Flowers and foliage June 2008

[Paul T]

Those Bletillas are stunning.  Never seen "filled in" flowers like that on Bletilla before, jsut the various striata.  They almost grow like a weed here, so would love to try more.

So many other wonderful things posted here too.

Thanks.

[Giles]

Castilleja coccinea on limestone alvar, Bruce Peninsula,Ontario.
Castilleja coccinea.....in someones front lawn!....makes a change from daisies, I guess!!!

[Giles]

Trillium cernuum.
Also Bruce Peninsula,Ontario

[Paul T]

Giles,

Very nice on both counts.  Don't know the Castilleja at all, but looks good!! 

[Giles]

Paul,
The Castilleja's turn up on the showbench quite commonly over here.
That's why I was amused to see it as a lawn 'weed'
I forgot to put up this picture of Clintonia borealis, which I also saw very commonly in Ontario,
present in almost all moist woods.
Giles

[Paul T]

Giles,

I haven't seen it here, but that doesn't mean it isn't over here.  The clintonia looks rather interesting as well. 

[David Nicholson]

A few Lewisias from the greenhouse today, L. sierrae, L. 'Little Plum' and one of my own seed grown L.cotyledon hybrids. A little out of focus on the close-up of L. sierrae!

[olegKon]

Some pics of what was flowering yesterday

Clematis integrifolia
 Gladiolus communis
 Ixiolirion tataricum
 Muscari comosum
 Veratrum album
 Paradisea liliastrum

[Lvandelft]

Here is a cushion plant in our garden.

Azorella trifurcata         

[Anthony Darby]

That lovely carpet would save mowing! Here's my Ramonda nathalie.

[Lvandelft]

Some plants taken last week:

Rosa Abraham Darby     
Gazania linearis       (should be hardy outside?)   
Gypsophila repens Knuddel           
Rosa The Squire
Campanula garganica       

[Kristl Walek]

All North Americans, none native to my area.

Gillenia trifoliata.

Echinacea paradoxa is the first coneflower to bloom here. E. simulata will soon follow.

Amsonia hubrechtii has lovely foliage, coloring a beautiful yellow in autumn,  although I find the flowers are not as showy as in other species of the genus.

Penstemon strictus is a wow plant, especially en masse, tough and persistent here.

Marshallias are subtle plants with intricate flowers.

And I do love Baptisias. B. albescens has dramatic near-black stems and the flowers open from dark casings. The well known B. australis, and the tall B. alba var. macrophylla.

[Paul T]

Howdy All,

A great gathering of assorted people here today posting pics by the look of it.  Excellent!!  So nice to see, particularly at our quieter time of the year.David,

I just love the Lewisias..... the colour of the first and last are brilliant.  Well done on that seedling.  I'm still trying to work out why the second one is called "Little Plum" though, as it doesn't make sense colour-wise?

Anthony,

Love that Ramonda.  What a cutie!! 

Oleg,

Interesting to see the Ixiolirion.  I've come across the name before I think, but never realised how nice a flower it is.

And love the Veratrum, Clematis, Baptisias etc so thanks Oleg and Kristl.  Sorry if I've missed anyone, but I enjoyed all the pics. 

[Maggi Young]

A few shots of Oxen Pond B. G. yesterday.

johnw

Just to remind folks about some great pix from the Illingworths  and Todd Boland from Oxen Pond and other NF gardens, from the OLD Forum : see here:  http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/1078/27327.html

A further reminder:
The OLD FORUM is ARCHIVED and cannot be posted to, but it is fully searchable and there to read at will!
http://www.srgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi

[art600]

Can anybody identify these please.  The foxglove seeds around (fortunately), it is approx 75cm tall.