May 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[astragalus]

Everything still quite delayed here.  The hellebores are opening now.  One of them ("pink teacup") was on time, the others have just been sitting there not doing much.

Helleborus 'Ivory Prince'

[astragalus]

Also in bloom now and looking really good,
Iris ruthenica

[shelagh]

Whilst we were at the Glasgow Show we saw this lovely dwarf shrub Cytisus Ardoini dwarf.  It is difficult to find any pictures of it on the web let alone nurseries that sell it, can anyone help please?

[Maggi Young]

The RHS says the spelling is Cytisus ardoinoi
I've repeated your photo in the Glasgow show thread to see if anyone remembers whose  plant it is.

[shelagh]

Maggi it belonged to Frazer Henderson's (think that's correct) daughter and he talked to Brian but we've had no success in finding a supplier.

[Maggi Young]

Right oh, Shelagh - I've amended my other post to ask for help in finding the plant instead. 

[Graham Catlow]

I too was attracted to the little Cytisus and spoke to Frazer.
He 'thinks' he got it from Aberconwy so you may want to try there Shelagh.

Let us know if you are successful.

Graham

[Lvandelft]

the accepted name is Cytisus ardoinii 

[Maggi Young]

the accepted name is Cytisus ardoinii 

Thank you Luit -
 What a shame that the left hand of the RHS does not know what the right hand is doing. 

[Lvandelft]

A day without humor is not a good day, Maggi 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Growing in a tufarock and flowering wel this year : Viola cazorlensis .

[shelagh]

It's not on their latest list Graham but I'll give them a ring and see.

[astragalus]

Wonderful viola, Kris.  Did you start with planting a seedling in the tufa or did you press seed into the tufa?

[meanie]

Salvia time;

Salvia elegans did really well this winter. Here's a last shot of it before it went to its new home via Freegle today....................


The first of the outdoor planted Salvia to bloom is the ever reliable S.microphylla (which remained in the green all winter).............


In the greenhouse this small cutting of S.buchanii started blooming...............


Not a Salvia, but Kalanchoe x houghtonii has gone from strength to strength since I planted it out a few weeks ago...................


The colour has got really good too...................


A rather nice bearded Iris (it was here when I moved in) bloomed just in time to be shredded by the winds.................


Also in the greenhouse is this lovely little Echeveria, E.setosa minor..................

[ichristie]

Stunning pictures of the Salvias here is a very u usual plant flowering just now tine flowers but I think it is super, Heteropolygonatum ogisui  (Heteropolygonatum ogisui M. N. Tamura & J. M. Xu, Curtis' Bot. Mag. 18: 92. 2001)