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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Mini bulb lover on August 01, 2017, 09:15:46 AM
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How fast is this year going?
Moraea ciliata has been flowering for me for a couple of weeks now. The flowers last one day and it often doesn't bloom on consecutive days. To make up for that they occasionally produce two flowers on the same day/ plant (I have two in one pot and the other one flowered on the same day too)!
They have an unusual scent (not terrible but not great). Last year it was flowering in September so it's an early surprise this year.
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How fast is this year going?
You're the second person to say that today, Jon! The time does seem to be on fast forward.
Lovely soft colours on the Moraea.
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Some of my auriculas are going to flower! so excited.
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Love Euphorbia myrsinites, even in bud
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Otto's N. cyclamineus seedling which he called "Hint of green", five buds this spring
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Otto's N. cyclamineus seedling which he called "Hint of green", five buds this spring
Very nice!
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Jamus, I think your euphorbia is E. stricta. E. myrsinites is not so spiky and the branches go out and down, are not upright as in stricta. I have a pic somewhere. will look.
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Two forms of E. myrsinites, the "ordinary" one and one from Jim Archibald's seed which is everything in miniature, the plant only about 15cms across. Unfortunately I have lost this dwarf form.
Back in 1993 when in Greece with John Richards, I saw hundreds of this plant (the larger one), rather dryish in July so with a lot of their branches which has shed their seeds, a rich red or terracotta colour. They were gorgeous. As well, a lot had the large and wonderful caterpillars on them, of the spurge hawk moth.
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That's interesting Lesley, but I'm not convinced. My Euphorbia does grow out and down, later once the flowers open and it gets heavier. I've googled E. stricta and it's nothing like mine. I will take better photos once the flowers open.
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Euphorbia rigida. I think it's rigida.
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You are right of course Jamus. It is rigida. I always mix it with stricta. Mix the names I mean as I've never had stricta and don't really want it anyway. I knew it wasn't myrsinites though. :)
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PS Why are you chaining up your auriculas? ???
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hahaha! Funny Lesley. I have an old chain forming a barrier on one side of my little garden gazebo, and the end of the chain hangs down into the planter boxt. I just draped it around the little primula because I enjoyed the contrasting textures of rusted steel with stone and the delicate, silver primula foliage. I suppose it's me expressing my artistic and creative impulses in the garden.
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Mmmmm... It will be plaster dwarfs and china dolls next. A trend to be avoided at all costs!
When we moved to our last garden but one, there were about 30 dwarfs spread about. The previous owner had been a banker and he told us his grandchildren had given them to him as being "gnomes of Zurich." since he didn't want to take them with him he left them for us. We had a big party for all our new neighbours (this was a farming area, not built up) and during the summer night we lined them up on a fence and shot them!
Nice foliage on the auricula though. :)
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I'm with you on the gnomes, but old rusty chain is worlds away from concrete garden ornaments, isn't it? Someone back me up here...
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Using the chains?
;D ;D ;D
cheers
fermi
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;D
Some photos of what is flowering in our garden at the moment.
Weather has been bad here but maybe not as bad as in South Australia or Victoria.
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Lovely plants Graham. I like your mixed Crocus and Galanthus group.
The sun came out briefly today, just long enough to (almost) open the Crocuses. I took pictures because they have forecast storms tonight with heavy rain, strong winds and even... (swallow), hail. :o
1. Crocus minimus
2. C. vernus 'Lavender Stripe'
3. C. tomassinianus, nice mix of colour forms from Otto
4. another angle on the same group above
5. Iris retic. 'Violet Beauty'
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6. I. retic. 'Harmony'
7. Harmony again
8. I retic. 'Purple Gem'
9. Galanthus 'Magnet'
10. Gal. 'Spindlestone surprise'
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Graham,
weather's not too bad here ;D
Here are a few things in flower this week:
1) Iris planifolia
2) Pomaderris obcordata & Eremophila glabra
3) close up Eremophila
4) Pomaderris buds
5) close up Pomaderris flowers
cheers
fermi
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Fermi I love your Iris planifolia, I'm yet to have any juno flowers here. Maybe next year...
Pomaderris obcordata is new to me. Can you tell us a bit about it? I like it.
A couple of unnamed Hellebore seedlings.
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Fermi I love your Iris planifolia, I'm yet to have any juno flowers here. Maybe next year...
Be patient, Jamus, it took me 3 years to flower my first Juno from seed (this one, actually, back in 2010 ;D )
Pomaderris obcordata is new to me. Can you tell us a bit about it? I like it.
The pomaderris actually comes from the border of Victoria and South Australia near the Little Desert.
