May 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere

[johnralphcarpenter]

Some general views; a well-established herbaceous and shrub border, and a newish gravel garden.

[Robert]

A few photographs from our Sacramento garden.



Delphinium hansenii

This California dryland species has been fairly easy to cultivate in our garden. The plants pictured are container grown, however we have plants in the ground that will be blooming shortly that are thriving too. I keep the container plants "slightly moist" when dormant in the summer. There is some color variation in the species and I am attempting to make good selections within the species.



Gilia capitata

A California native annual.



Castilleja affinis ssp affinis

This species has been blooming in our garden for months now. It is a xeric species and has proven to be of easy culture in our California garden.



Lilium parvum

This is from a batch of seedlings of the variety hollidayi (our El Dorado County California endemic). Most seedlings come true to type i.e. pink, however off type seedlings do appear. This is even true among the wild populations. There has been considerable mismanagement of some of the wild populations, however this is a different story that be told elsewhere.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Lilium parvum is lovely.

[gmoen]

Corydalis hemidicentra flowering for the first time after 9 years. Seeds were collected by Vojtech Holubec back in 2007.

[Jeffnz]

Slightly off scene question, can any one assist me in locating contact details for Tom Mitchell who formerly owned Evolution Plants. if so please PM me.
Thx

[Maggi Young]

Slightly off scene question, can any one assist me in locating contact details for Tom Mitchell who formerly owned Evolution Plants. if so please PM me.
Thx

  You can use tom.mitchell@evolution-plants.com  I think.  He has a blog site now - http://www.revolution-snowdrops.co.uk/

[Mark Griffiths]

Geir, that Corydalis hemidicentra is just extraordinary!

[Hoy]

Can't compete with the colours of Robert's garden or the rarity of Geir's Corydalis

The snow still covers much at 1100m altitude.




'Krekebær' (Empetrum hermaphroditum berries) from last fall is still edible.





Salix sp.




Luzula pilosa. The flowers are small but nice. The female parts develop first.

[Robert]

Trond,

I thoroughly enjoyed your photographs, especially the Luzula! 

[Hoy]

Trond,

I thoroughly enjoyed your photographs, especially the Luzula! 

Robert, it wasn't much else either

[Philip Walker]

Acis nicaeensis
Ranunculus amplexicaulis
2 Lewisia hybrids
A new Calceolaria 'Walter Shrimpton'

[Philip Walker]

Arisaema kishidae
Convolvulus cneorum
Dodecatheon sp.
Phlox in tufa

[David Nicholson]

Nice plants there Philip.

[ian mcdonald]

Water avens, Geum rivale, normal coloured flower img. 1010394. Water avens with a white flower that has appeared in a border img. 1010396. There are no other Geums in the garden that it could have hybridized with. A Cyprepedium in the garden, I think it is C. parviflorum img. 1010400.

[ian mcdonald]

Spring squill, Scilla verna, in the scree img. 1010406. Scilla peruviana, Portuguese squill, waiting to be planted img. 1010408. Lithodora zahnii img. 1010407.