May 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Maren]

If anyone would like some hybernuncula ask me in October.

Yes please, David, would you put me on your list please for the Pinguicula grandiflora. And any instructions on how you achieved that incredible display would be most appreciated.

[Gerdk]

Thank you Oleg!
Love your frits collection - very nice!

Gerd

[Graham Catlow]

 

Rhododendron (Azalea) purpurtraum.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Graham. How many plants are there?

[hadacekf]

Lovely plants from everybody.

Enclosed a picture on my crocus meadow in may

It is an ongoing experiment - interesting is to see how annually the number of flower species increases. Marguerites dominate at the moment.

Currently it is a paradise for any kind of insects - also umpleasant ones
see here http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8945.105

To compare my meadow.

[Graham Catlow]

Lovely Graham. How many plants are there?

Thanks David, It's rather bright isn't it.
There are five plants in all in the top photo. One is isolated from the others by Rhododendron Wine and Roses. The second and third photos show a group of four.

[Armin]

To compare my meadow.

Franz,
interesting, your gras is much shorter - assume you have a much more nutrient-low ground compared to my heavy loam.
Are the broad leaves from your colchicums?

Month-to-day 35 mm rainfall and temperatures up to 31,9°C have caused a real growth explosion.
My aquilegia hybrid perennials reached a height up to 110 cm and one flower 4 fingers broad!
Never had this before! And I did not fertilize them.

[angie]

Graham thats some display  garden will be looking good this time of year.

Angie 

[David King]

A few from the garden today.

1.  Peony
2.  Iris Holden Clough
3.  Iris Broadleigh Rose
4.  Clematis recta Velvet Night on the way up
5.  Geraniums

[Maggi Young]

Clematis recta Velvet Night  - wow!

[David King]

Clematis recta Velvet Night  - wow!

It's rather nice isn't it.  Gets to about 7 feet and is backed on the other side by Campanula 'Loddon Anna' which is a pale mauve to compliment it (also about 7 feet).  Looks good!

[Maggi Young]

That does sound a very attractive plant combination, David.
 The BD would tell me we haven't the room for such things here......

[ChrisB]

Maggi - they take up hardly any room at all at the base.... would be an ideal companion to the erythroniums as they come when the others go down .... and isn't that foliage wonderful.... I'm drooling here....

[Brian Ellis]

Our 'Velvet Night' was bought about 15 years ago (I think), it now covers an area about 2' diameter.  Never thought about Erythroniums there - it's always so bare in the Spring so I will try that Chris, thanks for the idea.  I claim credit for the planting combination with Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'. though - silly me thought it was named for Loddon which is near here, then I found out it was a nursery!

[hadacekf]

Franz,
interesting, your gras is much shorter - assume you have a much more nutrient-low ground compared to my heavy loam.
Are the broad leaves from your colchicums?

Month-to-day 35 mm rainfall and temperatures up to 31,9°C have caused a real growth explosion.
My aquilegia hybrid perennials reached a height up to 110 cm and one flower 4 fingers broad!
Never had this before! And I did not fertilize them.

Armin you are right, my grass is much shorter because we have a great drought. Also in my garden many plants blooming unusually well and good, despite the drought. The large leaves are Colchicums.
I think that might be the cause of the cold winter.