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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Maggi Young on December 03, 2014, 03:48:02 PM
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This pic is from October but I couldn't resist using it to start this thread....
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The recently described Zingiber shuanglongensis from Taiwan flowering on Oct. 8th in the greenhouse of the Botanic Garden of Lyon. It was posted on Twitter by David Scherberich ( @BotGLyon https://twitter.com/BotGLyon/media )
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Get some floral cheer from Panayoti Kelaidis' latest Blog http://prairiebreak.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/a-regional-gem-colorado-springs.html (http://prairiebreak.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/a-regional-gem-colorado-springs.html) " A regional gem: Colorado Springs Xeriscape Demonstration Garden "
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Doesn't it look good, I must look out for Amsonia jonesii - i really like Amsonia.
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Doesn't it look good, I must look out for Amsonia jonesii - i really like Amsonia.
I have to agree with you.
Things of interest are limited here. I've decided the tenders have taken as much frost as I can bear to inflict upon them and they are all in their winter quarters now. My Bird of Paradise only came into the back porch this evening as it was one of a few plants outdoors this summer that were afflicted with RSM - hopefully they should be free now. Ironic how the greenhouse and the house are free of RSM (parasitic mites are the ultimate cure) only for plants outdoors (many previously free of RSM to the eye) to become afflicted.
Anyway, as I was moving a Bryophyllum daigremontianum indoors I could not resist taking a few snaps of the plantlets forming on the leaves............
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g430/longk48/DSC_0483.jpg)
Incredibly easy to grow I have several pots coming along and picked the largest plant to force into bloom over the winter. The plan is that after the success of Kalanchoe x houghtonii as an annual the last couple of years I am going to add the Bryophyllum to my spikey area as well next year.
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Maggi I grow Kaempferia rotunda which has something in common with that Zingiber. It's flowering at the moment but the flowers only last a day and there are none fresh today. I'll take a photo tomorrow to show you. I suppose growing tropical gingers is out of the question in Aberdeen?
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It might be possible to have some species outdoors in a really warm, sheltered garden in summer, Jamus - but I wouldn't even try it. I'd need a nice big heated glasshouse - so the answer is "no" :'(
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A few ericaceous plants seem to think it's spring ! :o :o
Phyliopsis 'Mermaid'
and a very young
x Kalmiothamnus 'Hytor'
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I like those, Luc. Especially 'Mermaid' - where did you "find " her?
Here it seems that when ericaceous plants make such "out of season" flowers they are still able to make a good display in spring as well. Is that how it seems with you?
It is one of the reasons I love them so much - real generous plants!
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I like those, Luc. Especially 'Mermaid' - where did you "find " her?
Here it seems that when ericaceous plants make such "out of season" flowers they are still able to make a good display in spring as well. Is that how it seems with you?
It is one of the reasons I love them so much - real generous plants!
I got it from Aberconwy a couple of years ago Maggi - it's doing quite well.
I normally don't fancy too many flowers on a plant in the Fall as that normally means less flowers in Spring - these phyliopsis species don't seem to mind though !
So I'm a happy chappy ! ;D
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Luc / Maggi - Aberconwy seems to have the lot! One to get is Phyllothamnus erectus 'Crinolines' which they mistakenly show as a Phylliopsis.
Oops no x Phylliopsis 'Purple Emperor' yet.
john
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Where would one obtain Parasitic Mites?
Ironic how the greenhouse and the house are free of RSM (parasitic mites are the ultimate cure).
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Where would one obtain Parasitic Mites?
Ironic how the greenhouse and the house are free of RSM (parasitic mites are the ultimate cure).
Good point - I should have said predatory mites!
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Hard to find some flowering stuff on such cold and rainy days ....
A few impressions of what is stil flowering here ...
Iris unguicularis J&FK1024 "Peloponnese Snow". (flower is washed away today ...)
Galanthus elwesii 'Peter Gatehouse ' (always the first elwesii of the season here )
In the glashouse : Massonia in flower
Almost in flower : Ranunculus calandrinioides
Merendera robusta .
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The last of the fall foliage for this season.
Our first big storm in three or more years is expected, starting Wednesday. If the 60mph winds materialize, there will not be a leaf left on the deciduous trees.
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Populus fremontii
A wind blown seedling that I let grow in place.
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Populus fremontii is our local native Cottonwood. A good tree for our farm. It is growing in an out-of-the-way location where the roots will not be a problem.
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Not much going on in the garden flower wise.
However, the fall rains have started many of our natives into growth.
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Ranunculus californicus. One, of a number, of our native Buttercups. The flowers of this species are small, however when grown in mass they put on a very good show. Summer dormant and xeric. They are seeding about in this area. It should look nice in a few years.
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Festuca californica In the same bed as the Buttercups. One of our perennial native bunch grasses. This bed receives no summer irrigation.
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Stipa (Nassella) pulchra - Purple Needlegrass. Another one of our perennial native bunch grasses. It shares the same bed as the Festuca californica. Other grasses in this bed are F. idahoensis, and Achnatherum hymenoides (Indain Ricegrass). All xeric.
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In another bed are Brodiaea elegans, making good growth.
