Flowering Now - August 2009

[Maggi Young]

Well, Chris, that Chirita is a most acceptable birthday gift.... I reckon your Mum and Dad  have your health interests at heart to give such a gift, eh? !! No cholesterol in sight there!! 

[cohan]

A few photos from today. It has been a lovely sunny day . 

1-2 Codonopsis lanceolata
3    Aster macrophyllus 'Twilight'  - my favourite aster 
4    Euonymus planipes - a lovely little tree or bush
5    E. planipes seed
6    Clematis pitcheri
7    Scutellaria incana
8    Calendula officinalis - seeds everywhere but I like them
9    Pulsatilla - this one must have lost track of time

some lovely things in your garden, gunilla!

[Darren]

Poul & Jamie,

Merendera pyrenaica gets the same treatment as montana and neither cause any problems. I like them for the fact that they flower so early in the bulb season. I often get seed but suspect that they cross with each other, plus the seed is reluctant to germinate like so many Colchicum. They both increase by small offsets though. I can see leaves developing so suspect it is too late to move them this year but I may have the odd spare offset next summer.

I'd be willing to try the bigger Alstroemeria out in the garden as we have well drained soil. My main worry would actually be the massive mollusc population we have and I also worry that we might get too much rain in late summer when the higher alpine species are trying to rest. If more seeds germinate I may experiment!

Darren.

[fermi de Sousa]

Well, Chris, that Chirita is a most acceptable birthday gift.... I reckon your Mum and Dad  have your health interests at heart to give such a gift, eh? !! No cholesterol in sight there!! 

Maggi,
I think the gift was what he used to photograph the Chirita!
cheers
fermi

[Lori S.]

No shortage of bloom here, though not much new...
1, 2) Hylotelephium telephium ssp. maximum
3) Cyclamen purpurascens... this one is looking rather poorly this year... first aid suggestions, anyone?
4) Mertensia primuloides
5) Nymphaea 'Colorado' is finally regaining its vigour, after the mysterious setback...
6) Rosa 'Purple Pavement'
7) A lungwort that gives a nice foliage show, Pulmonaria 'Excalibur'
8 ) Sanguisorba officinalis 'Tanna'
9) Lonicera x 'Dropmore Scarlet' still blooming nicely... unfortunately, we've only had one hummingbird (immature or female Rufous) visit briefly.  (The act of putting up a hummingbird feeder usually drives them away instantly.   )
10) Geranium x 'Patricia', still performing.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Your season doesn't seem to end Lori !   
Your G. x Patricia looks a quite floriferous specimen !

[Regelian]

Darren,

I used to worry about the molluscs as well, but found they were not overly interested in Alstromeria, although one did notice a small bit of damage.  Their preference for Hosta won out.   The fact was, the Alstromeria was much more robust than any population of slugs and snails.  If your plant is getting pretty large, I doubt there will be a problem.

If you get any seed, regardless of being hybrid, I would be most interested. Hbrids actually do better in my garden, due to the chance hybrid-vigour that pops up.  We are quite wet in Cologne, other than the Summer, which is humid air and dry ground.  Actually, a bit like Lancs I would think.

[Maggi Young]

Well, Chris, that Chirita is a most acceptable birthday gift.... I reckon your Mum and Dad  have your health interests at heart to give such a gift, eh? !! No cholesterol in sight there!! 

Maggi,
I think the gift was what he used to photograph the Chirita!
cheers
fermi

Ooops! I get things wrong again! Well, a camera has no cholesterol either, huh?!!

[Maggi Young]

Lori, your garden is so full of lovely plants I am surprised you can tear yourself away at all to go hiking!

[ranunculus]

Lori, your garden is so full of lovely plants I am surprised you can tear yourself away at all to go hiking!

Conversely ... that's why I go away so much, Maggi!   

[Regelian]

Lori,

can you tell us anything about Pulmonaria 'Excalibur'?  I have googled it, but find it only available in Britain.  The leaves are quite spectacular.  Do they hang in for the entire season, or do they die back and look ratty, as with most Pulmonarias?  If it is very new, we may see it here in Germany next season.  Funny, most of the new plants are propagated in Germany and Holland, but the first market is Britain.  Hmmm, yes, very peculiar that is

[Maggi Young]

  If it is very new, we may see it here in Germany next season.  Funny, most of the new plants are propagated in Germany and Holland, but the first market is Britain.  Hmmm, yes, very peculiar that is

Is it that the British market for plants is so large, Jamie? Also the UK has so many large and well-publicised garden shows, Chelsea etc. that perhaps the UK market is also the quickest route to widest publicity for new plants??

[Paul T]

Jamie,

Pulmonaria 'Excaliber' is also available here in Australia as it happens.

[pehe]

Acis autumnale. They have just started flowering, in the following weeks I hopefully can show you big clumps of them.

 That sounds lovely... I'll look forward to seeing that ..... I am envious 

Well Maggi here they are...

Poul

[pehe]

No shortage of bloom here, though not much new...
1, 2) Hylotelephium telephium ssp. maximum
3) Cyclamen purpurascens... this one is looking rather poorly this year... first aid suggestions, anyone?
4) Mertensia primuloides
5) Nymphaea 'Colorado' is finally regaining its vigour, after the mysterious setback...
6) Rosa 'Purple Pavement'
7) A lungwort that gives a nice foliage show, Pulmonaria 'Excalibur'
8 ) Sanguisorba officinalis 'Tanna'
9) Lonicera x 'Dropmore Scarlet' still blooming nicely... unfortunately, we've only had one hummingbird (immature or female Rufous) visit briefly.  (The act of putting up a hummingbird feeder usually drives them away instantly.   )
10) Geranium x 'Patricia', still performing.

Lori,

What a garden you have!
And you are a very good photographer too. I am always looking forward to your post. Thank you!

Poul