Flowers and Foliage August 2008

[Diane Clement]

All I really need to know is does it still come under bulb classes in the SRGC and AGS? 

Yep, but are you volunteering to run a show in August?

[olegKon]

Came back from holiday to find these in bloom
Codonopsis grey wilsonii Himal Snow
Codonopsis lanceolata (and inside)
Merendera montana
Carlina acaulis

[olegKon]

and some more
Astilbe japonic
Galtonia regalis (right) & candicans
Galtonia viridiflora
Aconitum coufertiflorum

[Paddy Tobin]

Oleg,

That was a nice welcome home for you, excellent plants and photographs.

Your seasons and flowering times amaze me. Codonopsis and carlina are in flower here but galtonia flowered months ago. I would never see them all in flower at the same time.

Paddy

[Brian Ellis]

Great pictures Oleg, I love those Codonopsis.

Paddy my Galtonia is just floweringtoo, you must have an Irish variety!

[derekb]

In the 25 years that I have had this Lapageria this is the first time it has ever flowered in August.

Derek.

[Brian Ellis]

Yes Derek, my younger plant is flowering too.  Global warming!

[WimB]

Here are some of the plants that are flowering in my garden now:

1) Allium senescens ssp. montanum
2) Amaryllis belladonna
3) Colchicum autumnale (just showing itself)
4) Collomia debilis var. larsenii
5) Cyclamen ??

[Slug Killer]

Lilium fargesii in flower now, eight flowers in total.

[David Nicholson]

Cracking picture Dave, can't understand why you need a new lens!

[Slug Killer]

Cheers

Not sharp enough is the simple answer and I can't get the smaller flowers full frame as I can't get close enough with the current lens.

Dave

[Thomas Huber]

Here are some of the plants that are flowering in my garden now:
5) Cyclamen ??

Wim, your unknown Cyclamen looks very much like C. hederifolium!

[WimB]

Hello Thomas,

it certainly could be. I'm no expert in Cyclamens... I probably bought it when it was in flower and I just liked it 

Thanks for the determination

Wim

[johnw]

Oleg - Are the Galtonias growing outdoors and overwintering there?

johnw

[Slug Killer]

Well I now have another Autumn flowering Pleione opening today! Pleione saxicola