Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Aberdeen

[Roma]

I retired from working in the Cruickshank Garden 8 years ago but go back occasionally, usually when I take in plants for the twice yearly plant sale.
There was a meeting of the Friends of the Garden on Thursday night. ( Noel Kingsbury - easy care perennials- good talk, excellent speaker).
It was dry though cold and a bit dull but I went in early and had a quick look round the garden while eating a sandwich.
a lovely deep pink form of Erythronium revolutum
Fritillaria meleagris in the alpine meadow, note Narcissus cyclamineus and  bulbocodium in the second picture
Fritillaria pallidiflora
Fritillaria pontica 2 pics - I have neve seen such a pale green, almost white.
Lupinus nootkatensis which I introduced to the garden with wild collected seed from ?South West seeds who were at Alpines 91.  I did not know at the time that it was naturalised along the banks of the River Dee west of Aberdeen

[Roma]

I was intrigued to see three fine plants of Meconopsis dhwojii.  I was not sure it was still in cultivation.
Trillium chloropetalum
Rhododendron davidsonianum
Rhododendron 'Obtusum Group'
? hailstones
Two very large old Pieris
An interesting Berberis species ( couldn't see the label)

[Brian Ellis]

What amazing foliage on Meconopsis dhowjii Roma, is it a blue one?

[Roma]

What amazing foliage on Meconopsis dhowjii Roma, is it a blue one?

No, Brian.  It is yellow and is monocarpic.  I have not seen it for a long time.  I thought it was one of those which had been hybridised out of existence.  I see it was in the last SRGC seed list. I must try it if it is available this year.  According to James Cobb it hybridises with napaulensis types and the offspring are sterile.  I see I have spelt it wrong.  It should be dhwojii.

[Brian Ellis]

It must look stunning in flower if it is set against that foliage.  Such a shame so many of the nice ones are monocarpic and you have to start again from scratch.

[Lesley Cox]

That is a very good patch of Frit. pallidiflora. Wish it would do so well for me. It's one that doesn't much, at all.