Northern Hemisphere September 2010

[TheOnionMan]

Here are two tinies I nearly overlooked   Both come with a name, the Allium was given by a good friend who has lost the name of it and the Acis rosea came from Jenny Archibald sent on the morning of his funeral so will always remind me of them.

Brian added more info on the blue allium: The petals are 1cm long and the tallest stem is 12.5 cm, she grew it from seed from NARGS some years ago.

I believe the plant shown is consistent with Allium sikkimense, a very nice dark blue color on that one.

[Brian Ellis]

Cheers Mark, it certainly is a lovely blue.

[Regelian]

Here are three shots of an Eucomis I grew from seed.  I have three other seedlings coming along, which will hopefully bloom next year.  I believe this is E. pole-evansii, but correct me if I am wrong.

[Giles]

The University of British Columbia's 'Botany Photo of the Day' is well worth subscribing to.
Todays offering name check's the forum, so thought I would post this link:
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/

[David Nicholson]

Obviously people of very good taste!

[Graham Catlow]

The first of my Autumn gentians is in flower. The label says Gentiana 'Eugen's Allerbester' but it isn't.
That one must be somewhere else and I will have to move this label when it flowers.
Squirrels seem to amuse themselves by taking labels out and carrying them off.

Graham

[Lesley Cox]

My own single clone of Acis rosea has never set seed but some given seed (thanks RW) started to come through yesterday. Truly delighted.

[Lesley Cox]

Love the first of the Viola pictures. It brings to mind tarantulas and their like.

I also very much like your avatar picture Graham. It assures me you have a rather ponderous kind of wisdom and experience to share.

[Brian Ellis]

This Eucomis planted itself in the gravel which covers a layer of builders rubble, old bricks etc, it seems as happy as Larry (whoever he was).  Behind it is this little cyclamen, and flowering elsewhere Colquhounia coccinea var vestita, obviously in a better place than C.coccinea var coccinea as that is shy to flower.

[Paddy Tobin]

Three good plants but the last one is really beautiful.
Paddy

[Brian Ellis]

Thanks Paddy, it really is stunning although the flowers are quite small.

[Gail]

Love the Colquhounia Brian.  Is it hardy for you?

[Brian Ellis]

I think after last winter we can say yes Gail, it's in it's third year now.

[angie]

Brian really lovely plants I to like your Colquhounia  never heard of it before.

Angie

[JPB]

Teucrium charidemi, am endemic of the Cabo de Gata area, SE-Spain
Conophytum ricardianum ssp. ricardianum, the "clonotype", i.e. the actual plant from Lorelei (SW-Africa) on which the species was described by Tischer ca. 1930. By taking cuttings this plant is still with us, and not difficult whatsoever.