Flowering Now - September 2009

[WimB]

Nothing really spectacular flowering here now but some plants that bring autumn colour:

1) Allium sp.
2) Pyracantha coccinea
3) Sedum telephium
4) Zephyranthes minima

and not really a garden flower but also nice:

5) Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi

[Giles]

Some more local Sorbus.
Most still had their labels  
Sorbus 'Joseph Rock'
Sorbus cashmiriana
Sorbus hupehensis
Sorbus aucuparia (funny that the common one, is the worst)

[Giles]

Sorbus 'Sheerwater Seedling'
Sorbus (unlabelled)
Sorbus (unlabelled: one of the Whitebeams?)

[Giles]

..seems the berries are good in Belgium too !

[Michael]

Interesting Sorbus species. Do any of you ever heard of Sorbus maderensis?
I will try to spot one and take pictures, its a very rare highland shrub from here that is in critical danger of extinction. I cant grow it cause my climate is too hot (lowland), but i would guess any of you could give it a go. If i get hold of some marterial i'll let you know!

[Oron Peri]

flowering today, the first Rhodophiala bifidaand some Nerine filifolia.

[Maggi Young]

seems the berries are good in Belgium too !

Yes, it may have been possible to squeeze a few more on that terrific Pyracantha, but only a very few!
A grand display and I like the other colours of Pyracantha, too, but  have a really soft spot for Sorbus..... which is just as well since Ian will keep growing them from seed and planting them out in the garden when my back is turned.  

Sorbus maderensis is a seriously endangered Madeiran endemic, is it not? Habitat loss if the problem, I assume. I don't think I've ever seen one.

[Onion]

Interesting Sorbus species. Do any of you ever heard of Sorbus maderensis?
I will try to spot one and take pictures, its a very rare highland shrub from here that is in critical danger of extinction. I cant grow it cause my climate is too hot (lowland), but i would guess any of you could give it a go. If i get hold of some marterial i'll let you know!

Michel,

when you have some seeds I'm interesting. Have some friends growing Sorbus very successful.

[Giles]

Michael, some pictures would be nice  
Maggi, I foresee a dark stormy night when a few fruit will go missing on that S.hupehensis I saw  

[Paddy Tobin]

Giles, great to see such a selection of sorbus species, lovely berries.

Michael, meant to comment yesterday, delighted to have you back with us so we can enjoy all the exotics you post.

Paddy

[cohan]

Some more local Sorbus.
Most still had their labels  
Sorbus 'Joseph Rock'
Sorbus cashmiriana
Sorbus hupehensis
Sorbus aucuparia (funny that the common one, is the worst)

very nice to see these-- i've never seen any range of them here, i will have to watch for available seed if there are any hardy species.. (my hardy )
the shot with white berries and white church behind is especially nice..

[Lori S.]

Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver (zone 8-ish) has a beautiful planting of Sorbus spp - various berry colours - pink, white, blue(?? - TBD), yellow anyway, etc. - and various leaf shapes.  (We hope to visit there and UBC again this fall.)  S. aucuparia, S. americana and S. decora and hybrids thereof, at least, are hardy here.  The neighbors planted a hybrid a few years ago that has oak leaf shaped leaves - it's done well so far.

[Lesley Cox]

Blue berries? What species is that Lori? I love the thought of blue fruit with red leaves. I love all these species and they do very well here. I seem to get several weeks of good fruit before the birds discover them.

Michael, with Uli, I'd love a few seeds if available.

[johnw]

Sorbus aucuparia (funny that the common one, is the worst)

Giles -   Wonderful Sorbus!  All of the great Sorbus you have shown will grow here on the coast.  But as you might guess the garden centres sell the most popular one, Sorbus aucuparia - the worst of the them all.  Aside from it's usual problems the caterpillars strip it bare in late summer.  Why do people not see the native ones as they drive along our roadsides, they're stunning?

Any chance you could snag a few seeds from that spectacular S. sargentiana?

johnw

[dominique]

Very generous convolvulaceae, Ipomoea alba which flowers in the evening during all night with intense perfume for night butterflies (Sphynx), enormus flowers 15cm diameter, blooms since july. To day, 28 flowers on only one plant. I hope I have deeds if fruits come mature quickly enough. Sown in april, the plant is now 4m long in 4 branches