Flowers and foliage April 2008

[Lesley Cox]

I sowed what seemed to be seed a month ago, of my little South American beech, Nothofagus antarctica. This is the third autumn it has been with me and both previous years it has coloured a fine, even gold, very beautiful. This morning I noticed a slightly pinkish look and by this afternoon, it is well on the way to becoming scarlet!

[Kenneth K]

Nice! And on the other side of the earth mine is getting new leaves in the most delicious green color. We share the joy of a very nice little tree!

[Paul T]

John,

Magnificent Epimedium pics!! 

[Tony Willis]

some ranunculus asiaticus in flower. I am pleased with the one with the golden centre instead of the usual black

[Hans A.]

  - Tony, just fantastic!

[Tony Willis]

a couple of unamed ranunculus. The first is interesting because it is a high alpine from Turkey which has finely divided foliage and a rootstock like asiaticus and is totally summer dormant. Other than that for interest if you found it in your garden you would probably weed it out .

The second is a robust wet growing one from Lake Abant in NW Turkey

[Kenneth K]

A couple of pictures from today.
1. Armeria juniperifolia 'Bevan´s variety
2. Bellevalia hackelii
3. Berneuxia thibetica
4. Jeffersonia dubia

[ChrisB]

Hi Ken,  I think you mean't Bevan's variety?  Lovely photos!

[henkw]

Dear Diane Clement

Thank you for your comment, if understand correctly it could a rare Paeonia mlokosevitschii

Henk

[Kenneth K]

Thank you Chris! Corrected in the text.

[Lvandelft]

Some plants from my garden this week.
It's every year again amazing to see the sudden development of

Molopospermum peloponnesiacum   

On the shady site many plant start flowering now:

Anemone ranunculoides         
Cardamine waldsteiniana   
Lunaria rediviva 1             
Lunaria rediviva 2       
Symphytum tuberosum       
Uvularia flava   
Uvularia grandiflora
Stylophorum diphyllum

[Lesley Cox]

Love your Bellevalia Kenneth.

Yes, the Nothofagus is a beauty isn't it. Mine's just 2 metres high as yet but is delicate and lacy-looking, and has become a favourite tree. But then, my most favourite of all is the European Fagus sylvatica, followed by our own native Nothofagus species. Does yours grow upright as mine does. Finn Haugli says it grows as a low, mounded plant in Tromso, I assume because of the harsher climate.

[Lesley Cox]

Molopospermum peloponnesiacum   

Whatever is this plant Luit? It looks very exciting

[Lvandelft]

and some shrubs and small trees are showing there flowers now

Halesia carolina 1     
Halesia carolina 2
Iris humilis   
Ajuga incisa Blue Enigma             

on several places is suddenly looking Lithophragma wich is always going to new places,
due to weeding when died off in summer.

Lithophragma parviflora         
Malus tschonoskii   
Cornus florida Sweetwater 
Pulmonaria saccharata Mrs. Moon 
Pulmonaria saccharata Lewis Palmer     

[ChrisB]

Saw the pic of the symphytum and it reminded me, today I took a cutting from a yellow leafed variety of symphytum.  Does anyone know what it might be?  Sorry I don't have a picture, it was on the plant of a friend, and the cutting I took has wilted big time, but I'm sure it will recover in time.  Very long sword shaped leaves, not variegated at all, just bright screaming yellow.  Stopped me in my tracks.  Any help much appreciated.   Cant find many reference photos of them in my books.  Nothing it Phillips & Rix that looks remotely like this one.