June 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Magnar]

Meconopsis flowering has started in the north:

M. Kingsbarn's hybrid
M x Marit
M x cookei Old Rose
M. lancifoloia, which I believed to be monocarp, but behold, after flowering for the first time last summer, it came back stronger this year.

[johnralphcarpenter]

The sun has come out again. Hypoxis parvula var. albiflora, recently acquired in the Plant Heritage plant swap; Rosa 'Dunwichensis'; and a Dutch Iris, 'Eye of the Tiger'

[johngennard]

A standard wisteria 'LIPSTICK' growing on a raised bed

Rhodohypoxis in the same bed

[David King]

Two rather nice irises in flower at the moment.

1 & 2.   Iris 'Princesse Caroline de Monaco'
3.         Iris 'Dutch Chocolate' (we think!)

[krisderaeymaeker]

Meconopsis flowering has started in the north:
M. Kingsbarn's hybrid
M x Marit
M x cookei Old Rose
M. lancifoloia, which I believed to be monocarp, but behold, after flowering for the first time last summer, it came back stronger this year.

Great show Magnar , as ever ....
I wan't to show some Saponaria's .
To start : Saponaria caespitosa , Saponaria 'Bressingham '

[krisderaeymaeker]

And ofcourse good old Saponaria x olivana

[krisderaeymaeker]

Aquilegia discolor
Arenaria montana
Gaultheria adenotrix

[krisderaeymaeker]

And a some orange to ..........Digitalis obscura ..

Calceolaria 'Walter Schrimpton '

Cypripedium parviflorum

[Mark Griffiths]

fantastic plants all!

not sure this is in the right place as it's in the greenhouse, here's Ramonda myconi

[Tim Ingram]

Super plants Kris - I have Digitalis obscura and have always liked it, but never kept it long in the garden. I must try it with grittier soil. This is a simple but beautiful combination in a friend's garden; Tulipa sprengeri and the British native Potentilla rupestris.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Super plants Kris - I have Digitalis obscura and have always liked it, but never kept it long in the garden. I must try it with grittier soil. This is a simple but beautiful combination in a friend's garden; Tulipa sprengeri and the British native Potentilla rupestris.

Thanks Tim ,can send you  some seeds in the autumn if you like ....

[Catwheazle]

... nothing special, but very pretty for me anyway :-)
Iris pseudoacorus

Bernd

[Maggi Young]

Gaultheria adenotrix

Perfect photo!   .... says the woman who LOVES ericaceae 

[Tim Ingram]

It is lovely isn't it Maggi - this from someone who finds the Ericaceae fascinating, probably because I live somewhere where you can't grow them well!  Oh, for a new book on these plants like that written by Alfred Evans... he says of this species: 'It is the flowers, however, that catch most attention. As in many of the Ericaceae, the flowers are globular and in this instance they are pure white, but this pallidity is offset by the calyx, which is deep red in colour. This combination alone would guarantee a place for the species, but in addition bright red fruits develop later in some gardens'.

[Mark Griffiths]

I was thinking maybe the Gaultheria would make a good replacement for an Arcterica nana I put in a trough and has not grown at all for about 4 years- oddly when I googled it I only got hits in Polish and other non English languages. Very odd!