Flowers and Foliage August 2008

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Very nice Kenneth !! 

How tall is the Gladiolus ??  Do you grow it outside ??

[Gerdk]

Autumn comes nearer - some pics from today

1. Sternbergia sicula, a selection called 'Dodona Gold'
2. Colchicum from Morocco (longifolium?) - not sure about the determination
3. Cyclamen colchicum
4. Salvia uliginosa - nice flowers but height 1.80 m !

Gerd

[Hans A.]

Gerd, I cannot believe Sternbergias started to flower -  isn't it still summer - here everything is dry and I hope not to see any Sternbergia earlier than end of september...

[Paddy Tobin]

Kenneth,

The gladiolus (have loved this plants for years) and the aconitum are both beautiful plants. Great posting.

Gerd,

That salvia is a dote.

Hans,

You describe your conditions as 'dry', something which amazes me as we are literally under water here. I had the impression that there was not a dry spot left on the surface of the world.

Paddy

[Paul T]

Paddy,

That is a WAY wrong impression.  Northern Hemisphere you might stretch it to, but not the World. 

[Gerdk]

Hans,
In fact a few days later than in 2007 (it was 11.08.07). It seems the developement of flowers of some Sternbergia species are not affected by wetter conditions.

Paul,
Thank you!

Gerd

[Paddy Tobin]

So, Paul,

a swap of weather might benefit us both.

Paddy

[Paul T]

Paddy,

If could swap a week or two of our sun for a week or two of your rain I would jump at the chance!!!!!

[Paddy Tobin]

And so would we, Paul.

We have had an absolutely dreadful run of miserable weather here, particularly so since last weekend; garden flooded, dykes broken and washed away and I can't even get in to repair them because of the amount of water running. No grass cutting though as the ground is too soft for machinery. The only place getting my attention is the veg patch where I have good footpaths of gravel and so it is possible to work on a dry surface.

It is really dreary here and I would love some sun.

Paddy

[Anthony Darby]

Whilst I was away my mum took pics of my Gladiolus flanagannii. This is its third season and I always miss it,no matter how late we set off on holiday!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Whilst I was away my mum took pics of my Gladiolus flanagannii. This is its third season and I always miss it,no matter how late we set off on holiday!

Is this as short as it looks Anthony ??  20 cm or so

[Anthony Darby]

Yes. Isn't this normal?

[Brian Ellis]

Anthony mine was overwintered in a cool glasshouse and the stem length was roughly 30cm, but I should imagine starting it off in the glasshouse would make that difference?

[shelagh]

Just a couple of plants that are struggling to look good in this dreadful weather.  Adiantum hispidulum with its beautiful new pink foliage,  Eucryphia ? we bought this from Ness Botanic some years ago and it had no label it's more of a bush than a tree.  An Anchusa given us by Johnnie D recently and finally Scilla numidica. When I googled this this morning I found one of my own entries on the forum asking a question about it.  Anyway it has finally flowered. Stands about 6 inches tall, flower 1/2 to 3/4 inch, lovely red foliage when it first comes through.

[Diane Clement]

Scilla numidica. When I googled this this morning I found one of my own entries on the forum asking a question about it.  Anyway it has finally flowered. Stands about 6 inches tall, flower 1/2 to 3/4 inch, lovely red foliage when it first comes through.

Nice plants, Shelagh. 
Try looking here first for Scilla numidica
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=300284&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=288823&status=false
and you will find that its name was changed to Barnardia numidica and a reference on the PBS
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Barnardia

Diane