Wildside Nursery and Garden-July 30 2016

[Margaret]

4 looks like Lysimachia clethroides.

Enjoyed the photos.

[Carolyn]

my first thought for 1a and b is an olearia, I agree with Maggi. And I agree with Margaret about the lysimachia - lovely plant, but a bit of a "spreader"!

[Carolyn]

2a and b look like angelica, probably 'Ebony' which has wonderful purple foliage and stems in spring.

[Carolyn]

Can anyone put a name to the roscoea in photo 27? Great foliage and flower.

[majallison]

For ids I would suggest the first may be Olearia avicenniifolia, then Angelica sylvestris (maybe Vicar's Mead), Veratrum album form & then Lysimachia barystachys

[majallison]

Can anyone put a name to the roscoea in photo 27? Great foliage and flower.

I'd've thought it was a Roscoea purpurea form...

[Yann]

Marvellous David, i'm jealous of those Agapanthus (except wet rot in my soil...)

[Gabriela]

Thanks for the 'tour' David. This is one place I would like to visit one day, well, among others...
The Roscoea looks indeed like purpurea, it could even be R. purpurea 'Spice Island' after the colour of the stems and habit.

[ruweiss]

David,thank you for showing  us these fine pictures, many of these plants
are too tender for our climate.

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks David, we have never been in the vicinity when the garden was open and much enjoyed a talk last year by Keith on the garden so it is great to see some up to date pictures.

[Carolyn]

Thanks for the 'tour' David. This is one place I would like to visit one day, well, among others...
The Roscoea looks indeed like purpurea, it could even be R. purpurea 'Spice Island' after the colour of the stems and habit.

Thanks for this, Gabriela, one to add to the wish list.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks all glad you enjoyed them and thanks too for all the help with ID's.

Carolyn I'll check the Roscoea out and let you know for certain. Keith had quite a lot of Roscoea seedlings with 'Red Gurkha' in the parentage but I don't have room for them.

[Diane Clement]

I'd've thought it was a Roscoea purpurea form... 

I think it might be one of the Roscoea purpurea Royal Purple hybrids originally raised by Robin White. 

[David Nicholson]

Spot on Diane. I've just this minute had an email from Keith confirming it is indeed 'Royal Purple' from the breeder, Robin White.

[Carolyn]

Thank you, David and Diane. I think it's a much nicer looking plant than Red Gurkha. Red never seems a natural colour for roscoea somehow.  This is the year of the roscoea for me - I had one of each one which was offered on the seedex last year and have had good gemination without exception, so thanks to all seed donors! Anyway Royal Purple will be the next acquisition, I hope.