises - I believe bosker is used in Australia, too.
Your damp Iris are charming. Iris are not really built for wet weather, are they ?
Unfortunately no but lovely when they are here :)
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@ian
are you shure about your Iris attica? i had one some years ago. i remember, that one distinguishing mark of attica is the long pedicel, longer than others e.g. mellita/suaveolens or reichenbachii. here a photo of my attica, but not shure whether this was correct (grown from seed labelled as attica). the long pedicel you can see also on this photo of attica (http://www.signa.org/index.pl?Display+Iris-attica+2) on the signa-website. because of the long pedicel, the attica-flower snaps easily by bad weather/wind.
I think its OK it came from a good source (Gerd Stopp) but I'm no expert so would welcome other comments. If you look again at the Sigma site and click on the pictures you will see that they are very variable. If they were snowdrops or crocuses they would be divided into a lot of separate species ::)
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Trillium rivale x 2
Iris attica
Androsace muscoidea brevicapa
All putting on a good show at the moment.
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Wonderful Trilliums, Mike and Greenspan!
How old are they and is there one plant or several plants in the same clump?
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Wonderful Trilliums, Mike and Greenspan!
How old are they and is there one plant or several plants in the same clump?
Thanks Leena,
my patch of Trillium rivale was a potful of seedlings just planted outside in the garden.
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Trillium albidum (maybe):
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Narcissus 'Geranium':
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Muscari latifolium, Dutch hyacinths, Fritillaria meleagris:
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Shortia galacifolia:
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Sanguinaria canadensis:
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Gene, that shortia is EDIBLE. Lovely images.
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my patch of Trillium rivale was a potful of seedlings just planted outside in the garden.
Thanks Mike, this was helpful, because I have one pot of seedlings and I was wondering if they needed pricking out, and what would happen if I just grew them as a clump. :) Of course if I separated the seedlings I would get more plants, but from your example it is possible to grow them together for a longer time and they don't suffer from it. :)
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Here are two red flowering violets
1-3. Viola sororia rubra - in the garden bed and (together with the magnificent weed Oxalis valdiviensis) between
paving stones
4. Viola rupestris rosea
Gerd
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Along with a lot of other people all my early dwarf Iris (bar Katherine Hodgkin) were taken out by the heavy rain. Very frustrating when all there is to show for a years growth is mangled blooms.
Anyway, at least F.imperialis survived this winters monsoon................
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/13702625784_4560a29b46_o.jpg)
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Wonderful Trilliums, Mike and Greenspan!
How old are they and is there one plant or several plants in the same clump?
i startet with ~5 Trillium kurabayashii + divided them in 2008 after a few years growing (see attached photo). i guess this clone was always propagated by divisions because the plants set seed rarely. later i got some more kurabayashii from other sources + now seed set is better.
@ gene mirro
wonderful stock of Trillium albidum. :D i have only 1 adult with 3 stems flowering plus some seedlings...they grow so slow.. :P
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Androsace carnea x pyrenaica
Daphne x susannae 'Tichborne'
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Daphne x susannae Tichborne with still a lot of flowers to open.
About 3ft across.
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I'm sure I am catching that scent :) 8)
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In what sort of exposure do you grow Daphne x susannae tichborne? It's a beautiful plant.
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Mike,how long before I can expect mine to be that size?Very impressive.
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Mike,how long before I can expect mine to be that size?Very impressive.
In what sort of exposure do you grow Daphne x susannae tichborne? It's a beautiful plant.
I'm sure I am catching that scent :) 8)
The plant in the photo is about twelve years old, in a south facing garden so in full sun all day long.
Needs a little extra watering in very hot/dry spells but other than that it is trouble free.
Fantastic plant for the open garden. The scent is just wonderful.
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Tulips, muscari, pulsatilla.
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A few blooms from my garden
Two dwarf irises both really fragrant (the purple one is really tiny), Dicentra spectabilis, Ajuga reptans, Iberis sempervirens
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My camellia today, just Donation but it produces this spectacle every year..
