Flowering now May 2007

[mark smyth]

I stand corrected and agree I have only ever seen renardii in gardens. I'd be interested in swapping with you.

[hadacekf]

Geir,
I think your small gentian is G. brachyphylla subsp. favratii.

[gmoen]

Hi Franz

Thanks for your identification. I looked up Gentiana brachyphylla subsp. favratii, and the description seems to fit my plant.
Thanks again Franz, I am really grateful to have access to your knowledge thru this forum.

Geir

[Armin]

Hello,
great pics from all. I enjoy monitoring. Today I want to show you the blossom of various rose bushes in my frontyard. The first roses opened already early in April as posted previously. The major rose blossom which is usual in June is now min. 2wks earlier due to the sunny April.

Big Purple and Oklahoma have a fantastic smell. The others please me of the impressive colors. The bright orange polyantha surrounding the front yard is Price Igor.


Rosenvorgarten.jpg
 Rosenvorgarten links.jpg
 Rosenvorgarten rechts.jpg
 Rose Gloria Dei buds.jpg

[Armin]

more pics...

 Rose Oklahoma.jpg
 Rose Big Purple.jpg
 Rose Amber Queen.jpg
 Rose Caribia.jpg
 Rosestamm Snow Ballet.jpg

[Armin]

more pics. The last one shows a Palomena.
Rose Amber Queen 2.jpg
 Rose Gloria Dei.jpg
 Palomena prasina on rose bud.jpg

[mark smyth]

what a great colour to paint a house and show off the roses so well! We wouldnt get away with that in the dull UK

[Lesley Cox]

I thought I'd get a comment from somewhere about MY comment re the Chatham Is climate. David I don't mind the rain and sleet, even hail and snow. It's the WIND that makes a bleak climate for me. However, I admit it's all anecdotal. I've never been there

Geil, you have superb plants, growing superbly. I especially adore the Ranunculus spp. I hope my recently sown seed of R. seguieri germinate. I first fell in love with it in the amazing garden of Mike and Polly Stone, back in 1981. Been yearning ever since.

[ranunculus]

Hi Lesley,
The list has only been slightly delayed...am awaiting a reply re: Ourisia....hopefully you will receive tomorrow.

Re: Your love affair with Ranunculus seguieri....have you visited this link in the past?

http://freespace.virgin.net/celia.almond/sp02.htm

Jim Almond's site is absolutely brilliant for show enthusiasts!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Lots of beautiful pix around again !

Geir, that Ranunculus parnassifolius 'Nuria' gets my first prize !  What a beautiful flower - I remember it drew my attention just as much when you showed it last year !

Here's some from my garden :

1 & 2 : Rhodohypoxis 'Great Scot'
3 : Veronica s. - I've had this for ages - no name alas - does anyone recognize it ?  It's abt 15 cm high.
4 : Pleione x barbarae - the last one of my lot for this season.

[Lvandelft]

Luc, this might be Veronica austriaca Shirley Blue??
Luit

[Lvandelft]

On a Dryas tenella , which I planted about 30 years ago on my first
raised bed I found a shoot with a very big flower.
Here it is.
On the second photo I show the flower with a 2 Euro coin,
which measures about 2,5 cm.
I hope I will be able to propagate this shoot.

[Maggi Young]

Luit, that is a giant flower indeed! Good luck with its propagation.
Did you enjoy your trip to Munich? Have you been watching the Giro ? Another day in the mountains tomorrow!

[Maggi Young]

Armin, how lovely your garden is looking with all these rose flowers so early ( for us ) in the year. There are some gardens with climbing roses, on a south facing house wall, getting warm in the sun which are blooming but not any others yet.

[Maggi Young]

Referring back to the last page to my post yesterday : Reply #164 on: May 20, 2007, 06:54:02 PM »
here is a pic of the tulips and Iris from Susan's bulb field

Tulipa sprengeri and an Iris ?


This next one is a bit fuzzy, but shows the colour well



a close up of the T. sprengeri