Northern Hemisphere July 2010

[krisderaeymaeker]

Maybe you change your mind Maggi ? This is the habitat of this fine plant on Mount Chelmos  .

Maybe I would change my mind, Kris..... if you had a little seed, maybe?!!

I try to inspire my Teucrium Maggi ...  Now he must give some seed this year ...
In the name of The Lamiaceae ......

[Ragged Robin]

This Clematis is a nice surprise as I wasn't sure what it was  

My inclination is that it is Blue Angel  however some of the flowers only have four petals and others five so I'm confused  

The colour is a wonderful pale lavender blue with creamy-green anthers and frilled edge with stripes on the reverse of the petals.

I seems to like the woodland edge setting climbing through an old Pieris 'forest flame'

This link leads on to an article about the breeder which is really interesting:

http://www.gorgetopgardens.com/perennials/clematis-blueangel.html

[Lvandelft]

Robin, that's a coincidence. (no joke !) 
Today I planted a Clematis Blue Angel here. Could not resist yesterday when I saw it priced at € 5.99 
Made just a picture for you to compare.

Clematis Blue Angel

[Lvandelft]

Looking again at both pictures, I don't think we have the same plant?
Mine has this special so-called ice blue.

[Ragged Robin]

May be a happy co-incidence    

Luit, the blue does look more icy and paler in the centre of each petal - could there be new hybrids  

The photo below is definitely Blue Angel which was photographed in my previous garden in 2004 flowering in July  

[Graham Catlow]

Dierama 'Merlin' doing well at last. This has taken several years to get this many flowering spikes. I split it last year and improved the compost. I just need to wait for it to bulk up properly now.
And it will be no surprise to you now that it is a deep rich colour

Graham

[Lvandelft]

Robin, I googled some pictures and I think now we both have the same plant. So many different pictures there.
Different camera's etc.
But both of us think it is a nice plant to grow in our garden, don't we? 

[Paddy Tobin]

Good dark dierama, Graham.

Paddy

[Ragged Robin]

But both of us think it is a nice plant to grow in our garden, don't we?

Absolutely, I agree we made a good choice - a happy co-incidence on either side of the channel  

'though come to think of it    mine was not such a good bargain @ 9 Euro  

[Maggi Young]

Robin and Luit..... I googled some Blue Angel photos too and was not surprised to see quite a variation in colour and in the number of petals...... it is a pretty colour and not one I have seen but I was interested to read of its origins and Brother Stefan.

[Maggi Young]

Good dark dierama, Graham.

Paddy

I agree.... very tasty colour.

[Thomas Huber]

Perhaps someone can give me a name to these plants:

- 14+15 Dianthus grown from seeds, could this be D. gratianopolis?
- 24 is from a friend, found on Crimea, but I don't know whether in the wild or in a garden
- 22+23 was also grown from seed, but the label got lost

[Maggi Young]

I don't think your 14/15  Dianthus is gratianopolis, ... perhaps more alpinus or even hirsutus.

The colourful one 24  is a Portulaca and the last 22/23 is a sweet Erinus alpinus.

[Thomas Huber]

Thanks for your help Maggi - I can't remember that I received Erinus alpinus seeds  But it's a lovely plant.

The Dianthus is growing like a weed here - one plant needs a space of more than 60cm in diameter!
I fear I will have to remove it from the rockgarden - it's to big. So if anybody wants them let me know soon!

[JPB]

Thomas, I am far from an expert on Crimean Pinks but it looks very much like a D. deltoides. It can be weedy given the right circumstances.