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As well as some seedlings B. elegans coming up around some Oreganos in the same bed.
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The last of the fall foliage for this season.
Our first big storm in three or more years is expected, starting Wednesday. If the 60mph winds materialize, there will not be a leaf left on the deciduous trees
Populus fremontii
A wind blown seedling that I let grow in place.
Populus fremontii is our local native Cottonwood. A good tree for our farm. It is growing in an out-of-the-way location where the roots will not be a problem.
I fixed your attachment glitsch, Robert. It was simply the wrong code - url instead of img ;)
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I fixed your attachment glitsch, Robert. It was simply the wrong code - url instead of img ;)
Thank you Maggi. I kind'a figured I pressed the wrong button.
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Iris unguicularis J&FK1024 "Peloponnese Snow". (flower is washed away today ...)
That is a very attractive Iris Kris, G. 'Peter Gatehouse' is over here.
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That is a very attractive Iris Kris, G. 'Peter Gatehouse' is over here.
Thanks Brian ! Some people told me that it is not G. 'Peter Gatehouse' but probably a reginae olgae form ?
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Stange weather these days. Getting into flower in the inland of Norway in middle of December is really not a good idea - it's still a loooong time until spring. It might become some harsh months even for the really hardy Eranthis sibirica.
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Haven't looked for the Eranthis yet but my plants are often damaged by slugs even now.
The only interesting plants here now are Helleborus, like this Helleborus foetidus that has planted itself in the steps.
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Thanks Brian ! Some people told me that it is not G. 'Peter Gatehouse' but probably a reginae olgae form ?
Highly likely Kris as G. 'Peter Gatehouse' has more of a cross than an upturned heart.
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Not much in flower here now but it is a very good year for holly berries. Lots of the gardens nearby have or had holly trees and there are many holly trees in the local woods spread by birds. The one shown is in my ponies' field. There are lots of blackbirds around but so far they have not eaten the berries.
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It's a lot of hollies around here too (same reason) also in my garden but the birds have taken all the berries. I always have big flocks of birds in the garden especially during autumn so usually not a single berry is left for Xmas.
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Taken this morning: the Clematis cirrhosa balearica is covered in buds and flowers .... never happened before.
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Bud
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Regards
Corrado
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Where would one obtain Parasitic Mites?
Ironic how the greenhouse and the house are free of RSM (parasitic mites are the ultimate cure).
Leon I do not know if you want to deal with a Australian company, but we use this now instead of any chemical sprays for all of our pests in the Nursery that I work for. Ecogrow Environment Pty Ltd, Producers of Beneficial Nematodes. Patented CSIRO Technology. www.ecogrow.com.au (http://www.ecogrow.com.au) not sure if they send to your country but we get all of our supplies through the post or delivered by courier.
Not sure if this is what you are after but it works wonderfully in the Nursery, and it won't hurt to spread the word of a good company for a safe and a better environment.
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Ooh are we allowed to recommend a company on the forum? I just realised it may be too commercial. I'm sorry if I have put my foot into my mouth.
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Ooh are we allowed to recommend a company on the forum? I just realised it may be too commercial. I'm sorry if I have put my foot into my mouth.
No worries, Viv - this could be very useful to members.
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With a little help of ... the greenhouse, I have Dahlia Imperialis in flower. To be honest, It's the bonsai-sized Dahlia Imperialis that is flowering in the (unheated) greenhouse, a cutting made last year in fall when a storm blew down my Dahlia Imperialis ouside. The large one outside made a lot of buds this fall, one flower even started to open, and then we had 1 (one !) night with some radiational frost and the entire foliage has been toasted. Anyway, early December i managed to take a pic of the opening bud of the plant outside (3 meter up in the air), and yesterday at dawn I took a pic of the flower in the greenhouse (50 cm high). Just wonder if anything could happen if I self-polinate the flower. I'll try it anyway :)
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Not much happening here really but there are some signs that a new season is just around the corner
The crocus has been flowering on and off for weeks
galanthus 'Mrs Macnamara'
crocus laevigatus fontanayi
Narcissus romieuxii JCA 805
galanthus cilicius
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And a couple more
Cyclamen x wellensiekii
Narcissus romieuxii albidus zainicus
Galanthus fosteri
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Looks to me like quite a lot is happening, Ian! Some lovely plants there. 8)
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Today the temperature has been oscillating again between 10.5C and 14C in the area, with warm and wet westerly wind. The spring bulbs, and some early summer bulbs, are all on their way. :( Is it the same everywhere?
Regards
Corrado
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Today the temperature has been oscillating again between 10.5C and 14C in the area, with warm and wet westerly wind. The spring bulbs, and some early summer bulbs, are all on their way. :( Is it the same everywhere?
the temps are indeed high for this time of the year, something like 11 to 12° C, but only the Leucojum bulbs are in foliage now - and they always have started growing in the fall in the past years. Other bulbs are not yet showing themselves. But very unusual, there are still daisies flowering, as well as buttercups and dandelions. And just like last year I'm still harvesting fresh bell peppers in the greenhouse.