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Lovely Chris. We have Donation too but not a single flower this year. Someone, and it wasn't me, decided it was growing too tall and in Yorkshire parlance gave it a right sothering. Ah well!
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Oh no, what a shame. I keep thinking I should prune mine but haven't got the heart.
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I prune my Camellias back hard every year after flowering.
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Narcissus triandrus 'Hawera' - so delicate...
Polystichum polyblepharum - about to unroll
All the Anemone nemorosa are in full flower now.
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I prune my Camellias back hard every year after flowering.
I told her it should be pruned just after flowering NOT IN SEPTEMBER :D
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I told her it should be pruned just after flowering NOT IN SEPTEMBER :D
They never listen.
Generally it's in the the direction female -> male, though.
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It has been the perfect spring for Magnolias this year. Here are two of ours looking fantastic at the moment both with sci-fi connected names 'Vulcan' and Star Wars' :D
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Arisaema amurense x 2
Ranunculus amplexicaulis-AGS seed sown Jan '11,1st flower
Dicentra cucullaria(or canadensis)
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It has been the perfect spring for Magnolias this year. Here are two of ours looking fantastic at the moment both with sci-fi connected names 'Vulcan' and Star Wars' :D
It has hasn't it, and you have two lovely ones there Jane. Is there a miniature Magnolia, one that might be happy in a pot but not a Stellata?
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They never listen.
Generally it's in the the direction female -> male, though.
You may think that but I couldn't possibly comment! ;D
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Re. Magnolia in a pot - you might try Magnolia x loebneri 'Mag's Pirouette', David. The flowers are white and have a captivating form. (The leading magnolia specialist in Germany claims it is a plant for lady gardeners - but I'm sure this little beauty appeals to gentlemen as well.)
I cherish it because it doesn't only have lovely flowers but also quite small, glossy, very pretty leaves. Mine grows very slowly (2 - 5 cm per year) and I'm sure it would be quite happy in a pot. Ah yes - and it got an AGM in 2012.
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Tulipa clusiana - doing its elegant thing.
And the quince tree is in full bloom - lovely large flowers.
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Romulea requienii from a few bulbs grown from seed many years ago,
now happily seeding around the garden, when it manages to get through the crocus foliage.
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Daphne x susannae 'Cheriton'
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Best thing to start blooming in a while is one of my Iris japonica (variegated form) which started today......................
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_2049.jpg)
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Spring is finally arriving.
The hellebore is as early here as H. niger, which is also coming into bloom. I've never seen this name elsewhere. Can anyone verify it?
You'll notice that Eranthis hyemalis has seeded itself here somehow. Where it was original planted is quite far, not even visible from this spot. The daffodil was planted years ago, label lost to Bambi, and ignored ever since. It has repaid me by seeding itself.
1. Helleborus 'pink tea cup' (valid name?).
2. Unknown daffodil that has seeded itself down a slope
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Spring is finally arriving.
The hellebore is as early here as H. niger, which is also coming into bloom. I've never seen this name elsewhere. Can anyone verify it?
You'll notice that Eranthis hyemalis has seeded itself here somehow. Where it was original planted is quite far, not even visible from this spot. The daffodil was planted years ago, label lost to Bambi, and ignored ever since. It has repaid me by seeding itself.
1. Helleborus 'pink tea cup' (valid name?).
2. Unknown daffodil that has seeded itself down a slope
I've not heard that name but a very nice hellebore!
Here's Asphodelus ramosus.
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5 of what I like in my garden right now ;D
Saxifraga stolonifera
Primula... ?
Tulips
Cercis
Tree peony
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Three androsace flowering on my tufa wall.
Androsace muscoidea breviscapa
Androsace muscoidea Schacht Form x 2
Androsace vandellii
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Is your tufa wall protected in any way during the winter?
The androsaces are certainly happy there.
