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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #240 on: May 24, 2010, 05:40:15 PM »
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #241 on: May 24, 2010, 05:41:09 PM »
Last one for now a view across the rock garden
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #242 on: May 24, 2010, 06:15:40 PM »
Lily and Poppy take the May sun.......


Hi Maggi,

You and Ian have lots of treasures in the garden, but these are pretty special aren't they....... ;)?

Very cute.

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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #243 on: May 24, 2010, 06:16:57 PM »
Looks terrific, Shelagh!  Love the horminum... must try it.
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #244 on: May 24, 2010, 07:01:22 PM »
Wim,

 This looks correct for P. roseum. I have some from Chen Yi, but I am beginning to think that mine are not P. roseum. They have yet to flower though.

 See here; <http://books.google.com/books?id=tg0XAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA5049&dq=POlygonatum+roseum&cd=1#v=onepage&q=POlygonatum%20roseum&f=false>

 
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #245 on: May 24, 2010, 07:10:15 PM »
Well done Shelagh - your garden looks gorgeous !
Like Lori, I love the Horminum !
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #246 on: May 24, 2010, 07:19:07 PM »
Thanks for positive comments.  Lori and Luc if you want me to save you some seed of the Horminums please PM me.
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #247 on: May 24, 2010, 07:21:41 PM »
Just time to do a few more more although still singly I'm afraid.


Geranium cinereum Ballerina
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #248 on: May 24, 2010, 07:22:22 PM »
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #249 on: May 24, 2010, 07:23:06 PM »
Ptilotrichium spinosum
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #250 on: May 24, 2010, 07:23:51 PM »
Rhodanthe catanache
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #251 on: May 24, 2010, 07:24:29 PM »
Silver Sax.
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #252 on: May 24, 2010, 07:25:08 PM »
Silver Sax mark 2
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #253 on: May 24, 2010, 07:26:02 PM »
Rhodanthe catanache Tik'n Ticha
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Re: May 2010 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #254 on: May 24, 2010, 07:27:15 PM »
Finally for this batch Sedum humifusum.
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