Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: shelagh on July 01, 2019, 09:08:54 PM
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We have come a long way since the new bed was finished early in the year. Today these were at their best.
Two Campanulas one short and open faced one tall and narrow.
Erigeron Azure Beauty which turned out much taller than we expected and reminds me of the Asters my Grand-dad used to grow on his allotment.
Erigeron Four Winds which was transplanted from the old rock garden.
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A lovely Erodium which Brian has grown from cuttings.
Iberis Masterpiece, we can't praise this plant enough, this one is over 2 ft across and has been flowering for months. It is a terrific specimen.
Nepeta Blue Moon not one I knew but which is a very attractive plant.
Oenothera speciose a recent acquisition courtesy of Clare and John Dower. Also this Pelargonium sidoides, a very dark flower.
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Penstemon Rocky Mountain Blue lovely but too tall.
Petrocoptis glaucifolia we have had this on the show bench but it's doing very well in the raised bed.
A nice dwarf Scabious columbiana.
A pink Stachys which came from the scree bed.
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Stachys grandiflora came from Gothenburg Botanic seed and got to about a foot in the old rock garden, here it's more than double that as it fights its way through in one of the borders.
Finally my Lilium martagon has come out today, one of my faourites.
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Oenothera speciose a recent acquisition courtesy of Clare and John Dower.
all plants looking very well, Shelagh - might the "oenethera" not be a Salvia?
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Such picturesque blooms Shelagh.
Cheers the heart.
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I'm very late in sorting the june's photos, here's Lathyrus miniatus (but max size, it spreads 4m x 1m among other plants)
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You know Maggi after I posted that picture I thought I'd better look it up and it's not Oenothera speciosa but that's what it came as. I agree it could be a Salvia but It's only 6 inches tall, doesn't stand up hence my fingers in shot. Another of Life's mysteries!
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Thanks Parsla, it's been warm and sunny these last few days so I have spent quite a bit of time just sitting and enjoying it, until I spot a weed ofcourse :)
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Sown as an annual last year (that's the section on the webshop where these were listed), these Rudbeckia Hirta survived winter and just start flowering. Compared to last year they are more than twice as high. Lunchtime has started for the insects 8)
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Blue Corydalis have been in good flower for a while now. On the right is
Craigton Blue' I have gotten from Maggi :), and on the left (between them is Astilbe) is an unnamed one, which looks the same, but starts to flower a week earlier. Both very good plants. :)
Yesterday I collected and sowed seeds from Corydalis 'Korn's Purple', inspired by Ian's bulb log. :)
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A good feeder for bees when the early summer flowers are gone:
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Sometimes called 'Bears Breeches' over here Hannelore.
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.... and once you've got it more or less impossible to get rid of it
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. . . and a Yucca filamentosa stands on the other side from where the photo was taken. An unbeatable couple ;D
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Beautiful rudbeckias François, and with the extra benefit of attracting nectar-feeding insects. The annual ones are lovely too but perennials are far less work 8)
Leena, your garden looks so lush and full of moisture-loving plants. My experience of Finnish forests is that they can be very dry in summer, so your garden is a delight.
Lovely acanthus Hannelore. Striking flowers and handsome foliage, what more could you want? AND hard to lose ;) ;D
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Thank you Ashley.
I like in particular the taller perennials, not only for their perennial nature but also because the tall ones outgrow the weeds ;D
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Hello Ashley,
thank you for your compliment.
Lovely acanthus Hannelore. Striking flowers and handsome foliage, what more could you want? AND hard to lose ;) ;D
In my "natural dry rock garden" I'm happy that something is flowering so well.
Hannelore
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Been away a while as a result of my other half being transferred by her employers to their new offices in Europe. The good news is that my Mackaya bella has been blooming for a while so here are a few shots from today as the bloom comes to an end.............
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234521811_a4c5d446e3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujwSp)Mackaya bella (https://flic.kr/p/2gujwSp) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234520576_7ccbdae7ac_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujwv7)Mackaya bella (https://flic.kr/p/2gujwv7) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234520681_94c43fba92_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujwwV)Mackaya bella (https://flic.kr/p/2gujwwV) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234596982_f2aa4398b0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujVds)Mackaya bella (https://flic.kr/p/2gujVds) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234597107_f5aa268360_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujVfB)Mackaya bella (https://flic.kr/p/2gujVfB) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234518366_d5967beb50_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujvR1)Mackaya bella (https://flic.kr/p/2gujvR1) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
And Parodia mammulosa........
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234514016_c13f6384a3_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujuy1)Parodia mammulosa (https://flic.kr/p/2gujuy1) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48234590147_20d5ca82b9_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gujTbB)Parodia mammulosa (https://flic.kr/p/2gujTbB) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
Schlumbergera gaertneri (Easter Cactus!)................
