June 2017 in the Northern Hemisphere

[kris]

can anyone identify the plant-lost the label

[gerrit]

can anyone identify the plant-lost the label

Pyrethrum (Tanacetum) leontopodium

[Leucogenes]

... A very nice copy, Kris. Please, absolutely very drily hold in sour substrate. And not the seeds forget to harvest. 

[kris]

Thanks for identifying Gerrit.
Thomas -definitely I will collect the seeds if they produce any.
The weather is extremely hot here and never heard of this before.

[Leucogenes]

Globularia cordifolia "Alba"
Allium insubricum
Veronica jacquinii
Dianthus sternbergii ssp. sternbergii

[Leucogenes]

Helichrysum retortoides
Dianthus superbus var. alpestris
Leontopodium nanum
Sedum pilosum

[Robert]

Some plants looking good in our Sacramento garden this morning.



Allium caeruleum in the morning sun. At least this is what the seed label said. Anyway, a keeper in our garden.



Rhododendron cumberlandense



Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis. I thought that I lost it, however here it is thriving again this season. Castilleja foliolosa is coming on well too, but no flowers yet.



Penstemon heterophyllus var. purdyi is flopping, but there are plenty of upright stems yet to open.



Salvia barrelieri is about 2 meters tall! When the flowers first started to open I was not impress. Now it is quite beautiful.

[Robert]

A neighbor gave me seed of Impatiens "giganteum". Does anyone recognize this species?

[Matt T]

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A neighbor gave me seed of Impatiens "giganteum". Does anyone recognize this species?

Robert, this look very much like Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera. I would advise caution if it is this species, which has become a problematic, invasive non-native in the UK. It can easily take hold in moist shady places and quickly outcompete the native ground flora.

[meanie]

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A neighbor gave me seed of Impatiens "giganteum". Does anyone recognize this species?

I have to agree with Matt on that one. A picture of the stems would probably confirm this.
It is extremely invasive around here and is choking the banks of our local river.

[meanie]

Nothing massively exciting here;
A better photo of Saxifraga stolonifera...........


And the Hippeastrum bulb that I rescued from someones bin at christmas is in bloom.............


I've never really understood the concept of growing them as houseplants. They bloom perfectly easily as potted plants in the garden without the ridiculously long flower stem that causes them to topple over indoors every time that somebody opens the door just a tad too fast. They don't even need warmth over the winter, just protection from any winter wet.

[Mike Ireland]

Selection of Clematis integrifolia seedlings that have self sown around the garden..

[Mike Ireland]

Podophyllum Spotty Dotty & Oenothera flava the flowers of which are 4 inches across.

[Robert]

Robert, this look very much like Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera. I would advise caution if it is this species, which has become a problematic, invasive non-native in the UK. It can easily take hold in moist shady places and quickly outcompete the native ground flora.

Matt, Meanie,

Thank you for the advice. The last thing California needs is another noxious weed. I do have some questions about the name, however this will need to wait for some other time.

[GordonT]

Robert, it seems that Impatiens gigantea is a synonym for Impatiens sulcata(at least according to theplantlist.org

Impatiens sulcata looks a lot like Impatiens glandulifera, except that it is reported to be significantly larger. I don't know if it is as invasive as glandulifera, I'd probably be extremely cautious. You might find this link to a study in the Netherlands helpful.

www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/614401