June 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Maggi Young]

Sorry , more blue ..........
Aquilegia einseliana .

Oh and the neighbour ...that's Silene elisabethae ...

Quite a lot of blue here at the moment as well- wonderful, isn't it??

[Maggi Young]

It has a look of  Delphinium grandiflorum about it - which would fit with the Pamir connection I suppose - gorgeous colour, anyway.
 

Looks like this un-named species pictured in the PBS wiki by Mary Sue Ittner :
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/FavoriteBlueFloweredBulbs#   third pic after this text :
Delphinium -- Delphinium decorum and Delphinium paryii are almost blue or part blue. There is an unknown species I grew from seed that is really a gorgeous color of blue. Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast. This latter also nominated as true blue by Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10.

[Hoy]

No problem with lots of blue plants! I love them all

Here is another blue one, and some others. Pics taken at a brief stop at the road verge on our way to Trondheim.

Oxytropis lapponica is a rich blue while Astragalus alpina is almost white. Astragalus frigidus is a stately plant with yellow flowers but hit is a bit early in the season. Pedicularis oederi is a nice yellow - always an exiting species to find.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Pedicularis oederi[/i] is a nice yellow - always an exiting species to find.

Love that Pedicularis Trond , outstanding ...

[ranunculus]

Three more images from Anne Spiegel in the snowy Dolomites - this time of the gorgeous buttercup, Ranunculus seguieri.

Ranunculus seguieri - Images by Anne Spiegel

[krisderaeymaeker]

Three more images from Anne Spiegel in the snowy Dolomites - this time of the gorgeous buttercup, Ranunculus seguieri.
Ranunculus seguieri - Images by Anne Spiegel

Euh ,euh , can't find the right words : 

[astragalus]

Luc, I really like your  Edraianthus horvatii.  How long have you grown it and what can you tell me about it?  It's a new one to me and looks really excellent.

[ranunculus]

Luc, I really like your  Edraianthus horvatii.  How long have you grown it and what can you tell me about it?  It's a new one to me and looks really excellent.

You echoed my words completely, Anne ... this is one that dear Luc has been hiding from the world ... magnificent!!

Kris, it's not like you to be stuck for words ... I thought you would grow this one to perfection?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

It's new to me too, Anne and Cliff - it was planted last autumn and has already developed into quite a good plant.
I will gladly try and save you some seed if interested ??

[ranunculus]

It's new to me too, Anne and Cliff - it was planted last autumn and has already developed into quite a good plant.
I will gladly try and save you some seed if interested ??

Oh Luc ... you know the way to a man's heart ... yes please.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, it's not like you to be stuck for words ... I thought you would grow this one to perfection?

 

I grow this beauty for three years outside now Cliff and with this modest result ....
First  picture showed the last two flowers.
Second picture showed the first flower .
In between slugs eaten some flowers ....

[Maggi Young]

Luc, I really like your  Edraianthus horvatii.  How long have you grown it and what can you tell me about it?  It's a new one to me and looks really excellent.

Look no further than the latest IRG for mention of this plant - and a photo - from Tim Ingram :

http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2013Jun281372419197IRG42June.pdf


Tim said :

"Edraianthus are especially good in our garden and the Czechs grow very many species; E. horvatii  (shown right) from the Galičica Mts.; E. vesovicii from Mt. Prokletije in the south of Montenegro; E. pilosulus, a tiny and recently named species from the Komovi Mtns.; and E. pulovii and E. sutjeskae (these last three species are discussed in Systematic Botany 34(3): 602-608. 2009). In the West there may be some dispute about nomenclature (E. horvatii and vesovicii are both described as synonyms for forms of E. graminifolius in the 'Plant List' for example - but the former looks very distinct in our garden- see below). From a purely gardening perspective though this variety is greatly appealing, and many of these plants are very local in their distribution. The picture (below left) shows E. horvatii, with quite broad greyish leaves unlike the more grassy-leaved E. graminifolius that I grow, and the lovely silver-leaved form of E. pumilio. This latter species does vary markedly so it must be difficult to delineate species at times."

E. horvatii and E. pumilio



E.horvatii

[astragalus]

It's new to me too, Anne and Cliff - it was planted last autumn and has already developed into quite a good plant.
I will gladly try and save you some seed if interested ??
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Luc, I would love some seed if you can spare it, thank you.  Just back from a hike early due to rain (better than snow!).

[Tim Ingram]

My plant of Edraianthus horvatii came from Little Heath Farm nursery (and I have several other species from Czech collectors - they seem very reliable in the garden).

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Luc, I would love some seed if you can spare it, thank you.  Just back from a hike early due to rain (better than snow!).

ok Anne, will take care of that !
In the mean time, have a glühwein, it will warm you up ! 

Oh Luc ... you know the way to a man's heart ... yes please.

Seed.... the way to a man's heart ??    Must reflect on that one !  ....  but will get you some seed, Cliff !