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Had a walk round the tunnels today and found these 2 iris flowering. Iris 'Down to Earth' and Blue Ice'
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Today the temperature has been oscillating again between 10.5C and 14C in the area, with warm and wet westerly wind. The spring bulbs, and some early summer bulbs, are all on their way. :( Is it the same everywhere?
Regards
Corrado
Ipheon almost in bloom here but many others are still to "poke their heads up". Hermodactylus are very advanced too.
In the greenhouse (unheated) Lachenalia nelsonii is just about to bloom, although the colour would probably be better if it had waited until the days were a little longer.
One big surprise is that the Agapanthus in the main bed are still actively growing.
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galanthus Mrs Mac
Is this 'Mrs Mac' or 'Mrs MacNamara'?
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Is this 'Mrs Mac' or 'Mrs MacNamara'?
Yes Maggi my converter doesn't allow enough letters ;)
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Today the temperature has been oscillating again between 10.5C and 14C in the area, with warm and wet westerly wind. The spring bulbs, and some early summer bulbs, are all on their way. :( Is it the same everywhere?
Regards
Corrado
The last days we have had between 4 and 9C during daytime and the mean so far for December is 5.7C which is well above "normal". But December last year was even warmer (+6.5C). It has also been just one night with frost this autumn, down to -0.3C(!). That's very abnormal. Usually we will experience several days with freezing temps in December. The forecast says however, that we will get a drop now down to -5C on the 26th and then up to +5C again.
Some wild plants are in flower, like dandelions and daisies, but no bulbs although the snowflake, snowdrops and some tulips are showing. I have no early snowdrops so it is rather early for my plants.
Shrubs like Viburnum farreri and Mahonia bealei are in full flower, and also an early Clematis is covered in buds and flowers.
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Snow and freezing temperatures here. :( Though it is good to have snow because the weather forecast promises -18C for tomorrow. A long wait until any flowers, but seeing pictures of them here helps. :)
Picture is from yesterday.
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One of the consequences of this warm weather is also that some pests - most visible right now aphids and even some caterpillars - that normally would have been killed by frost continue to prosper. But the predators however are on winter rest so that there is no limit on their multiplication. Without frost this winter I expect that next spring will see en explosion of aphids before the predators catch up.
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One of the other problems with the warm weather is plants blooming whilst light levels are too low. This Lachenalia aloides Nelsonii is a good example - last March it was a good shade of orange but this year it is an OK shade of yellow and flower numbers on the stems are low..........
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8636/16125111591_2c1f032a7b_z.jpg)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7570/16125112131_b69815fa3a_z.jpg)
(it is growing in the unheated greenhouse but I took it outdoors to get it into sunlight for the photo)
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Snow and freezing temperatures here. :( Though it is good to have snow because the weather forecast promises -18C for tomorrow. A long wait until any flowers, but seeing pictures of them here helps. :)
Picture is from yesterday.
Leena,
I think that the photograph of your garden in the snow is very beautiful! Thank you for sharing it. It has been a number of years since we have had a good snowfall like that at our farm here in Northern California. It would be good if we did. As of now, we are finally getting some cold weather and the plants can finally go to sleep. It is about time. There was some concern that we would not get enough chilling hours for the fruit trees, as this occurred in some areas last year.
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The last days we have had between 4 and 9C during daytime and the mean so far for December is 5.7C which is well above "normal". But December last year was even warmer (+6.5C). It has also been just one night with frost this autumn, down to -0.3C(!). That's very abnormal. Usually we will experience several days with freezing temps in December. The forecast says however, that we will get a drop now down to -5C on the 26th and then up to +5C again.Some wild plants are in flower, like dandelions and daisies, but no bulbs although the snowflake, snowdrops and some tulips are showing. I have no early snowdrops so it is rather early for my plants.
Shrubs like Viburnum farreri and Mahonia bealei are in full flower, and also an early Clematis is covered in buds and flowers.
Dear Hoy,
Have you had the expected drop in temperature?
Best,
Corrado
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I think that the photograph of your garden in the snow is very beautiful! Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you Robert. :) I agree, it looks beautiful and right now we're getting more snow.
I wouldn't mind if there was snow only for a short time, but usually winter lasts here until late March or even April (though the good thing is that the cold kills bugs and such). I'm so happy now that weather forecast promises at least a mild January. Last year was very mild and I could enjoy snowdrops already in late February, I hope it will be the same this winter, that is only two months away. There has been pictures of 'Mrs Macnamara' already flowering elsewhere in the forum, my 'Mrs Macnamara' showed its nose in the beginning of December but no more..perhaps it knows it is better to wait like my other snowdrops do. :)
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Dear Hoy,
Have you had the expected drop in temperature?
Best,
Corrado
Dear Corrado,
Yes we had the colsest day (night for almost 2 years! Down to -6C one night and 3 days with low temps. Now it is back to rain again but we are on our cabin in the mountains. We experienced -28C when we crossed the mountains from west to east (by car).
Best wishes
Trond
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Today the weather is mild (up 20 degrees from when we arrived). And the sun rose about 9.30 and set about 15.20.
Sunrise in east and a rainbow in west at the same time:
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Out skiing:
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And the sun sets behind the birches while we are out.
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