We got it quite a few years ago from Goldfields Revegetation Nursery (Mandurang, near Bendigo) but it no longer appears on their plant list :(
We've been growing it in a raised sand-bed in full sun and I think that has helped keep it compact - plus the fact that it got "trimmed" severely by parrots when it was just about to flower for the first time >:(
I'm hoping that it will grow from cuttings,
cheers
fermi
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Thanks Fermi. Australia definitely hasn't been properly explored for good rock garden plants but you're leading the way. I am germinating seed several species from the clifftops on Kangaroo Island this year for trialing in the rock garden. I'll share the results if anything makes it that far.
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I am germinating seed several species from the clifftops on Kangaroo Island this year for trialing in the rock garden. I'll share the results if anything makes it that far.
That sounds interesting Jamus!
I went for a walk in my local nature reserve to see if I could find any Australian terrestrial orchids (I moved into the area about 18 months ago). You could say I found a few. I believe they're Pterostylis nutans?
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After sowing the seeds in 2013 I now have some flowers from Alan McMurtire's bee pollinated Iris reticulatas. (Also posted in the Iris section)
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And I love the leaves of Pelargonium barklyi. Easy to grow here in a shaded position.
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Two very exciting things happened today, Tom Mitchell Crocus veluchensis from collected seed in Croatia coll. No. TCM12-458 opened today nothing like any of the Crocus veluchensis that I grow. The second was a seedling Galanthus has flowered with unusual marks, Galanthus elwesii foliage.
Toms Muscari tenuifolium from Georgia, Jahuari Monastery at 580meters Coll. No TCM12-308 also flowered today along with Erythronium caucasicum 471 910 1/00 from Archibald seed, you will be proud of me Ian as I got down and looked up into the flower. I am not sure if I have put this in the Archibald file
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What a mess I made of that it is a while since I put posted anything on the forum but I have never been good at it anyway Will try again with some of the photos
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Hi Viv,
it's always great to see something new flower from seed :)
I posted a pic of this on the Narcissus Thread:
Narcissus jacetanus ssp jacetanus grown from seed from Rafa
I had to take it in to work to be able to get a pic in daylight ;D
cheers
fermi
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Thank you Maggii I am sorry about the mess.
Fermi what a dear little Narcissus don't you love their simple form, perfect little daffodils, but so short in stature.
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No worries. Vivienne!
fermi, I liked your cute miniature daff too!
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A nice surprise yesterday. Romulea sabulosa.
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A nice surprise yesterday. Romulea sabulosa.
Ooh! Great pix, Jamus. Isn't the colour fantastic - like a fine silk!
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JAMUS , my picture gallery is functioning again : a photo of Eupherbia rigida as it grows in my garden.also a few early flowering bulbous Irises . I. planifolia is always the first of the Junos to come into bloom here . This collected I. danfordiae (J.J.A.) is rather odd with 4falls, 4 standards etc. Iris bakeriana was raised from Pilous seed collected in Turkey- but to me it looks more like I.ret. ssp. sophenensis - who could enlighten me??
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Hello Otto! :) so good to see your garden again. I love the Junos and retics. I LOVE nicolai. I have some seed of a couple of different collections and I will sow them in the autumn (or embryo culture, I cant decide which).
The reticulated Irises love it in the top part of my rock garden. This one is Violet Beauty, and it has more than doubled in a year.
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Hello Otto, love the pic's of your Iris. It looks like they are in your garden and not in pots, how do you manage to keep them dry in summer if it rains as I believe that Junos must be kept dry in Summer.
Regards, John.
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Here is a comparison between species Narcissus cyclamineus and Otto's 'Hint of green'. I am wondering if it's a hybrid and if so what with? Otto? Fermi?
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Jamus
It is a hybrid and it is most likely a cross with either a miniature standard reverse bicolor like Gipsy Queen or a miniature standard 1W-W like Candle Power. More likely the latter as the flower looks a bit bigger than the N. cyclamineus and Gipsy Queen is very small.
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Here is a comparison between species Narcissus cyclamineus and Otto's 'Hint of green'. I am wondering if it's a hybrid and if so what with? Otto? Fermi?
I'm not sure what its parentage is, but I know that Otto has grown 'Second Fiddle' and 'Mitzi' so they are possible parents. Graham's answer sums it up nicely ;D
cheers
fermi
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Thanks Graham, I like it a lot but won't be too upset if I never know the parentage.
1) the first Ficaria of the year, with a bite out of it.
2) Iris schelkownikowii, about the be transplanted into the raised gravel beds.
3) The first 'Pickwick' of the year
4) Romulea sabulosa, two more flowers out now.
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That Iris Schelkownikowii is a very nice looking Iris Jamus I had to Google it as I have not heard of it before, has it flowered for you yet.
Did you grow it from seed ??? Regards, John.
