Crevice Gardening ......in defence of rock.....

[astragalus]

Beautiful plants, Kris

[astragalus]

Kris, I grow Vitaliana primuliflora, a marvelous plant, but don't know the one you showed.  How do they differ?

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, I grow Vitaliana primuliflora, a marvelous plant, but don't know the one you showed.  How do they differ?

Hi Anne ,this subspecies grows in Southern Spain more exactly  in the "Sierra Nevada" .
It is always densely tufted with grey keeled leaves. Later in the season and when not in flower it has a very grey appearance .
Sometimes you can read that it is not reliable in flowering . It is the first time that it's flowering for me after 3 years of cultivation.
I am quit happy with it  because it makes this nice grey cushions to.
Maybe ( i am not shure )it withstand better dry conditions because of his Spanish roots ?

[ranunculus]

Another Vitaliana that has settled into a 12 inch pot here in East Lancashire ...

Vitaliana primuliflora ssp praetutiana

[astragalus]

Construction on the back of the cliff was going great guns until I had to stop and tidy up for a garden visit.  It was all blue sky, sun and cool breeze for the day and we had over 100 people, some of whom had to be restrained from going into my work area because they wanted to see the plants "up close and personal".  April was so cold and dry everything was really slow getting started.  Eritrichium howardii has only a few blooms but is still budding and the genistas are just starting, very strange.

    DSC07375 - 1st area being developed back of cliff.JPG
    DSC07376 - Slowly developing back of cliff.JPG
    DSC07378 - Copy Back of cliff.JPG
    DSC07379 - Copy Back of cliff.JPG

[astragalus]

And a couple of close-ups I couldn't resist.

      DSC07377 - Onosma caerulescens + Penstemon uintahensis.JPG
    DSC07380 - Copy Aubrieta 'Marjorie Reynolds'.JPG

[ranunculus]

Looking magnificent, Anne (as always).

[ebbie]

Oh, this Penstemon uintahensis - because when I see my own puny plant!

Penstemon acaulis (in the greenhouse)
Salix reticulata
Petrocallis pyrenaica

[astragalus]

Lovely Penstemon acaulis, one of those plants that doesn't seem to last long in the garden for me. Where do you grow your Petrocallis pyrenaica?

[ebbie]

Petrocallis pyrenaica grows in my garden without any protection on a tuff, but it is a very slow grower. I have the white blooming variation, too.

[astragalus]

I find it lasts much longer planted in a crevice - in a trough it literally seemed to bloom itself to death.  The fragrance is wonderful.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Petrocallis pyrenaica grows in my garden without any protection on a tuff, but it is a very slow grower. I have the white blooming variation, too.

Humm , must try it here in my tufagarden ! 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Vitaliana primuliflora subsp. assoana

Can't get anough of it ..........

[krisderaeymaeker]

A view of the smal crevice ....

[krisderaeymaeker]

Androsace lehmanniana 'Gotėborg Yellow'