Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Yann on June 02, 2019, 07:44:35 PM
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June started with a very warm weather, many plants suffer from drought.
I hope we'll get a few rain in the following days bacause we're near a disaster for agriculture.
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some plants enjoy the sun
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the season is almost over in my region, still few weeks ahead to watch high altitude plants :P
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Yesterrday in the garden:
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More photos:
Hypericum kazdaghense from Western Turkey is a very valuable plant
for hot and rather dry places.
Saponaria Boranovice was raised by the late well known Czech plantsman
Ota Vlasak and named after his home town.
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Lovely collection of pictures Rudi and Yann.
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Really very nice... Yann and Rudi. With me it is currently not so beautifully colorful. The colour blue and violet of the different Edraianthus and Phyteuma dominates.
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As you know Thomas blue is my favourite colour ;D
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As you know Thomas blue is my favourite colour ;D
Well, in that case, David... just for you... Edraianthus pilosulus... ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Thank you, David and Thomas
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Yes, a lot of color! And the Edraianthus is very beautiful. I only grow graminifolius but from lack of space. My 'real' rockery is small and presently invaded by ants >:(
One side - nothing very special except the Astragalus now finishing to flower.
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Astragalus levieri of Southern Caucasus
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Also almost finished now - Androsace villosa ssp. taurica (a seed coll. from Crimea)
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Yes, a lot of color!
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Gabriela could you help me in identifying the pink flowers behind the Astragalus in your first picture?. I tried to improve the focus but was unable to. Thanks in advance.
Arturo
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A few flowers from our Sacramento, California garden.
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Eriogonum umbellatum var. smallianum. This small, flat growing variety is packed with flower power. From seed I gathered on Snow Mountain, California (before the Mendocino Complex Fire).
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A few seedlings of our California native annual Phacelia stebbinsii. There are also a few seedlings of our California native annual Hemizonella minima. I enjoy this tiny annual (Hemizonella) with its 0.5 to 1 mm ray flowers.
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About 25 years ago, I acquired a number of bulbs of Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense from the Nature Conservancy. I have been very careful to maintain this line by controlled pollination.
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Our Sacramento garden is filled with many forms of Lilium pardalinum from seed I gathered throughout Northwestern California and the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the 1990’s. There is considerable variation in all the different forms.
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Aquilegia formosa is planted throughout the shady parts of our garden. They remind me of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
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One of my Lilium occidentale hybrids from the 1990’s. The flowers are almost red. Most of the various clones are planted out in our Sacramento garden, so there is the possibility of further refinement.
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Gathering seed from my old-fashion Pansies. I am now able to work with them again. This year was for a general increase of the seed stocks. Next year I will continue selection and refinement.
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I guess I like growing annuals. These are common Larkspur, Consolida regalis. This was just a start to get them established in our Sacramento garden. At the Placerville farm they would reseed themselves freely. This is the goal here in our Sacramento garden.
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Our California native, Salvia leucophylla has wonderfully scented foliage. The flowers attract many beneficial insects.
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The star of the garden right now is Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum. It is over 2 meters tall and has maybe 40 to 50 flower buds on it. The reddish-magenta flowers are a magnet for insects and butterflies. The silvery foliage is striking.
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Lots of beautiful flowers Robert! My favourite is the Cirsium :) I lobe thistles.
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Gabriela could you help me in identifying the pink flowers behind the Astragalus in your first picture?. I tried to improve the focus but was unable to. Thanks in advance.
Arturo
It is Armeria juniperifolia Arturo.
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Lots of beautiful flowers Robert! My favourite is the Cirsium :) I love thistles.
Thanks Gabriela. :) 8)
We have a number of different Cirsium species that are native to California. I have tried a few and hope to try others in the future. It all takes time, but I am certainly enjoying our current batch of thistles.
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A lot of the colour in my garden is from self sown seedlings. I am very bad at removing and thinning them out. Making a good show just now are a number of verbascums. I should not have left so many on the paths. Ground cover fabric is no barrier to them getting their roots down. The biggest one is in a raised bed. I think the parentage is the yellow Verbascum epixanthinum and the daddy is a purple Verbascum phoeniceum. They are all slightly different shades of pink and very robust. The ones which flowered last year all seemed sterile.
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Those are very handsome volunteers, Roma. Gotta love a volunteer, even if we might wish they chose other spots to grow!