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Hi John! Yes it's a beauty. I have grown it from seed given to me by Otto. These oncocyclus irises are notoriously hard to germinate which is why I've been experimenting with embryo culture, which is how the plant in the picture was grown. They might flower in a year or two if I'm lucky... :-\
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a few more photos from my garden -still cold , wet and winter here : some easy Crocus and Colchicum doerfleri ( hungaricum ) which I like very much in particular the hairy leaf margins .
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and five more : Galanthus 'Corinne' seedling I raised from seed received from Rannveig Wallis and the Gerry Mundey Primula petiolaris hybrid I have kept alive for more than 30 years .
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Seems all the action is in Aussie with some wonderful images having been shown.
On this side of the 'ditch' spring has also sprung.
Pleased to see this Erythronium caucasicum in bloom and not affected by being shifted while in full flower last season.
Galanthus nivalis viridapice .
Cheers Dave.
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Such a lot of beautiful flowers from Viv, James, Otto, Fermi, and others.
I also took some photo's in Otto's garden a week or two ago that I had meant to post. Better late than never.
First for some hellebores - the lemon is quite unusual in the proportion of the boss of stamens to the petal size. The H. torquatus is a beautiful thing that my photo does not do justice.
Jacqui
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Otto has many mossy rocks that host cyclamen and other tiny delights.
His snowdrop collection is extensive, including treasures i sighted such as Rosemary Burnham and the delightfully picturesque plump one i don't know the name of shown here.
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More beauties from Otto's collection...
Iris danfordiae
Iris histrioides - not sure which cultivar
one of the miniature colchicums (doeflerii?)
a strikingly attractive corydalis
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Last few from Otto's garden...
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A double hepatica in shrieking pink
Two species crocuses - sadly reluctant to open in the cold weather - but promising great beauty
A special primula otto described in his post.
jacqui.
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Not sure I should look at too many more photos of Otto's gems. It is slightly hotter here so a lot of work would be required to make a suitable home for them.
We have a few things flowering in our gardens at the moment.
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Hi
More photos. We need to visit Otto's garden at some time but we don't travel during daffodil season and we have a long season..
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Hi
The last of the non-daffodil garden plants. I will post some photos of our garden daffodils in the Narcissus part of the forum.
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Hi Otto and Jacqui, thanks for the pictures! Jacqui firstly that "plumpish" snowdrop is gorgeous... I wonder if it is the one I'm thinking of? Don't answer that, I'll ask Otto directly. Iris histrioides is a gorgeous shade of blue, I have some germinations of seed from a couple of different sources so all going well I'll have my own some day. The "strikingly attractive Corydalis" might be Corydalis henrikii? I am noticing signs of bulbs self seedling and naturalising in my garden, just a little since it's all so new, but very encouraging! We're having some very wet weather here which is flattening a lot of little flowers but the forecast ahead looks better. Fingers crossed.
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Hi Jamus,
Otto says the Corydalis is C. diphylla from Kashmir and that he has had it 40 years but never sets seed or offsets. What a shame. It's beautiful.
And galanthus John Gray. I loved the markings but hadn't realised it was quite so parachute-like. Gorgeous.
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More from our garden:
Retic Iris 'Alida'
Narcissus "Snook x Nanty"
Pseudomuscari azureum
Muscari armeniacum "purple form"
cheers
fermi
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Looking all good Fermi
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1) C. vernus, common 'Pickwick'
2) common camellia cv.
3) common C. tommasinianus 'Ruby giant'
4) common daffodils, possibly 'Stella' and 'Campernelle'
5) C. tommasinianus 'Yalta'
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Erythronium dens canis has decided to grace us for only the second time in 3 years with a couple of blooms! The last time it flowered was 2014 (last pic) with a clean bloom, this year the flower looks a little ratty.
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Here is a survivor of years of neglect; I have had it so long the label has become totally illegible so I had to use Mr Google to ID it; Callianthemum anemonoides
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Next Primula sibthorpii which grows well here but is rather susceptible to slug damage. (it has been a sluggy season and many my bulb seedlings are getting clipped off at ground level)
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It almost feels like springtime with so many bulbs flowering on these pages. Such charming blooms on the callianthemum.
a few from my garden.
1. Hyacinthella leucophae kindly gifted by Otto has emerged from the ground
2. another in a pot with slightly different colouration - or perhaps simply a little longer in bloom
3. Galanthus 'Ophelia' - again from Otto - is flowering
4. Fritillaria verticillate (thunbergii?) seems to grow well here. the yellow in the background is from kerri japonica flora plena, which brightens the winter garden
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...and a few more...
5. Narcissus cantabricus var petuniodes came from Marcus Harvey
6. A tiny Fritillaria - i think F. pudica, also from Marcus.
7. A nicely upright deep rose pink hellebore bred by Peter Leigh
8. Muscari macrocarpum is clumping up nicely after a couple of years in.
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A few flowers from yesterday.
