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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1170 on Jun 9, 2012, 3:54pm »		[Quote]
That's a glorious photo, Casimira. And a hard one to get, too! Those petals look so silky, but they're insidiously reflective. I have the piles of overly glary pictures to prove it.

Yes ~~ I know what you mean about the scent! Last night it rained & the soft pervasiveness of that aroma almost had me hyperventilating in order to draw more in.

I stuck the camera out the window to get the lovely bells in the rain:
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Here are the other angel pics I said I'd post. This one is from May '08.
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This one is from May 25, this year:
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« Reply #1171 on Jun 9, 2012, 4:40pm »		[Quote]
OMG, I'm reeling from the glory of these photos. And from imagining the heavenly scent!
Thanks, bixa and casi, for so amply satisfying my requests!
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1172 on Jun 11, 2012, 3:02am »		[Quote]
I was in my gardens yesterday and we have some early blooms.

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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1173 on Jun 11, 2012, 3:48am »		[Quote]
Gad, that's all so beautiful, Mich. All your irises are wonderful, but that first, very dark one is exceptional.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1174 on Jun 11, 2012, 3:59am »		[Quote]
Thank you very much Bixa! The flower looks like velvet, I was so pleased with them this year.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1175 on Jun 11, 2012, 4:02am »		[Quote]
Another...

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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1176 on Jun 16, 2012, 10:38am »		[Quote]
They are indeed stunning and yes, voluptuous.
I believe they bloom on a lunar cycle, or so I've been told.

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Hibiscus coccineus, Texas Star Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow

The leaves of this plant bear a very strong resemblance to marijuana and have caught the attention of more than one DEA agent when seen from above and growing in great profusion.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1177 on Jul 4, 2012, 11:44am »		[Quote]
The hibiscus is lovely....want one.... 8-)

About 3 months ago we were being told that we should grow drought tolerant plants, the aquifers and reservoirs were dangerously low and hosepipe bans were introduced pretty much everywhere....

It has rained steadily eversince....sigh...we've had a little sunshine...but not as much as we gardeners want to grow healthy plants...slugs and snails are having a lovely time...sigh...

I've been stuck in work when it was sunny and now that I have a few days off we've had storms, with hail and heavy rain. Today it's drizzling...oh joy.

A few plants have struggled into flower...but we seem to be about a month behind with some plants...

a nice little cactus dahlia

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trifolium rubens

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agyranthemums

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salvia patens

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marigold 'Indian Prince'

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astrantia

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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1178 on Jul 4, 2012, 12:40pm »		[Quote]
O Cheery, what beauties! You inspire me to really do some serious planting this coming spring. Well, I bit before that i suppose. I never know quite when to put seeds in. Plantlings are easy because the nursery has them all ready ;D
I brought back lots of seeds from our recent UK trip. Most are the scatter-where-you-may type with poppies, and other spring flowers.
We visited some lovely little gardens that are not tourist attractions - even went to one near Patrick London's place at Mudchute. With the Tour de France taking my attention I may wait till it's over so I can post the photos in a short time.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1179 on Jul 4, 2012, 1:41pm »		[Quote]
Tod's first 4 words were exactly what I was going to post. Jeez. Gorgeous.

I don't know several of those but would love to get to know. While I am not a huge tagetes (marigold)enthusiast per say,but, that 'Indian Prince' is a stunner. Did you grow it from seed Cheery?


I'm going to check out trifolium and see if it will do here.

I have the salvia patens and adore it and all salvias.... ::).

In the meantime, my first Moonflower of the season is going to unfurl it's sensuous self tonight. :D
I was late putting them in, but, they grew fervently.

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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1180 on Jul 4, 2012, 2:26pm »		[Quote]
Casimira - We want a photo PLEASE!!
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1181 on Jul 4, 2012, 3:15pm »		[Quote]
Fabulous photos of that Texas Star, a plant I really miss.

And Cheery ~~ ooooooooo! Did you grow all of those from seed? Wonderful, wonderful selection.

I believe marigold 'Indian Prince' is a Calendula -- the original "marigold", rather than a Tagetes, right?

You always show plants I don't know at all, like the Trifolium, for instance.

And Casimira, please show the moonflower!
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1182 on Jul 4, 2012, 4:18pm »		[Quote]
Beautiful photos, Cheery. None of my dahlias are anywhere near blooming. Nothing much is blooming right now in fact. I went on holiday when the garden was at its nicest (peonies, roses) and now things are getting dry or over their first bloom.

I don't like marigolds either (although this year I was forced to plant a couple that were given to me), but yours is completely different. Indeed, it looks like calendula -- I imagine it beside some pale mauve flowers.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1183 on Jul 4, 2012, 7:36pm »		[Quote]
Gorgeous blooms guys


At first I wondered if the Angel trumpet was a similar species to the only vaguely (warm climate )exotic plant in my garden . Then I remembered I had seen it before but in tree form somewhere much warmer. The flower I was thinking of is the trumpet vine which is some time away from blooming and only if we get some sun
Anyway here are some pics of blooms I have taken recently in my garden

The roses have been fab this year although some bushes are coming to an end now..

