Flowers and foliage May 2008

[Brian Ellis]

Nice to see Saruma henryii again Luit.  From your photo it looks as though this is in quite an open position?  Mine is in deep shade and seems to do just as well.

[Lvandelft]

Only morning sun, till noon.

[Viola]

Edraianthus serpylifolius in my garden.

Karl

[ChrisB]

Wonderful, Karl.  I'll have to keep a note of this one for the seed exchange....

[Maggi Young]

Edraianthus serpylifolius.... again we see a difference in flowering times  from Austria..... here in Scotland our plants are just making their buds

[Viola]

Maggi, it is originalplants from Kroatien, Svete Jure-Biocovo Geb.

Chris, i have always Seed from Edr.serpilifolius, E.pumilio, E.tenuifolius, E.dalmaticus E.graminifolius, E.parnassicus in autumn.

Karl

[Maggi Young]

Our Edraianthus serpylifolius  are from Vojtech Holubec seed

[Viola]

Another Edreianthus serpylifolius and E.parnassifolius.

Karl

[Lampwick]

Erysimum and Penstemon

…Erysimum ‘Orange Flame’
I hope you don’t mind me including this easy and common alpine wallflower, but I think it is such an attraction in the garden with its brilliant tangerine-orange flowers. The white flowers you can see in the background belong to……

…Penstemon fruticosus subsp. scouleri ‘Alba’
This, I believe, comes from British Columbia and it’s a fantastic plant. It eventually becomes too big and leggy, and then cuttings (which root easily) should be taken to start anew. The effort is worth it when you get a show like this for two or three seasons.

…And a close-up. 
 

[Gerdk]

Here is Scilla litardieri (syn. Scilla pratensis) from Montenegrian origin.

[derekb]

One I am quite proud of Meconopsis are not easy down here.
Meconopsis lingholm

[Luc Gilgemyn]

.... sigh.....
Beautiful Derek - I lost mine last year....  so hard to keep them going out here 

[David Nicholson]

Derek, you deserve a medal, I can't even germinate Mecanopsis seed.

What a gorgeous colour for Edraianthus serpylifolium, that one is added to my wants list.

[ruweiss]

Some pics,made during the last 2 weeks:
Androsace mariae,a rather new introduction from China from Holubec seed
Arnebia pulchra flowers with the typical dots which vanish,when the flower ages
This Arum from Turkey grows very slow with me,ID would be welcome
Asarum hartwegii,a wild ginger from western USA,from seed
Boykinia Jamesii,also from western USA
Delospermas from the Drakensberge of Lesotho,South Africa love hot and dry places
and are completely hardy with me.The white form is a new introduction.
Helonias bullata,the swamp pink from USA likes moist places and has a lovely fragrance

[Michael J Campbell]

Arisaema formosanum ?
Primula Frank Croslan
Trillium grandiflorum.
Lewisia Longipetala  x rediviva hyb
Lewisia nevadensis bernadeno form