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Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens forma planipetalum is in flower. Seems to be back on its feet again after a traumatic and unappreciated division several years ago, it's been around in the garden for 25 or more years.After several warm days it's due to cool off again. At least the rhodos will last.
johnw
18c
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Tulipa sprengeri is flowering right now. These were sown in 2014 from seed ex seeds, and they are so pretty!
I read somewhere that it dislikes transplanting, and I'm wondering if I dare move them when they go dormant to a better place (I'm thinking they might look fabulous with Corydalis 'Korn's Purple' which is also flowering now).
Or maybe it is better to collect seeds from it and sow them which I will do anyway. :)
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Too wet to do any gardening today.
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The Tulipa sprengeri have been damaged by wind and rain
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Are Tulipa roots annual? I think so. If this is the case, I can't see how moving a dormant bulb would be so stressful.
Some things at my place:
Allium ovalifolium
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Vella spinosa
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Talinum okanogense
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Erigeon pinnatisectus from May 30
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I keep the calyces on all summer
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More:
Dracocephalum ryuschianum
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Scutellaria alpina
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Melica ciliata still in bud, flanked by Pontechium maculatum. The one on the right might be a dwarf form. We will see how it grows on.
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In the lawn - Pontechium maculatum and Penstemon grandiflorus
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Very excited about this tiny Allium sp. From seed from Panayoti Kelaidis, first time to bloom.
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And Hesperostipa spartea from Minnesota native seed. Not quite fully grown.
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Too wet to do any gardening today.
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Lots of colors Roma, even through the rain the garden looks beautiful. I must start growing T. sprengeri.
And Hesperostipa spartea from Minnesota native seed. Not quite fully grown.
Hesperostipa spartea is a very interesting grass, present here in some locations.
Here's a native from my garden - Sisyrinchium mucronatum basking in the sun; few rainy days are following again.
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What a lovely and tranquil place your garden seems, Rick.
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You always find something nice to say, Maggie. :) Thank you.
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More:
Dracocephalum ryuschianum
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They look gorgeous, not often seen in gardens.
A few photos from my region after been a bit absent from the forum due to "technical" problems at my ankle...
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despite the last rains it's still very dry in some parts
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Here are two North Americans who are blooming for the first time with me...
Gentiana newberryi var. newberryi
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Lewisia rediviva
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Thomas
Your specimen of Gentiana newberryi var. newberryi looks nice. I generally see variety tiogana in our part of the Sierra Nevada. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains Gentiana newberryi blooms in the autumn. All the examples that I have seen in cultivation bloom late spring to early summer, including the plants I grow in our Sacramento garden. The species seems very easy to cultivate, but they seem to bloom much earlier than they do in the wild. Do you know the origin of your Gentiana newberryi?
I am always amazed how easily Lewisia rediviva is cultivated. Maybe the species is changing and adjusting to cultivation by unintended selection. First generation seedling from wild seed can be a bit finicky to grow at times and depending on where the seed was gathered.
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Thomas
Your specimen of Gentiana newberryi var. newberryi looks nice. I generally see variety tiogana in our part of the Sierra Nevada. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains Gentiana newberryi blooms in the autumn. All the examples that I have seen in cultivation bloom late spring to early summer, including the plants I grow in our Sacramento garden. The species seems very easy to cultivate, but they seem to bloom much earlier than they do in the wild. Do you know the origin of your Gentiana newberryi?
I am always amazed how easily Lewisia rediviva is cultivated. Maybe the species is changing and adjusting to cultivation by unintended selection. First generation seedling from wild seed can be a bit finicky to grow at times and depending on where the seed was gathered.
Hello Robert
Thanks for the kind words.
Unfortunately I do not know the exact origin of this Gentiana newberryi var. newberryi. I got this plant from the fantastic Scottish Ardfearn Nursery. Alasdair and Sarah have been supporting me for three years with generous gifts for my orders... for which I am infinitely grateful. But this plant was an official part of this year's catalogue. There was no name for the subspecies... so a surprise for me. Initially I was a little disappointed that it is not ssp. tiogana. Because I find these also very very beautiful. But after closer examination of the photo from this morning I like this form nevertheless very much. Because only with an enlargement I could recognize the fine dotting of the flower.
My Lewisia rediviva was cultivated from wild seeds from the Richter Pass near Osoyoos in the Okanagan area, near the border to Washington State. The germination rate was very good.
