Flowering Now - June 2009

[cohan]

To day some pictures from my garden.

i'm too far behind on this thread to comment on many individual posts--but they are all wonderful!
thanks to everyone for posting such a wealth of amazing plants and beautiful images!

this, however, i could not pass without comment--anne karin--wow! that is a fantastic garden in a beautiful place--ah for slopes like that!

[Lvandelft]

Some more plants flowering here:

Anthemis
Rodgersia pinnata Die Anmutige             
Rodgersia pinnata Die Stolze                 
Rodgersia pinnata Superba     
Azorella trifurcata 1                       
Azorella trifurcata 2
Rosa Abraham Darby 1       
Rosa Abraham Darby 2

[Lampwick]

Pictures taken today.......

Physoplexis comosa. This is growing in a hole in tufa and is now over 13 years old. It has always put on a decent show of flowers.

Calceolaria tenella.  I have managed to keep this going for about 37 years; but only by regularly taking several small pieces each year from a healthy clump, and growing these in various shady, moist and peaty locations.

What invariably happens is what you see here! Just over three weeks ago this clump was healthy all over; then it started to die-off in the centre. If past years are anything to go by, it will eventually almost completely die-off. But before that happens, I will replant small pieces elsewhere. Some years I have managed to grow a clump four times as big as shown here, but that has eventually died – flowering itself do death no doubt.  

What are the experiences of others regarding this plant?  
 

[Lampwick]

C. tenella (update)

First picture. I have just carefully removed the dead patch in the centre of C. tenella and replaced with fresh composted bark. I did suspect that something nasty might be happening underground, (vine weevil perhaps?) but there was no sign of anything. 
 
Second picture. This is what the plant looked like 17 days ago (1st. June) no dead patch! 
 

[Gerdk]

To Calceolaria tenella:

I noticed some dying off only after winter. Otherwise this plant is surprisingly tough although it doesn't like too much drought. In autumn I too take some smaller pieces and keep them inside a greenhouse in order to protect from temperatures below zero.

Fine Physoplexis !

Gerd

[Rafa]

Very beautiful plants, thanks for sharing.
This is Erodium mansecavii from SRGC seed list.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

A gorgeous close-up Rafa !!

[Paddy Tobin]

Rafa,

Excellent photograph. I have always found it a bother to collect seed from this erodium but it does seed around gently. It flowers for a very long time which makes it a very worthwhile garden plant.

Paddy

[johanneshoeller]

Now the first Rhodohypoxis are flowering

[Sinchets]

I agree, Paddy. Erodium manescavi is always happy to help itself to as much of the garden as it can get. However, for a plant with such bright flowers and easy cultivation I am always forgiving. 
Flowering today some useful plants for dry areas:-
in the sun:
Salvia napifolia
and for dry shade:
Chrysanthemum corymbosum
Calamintha grandiflora

[wolfgang vorig]

my wife's  Sempervivum collection 1

[wolfgang vorig]

Sempervivum 2

[Rafa]

Very very nice Sedum garden, I only grow Sempervivum vicentei and this not identified species. Im not sure if it is Sempervivum species...

[cohan]

Sempervivum 2

beautiful semps, and great presentation

[Lori S.]

Yes, a fantastic tapestry of sempervivums!

1)  Nymphaea 'Marliacea Albida'
2) A miniscule Mitella nuda, in the acid bed.
3) First flower on a young Paeonia caucasica
4) Haberlea rhodopensis, looking about as good as they ever do for me (the foliage always burns in our low humidity winters, even in the last one when we had some snow cover)... still, it's amazing to me to have zone 3-hardy gesneriads!