Flowering Now - April 2009

[ian mcenery]

Very nice selection Maggi 200 different eh  and I only have about 100  Perhaps if I dug up the lawn but they say divorce is expensive so hey ho.

By the way I don't think now is a good time to take cuttings 

[Maggi Young]

Robin, that is the terrific thing about Rhodos, they come in such a variety of shapes and sizes, with leaves in different colours, new leaves quite differently coloured etc, that therey make for a great structure to the garden all the year.  They are my favourite plants!
I have attempted to remember the names of the ones in the picture... I have listed them in the Rhodo thread : http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3470.0

[Lesley Cox]

Really beautiful Maggi, a treat to see so many at once. John's shortia is pretty good too.

[BULBISSIME]

Maggy, as I have no success with Rhodo in my garden I'm JEALOUS !!!!

[Hans J]

Here some pics from my garden today :

Brunnera 'Jack Frost'
Exochordia 'The Bride'
Rogersia 'Rotlaub'

[Hans J]

some more :

Phlox 'Candy Stripe'
Phlox 'lost Label' ....maybe it is 'White Deligth'
Potentilla X 'Floragold'

[Graeme Strachan]

Raffle Surprise
I am a newish member of the Aberdeen Rock Garden Club. At our monthly meetings where we have had some excellent talks, it is custom to have a fundraising raffle. A few months ago I won a prize and selected a little black pot with the remains of a dead plant in it. (All the other pots had what I thought were dead things in them). When I got home I deciphered the label and discovered I had an Aquilegia Saximontana. AHA - I know what that is - its a sort of columbine which would explain its dormant state. I then googled the name and found out a bit more information. I placed the pot on a sheltered position - my back doorstep and lo and behold a few small leaves started to appear in early Spring. It then suffered from a severe aphid attack but today as you can see  in the photo, I have a delightful little flower. Unfortunately I don't think it will last until the SRGC Rock Garden Plant Show in Aberdeen. (Ruthrieston West Church Halls, Broomhill Road, Aberdeen  AB10 7LU on Saturday 16th May from 11.30am to 4.00pm).

            Graeme

[johnw]

Diapensia lapponica with a bit of its red winter foliage still showing. No Lesley the gravel is not white, granite in full sun showing as white.

johnw

[wolfgang vorig]

pics from today

Anemone species
 Hylomecon japonicum
 Aquilegia akitensis
 Ranunculus spc Tien Shan

[wolfgang vorig]

Gentiana Time

 Gentian - time.
 G. alba , G. Purple Strain
 G. albaviolacea
 G. albaviolacea 1
 G. albaviolacea 2
 G. angustifolia 9322
 G. Apricot

[Sinchets]

Some very fine colour forms in the Gentiana Wolfgang- are they seed raised?

[wolfgang vorig]

Gentiana time 2

 G. albaviolacea red
 G. angustifolia hel.
 G. Holzmannii
 G. Iceberg
 G. Purple Strain
 G.Alba Josef
 G.albaviolacea 3

[Ragged Robin]

    Wolfgang, how do  you do it??? I gasped in admiration when I came to your postings of gentiana just now, they are simply amazing with such a range of colour - I have never heard of an apricot gentian before, where does it come from? 

[wolfgang vorig]

Gentiana - time 3

[Paddy Tobin]

Hans,

I like the rodgersia, great amount of foliage so early in the year. Mine are just coming, some only just poking above ground.

Paddy