Red Rascal ( deep red patio rose ) and Caroline Testout (pink climber) and ditto two photos below photo below

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The trumpet vine is to the left of the above

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The yellow rose above is a David Austin - " Graham Thomas "


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Cytisus Batrandieri ( Moroccan or Pineapple Broom )
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An Allium ( not sure re any further specifics ) 





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Foxgloves

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Astrantia

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After the wild and cultivated honeysuckle ....the little pink flowered periennial is geranium patricia josephine and the white daisy type flower is feverfew
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1184 on Jul 4, 2012, 8:30pm »		[Quote]
Cheery Lugg, spectacular blooms! I love the dahlias and the foxgloves! The colors are so brilliant, lovely.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1185 on Jul 5, 2012, 10:42am »		[Quote]
Oh Lugg!!
I don't know where to begin to exclaim about your blooms and the fabulous pics!!
I wish I knew what they all were, I recognize many but there's a couple I don't know.

Is that rose a David Austin selection per chance? I wish they fared well better here.

That pic of the poppy is amazing.

I do know the trumpet vine well.
It grows so rampantly here and sends down underground runners so deep that it comes up out of concrete sidewalks!! :-X
I'm forever trying to rip it out even though in the right setting it is lovely and a hummingbird and bee magnet.

Great pics!!

I missed photograghing the moonflower last night good people, but, there's more on the way. :D
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1186 on Jul 5, 2012, 5:50pm »		[Quote]
*picks jaw up off the floor*

Gadzooks, those are glorious pictures, Lugg!

What is that wonderful starburst coming up among the poppies?

I'm in love with the flowers below the foxglove. Is that another variety of the same thing below the honeysuckle?
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1187 on Jul 5, 2012, 6:15pm »		[Quote]
The starburst thing is an allium isn't it Lugg? ;D dunno which one tho...mine are all over now.

Everything was grown from seed apart from the agyranthemums which were so sweet that I had to have them....and yes, the Indian Prince is a calendula...it is planted in the vegetable patch...I grow tagettes in there usually but the weather has been so dreadful that they poor wee things were decimated by hailstones, wet and snails....so I had to pop in something a bit more rhobust.

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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1188 on Jul 6, 2012, 12:07pm »		[Quote]
Thanks Cheery.

Lugg, I need to know what that last rose in your montage series is? The apricot/yellowish one!!
Is it a David Austin?
I adore it.

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All over town, the Crape Myrtles are busting out. I'm partial to the white ones in a big way.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1189 on Jul 6, 2012, 3:53pm »		[Quote]
Craaaaaaaape myrtle!!

*sigh*

One of my absolute favorite trees ~~ fabulous flowers + they drown me in nostalgia.
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« Reply #1190 on Jul 6, 2012, 4:02pm »		[Quote]
I planted two Crape Myrtles but neither of them have ever bloomed yet. We don't have white ones here -- only pink or purple.
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1191 on Jul 6, 2012, 6:36pm »		[Quote]
Sorry - re the questions and my not answering sooner. Sometimes I race in and out or spend time reading other posts and forget to check on my own posts .

I've added ( will add ) names on the flowers posted if I know them

Cassie -I was not sure of the name of the rose you specifically asked about ( although I knew it was a Graham David Austin ) so have been out in the garden ( in the pouring rain ;D just for you ) just to look at the label. I had bought and planted the rose so I knew there would be a reminder left on for me in future.

It is a .... "Graham Thomas"

Bixa -Ii am not sure which flower you were asking about if it is the green / white /pink middle I know now that they are astrantia ( courtesy of Cheery )


The Crape Myrtles are beautiful
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1192 on Jul 6, 2012, 8:34pm »		[Quote]
Oh Lugg, no apologies necessary. It happens. There are some questions I've asked on here I'm still waiting for a response to 3 and a half years later.... ;)
And if it would ever rain here again, (it;s been 4 weeks since we had any and threatening to today) I would go outside and look for you, you are a dear and your addition to the Port both in here and on board has been so refreshing.

I wish I could get as excited about the Crape Myrtles. They are everywhere.

BJD, my mother had one planted in NY and it never bloomed for her either. And, there were ones in the vicinity so it's not as though it was a misguided planting.
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« Reply #1193 on Jul 9, 2012, 10:46am »		[Quote]
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Crinum Lily

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Alpinia zerumbet, Shell Ginger
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« Reply #1194 on Jul 9, 2012, 11:37am »		[Quote]
I love that delicate lily, casimira.
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« Reply #1195 on Jul 9, 2012, 11:59am »		[Quote]
Shell ginger always looks so edible [image]
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Re: What's in bloom?
« Reply #1196 on Jul 9, 2012, 3:01pm »		[Quote]
GAD, Casimira!! I was lost in admiration of the spider lily photo, then finally scrolled to yet another dramatic and perfect picture. Gorgeous. (& #2 could be barkcloth!)
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« Reply #1197 on Jul 10, 2012, 6:40am »		[Quote]
Casi -Beautiful ...both . Does the alpinia smell of ginger / is it a ginger ?
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« Reply #1198 on Jul 10, 2012, 10:20am »		[Quote]
Thank you good people!!

The alpinia does have a slight hint of fragrance akin to ginger, although, it's not the edible ginger we know and love, they are indeed in the same family of rhizome/tubers. I do have some of it growing but the flower is not nearly as sensational. Tumeric is also in that same family.
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« Reply #1199 on Jul 11, 2012, 8:47pm »		[Quote]
dribbling all over the keyboard....astonishing Casimira....
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