SRGC Late Summer Event 22 August 2015

[Roma]

Did nobody else take pictures yesterday?  Stan?

It was a good day.  Interesting talks by Susann and a good display of plants and cut flowers.  The nurserymen all had laden tables of temptation but I resisted apart from three herbaceous plants from Macplants.

Antirrhinum molle
Succulent trough x 2
Silene acaulis
Ferns and Heuchera

[Roma]

A few more

Conifers and Gentiana saxosa
Pink Eucryphia - I did not take a note of cultivar names
Blue Hydrangea
Cyclamen
Cyclamen

[Roma]

More

Roscoea 'Harvington?'
Stella and David Rankin of Kevock Plants had a few interesting plants on display including
Parnassia and
Orostachys 'Chinese Hat'
I'm not sure if Eucomis montana was theirs

Disa

[Roma]

The rest

Some cut flowers
ID was requested for the Tropaeolum but I do not know if they got a name for it
A lovely selection of Clematis
I do not usually take pictures of people but you can just see Gavin of Macplants hiding behind the herbaceous border

[Martinr]

Roma, did you get the full name of the Parnassia? Doesn't look like P palustris

[Maggi Young]

I think that's a Rankin collection : Parnassia gansuensis SDR5128

[Roma]

I think you're right, Maggi.  I didn't take notes and memory is a bit short these days
It's a most attractive plant, anyway.

[Roma]

Maureen, the succulent your friend was asking about is Crassula sarcocaulis.

[Matt T]

It was an excellent day with three great talks from Susann, who is a knowledgeable and really engaging speaker. I hope she enjoys her trips up some Scottish mountains this week.

I got a few snaps, but mostly the same as Roma's. One plant that hasn't been shown is a Swertia perfoliata grown by Richard Green. The nectaries were glistening like jewels.

- edit to correct : Swertia petiolata rather than Swertia perfoliata.

Here's another pic of the mystery Trop.

[Matt T]

Here's another pic of the mystery Trop.

I wonder if it might be T. smithii?

[Matt T]

Cyclamen

I believe the plant pictured was C. africanum x C. hederifolium = C. x hildebrandii? Certainly not short on flower power.

[Matt T]

Pink Eucryphia - I did not take a note of cultivar names

This one was Eucryphia lucida 'Ballerina'.

[vivienne Condon]

Matt I think the Eucryphia lucida 'Ballerina' was discovered by one Ken Gillanders from Tasmania. I had a beautiful specimen in my last garden from Ken and Leslie and had to leave it behind, I may have to get a new one.

[Tim Ingram]

Very nice to see these pictures - just a bit too far from Kent to come this year but it would have been great to listen to Susann's talks.

[ashley]

I wonder if it might be T. smithii?

Yes it looks like it.