Northern hemisphere June 2010

[johnw]

They seem to have no problem flowering Erythronium americanum at Oxen Pond. Must have been quite the show.

johnw

[fredg]

I must admit, the crevice garden is the worst rock feature I've seen.

[johnw]

Fred - I have to agree, personally I do not like the type of rocks nor the site chosen.  It's a pity it was not integrated somehow into the limestone area, space & financing no doubt were problems. The placement of large rocks in the limestone area is superb, that was done by Bernard Jackson when he was curator - now in Scotland - and the rocks donated and transported from their west coast - a 12 hour ride away.  The plants are doing well in the crevices though.

I have seen much worse, some real atrocities on the west coast of North America.

The ones on this Forum by ZZ are superb. The last photo in this reply #12 is utter perfection to me  http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4656.msg125373#msg125373

johnw

[fredg]

The ones on this Forum by ZZ are superb. The last photo in this reply #12 is utter perfection to me  http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4656.msg125373#msg125373

I agree John, any one of those, they are far superior. 

I have seen much worse, some real atrocities on the west coast of North America.

Oh my, please don't publish pictures 

[johnw]

Which species I can't recall but Philip MacDougall says I should plant it out as it is so tough.  In Nova Scotia   Much redder than the pic.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Grevillea rosmarinifolia perhaps?    But outside in Nova Scotia ?.... has Philip been overdosing on the optimism pills?

[fredg]

Another couple of Roscoea bursting out ( like June?)

Roscoea humeana "Rosemoor Plum"
Roscoea cautleyoides "Jeffrey Thomas"

[johnw]

Grevillea rosmarinifolia perhaps?    But outside in Nova Scotia ?.... has Philip been overdosing on the optimism pills?

Maggi

He was addicted to them when he lived here.  He grew Persimmons and fruited them even after my protestations that this was not the climate for them.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

Grevillea rosmarinifolia perhaps?    But outside in Nova Scotia ?.... has Philip been overdosing on the optimism pills?

Maggi

He was addicted to them when he lived here.  He grew Persimmons and fruited them even after my protestations that this was not the climate for them.

johnw

Crikey! Perhaps you'd better plant out the Grevillea in that case!

[PaulM]

Penstemon angustifolius ? from The SRGC seed ex 2008/2009 is flowering now here in Sweden, and it truly is a lovely species. Does it look like the real thing ?

Cleome chilensis is also starting to produce flowers with real nice flowers where the purple anthers contrast nicely to the clear white petals.

[Lori S.]

Very nice, Paul!  The penstemon looks correct from what I can tell.

[Stephenb]

A few pictures from the garden today (still under 10C today, but we can now garden 24 hours in the light..)

1-2 Claytonia megarhiza nivalis
3 Taraxacum pseudoroseum
4 Smilacina stellata
5 Anemone narcissiflora
6 Persicaria bistortoides
7 Amelanchier alnifolia
8 Darmera peltata
9 Mertensia ciliata
10 Rhodiola rosea

[Stephenb]

Just a few more if I may:

1 Lamiastrum galeobdolon
2 Lamium maculatum
3 Montia perfoliata variegata (thanks to JohnnyD)
4 Fagopyrum esculentum (Buckwheat)

[Philip MacDougall]

Maggi, I think John's pic is Grevillia rosmarinifolia, and despite being an optimist, even I don't think it would do in NS. The one that might be worth a try in Lunenburg or along the south shore of NS is Grevillia victoria. I'll burden John with one the next time I visit.

[cohan]

A few pictures from the garden today (still under 10C today, but we can now garden 24 hours in the light..)

1-2 Claytonia megarhiza nivalis
3 Taraxacum pseudoroseum
4 Smilacina stellata
5 Anemone narcissiflora
6 Persicaria bistortoides
7 Amelanchier alnifolia
8 Darmera peltata
9 Mertensia ciliata
10 Rhodiola rosea

nice to see your garden in flower we seem to go back and forth between above and below 'normal'...24 hours! i didn't realise you were that far north! we only get to around 10-10:30 here, but usually too many mosquitoes to be out some hours before that....