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48191603907_ac7c3e704e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gqwySx)Schlumbergera gaertneri (https://flic.kr/p/2gqwySx) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
Echinopsis oxygona (from a couple of weeks ago)...............
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48146478676_a94b0b5752_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gmxhHj)Echinopsis oxygona (https://flic.kr/p/2gmxhHj) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48146478771_70ff37c238_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gmxhJX)Echinopsis oxygona (https://flic.kr/p/2gmxhJX) by longk48 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/), on Flickr
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Schlumbergera gaertneri (Easter Cactus!)................
Ah well, Easter is a moveable feast! ::) ;D
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I realised after I had started this post that I hadn't included pictures of the whole bed now, so here they are. Also the Ancdrocymbium striatum was lurking in the cold frame.
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Shelagh,
Your raised bed looks a great success. I reckon you could try your Androcymbium (or a bit of it anyway) in there too. Here's mine, still surviving outside, unprotected all year, in my crevice garden:
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Looking very good too Carolyn. We were hoping ours might put up enough flowers for Pershore Show, next year perhaps!
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Pals at Hartside Nursery are pleased with this Roscoea ...
"How's this for a decent sized flower on a Roscoea. A "New" form of R. humeana we acquired recently. We hope it is still in flower for our display @The_RHS Tatton next week! Compare the size of the flower with that of R. alpina. Busy sorting our display plants out!"
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Semps in the rain
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Semps in the rain
Hi Thomas,
It looks like there has been a shift in the weather in your neighborhood. :)
How long did the heat and dry conditions last? I hope that your garden survived well!
The Alaskan heat wave seems like it caused long lasting problems.
So far our summer here in California has been relatively cool. Right now we are having some "average" heat, 100 F (37.8 C). For the last 12 months temperatures have been running about average (i.e. average for the last 30 years). This is the "new" average as temperatures have been rising steadily for >100 years now. I guess this is a pause for us. There have been some large jumps in our average annual temperature in the last 7 years or so (if you want the exact numbers I can supply them ;D ). Sorting this all out in our local environment is very challenging, however there are shifts if one looks at the details. Yesterday, I was working on Peavine Ridge and noticed how invasive species like Medusa Head, Elymus caput-medusae, and Skeleton Weed, Chondrilla juncea, are relentlessly invading native habitat. Very worrisome! :(
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Hi Thomas,
It looks like there has been a shift in the weather in your neighborhood. :)
How long did the heat and dry conditions last? I hope that your garden survived well!
The Alaskan heat wave seems like it caused long lasting problems.
So far our summer here in California has been relatively cool. Right now we are having some "average" heat, 100 F (37.8 C). For the last 12 months temperatures have been running about average (i.e. average for the last 30 years). This is the "new" average as temperatures have been rising steadily for >100 years now. I guess this is a pause for us. There have been some large jumps in our average annual temperature in the last 7 years or so (if you want the exact numbers I can supply them ;D ). Sorting this all out in our local environment is very challenging, however there are shifts if one looks at the details. Yesterday, I was working on Peavine Ridge and noticed how invasive species like Medusa Head, Elymus caput-medusae, and Skeleton Weed, Chondrilla juncea, are relentlessly invading native habitat. Very worrisome! :(
Hi Robert
Yes... the weather here has been very positive over the last week. We had temperatures between 20°C and 23°C. In my area we even got a rain gift on Friday. After that there was a noticeable cooling...to about 18°C. A blessing for man and nature...considering that we had more than double that two weeks ago.
Yesterday evening we had a strong thunderstorm with lightning and thunder...one hour of very strong rain...without destructive force or hail. The photo shows the situation shortly before (photographed from our terrace).
The losses in the garden are abundant...both with the young plants of the last sowing, and with established plants of the rock garden. As already mentioned, the cultivation of xeric species will become more important for me in the future.
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That's what we would call " a lourin' sky" :o
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What a wonderful word Maggi.
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During our dry spell I would've called it an alluring sight ;D
cheers
fermi
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Hi Robert
Yes... the weather here has been very positive over the last week. We had temperatures between 20°C and 23°C. In my area we even got a rain gift on Friday. After that there was a noticeable cooling...to about 18°C. A blessing for man and nature...considering that we had more than double that two weeks ago.
Yesterday evening we had a strong thunderstorm with lightning and thunder...one hour of very strong rain...without destructive force or hail. The photo shows the situation shortly before (photographed from our terrace).
The losses in the garden are abundant...both with the young plants of the last sowing, and with established plants of the rock garden. As already mentioned, the cultivation of xeric species will become more important for me in the future.
