May 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Diane Whitehead]

I'm at a Penstemon Society meeting in Zion National Park in Utah, U.S.A.

Most of the penstemons we are seeing on our field trips are teeny little ones,
but there are big plants of Penstemon palmeri that have a wonderful scent.
It is very familiar but I can't figure out what it smells of.

Does anyone have an idea?

[ChrisB]

Angie, your garden looks wonderful, and I'm so pleased the Acer has survived its transplant...

[astragalus]

Lucky you to be there, Diane.  I remember the plants well, just a beautiful spot.

[Maggi Young]

I'm at a Penstemon Society meeting in Zion National Park in Utah, U.S.A.

Most of the penstemons we are seeing on our field trips are teeny little ones,
but there are big plants of Penstemon palmeri that have a wonderful scent.
It is very familiar but I can't figure out what it smells of.

Does anyone have an idea?

Sounds like a fun event, Diane.
Comments on the internet on the fragrance of P. palmeri seem to range from "grape-juice" to "rose-floral" -that's enough to make me interested, next time I see seed offered.

[Diane Whitehead]

Grape juice sounds possible.  I'll think of it when I sniff the next one.  Fortunately
there are lots as some highway departments sow them along the highways.  This
doesn't please some of the people who want their subspecies growing in the right
places.

[angie]

Angie, your garden looks wonderful, and I'm so pleased the Acer has survived its transplant...

Thanks Chris, Its the second tine its been transplanted, I dug it out from my mums garden. I have been busy collection my Hepatica seeds like you said to do. I hope I have some success with them, Chris do you keep them in the greenhouse or outdoors.

Angie 

[ChrisB]

Clematis koreana v. lutea

[meanie]

Brugmansia sanguinea had to go outdoors a couple of months ago as I needed the greenhouse space. Anyway, it started to bloom today..................

[olegKon]

1.Gentiana "Arctic Fanfare" received from the breeder at Alpine plant centre. The companion is Androsacea albana
2. Coronilla vaginalis
3.Aquilegia flabellate pumila alba
4.Miosotis rehsteineri

[ichristie]

Hello Angie please bring your garden to the show in Edinburgh could win best in show, I have a few more pictures as well from the garden, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

    Calceolaria uniflora hybrid
    Cyp hyb gdn
    Cyp parviflorum
    Rhodo camchat. Alba
    Oxalis Sheffield Swan

[astragalus]

Can you please give some information on that gorgeous oxalis?

[meanie]

Campanula thyrsoides........................

[ichristie]

Hello the Oxalis is a form given to me by Peter Erskine and the name is from a ship he was Captain on The Sheffield I am sure the he would have collected this in South America yes it is a cracker, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[ebbie]

Ian, the white Rhododendron camtschaticum is beautiful and very special. Seeking such a plant as a counterpart to my dark red selection. Where do you get for such a fine thing?

[angie]

I also like the white Oxalis is lovely, well grown of course.

Angie