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johnw

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #195 on: May 28, 2011, 06:22:13 PM »
A few in flower today here.

The Narcissus 'Green Pearl' is my absolute favourite.

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #196 on: May 29, 2011, 05:01:37 AM »
Every one of those willows is cute, John, and I have to agree with you about the narcissus--not  a fan of the genus in general, but this one is not silly looking  ;D

Oh, and wow to the Podophyllum!
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #197 on: May 29, 2011, 09:54:27 AM »
Nice frilly primula.
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #198 on: May 29, 2011, 07:15:46 PM »
I can't grow many dwarf plants! They are quickly swamped by the really big ones like these:

Lysichiton americanus selfsow and dominate the wetter part of the woodland together with this fern, Matteuccia struthopteris.

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Higher up and closer to the house I have this selfsown peony, a cross between Paeonia lutea and delavayi. Thisone looks more like delavayi but other look more like lutea.

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #199 on: May 30, 2011, 03:02:25 AM »
Quote from: Hoy on May 29, 2011, 07:15:46 PM
Lysichiton americanus selfsow and dominate the wetter part of the woodland

Life could be worse Hoy. ;)  Lysichitons are fabulous plants.  I hope you have L. camtschatcense as well.

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #200 on: May 30, 2011, 08:05:23 AM »
Quote from: johnw on May 30, 2011, 03:02:25 AM
Quote from: Hoy on May 29, 2011, 07:15:46 PM
Lysichiton americanus selfsow and dominate the wetter part of the woodland

Life could be worse Hoy. ;)  Lysichitons are fabulous plants.  I hope you have L. camtschatcense as well.

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I have camtchatcense but it is a much smaller plant and get swamped too!
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #201 on: May 30, 2011, 06:39:00 PM »
Ten pictures of plants taken in our garden in this month:

Arum nigrum
Calandrinia caespitosa var skottsbergii
Campanula besenginica
Geranium argenteum 'Rubrum'
Houstonia coerulea
Matthiola trojana
Potentilla porphyrantha
Pulsatilla hybrid
Silene nugrescens
Townsendia mensana (I hope the real thing)

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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #202 on: May 30, 2011, 07:11:19 PM »
That Potentilla is really lovely - I've occasionally had seed of different species from Czech collectors but never managed to keep them growing, I shall try harder now! I like the Matthiola too, a delicate and very different sort of plant. I have fruticulosa, which came from Richard Bird, and would certainly like to try it again.
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #203 on: May 30, 2011, 07:13:49 PM »
Such a selection of good plants inyour garden, Zdenek.
The Geranium argenteum 'Rubrum' is super... great colour and foliage combination.
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #204 on: May 30, 2011, 09:11:10 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on May 30, 2011, 07:13:49 PM
Such a selection of good plants inyour garden, Zdenek.
The Geranium argenteum 'Rubrum' is super... great colour and foliage combination.

I couldn't agree more Maggi !
Wonderful stuff Zdenek !!!   ... and the Geranium IS breathtaking !
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #205 on: May 31, 2011, 05:41:59 AM »
Another "RG-size" Geranium is G. sanguineum 'Canon Miles'. The "argenteum" part is on the flower side, on this one! ;o)
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #206 on: May 31, 2011, 08:50:14 AM »
Thank you for your appreciation, Tim, Maggi and Luc. Tim - my Potentilla porphyrantha is however not from any Czech collector, I received its seed from the QARGS.
As tomorrow is June already, I have to hurry to attach here the last selection from my May images:

Calceolaria fothergillii
Cassiope 'Badenoch'
Dianthus repens
Erigeron montanensis
Gentiana acaulis 'Alba'
Haplopappus uniflorus
Incarvillea forrestii
Penstemon eriantherus
Primula reidii williamsii
Saxifraga cebennensis

I leave today to our cottage and garden again and one or two weeks I will not be on internet


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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #207 on: May 31, 2011, 09:22:35 AM »
Wonderful plants, Zdenek. I like the Incarvillea forrestii. Mine is not happy at the moment. If I re-pot it, will it require acid or alkaline compost?
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #208 on: May 31, 2011, 10:36:06 AM »
These super photos from Zdenek remind me that none of the Incarvilleas in my garden are doing well... in fact I think none have come up this year at all... of any species  :'(  Really not sure why... they used to do so well here.  :-\
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Re: May 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #209 on: May 31, 2011, 10:52:14 AM »
Beutiful selection Zdenek
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