I have also achieved some young plants this year. In addition to the mentioned origin from Mt. Kobau, about 1000 meters above sea level. This is all the information I have. I am curious about the further development of both origins and will soon position them in the rock garden... before they retreat.
Greetings to California
Thomas
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Thomas,
Do not forget that Lewisia rediviva needs to stay completely dry during the summer and autumn months. The Lewis and Clark Expedition plant was carried bone dry for months before someone planted it back in the eastern U.S.A. somewhere. That is about all I can remember from this story, but this plant (root) was desiccated and came back to life when water was supplied. I even lose Lewisia rediviva here in dry California if I am not careful about keeping the plants dry, especially when going dormant. Basically they grow best with only rain water (no irrigation at all) for me here in California.
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Roscoea humeana x cautleoides 'Ice Maiden'
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Yesterday, to my great surprise, I noticed that all young plants of Silene hookeri var. bolanderi have formed flowers and some are already open. However, I did not sow them until 28.12.18.
As I have tried these species for the first time, I would be very grateful for all information on further cultivation.
Thanks...
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Robert...
Many thanks for the information on the resting phase at Lewisia rediviva. I have already stopped watering and will now cover this plant.
I already knew about the absolute operation of the dryness... but thank you very much anyway. Exactly for that this forum is so infinitely valuable for me. ;D
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Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale
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It is a pleasure to walk in the garden, old and new plants show
their beautiful flowers.
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A superb find by Dave Veinotte here in NS. No name on it yet but I think it merits one. Juniperus horizontalis, an extremely dwarf form of this native, would be great in a trough. john
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Small Leontopodium fascinate me especially... Leontopodium macrocephalum from Nepal belongs to it. It grows more like a very tiny shrub and the first flower shows a bizarre shape. It is actually called the "golden" Leontopodium... so I can only wait to see if the colour of the flower will change.
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A superb find by Dave Veinotte here in NS. No name on it yet but I think it merits one. Juniperus horizontalis, an extremely dwarf form of this native, would be great in a trough. john
My word, that is a tiny form!
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Bletilla striata. This clone (probably chinese) is full hard, without protection, here at Allgaeu.
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It is a pleasure to walk in the garden, old and new plants show
their beautiful flowers.
Hello Rudi...
your beautiful pictures show that these plants feel very well in the current extreme heat... with me Globularia stygia shows itself at present also from the good side... just a southerner.😉
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Thomas, thank you for your kind comment, after many losses of coolness loving
plants I prefer to raise and cultivate plants of warmer regions. An exception are
woodlanders, but my space for them is very limited in my garden. Your Globularia
seems to enjoy our tropical weather.
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More pictures from the garden, weather forecast promised a heatwave for next week:
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The rest:
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Moltkia x intermedia
Must be at least two years since I planted it out and this is the first time it has flowered
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A self sown seedling of Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii or a possible hybrid with a garden cultivar. It appeared last year but didn't flower till very late as the rabbits kept eating it. This has resulted in a very fine bushy plant.
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Lovely pics Roma, you have done well with the Moltkia.
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Thank you, Shelagh. It's lovely when you plant something, forget about it and it does this with no further attention.
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Dianthus superbus
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Campanula glomerata
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A self sown seedling of Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii or a possible hybrid with a garden cultivar. It appeared last year but didn't flower till very late as the rabbits kept eating it. This has resulted in a very fine bushy plant.
It has a very long flowering period, a must have for any garden.
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Scutellaria alpina. Seed from Jurasek 2014 (Seed ex Bulgaria)
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Gladiolus palustris
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Olearia 'Henry Travers' (likely to be O. semidentata x chathamica)
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Sorry, I am not able to send some pictures in this year. Too busy. I send at least three white Campanulas which flowers just now.
Campanula troegerae
Campanula choruhensis
Campanula formanekiana
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Zdenek, thank you for the beautiful pictures. I am sorry to hear, that you have so
much to do and wish youmore free time for you later in the year.
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Really excited about this one
Hebe cupressoides 'Boughton Dome'
First time I have ever seen it flower. Must have been the long hot spell we had last summer :)
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Hebe cupressoides 'Boughton Dome'
Lovely plant Roma, and new to me 8)
In the unlikely event that you ever feel the need to prune/curtail it, or a sprig gets detached by an exuberant dog/cat, I'd love to give it a go :)