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David Nicholson

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Knightshayes-15/04/15
« on: April 15, 2015, 07:16:18 PM »
A beautiful day today with blue sky and not a cloud to be seen and mid-afternoon temperatures of 24C. We decided to take a run up the M5 to Tiverton and pay our first visit of the year to Knightshayes Court.

We have been to Knightshayes many times and quite often in Spring but I don't think I remember the plants looking better than they did today. There were great drifts of Anemone nemorosa in white, pale-blue, just so tinged pink and the most wonderful deep pink I've ever seen; Cyclamen repandum; English Bluebells; and Erythroniums. There were Rhododendrons out but the display will be better in a couple of weeks time.

Here are 8 shots dotted around the garden of things that caught my eye followed by a couple of shots of a tree that blew down on the evening of 31 March, just to remind us that this is England and we can expect variable weather anytime!


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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2015, 07:17:50 PM »
.... continued.
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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2015, 07:20:52 PM »
Some more:

Cyclamen repandum were in fine condition and beautifully perfumed
Also highly perfumed Skimmia confusus 'Kew Green'
Viburnum opulus-a beautiful shape

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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2015, 07:27:32 PM »
.... and yet more:

My photography isn't up to dark conditions (ain't too good in light as well ;D  ) so this trillium was the easiest for me.
ID on this one anyone (no, it's not a good picture, but try?) about a foot high and a flower a little bit like an Erodium.
The nicest pink, really deep PINK, Anemone nemorosa
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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2015, 07:31:26 PM »
.... and then we come to the Erythroniums, what a sight. Maggi, I need help here please, I think the pink drifts are E. revolutum (hence 'Knightshayes Pink') but I'm not sure at all about the Whites and the Yellows)

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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2015, 07:32:14 PM »
.... last two
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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2015, 07:42:16 PM »
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Ithink your mystery plant is Montia or?Claytonia sibirica.  At my age the brain cannot keep up with current nomenclature. 
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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2015, 09:10:53 PM »
I agree with Roma's ID. I think Claytonia is the Genus name to use currently.
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Re: Knightshayes-15/04/15
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2015, 08:56:14 AM »
Many thanks Roma and Matt.
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