June 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Robert]

I think that you have inspired me to start growing Salvias again. In general they do well in our climate and locally Ginny Hunt (Seedhunt) has a good list to get started with. The farmers market is this weekend and I will try to get a photo of S. chiapensis. It is hardy for us in the Sacramento Valley without protection and blooms all year.

[meanie]

I think that you have inspired me to start growing Salvias again. In general they do well in our climate and locally Ginny Hunt (Seedhunt) has a good list to get started with. The farmers market is this weekend and I will try to get a photo of S. chiapensis. It is hardy for us in the Sacramento Valley without protection and blooms all year.

I'm constantly tempted by Seedhunt, but I have too much on the go already if I'm honest.
I'm growing S.mellifera this year from seed - looks like a nice Californian species.

[Robert]

I'm constantly tempted by Seedhunt, but I have too much on the go already if I'm honest.
I'm growing S.mellifera this year from seed - looks like a nice Californian species.

Yes, I have too much "on my plate" too. The continuing drought has brought the opportunity to redesign the garden - remove some things and replant with others. In the past Salvia blepharophylla and cacaliifolia have done well for us and do not grow too large.

The photos are of S. clevelandii - earlier in the season. I love the scent of the foliage and it does not need much water to look good.

[Gerdk]

Very nice Jovellana Gerdk ! Is it Australian ?

Thank you Paul!

Originally from NZ - North Island, but seeds came from AGS (sown in 2013).

Gerd

[johnstephen29]

Hemerocallis Day lily in flower, really nice salmon pink flower, plenty of buds waiting there turn should get a good display this year. Also just starting to flower is Scabiosa caucasica (Caucasian scabious), this is the white version, lovely scent. Finally Lysimachia punctate Yellow Loosestrife looking really good, apart from the grass which has started growing among it. 

[Gene Mirro]

Lilium regale album:



Lilium leichtlinii v. maximowiczii:



Gentiana calycosa:



Cardiocrinum giganteum:

[PaulM]

Here are some Penstemons which have flowered for me in June. Penstemon albertinus and Penstemon lemhiensis.

Delosperma congestum also put on a nice display with its glowing yellow flowers.

[PaulM]

A few others which I grow:

Penstemon cyananthus  and Salvia recognita

[PaulM]

Sedum spathulifolium started from seed in 2013 has survived the first winter, and hopefully it will be big enough to flower in 2015.

I was very happy when one plant of the South African Senecio macrocephalus survived the winter and started flowering. The plant shriveled up and died shortly after though. I think it has been attacked by ants, as the other plants I have around it look fine. They were planted this year though so I hope more than one will survive and bloom in 2015.

The last three pictures are of Knautia midzorensis, which I am not sure is a valid name. It's a meter tall field scabious from Eastern Europe.

[gerrit]

                                                           


Oxalis laciniata '7 Bells'.                                        Primula x florindae. A hybrid from the cultivar 'Red Shades'.
                                                                           
                                                                           Sorry, England is out, but Holland plays today.

[meanie]

One of my seed grown Salvia dolicantha has opened its first blooms - well worth the wait in my opinion.......................

[Maggi Young]

   Sorry, England is out, but Holland plays today.

It's going well for your team so far, Gerrit - good luck!

[shelagh]

Lots of super plants in the garden this month.

Campnula covadonga and this picture doesn't do justice to the colour.
Correopsis Red Eye.
Epipactis palustris which like C. covadonga was a possiblility for the Tewkesbury Show. Alas too early.
Hypericum daghestanica and Incarvillea delavayi which has been flowering for weeks.

[shelagh]

A beautiful blue Jasione laevigata.

We saw Leucoryne show by John Lee at a Glasgow Show some years ago and bought this on L. Spotlight.

The Lilium martagon dark form we bought at last years Dublane Summer Spectacular from the members stand.

Lysionotus pauciflorus is I think South African and very pretty.

The Pelargonium endlicherianum if from seed from Gothenburg Botanic.

[shelagh]

Last few for this month.

I have just dead headed the Rhodohypoxis E. A. Bowles and taken 617 flowers off.

Rosa Holcombe Honey was bred by our friend Tony Bracegirdle who is a champion rose grower and smells of honey.

The Stylidium is the last seedling from our Farrer medal winner and has taken 5 years to get to this stage.

Tritelia laxa Queen Fabiola looks great waving in the breeze.