June 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Tristan_He]

Lovely Sarracenias Tristan - wouldn't you be able to grow them outside?

Most of the better forms of S. flava and all of the leucophyllas are borderline hardy here Gabriela. Moreover, the growing season is a good deal shorter outdoors. I do tend to put them outside in good weather though as this gets better colour and allows them to feed!

[Mike Ireland]

Two plants from the garden this morning,
Incarvillea younghusbandii & Roscoea humeana alba.

[meanie]

Here are two that are very late this year;
Dipplarena moraea..................


And my unknown Lewisia that I rescued from the "graveyard" of a local nursery a couple of years ago................

[Maggi Young]

Two plants from the garden this morning,
Incarvillea younghusbandii & Roscoea humeana alba.

Roscoea barely through the ground here !  I think R. humeana alba is one of the most beautiful plants - ever!

[Regelian]

I love the Saracenia!

I have a question about Hosta, not a point of any expertise for me.  This is a foto of H.sieboldiana Francis Williams showing a gold-leafed sport.  I seem to recall there being a named gold sport of FW.  Anyone know? Recall?

[Hoy]

It is not only roadside plants here. I also have some in my garden

Dodecathion dentatum/Primula latiloba.







An Arisaema which I thought was ciliata but it is not. . . .






Dactylorhiza incarnata(?)

[Hoy]

Anemone prattii. The bud was damaged, probably by a slug.




One of the blue Corydalises. I have some big clumps but they are not in flower yet. This one is earlier but dwindle every year. Maybe it is too dry?




A white Geranium.




Roscoea cautleyoides(?)

[Gabriela]

It is not only roadside plants here. I also have some in my garden

Dodecathion dentatum/Primula latiloba.

An Arisaema which I thought was ciliata but it is not. . . .

What a cute white Dodecatheon! (OK, Primula...)
Your Arisaema looks like A. concinnum, but it is variable species, so more pictures would be necessary if you really want a label  Roscoea cautleyoides is always from the first ones to flower - all Arisaema and Roscoea are also starting to show up here 

[Mike Ireland]

Maggi, another roscoea has come into flower today.
Roscoea cautleyoides Early Purple & Physoplexis comosa.

[Mike Ireland]

Verbascum Letitia photographed at Pottertons.

[illingworth]

Maggi wrote

"Roscoea barely through the ground here !"

Maggi they never seem to emerge here. 

Cypripedium candidum below with two small seedlings, I think, as their leaf texture feels like that of the parents.
-Rob

[Hoy]

What a cute white Dodecatheon! (OK, Primula...)
Your Arisaema looks like A. concinnum, but it is variable species, so more pictures would be necessary if you really want a label  Roscoea cautleyoides is always from the first ones to flower - all Arisaema and Roscoea are also starting to show up here 

I agree it does look like concinnum but my plant is small and spindly. I thought concinnum was bigger when starting to flower.

[Gabriela]

Cypripedium candidum below with two small seedlings, I think, as their leaf texture feels like that of the parents.
-Rob

This is quite some Cypripedium clump!!!

[Gabriela]

I agree it does look like concinnum but my plant is small and spindly. I thought concinnum was bigger when starting to flower.

I looked fast over the key and A. concinnum is supposed to have two leaves/stem so is out. But to properly go over the key, you would need to dissect the flower; not worth doing it.
Why is it cannot be an A. ciliatum?

[johnw]

An email from Jens Birck in May and somehow I didn't realize there was an attachment until yesterday.  It included a picture of his "little" clump of Narcissus cyclamineus. Where does he grow this lusty "little" clump you may well ask, in his peat bed, where else?  I have never seen a stand quite like this one.  Mouth fully agape. 

johnw