Flowering Now - May 2009

[Melvyn Jope]

A few plants in flower in the garden this morning.
Corydalis Wildside Blue.
Ranunculus constantinopolitanus Plena.
Podophyllum Spotty Dotty
Nectaroscordum siculum
and Scilla messeniaca from the Vyros gorge in Greece where it grows with Thalictrum orientale shown earlier by Tony.

[Lampwick]

Picture taken today.

Scilla peruviana. Despite its specific name it doesn’t come from South America. I believe it originally arrived in Bristol on a ship called the “Peru” from the Mediterranean. It is shown here growing outside in a raised bed.

[ian mcenery]

My first flowers on this Meconopsis punicea on a plant that I believe to be perennial. I believe it may be a 5/6 hybrid of punicea. Ian Christie wrote an article on this and other mecs in the Rock Garden in Jan 2007 issue. It is a little less colourful that the biennial one but lovely and hopefully will flower more than once. The habit does seem to suggest this with new rosettes being formed now.

[Paddy Tobin]

Uli,

Yes, the Malus floribunda in the photograph is in our garden here. It was planted a little over 20 years ago and has made good growth in the meantime. We gave it space to grow to its natural shape. It is one of the few specimen trees in the garden. Usually I let trees and shrubs grow into each other in a more natural way.

It is probably our favourite tree though, to be honest, my favourite can change with the season and with what it in flower.



Cohan and Lori, I am delighted that I have a tree which will not only look good but which will give me something to eat as well. I am looking forward to the berries and will most certainly put them into a pie/tart.

Cohan, when the smaller chestnuts flower I will post photographs.

Paddy

[Brian Ellis]

Ian I drool with envy that you can grow this in your garden

[Ragged Robin]

So many wonderful photos of flowers and shrubs to catch up on, I shall have to go over them again...and again....thanks everyone 

[akoen]

So many exciting flowers and nice photos.

My Paeonia delavayi is flowering for the first time.

[Maggi Young]

Be sure to sniff the scent of your P. delavayi flowers, Anne Karin, the  fragrance is as lovely as the bloom.

[akoen]

Be sure to sniff the scent of your P. delavayi flowers, Anne Karin, the  fragrance is as lovely as the bloom.

I'll do so when it stops raining. It's a bit wet her to day.

[Paddy Tobin]

Anne,

I was interested to see the colour of your P. delavayi as I have one which I grew from seed flowering here also at present. Obviously, some variation in colour occurs when this species is grown from seed. The two flowers you show are a little different, perhaps one is fading. The flowers on my plant were very dark.


Two shrubs from the garden, flowering at present.

Deutzia 'Alpine Magician'
Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'


Paddy

[akoen]

I forgot to tell. The second pitcure is a different plant. I am not sure if it is a delavayi. It can be a Paeonia ludlowii. I have lost the label.

[Onion]

Paddy,

this Deutzia 'Alpine Magician' I find no words only 
Belongs to which Deutzia species ? Question if this cultivar is hardy enough in my area?

[Paddy Tobin]

Uli,

This is a form of Deutzia pururascens. Seed was collected by Reginald Farrer in Burma and sent to the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin, where the resulting plants were grown on. Many years later, one of the Botanic Garden staff, Dr. Charles Nelson, noticed that one seedling was distinct and named it 'Alpine Magician'. 

I don't like the general habit of the shrub, always looking a bit miserable but then it produces these lovely flowers. I must take cuttings and try it elsewhere in the garden and maybe it will grow better there.

Paddy

[Ragged Robin]

I feel the same as Uli, Paddy, the CU looks magical and what a great story of it's journey to being named 

[Maggi Young]

I've never seen a Deutzia with  such a super flower colour.


 Anne Karin.... it has been pouring with rain here since mid afternoon.... did you send your rain over here?