September 2015 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Matt T]

To mirror Fermi's first day of spring I thought I'd capture what's out in the garden now on our first day of autumn. It's a pretty dire situation but not unexpected given the weather this year.

Ourisia caespitosa
Erodium x variabile 'Bishop's Form'
Acis autumnalis - just hanging on in there but not liking our summer

[ian mcdonald]

Hello Matt. I thought the Acis looked familiar then found it is another product of the name changers. Mine is just in flower. Also still in flower are the recently discussed sheeps bit and a miniature Doronicum, whose name I forget. It has been in flower since Easter. Perhaps due to the cool weather.

[Matt T]

Hi Ian,
Yes, the taxonomists are at it again! Although, these plants started out as Acis were lumped in with the Leucojums and split out again. The ones with green (sometimes yellow) tips stayed as Leucojum whilst those without coloured tips were put back into Acis. If think it makes sense in this case.
It certainly has been a strange year, phenologically speaking!
M

[meanie]

Salvia atrocyanea...............


A couple of Eucomis comosa - Sparkling Burgundy and the darker Oakhurst.................


T'other halves Brug has finally seen fit to put on a decent show...........


Nicotiana glauca (Tree Nicotiana).............


The Solanum rantonnetii that I planted out last year survived the winter but took until now to bloom............


Cuphea viscosissima...............


Manfreda elongata............


Bomarea edulis...................


Rhodochiton.............

[Maggi Young]

Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy' just hangs on here. No flowers. 
I've never seen 'Oakhurst' - it's very fine too in your pic.

[Maggi Young]

 Sad death of Will Giles of  " the Exotic Garden", Norwich.     http://www.exoticgarden.com

It is sad to learn  of the death of Will Giles on Wednesday 2nd September 2015.

His last "blog" on his  website  was from the end of July. I know many members here are fans of  more tender and exotic plants so the death of Will Giles will be felt by many, I'm sure.

[Jonny_SE]

Flowering for the 4'th week now and still looking like new.  Even with 60mm of rain the last days it still putting up a show.   
Parnassia foliosa var. foliosa

[meanie]

Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy' just hangs on here. No flowers. 
I've never seen 'Oakhurst' - it's very fine too in your pic.

I need to start them off in the greenhouse and plant out mid June here in the Cotswolds or I get no flowers either.

Sad death of Will Giles of  " the Exotic Garden", Norwich.     http://www.exoticgarden.com

It is sad to learn  of the death of Will Giles on Wednesday 2nd September 2015.

His last "blog" on his  website  was from the end of July. I know many members here are fans of  more tender and exotic plants so the death of Will Giles will be felt by many, I'm sure.

There have been many tributes on the exotic forums. I never met him or visited his garden but his blog was a good read and as someone who just seems to toss plants in where I think they'll work I envied his vision.

[johnw]

Kalopanax pictus (aka septemlobus) in flower this past week at a friend's, I grew this one from seed in the mid to late 1970's.  These umbels can be up to 2ft across & put on a mighty fine show, they're followed by black berries.  Wonderful bark once it looses most of it spines as the tree matures.  Absolutely teen-proof.

Does anyone know of a seed source for type trees with very indented foliage like v. maximowiczii?

john - 21c, 64% humidity

[johnw]

Sad death of Will Giles of  " the Exotic Garden", Norwich.     http://www.exoticgarden.com

It is sad to learn  of the death of Will Giles on Wednesday 2nd September 2015.

His last "blog" on his  website  was from the end of July. I know many members here are fans of  more tender and exotic plants so the death of Will Giles will be felt by many, I'm sure.

How very sad, I had just discovered their website last week.

john

[Brian Ellis]

It is sad to learn  of the death of Will Giles on Wednesday 2nd September 2015.

His last "blog" on his  website  was from the end of July.

In fact it was July 2014 Maggi.  We went to his garden many times over the years and he was a lovely person, always ready to give advice.  He will be greatly missed in Norfolk, we only hope the garden will not be lost -  there is a tribute by one of his volounteers here:

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tributes_after_death_of_norfolk_gardener_will_giles_1_4221725

[ian mcdonald]

A warm day here. There are red admirals and holly blues on the clematis heracleifolia. It has a long flowering period and is a good source of food for many insects.

[Maggi Young]

In fact it was July 2014 Maggi.  We went to his garden many times over the years and he was a lovely person, always ready to give advice.  He will be greatly missed in Norfolk, we only hope the garden will not be lost -  there is a tribute by one of his volounteers here:

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/tributes_after_death_of_norfolk_gardener_will_giles_1_4221725

 Ah yes, I should have said that. Poor man had been ill for a long time.

[Tony Willis]

Gladiolus 'Ruby'  now thought to be closer  to G.ecklonii than G.papilio. Very hardy and a wonderful colour

[johnw]

A few things in flower here the past week...

1. first flowers on Delosperma Mesa Verde 'Kelaidis' after a traumatic bare-rooting in Spring.

2. Echeveria 'Topsy Turvy', are the flowers ever without aphis?
 
3. Gladiolus x primulinus Miss Prim series 'Victoria', even nicer before fully open.

4. Foliage only, Magnolia tripetala grown from the Magnolia Society seedex at a friend's.  Always stops folks in their tracks. This a lower branch on a 10m tree.

johnw - 26c & the humidity is returning gradually.