Oxford Botanic Gardens 2016 (photo heavy)

[meanie]

In this thread I will document my visits to the botanic gardens in Oxford during 2016.

The first visit of the year and Melianthus major is nearly in bloom.................


The orangery was heady with scent. The two major culprits were Citrus medica.............




And Jasminium polyanthum...............


Polygala fruticosa..............


Dendrobium x delicatum var. album.............


Grevillea johnsonii has all the makings of a cracking plant..............




Moving on to the porch which is the entrance to the glasshouses. Pterostylis curta is one of my favourites in the collection...............




Arum purpureospathum................


Colchicum hungaricum...............

[meanie]

Moving on to the glasshouses proper now.
Columnea "Midnight Lantern".............




Nematanthus fritschii............




A Nepenthes species.............


Plumbago indica makes a nice change from the usual blue species.............


Columnea x banksii was spectacular!

[meanie]

Momordica charantia had small unimpressive blooms but is seriously fragrant!


Pachystachys lutea................


Solanum seaforthianum..............


Barnadesia caryophylla is another of my favourite plants at OBG............






Today was the first time that I've seen Aloe cryptopoda in bloom.............


Crassula ovata was blooming its heart out as well.............


Agave harrisii is becoming a monster..............


It was the first time that I've seen Streptosolen jamesonii in bloom as well..............

[Roma]

Nice to see Plumbago indica.  I bought a small plant of this at a local garden centre many years ago.  I still have it.  This is the first time I have seen another plant of it. 
I had Columnea x banksii as a house plant once but it is long gone.

[Chris Johnson]

A tour de force with excellent photography. Looking forward to future episodes.

[David Nicholson]

Seconded, one of my favourite gardens.

[meanie]

Nice to see Plumbago indica.  I bought a small plant of this at a local garden centre many years ago.  I still have it.  This is the first time I have seen another plant of it. 

Despite looking for it I've yet to find a plant or seed 

A tour de force with excellent photography. Looking forward to future episodes.

Seconded, one of my favourite gardens.

Thanks chaps! As a regular visitor there will be updates. Unfortunately by the time I got outdoors on Sunday it was raining.

[Matt T]

Fantastic photos.

It was the first time that I've seen Streptosolen jamesonii in bloom as well..............

Members who were at the Aberdeen show last year will recall the fantastic specimens on display in the Victorian Corridor of the Winter Gardens at Duthie Park.

[meanie]

Fantastic photos.
Members who were at the Aberdeen show last year will recall the fantastic specimens on display in the Victorian Corridor of the Winter Gardens at Duthie Park.

Thanks Matt!
I don't suppose anyone had the foresight to nick any seeds from the Aberdeen show did you  They were spectacular!

[Chris Johnson]

Thanks Matt!
I don't suppose anyone had the foresight to nick any seeds from the Aberdeen show did you  They were spectacular!

I'm sure you meant 'to ask for' ... 

[meanie]

I'm sure you meant 'to ask for' ... 

Just the phrase that I was looking for!

[meanie]

A quick visit to the gardens today (I was supposed to be carrying the shopping but as she had bought nowt after a couple of hours I left her to it) but the weather was really overcast so I apologise for the quality of the photos.

In the orangery Geranium maderense has burst into bloom................




In the porch;
Helicodiceros muscivorus.................


Puya alpestris...................


On to the glasshouses proper;
Tillandsia cyanea....................


Nepenthese spectabilis.................

[meanie]

More from the glasshouses (it was too cold outdoors!);
Plumbago zeylanica..............


Strelitzia reginae...............


Someone has kindly sent me seeds for Aloe marlothii which is rather beautiful.................


It does get rather big though!


Aloe plicatilis.................




Thunbergia mysorensis is almost in bloom.................


No sign of buds on Strongylodon macrobotrys but it is back in growth..............


Aeschynanthus speciosus................


One photo from outdoors. This Agave parryi has survived the winter planted out..............

[Chris Johnson]

A quick visit to the gardens today (I was supposed to be carrying the shopping but as she had bought nowt after a couple of hours I left her to it) but the weather was really overcast so I apologise for the quality of the photos.

Wonderful ... thanks for sharing with us.

Can't imagine too many members apologising for such quality images.

[meanie]

Thanks Chris. The light was so poor I almost switched the camera to auto but realised that I just had a cob on because I'd been dragged out shopping!