June 2015 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Main flowering period is over now, but still some goodies to be found !

Aquilegia bertolonii seeds around freely (I don't mind  )

Alyssum oxycarpum one the best in the species.

Calylophus lavandulifolius is new in my garden.

Campanula betulifolia with the glorious contrast of white and dark pink of the unopened buds

Campanula nitida alba

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Some more :

Delosperma 'Kelaidis'

Dianthus grat. 'Badenia' a nice dark red.

Edraianthus pumilio performing well in it's trough

Helianthemum lunelatum - love it !

Floriferous Lewisia columbiana

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Last batch for today :

Lilium maklineae flowers every year but refuses to multiply... 

Rhododendron kiusianum, a nice dwarf

Rhodohypoxis 'Candy stripes'

Saxifraga x 'Tumbling Waters'

Saxifraga x 'Kath Dryden'

[meanie]

Beschorneria septentrionalis.....................

[astragalus]

Luc, wonderful plants all.  Especially like the helianthemum and the campanulas.  Nice to see that someone is still growing Rhododendron kiusianum.  It's not seen much here anymore and you don't usually see it listed in catalogs, too bad.  It's still in my  garden after many years - quite rare, since most rhododendrons really don't like it here and I've stopped killing them by planting them, just too windy and dry.

[johnw]

Beschorneria septentrionalis.....................

Meanie  - Any chance of a close-up of the flower?

johnw

[Leena]

Meconopsis, but I don't know which one. It is grown from seed.
An old Narcissus poeticus flore pleno, this narcissus was growing here in this garden all wild among grasses when we moved here, this place had been neglected for a long time when we bought it. This narcissus is the latest to flower and it is very fragrant.

[fredg]

Utricularia reniformis, the big one of the Utricularia world.



Yes I edited the background, the flower stem is over 2 ft so I didn't want to risk damage it by moving it to the photo spot.

[Steve Garvie]

A very bonny flower Fred!!!
I think I read that this is a Brazilian species -does it need warmth to thrive?

[fredg]

I left them out in the cold greenhouse all winter Steve. It cut everything back to the medium but growth has been exceptional this year. I don't think I've had so many leaves on the pots. I also grow it very wet.

[meanie]

Meanie  - Any chance of a close-up of the flower?

johnw

Here you are..............




Being as how I'm posting a couple more.
Schizanthus pinnatus is not posh, not difficult, not even hardy - it's just nice and also really easy from seed...............


The first of my hardy Salvia this year is this white form of S.microphylla..............


It's about a month or so later than normal.

[Steve Garvie]

I left them out in the cold greenhouse all winter Steve. It cut everything back to the medium but growth has been exceptional this year. I don't think I've had so many leaves on the pots. I also grow it very wet.

Thanks Fred.

[johnw]

Thanks so much meanie.  It looks very much like the one here that no one can identify.  The only difference our plant is very fine-leafed and dwarf whilst the flower stalks appear to be the same size & height as yours.  One camp says septentrionalis and the other rigida.

johnw

[johnw]

Seems the flowers on this Celmesia sp. open unevenly or rather lopsided some years, this year they are perfect.  Any idea which species it might be?  Splendens, semicordata or........

On the local society's garden tours Sunday past we saw some very interesting plants and design work.

Enkianthus campanulatus 'Showy Lanterns', a very descriptive name.

From a distance I thought a friend had stolen a font but no it's his take on a trough and he had three of them. He used our usual mix of 1:1:1 peat, Portland, & sand but how he manage the reverse mold boggles my mind. They're likely 7-9 years old and lichens are barely starting to colonize them.

johnw - +11c & 20mm on the way this afternoon.

 

[johnralphcarpenter]

These Iris siberica cultivars are all from the Plant Heritage plant exchange, and they are looking splendid at the moment.