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Is your tufa wall protected in any way during the winter?
The androsaces are certainly happy there.
There is no protection for the wall. If plants start to suffer in the winter months I may install a tempory winter cover.
So far all the plants have survived very well.
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I put one of my Kalanchoe x houghtonii outdoors in a sheltered spot a few weeks ago. It spent the winter in the unheated greenhouse and was loaded with flower buds. First bloom is open and the colour is better than the pampered ones in my opinion.................
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/13868546523_17bb4fb9ce_o.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_2061.jpg)
My "Old faithful", Salvia discolor is in full bloom....................
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_2062.jpg)
It should continue to perform like this deep into autumn.
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Three androsace flowering on my tufa wall.
Androsace muscoidea breviscapa
Androsace muscoidea Schacht Form x 2
Androsace vandellii
Androsace muscoidea breviscapa is sometimes called A. robusta breviscapa, isn't it ?
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Androsace muscoidea breviscapa is sometimes called A. robusta breviscapa, isn't it ?
This is another plant that seems to be seen under many names. It has often been seen on the show benches in the UK as Androsace muscoidea breviscapa or Androsace muscoidea Breviscapa - but the flora of Pakistan suggests, under the listing for Androsace villosa var. robusta f. breviscapa Knuth, l.c.
= Androsace robusta ssp. robusta that : "The species Androsace robusta has also been confused with and included in Androsace muscoidea by several authors (Handel-Mazzetti 1927, p. 163 and Gould 1982). The two taxa are quite distinct not only morphologically but also occupy to a greater extent different areas."
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250081171 (http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250081171) lists
Androsace muscoidea f. longiscapa Knuth, sensu Handel-Mazzetti
Androsace villosa var. robusta f. breviscapa Knuth
Androsace villosa var. robusta f. longiscapa Knuth
as synonyms for Androsace robusta ssp. robusta YASIN J. NASIR
http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100288641 (http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100288641)
Nothing is ever simple, is it? :-\
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Androsace muscoidea breviscapa is sometimes called A. robusta breviscapa, isn't it ?
Wow Maggi, pleased you answered that question as I have absolutely no idea.
What a good job we have ladies to look after us.
Mike
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It snowed last night so all the hellebores that were coming into bloom are now flat on the ground. Hopefully it will malt rapidly today. Winter really doesn't want to leave this year.
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Thank you Maggi for your explanation. You are a good ghost of this Forum.
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Images from the past few days … all taken in our small front garden here in Lancashire.
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Some more ...
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Some more ...
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Some more … mainly from today ...
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Final few ...
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Viola stojanowii. It blooms almost all summer, despite our 38c heat.
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Great series of images, Cliff. I particularly like #15 showing the layout and scale.
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Viola stojanowii. It blooms almost all summer, despite our 38c heat.
Tremendous, Robert! Maybe it'll survive our 43oC summers! ;D
I'll be on the look out for seeds!
cheers
fermi
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I really fancy your "little" garden Cliff.
Something I also hope one day to create.
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Images from the past few days … all taken in our small front garden here in Lancashire.
Cliff, fantastic plants & photos.
Wonderful white pulsatilla.
Mike
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Many thanks folks.
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Cliff - your postman must dwawdle outside the front door given that lovely planting. There is a lot to be said for a smaller garden! (says he in from weeding ready for another open day this weekend). We have a small bed outside our front door which has never really been planted properly and it would be good to convert it into an alpine bed - a project for next year. At the moment the nursery is filing with alpines and small perennials so we look forward to any local gardeners keen to make such a planting.
A favourite plant on the sand bed at the moment - Lithodora oleifolia.
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Many thanks, Tim. I must say that the garden doesn't look this good very often … this has been an exceptionally mild spring.
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Cliff, fantastic plants and perfect photos.
I think you love your plants.
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Cliff, lovely garden and troughs and great collection of images.
Is the little Aquilegia in Pic 12 A. saximontana by any chance?
