June 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere

[ChrisB]

 

[hadacekf]

Some of my Campanulas

Campanula-finitima
Campanula-choruhensis
Campanula-alsinoides
Campanula-scheuchzeri
Campanula-fenestrellata
Campanula-cochleariifolia

[ChrisB]

Lovely Franz

[ruweiss]

Thanks for all these fine pictures and the good advice. Here are
some photos from my garden. Papaver aff. macocarpum is a relatively
new introduction from the volcanic regions of Kamtschatka and quite
easy to cultvate.

[ChrisB]

That clematis looks very nice

[Lesley Cox]

I think so too Chris, though I have to vote for the Weldenia. This was such a rare plant 20 years ago. I love that it's all over the place now.

[Paul T]

Rudi,

I adore that Daphne gemmata.  Such an amazing yellow!!  

Franz,

Your Campanula are so beautiful!

Chris,

I'm Sooooooooooo jealous of the Dacts. 

[jandals]

Hi Rudi . I like the delosperma . Does it set seed

[Gunilla]

Fine plants, Gunilla.... and Maggi is looking really well too. She is a good looking girl, I'm proud to share  her name   

Thanks Maggi, she is such a good companion and always makes me smile. Her name suits her very well.
Lesley, dirt seems to fall off her coat naturally. It's very wet here too, and she loves to roll in mud and smelly things.

Lovely campanulas, Franz.
I'm so jealous of your Amorphophallus conjac, Rudi. I have grown it for many years but it will not flower  .

[Paul T]

Gunilla,

I grew Amorph konjac for many years without flowering it too, and then I fed it heavily and the following year it flowered.  Many of the aroids can virtually be grown in pure fertiliser (virtually, I wouldn't suggest trying it) and they love the extra food.  I've never managed to feed it regularly any year since, and it has never flowered for me since.  It was lovely to finally get a flower one year though.    So feed them, feed them, feed them!

[ruweiss]

Dear friends, thank you all for your friendly comments, sometimes I wish, that the Amorphopallus would
not flower,because the odour is really very unpleasant.
These plants get a good amount of fertilizer during the growing period for good flowering in the next season.

I bought my Weldenia more than 15 years ago from Jim Jermyn's nursery and it is always a pleasure to watch the
many flowers during the growing season. These plants are not hardy with me, but I don' mind the extra work.

Steve, I hope for a good set of seeds and will think about you

[Anthony Darby]

Gunilla,

I grew Amorph konjac for many years without flowering it too, and then I fed it heavily and the following year it flowered.  Many of the aroids can virtually be grown in pure fertiliser (virtually, I wouldn't suggest trying it) and they love the extra food.  I've never managed to feed it regularly any year since, and it has never flowered for me since.  It was lovely to finally get a flower one year though.    So feed them, feed them, feed them!

I would be careful Paul. Remember "Little Shop of Horrors"............"feed me Seymour; feed me now!"

[Gunilla]

Gunilla,

I grew Amorph konjac for many years without flowering it too, and then I fed it heavily and the following year it flowered.  Many of the aroids can virtually be grown in pure fertiliser (virtually, I wouldn't suggest trying it) and they love the extra food.  I've never managed to feed it regularly any year since, and it has never flowered for me since.  It was lovely to finally get a flower one year though.    So feed them, feed them, feed them!

I would be careful Paul. Remember "Little Shop of Horrors"............"feed me Seymour; feed me now!"

 
Thanks Paul,  I'll start feeding my plant right away before it gets angry.

[Paul T]

 

Dang, you're on to me.  Here I was paving the way for world domination by Seymour, and you've gone and given it away. 

 

[ranunculus]

Whatever it is ... it's A RUM do!!!