Thomas,
I like your photograph of the impending storm. 8)
It must have been moving very slowly. I am extremely curious, was it an air mass thunderstorm, or was it associated (embedded) with a frontal system in some way? Of coarse, I know nothing of the weather patterns in your region. Sometimes we get stationary, or very slowing moving, air mass thunderstorms in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Much rainfall falls in one area! Generally when thunderstorms are embedded in a frontal system they are very fast moving and do not last long, although it can keep raining after the thunderstorm(s) leave the area.
It must have been very disappointing to lose so many plants during the heat wave. :'( :P Were the plant loses confined to plants from any region or similar climatic zones?
It is just not getting hot this summer in our area! We have yet to have high temperatures in the 38 C range (both at our Sacramento home or the Placerville farm). This is very unusual for us, but occasionally we do get relatively cool summers. I see no change in the weather pattern in our area. Sometimes the upper air circulation is very zonal. Most of the time, there have been many weak short wave toughs rotating though our region as repeated long wave toughs dig over western North America. It appears that this pattern will keep the monsoonal moisture to the east of our region. But who knows, the El Nino pattern is weakening and maybe the atmosphere will respond to El Nino neutral conditions, if they do indeed arrive later this summer.
We shall see. All of this has an affect on our gardens. :)
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Trachelium jacquinii ssp. rumelianum, 20 years old.
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Lovely plant Ebbie.
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Maybe Leontopodium andersonii (SW-China, Z-Sichuan, 3600 meters) is not the most beautiful Leontopodium. But since the foliage is different from most others, it is interesting for me.
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Rain today, hooray. So I went into the greenhouse and found these.
Campanula Raineri Alba x C. Morettiana alba (so how come it's blue?)
Rather late I expected it earlier in the year Pulsatilla turczaninowii, a Gers Stopp plant.
Tacitus bellum.
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Rain today, hooray. So I went into the greenhouse and found these.
Campanula Raineri Alba x C. Morettiana alba (so how come it's blue?)
Rather late I expected it earlier in the year Pulsatilla turczaninowii, a Gers Stopp plant.
Tacitus bellum.
Wow Shelagh...three incredibly interesting plants...my admiration.
Tacitus bellum is completely unknown to me and I am overwhelmed. Is this Crassulaceae monocarp?
Also Pulsatilla turczaninowii is great. I live only 20 minutes from Gerd. At my next visit I will show Gerd this beautiful picture...he will be happy.
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Lovely Shelagh, is the pulsatilla really that blue??
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Yes Gail it is a stunning deeeeeep blue :)
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Tacitus bellus is a perennial Northern Mexico native. I am not sure, if it is hardy in central Europe.
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Can't speak about central Europe but it has survived for many years in a cold greenhouse in Bury, Lancs.
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Lilium lijiangense from Göte Svanholm seed. The ones with a reddish tinge have been out for while.
johnw
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The Magnolia front has not been quiet here the past two weeks. In late winter 2014 the late Dennis Ledvina sent me seed of his 2013 crosses. The first two flowered for the first time this month.
Last week it was M. sieboldii x M. insignis #355 and it produced this pink.
1 - Magnolia (sieboldii x insignis #355) #1, noon day 1
2 - Magnolia (sieboldii x insignis #355) #1, afternoon day 1
3 - Magnolia (sieboldii x insignis #355) #1, full ooen day 2
And this week it was Magnolia sieboldii x 'Maryland', 'Maryland' is virginiana x grandiflora. The hybrid is a sterile triploid & lacking male parts.
4 - Magnolia sieboldii x 'Maryland', mid afternoon
5 - Magnolia sieboldii x 'Maryland', the same day
These will be good additions to coastal gardens, nice to have mid-summer flowering magnolias.
johnw
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Both lovely flowers - I particularly like the soft pink. I wonder if you will get any seed from them? Nice to have some summer flowerers which will not be damaged by frost.
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Petunia exserta with an endless flowering periode.
Out of sheer curiosity I did not discard this plant in autumn 2018. To my surprise it turned out to be
quite hardy and survived temperatures up to - 5 ° C. After a hard cutback in spring 2019 it began to
flower again and never stopped since.
It seems this species could be considered as a subshrub.
Gerd
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Petunia exserta with an endless flowering periode.
Out of sheer curiosity I did not discard this plant in autumn 2018. To my surprise it turned out to be
quite hardy and survived temperatures up to - 5 ° C. After a hard cutback in spring 2019 it began to
flower again and never stopped since.
It seems this species could be considered as a subshrub.
Gerd
Wow! I am surprised by this hardiness.
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Lovely Magnolias especially the pale pink.