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Cliff, fantastic plants and perfect photos.
I think you love your plants.
Many thanks, Franz … to be honest I think I love your plants as well. ;)
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Thank you so much, Mr. N.
The dwarf aquilegia was a £1.50p unlabelled bargain buy (reduced to £1) from our local garden centre. I could have been born in Yorkshire - apart from the stigma. ;D
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I could have been born in Yorkshire - apart from the stigma. ;D
;D ;D ;D You've got to have the birthright mate, you've just got to have the birthright!
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A few not very rare items from the garden but pretty just the same.
Aethionema 'Warley Rose' Absolutely stonkingly good value and will flower it's socks off all Summer.
An unnamed Arabis, also great value
Soldanella villosa, obviously happy as it's beginning to be a bit of a thug.
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The dwarf aquilegia was a £1.50p unlabelled bargain buy (reduced to £1) from our local garden centre. I could have been born in Yorkshire - apart from the stigma. ;D
A bargain ? At only one third off the price? Tell me you're kidding....... that barely qualifies as a reduction at all in my book! ::)
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A bargain ? At only one third off the price? Tell me you're kidding....... that barely qualifies as a reduction at all in my book! ::)
It might if you had grown it, Maggi? :)
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It might if you had grown it, Maggi? :)
Very true, it looks worth a good fiver now! Two-tone flowers are very pretty.
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Tremendous, Robert! Maybe it'll survive our 43oC summers! ;D
I'll be on the look out for seeds!
cheers
fermi
Fermi,
I have been saving seed! How do I get some to you?
It has been 43c here. Thank God not too often!
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David, I think your Arabis is Iberis.
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Aquilegia saximontana
Lamium orvala
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A vase of flowers which my wife picked from the garden today.
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The dark, regal red, velvety Tulip is a cracker - have you the name?
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Aquilegia saximontana
Very lovely but not A. saximontana... there is some excellent info on identifying A. saximontana here:
https://www.nargs.org/forum/north-american-columbines-starting-aquilegia-saximontana (https://www.nargs.org/forum/north-american-columbines-starting-aquilegia-saximontana)
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David, I think your Arabis is Iberis.
Many thanks Roma.
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Aquilegia saximontana
Join the club Philip. I've a couple grown from Exchange seed that aren't.
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The dark, regal red, velvety Tulip is a cracker - have you the name?
Alas no, Tulipa x gesneriana, but I don't know the cultivar name.
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Thank you Ralph. I am very taken with that colour.
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A few plants from today
Pulsatilla albana, Erysimum kotschyanum, Viola delphinantha, Dionysia involucrata, Androsace vandellii.
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Thanks Lori.
AGS seed David.Although I don't mind being corrected on names.
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A few things showing in the garden at the moment
plieone limprictii which has been outside in the garden for years but had become a bit conjested so I divided it in late February. I think it will take a year to forgive me so only a few flowers this year :-\]
Erthronium rev hendersonii - I think
Clematis alpina Pamela Jackman over a pergola
Arum creticum
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Some Geum at their best
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The Epimedium are now near the end of the flowering season
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From seed,5th year flowering.
Paeonia mlokosewitschii
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First flowers on this one Paeonia mairei
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nice ground-cover from woods of eastern usa...Polygala paucifolia. i had no luck to establish cuttings but seedgrown works well. i keep the soil acid (peat-sand mix) watering with rainwater with a bit vinegar or sulfuric acid.
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Three from „the roof of the world“.
I sowed Corallodiscus kingianus and Androsace tapete 2009. Corallodiscus flowers the first time.
I sowed Primula aureata 2011 from SRGC Seed Exchange, it flowers the first time, too.
Let me say Thank you! to the SRGC and the seed Donor that gives people out of GB the chance to try it with such plants.
I know, the quality of the plant is not like those from GB. ;)
All are in flower now. I don't know if this is the right time for these plants.
