Flowering in my garden today

[Ragged Robin]

What a little beauty, John, and a scent of strawberries, scrumptious 

Thanks for the CU photos you posted

[Tony Willis]

Zenobia pulverulenta in flower at the moment. I had expected it to suffer with the hard winter but it is better than it has ever been.

[Paddy Tobin]

Tony,

How timely that you should post a photograph of Zenobia pulverulenta as I purchased a shrub last week, now planted in the garden and laden with flower. It was certainly hard to resist when in flower. Nice glaucous foliage also.

Glad to hear it came through the winter well for you as I had some slight worries about its hardiness.

Paddy

[Brian Ellis]

I will have to torment the gardener

 

[johnw]

Tony / Paddy

Zenobia grows here on the coast of Nova Scotia. In very cold winters it can drop its leaves but the stems & flowers buds are not damaged. We sent a particularly fine powder blue leafed form to Glendoick which they are selling now. It is worth checking out.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Tony / Paddy

Zenobia grows here on the coast of Nova Scotia. In very cold winters it can drop its leaves but the stems & flowers buds are not damaged. We sent a particularly fine powder blue leafed form to Glendoick which they are selling now. It is worth checking out.

johnw

Indeed that is what I will do!! thanks!! 

[Roma]

Spotted a few flowers on Rhododendron microleucum today.  It is spring flowering but usually has a few autumn flowers though not this early.

[Anthony Darby]

My Rhododendron camtschaticum failed to flower in the spring, but this is the third flower since the start of August! I found a nice article by John Weagle on this species. http://www.rhododendron.no/Artikler/2003-1-jw.htm

[johnw]

Anthony - How strange - I have never seen an out-of-season flower on camtschaticum. I am still waiting for a white one to flower, got it from the Stones 6-7 years ago.

R. 'Schneeflocken' and fastigiatum are in flower here along with a couple of vireyas.

johnw - it's going to be hot here today - +30c on the coast and a whopping 34c inland.

[Lesley Cox]

My seedlings from the Ardfearn 'Red Form' of camtschaticum, all turned out to be white! The first batch of (very tiny) seedlings from them, appear to be true with leaves which are purely green, no slight flushing of reddish colour as has my single small pink flowered form. All yellow autumn colour too whereas the pink form has orangey autumn colour.

[johnw]

My seedlings from the Ardfearn 'Red Form' of camtschaticum, all turned out to be white!

Imagine the luck.

johnw