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hi jamus,
lovely plants. whatever is the first one please?
1. Galanthus 'Straffan' seems terribly miniature, especially with the leaves barely showing. Its very slow to increase here - i still have only two after about 3 years.
2. Hepatica nobilis var japonica on the back steps.
3 and 4. Pulmonarias coming through
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Corydalis decipiens - I'm pleased to see it return :) We don't have much luck with corydalis here!
Narcissus 'Rapture' (6YY) and 'KB-6 W-P-2-08' make a nice combo;
A tiny hyacinth - Hyacinthella nervosa;
Narcissus 'Angel's Whisper' which is looking skyward - perhaps it's thirsty? ;D
cheers
fermi
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Hi Jacqui, the first picture in my last set is Fritillaria persica, which will be the first time I've ever had a flower for this in my own garden.
Nice pictures everyone. It's a great time of year isn't it?
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Good work, Jamus, was it from seed? How long ago was it sown if it was?
Here are a few more flowers in our garden:
1) Narcissus 3 W-O (lost label)
2) KB hybrid hoop petticoat daff;
3) Hybrid jonquil "08-06MJ"(7Y0) ['Demmo'x 0-02J]
4) Galanthus nivalis - exciting for us as it struggles up here! Sorry for the poor pic :-[
5) Trillium - even harder for us to flower - this is the first flower since it was planted a decade ago!
cheers
fermi
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My own Galanthus 'Straffan' are also very short so far this year, stems of just 2 cms but still with large flowers. In fact the flowers are trying to open before the stems are really through the ground. I don't think this has happened before. I like 'Straffan' because it is quite a bit later than others, extending the season.
I have a problem which I'm not sure how to resolve. I have not had any notifications from the Forum for several weeks even though everything seems OK from the Forum end. It must be some kind of turn off thing here but I can't see what. Very annoying.
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I have a problem which I'm not sure how to resolve. I have not had any notifications from the Forum for several weeks even though everything seems OK from the Forum end. It must be some kind of turn off thing here but I can't see what. Very annoying.
Lesley, some discussion below in replies 284-290 over the past few days:-
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12686.270#lastPost (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12686.270#lastPost)
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My jade green Hermodactylus tuberosus will have six flowers this year! Two opened so far.
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My jade green Hermodactylus tuberosus will have six flowers this year! Two opened so far.
Be still my beating heart! Is this not simply gorgeous?
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Seconded. I've never been able to grow this one.
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We once built up a large potful of the more usual colour variant- greeny-yellow - over many years and took it, in perfect condition, to a show - where it did nothing! Later heard folk saying - "they could have just bought that"! Is there any wonder some folks get cheesed off with exhibiting?
I am particularly fond of this plant - never had the chance to grow any of the more unusual colours of it but I do enjoy seeing them - so elegant!
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Yes I like it too.. a very graceful plant. There are four flowers out now. Last year I got good seed set Maggi ;)
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and here is a top view which shows the lovely shape of the style arms and the graceful standards... and also the ugly pot. :D
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It really truly is a winner jamus.
Made perfect by your photography...
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The first oncocyclus of 2017! I came home from work tonight and was greeted by this, from ASI (aril society international) seed ex seed, 2014. One of Pat's hybrids, PT0246 = Aril Hybrid (Tira nurseries seed mix x ?) x (PT0464(Susiana hyb. X (meirav x Samariae light colour)). It's beautiful and I'm thrill that it has 4 buds on it.
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Yes I like it too.. a very graceful plant. There are four flowers out now. Last year I got good seed set Maggi ;)
Did you indeed!!
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Yes, I sowed last years see and it's up now growing well. It'll be very interesting to see what colours are in the progeny, or all the same like Mum. :)
A few flowers:
1) Iris pumila - lots of buds this year!
2) Anemone blanda (thanks Otto)
3) Ficaria verna 'Brazen Hussy'
4) Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant' has done so well!
5) Hepatica nobilis
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1) Scoliopus bigelovii
2) PT0426 again
3) Canarina canariensis seedlings
4) Iris pumila
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Your dark iris pumila is a delight jamus. It looks like it multiplies well.
As are the oncocyclus.
Just a few from today, amidst intermittent heavy rain, high winds, hail and patchy sunshine.
1. the raindrops glistening on the silver birches. The perspex is a possum guard to prevent decimation.
2. A tiny anemone bland fighting its way out of the narcissus and crocus foliage
3. Plum hellebores against the long catkins of a corkscrew hazel
4. Narcissus 'waterperry' has a hint of pink on the trumpet
5. A very fetching bicoloured Muscari nova imported by Marcus Harvey.
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Jacqui I'm jealous of all your lovely shrubs. Corylus is a beautiful thing, I have seen it in gardens here and pined for it.