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The Corallodiscus flowers are so lovely - there is a huge pleasure to be found in growing plants from seed -as K-D says though, without the the donors to the seed exchange it would be much harder!
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A small plant of Lithodora zahnii 'Azure-ness' flowering well in the greenhouse.
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The Corallodiscus flowers are so lovely - there is a huge pleasure to be found in growing plants from seed -as K-D says though, without the the donors to the seed exchange it would be much harder!
I totally agree on all three points.
My first ever Lewisia is blooming...........................
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/13927780626_816fb6ae83_o.jpg)
No idea as to the species (no tag when I bought it last year), so if anyone has any thoughts they would be appreciated.................
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/13927773621_202facb315_o.jpg)
Maggi - you'll be pleased to hear that I spent the princely sum of 50 pence to buy this out of the bargain bin of a local nursery last summer 8)
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Lewisia cotyledon
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Anchusa caespitosa
Aquilegia sp.
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Around my garden ;D
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Lewisia cotyledon
Thanks David!
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A few things in flower now. Ceanothus 'Puget Blue'; Lunaria rediviva; Erysimum 'Bredon'.
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Pteridophyllum racemosum
First time flowering of a young plant in a shaded raised bed.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2915/13971633531_66967ff504_o_d.jpg)
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I few plants flowering in the garden this week. :-)
White Fritillaria meleagris.
Magnolia 'Black Tulip'.
Uvularia grandiflora.
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Jane : your Trilliums shown here (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11527.msg303527#msg303527) are at the same stage as ours up here in Aberdeen - but our Uvularia are quite a way behind yours - they're still at the "spears not yet turned over" stage.
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Flowering at home Gentiana clusii
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I counted 56 flowers which is a record for this plant - which is 9 years old
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First Arisaema for me this year is Arisaema nepenthoides.
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It's very early in the garden here - still getting frost. The big excitement is finding buds on Astragalus loanus, one that has never flowered before. Just in case the grey, raw, windy cloudy days are not to its liking, I photographed it in bud.
Daphne velenovskyi 'Balkan Rose'
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The gentian is spectacular.
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Jane : your Trilliums shown here (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11527.msg303527#msg303527) are at the same stage as ours up here in Aberdeen - but our Uvularia are quite a way behind yours - they're still at the "spears not yet turned over" stage.
Hi Maggie it has been so mild here this year and through the winter. I think I can count the amount of frosts we have had on one hand! Your garden is stunning, it is how I aspire mine to be, Erythoniums and Trilliums everywhere! :D
Can I ask as to what comes up after them?
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All sorts of things, Jane - a look through the Bulb Logs over the years will show you.
Arisaemas, Lilies, Nomocharis, Dactylorhizas, Corydalis, Roscoeas, Alliums .... it's a long list, making the most of each bed, hence the title of one of Ian's talks "High Rise and Time Share" :)
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This is from early in the month. It was on its way out. I could not see out of the window and it was leaning over the path so I decided it had to go. I got as far as cutting it back with loppers but had not got as far as taking it down further with the saw. I was then going to spray the stump with glyphosate. It flowered very well this year and the mutilation is barely visible so it has a reprieve for a year or two anyway.
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
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The gentian is spectacular.
I'm pleased with it. :)
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I'm pleased with it. :)
Wonderful Scottish understatment there, Al .
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Last Week-End I left my garden for a walk in the "Hallerbos", a forest that is renowned for the huge carpets of bluebells. But in fact it is a of bulb paradise, with besides the bluebells also huge patches of bear leek, lots of sorrel, wood anemones and wild 'dog' violets.
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Wow!
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Currently Gentiana acaulis flowers in the rock garden. All plants are from seed.
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Magnificent, Franz … working so well with the violas.
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Some pics from today
1. Viola delphinantha
2. Viola crassa - a Japanese violet related to
3. Viola biflora
4. Viola canina alba
Gerd
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Roses already! 1,2: Rosa ecae; 3,4: lost label, possibly 'Canary Bird'; 5: lost label white rose.
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Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' and Rosa pimpinellifolia 'Mary Queen of Scots'
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The arilbred irises are flowering in their frame 6 weeks earlier this year than they did last; I adore them but the succulent flower spikes are loved by snails more than I can believe. The yellow one is 'Domingo', very kindly given by a forumist, it's just beautiful but sadly not scented; unlike the purple 'Heimdall', which has a delightful fragrance. Also lightly scented is Matthiola scapifera.
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Acis nicaeense
Lewisia tweedyi-Lemon Seedling
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Lewisia tweedyi which self seeded into my raised bed in the greenhouse.
Lewisia nevadensis rosea
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Erodium trifolium &
two Primula auricula from same SRGC seed from 3 years ago.
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Erodium trifolium in full flower - is that early, Mike?
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Erodium trifolium in full flower - is that early, Mike?
Maggi
Always early & will flower right through to the onset of winter.
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I'm impressed - I think of Erodium as being later season starters - now I know better, Thanks!
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Here the Corydalis and Hellebores are now flowering. The third picture is Dicentra cuccularia 'Pink Punk'.
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Happy days! Clianthus puniceus has started to bloom....................
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/14041732513_d828aa9e99_z.jpg)
;D
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Oxalis species are flowering now in the Alpine House
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More flowers:
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Trillium ovatum, changing color as the flowers age:
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Very vigorous western US Erythroniums:
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Kalmiopsis leachiana, native to the Siskiyou mountains of SW Oregon:
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Tropaeolum tricolor, growing on a tomato cage in the greenhouse:
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An alpine birch, I think (does anybody know the species?):
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Corydalis scouleri, a NW USA native:
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Narcissus bulbocodium:
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Narcissus triandrus albus:
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Glaucidium palmatum:
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Arisaema sikokianum:
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Magnificent plants, stands and images, folks.
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Daphne tangutica, doing well on the north side of the house:
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Daphne cneorum 'Lila Haines', growing in full sun:
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Erythronium elegans:
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Dodecatheon pulchellum:
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These are stunning, Gene … many thanks for posting.
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Fantastic display, Gene. The alpine birch is actually a willow. It is difficult to say what species it is based on the picture. There must be more knowledgeable people in the forum.
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Looks like Salix yezo-alpina.
johnw
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Flowering at a friends garden this un-named Iris.
Has anyone any ideas?
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Flowering at a friends garden this un-named Iris.
Has anyone any ideas?
Iris korolkowii?
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Rhododendron 'Sako'
Daphne retusa with a lovely scent this evening.
Rhododendron 'Wren'
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A lovely little fellow: Wulfenia x schwarzii. Evergreen, hardy and pretty blue flowers. If it increased a little more readily it would be an excellent plant for the foreground of shady beds.
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Flowering at a friends garden this un-named Iris.
Has anyone any ideas?
'Dardanus'?
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The prize goes to Malcolm, it is definitely Dardanus.
John B
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The prize goes to Malcolm, it is definitely Dardanus.
John B
'Dardanus'?
Iris korolkowii?
Thanks all, my gardening friend will be pleased it has a name.
Mike
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Yes 'Dardanus' as already posted.
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Flowering at a friends garden this un-named Iris.
Has anyone any ideas?
I'm pleased you've found it is 'Dardanus' - I hope your chum is equally pleased with himself for growing such a nice pot full 8)
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Bad idea Calin, joining this forum... so many plants I want in my garden now ::)
Arum maculatum / Aquilegia desertorum / Valeriana officinalis / Limnanthes douglasii / Asphodeline lutea
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-Aethionema schistosum
-Lagotis glauca
-Cypripedium formosanum
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Superb.
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Very impressive, Eberhard!
The pink of Rhododendron yakushimanum 'Polaris' almost glows in the dark - but fades to a pinkish white as the flowers mature.
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Some photos from the last weeks: