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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2011 23:46:25 GMT
The rhododendrons make me homesick for N.Y. ....
I would kill to have that white dicentra 'alba', I just simply love it's simplicity and elegance.
I have a slew of stuff popping out here and there,I need to get out and snap some pics. it's been so so dry here,I'm waiting for a good soaking rain to get some pics of blooms in their post rain finery.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 27, 2011 7:58:56 GMT
My front garden -
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 10:25:02 GMT
Very nice, mick. But how to you get them to bloom all at the same time? Or do you pick them all so they are in flower all at once?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 10:49:48 GMT
I read that the titan's penis has finally bloomed in Basel. Besides its lovely name, the aroma is apparently a cross between rotten meat and rotten fish.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 27, 2011 10:57:08 GMT
Very nice, mick. But how to you get them to bloom all at the same time? Or do you pick them all so they are in flower all at once? No great secret Deyana - they are all spring flowers so they will come together at this time. In a couple of months they will all be summer flowers.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 27, 2011 10:58:04 GMT
I read that the titan's penis has finally bloomed in Basel. Besides its lovely name, the aroma is apparently a cross between rotten meat and rotten fish. I can honestly say that I haven't heard it called that before......... I've seen it flowering at Kew a couple of times.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 17:30:14 GMT
Wow bjd your plants are just stunning to say the very least, especially your climbing rose "Pierre de Ronsard" I guess it smells as good as it looks if not better! ;D Bixa - I've no idea how long the allium flowers will last, but I'll keep you posted! The little blue flowers beyond the Dicentra are Forget-me-nots Myosotis (hardy biennial) they self seed all over the place and as for the blue flower at the edge of my pond, I can't for the life of me remember what it's called at the moment - I'll get back to you. A close up of my Forget-me-nots for you Bixa, the flowers are tiny by the way only about ¼" across - I searched high and low this morning though loads of plant labels to find the name of the plant growing at the edge of my pond, but I hadn't kept it! Needed the help of a friend to ID it. It's an Alpine perennial Lithordora Heavenly Blue, here's a couple of photo's for you.
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Post by bjd on Apr 27, 2011 18:54:50 GMT
That's a great shade of blue, Rita. There aren't many very blue flowers.
And I'm sorry to tell you that Pierre de Ronsard rose doesn't smell at all. I think it's a modern rose developed to look old and they didn't manage to make it smell of anything.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 22:30:01 GMT
Shucks bjd such a shame Pierre de Ronsard has no smell especially considering it belongs to a class of roses known as Romanticas!
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Post by Kimby on Apr 28, 2011 7:06:43 GMT
The philadelphus is blooming Wow, our mock orange here doesn't bloom till about July 4th.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 28, 2011 7:53:41 GMT
The philadelphus is blooming Wow, our mock orange here doesn't bloom till about July 4th. What time?
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Post by Kimby on Apr 28, 2011 7:58:14 GMT
(I'll let you know.)
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Post by bjd on Apr 28, 2011 10:39:37 GMT
Actually, I think everything is a bit early here this year. Normally, it would be beginning of May.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2011 0:48:44 GMT
Justicia carnea. Ever reliable,I've had these plants for as far back as I can remember. There is a white variety,I used to have a couple some years back and lost them in a freeze. I must find some more. Salvia guaranitica,one of my favs in this huge family. It's actually a darker shade of blue than the pic reveals,more of a cobalt. The hummingbirds come to this bloom just as much if not more than any of my red blooms.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 29, 2011 3:39:42 GMT
I adore both of those plants, Casimira. That's been my experience with hummers, too -- that they have favorites besides the red flowers.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 29, 2011 5:01:46 GMT
Hmm. My forget-me-nots are slightly different from yours, Rita: I was excited to see this hollyhock open. At the time I was moving, a lady gave me seeds for a white one and a wine-colored one. This was the first I knew that at least one of the seeds had made it.
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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 29, 2011 7:34:14 GMT
Lovely flowers Bixa. Wish I had your weather....
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Apr 29, 2011 9:40:44 GMT
I love the contrast between the wall and that gorgeous red leaf Bixa....beautiful photographs. ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2011 10:22:03 GMT
Lovely pics Bixa,the yellow abutilon doesn't do that well here,only the orangey read striped one . I have had this experience with other plants,certain colors perform better than others. Abutilon being a good example. Phlox also,only the magenta ones do well,the whites languish until they finally succumb and perish all together. Columbine is another,only the pale yellow performs here reliably. I would kill for that single white fringed no less Hollyhock!!!! Althea something or other... Magnolia grandiflora
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 3, 2011 19:13:26 GMT
Stunning blooms Casimara.... ;D My peony...I was hoping that it would be a deep crimson one, like my Nan had...but this is very pink.... The petunia in my hanging basket is a gorgeous deep, velvety red...the pic doesn't really do it justice allium jacob's ladder
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2011 0:06:05 GMT
Oh thank you Cheery,likewise!!! We don't see nary one of those flowers here. So so lovely!!! Another Justicia,this one Justicia brandegeanna,commonly known as Shrimp Plant here. This plant practically naturalizes here it is so prevalent, huge stands of it common in most gardens. A terrific hummingbird lure if ever there was one.
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Post by imec on May 5, 2011 2:10:55 GMT
Haven't looked in here in ages. Wow! Some very cool stuff! That "althea something or other" seems to jump right out of my screen! Not sure how many of these flowers would grow around here though...
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Post by mickthecactus on May 5, 2011 12:07:46 GMT
My tabletop bonsai Lily of the Valley (ignore the background washing.....)
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Post by mich64 on May 5, 2011 13:04:21 GMT
I love it, what a centerpiece! Cheers! Mich
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Post by onlymark on May 5, 2011 13:23:38 GMT
Hands up anyone who when reading "ignore the background washing" didn't look at it?
(BTW, if you zoom in you can still see the skid marks on your long johns)
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Post by bixaorellana on May 5, 2011 22:56:25 GMT
Casimira, what is really surprising about that abuliton is how much sun it takes. Actually, I think it craves it, as long as it gets enough water. Ha, I covet your pink althea (which I thought was a hibiscus) as much as you want the white hollyhock. Don't worry, I'll be saving seed & will try to get some to you. The really nice thing about the two plants of that which have bloomed (I don't know if there are more or not), is that they've spaced themselves perfectly -- where I would have put them, if I'd known. Cheery, the peony just knocks me out -- what a specimen! I have that eggzack same petunia & love it greatly. I also have a trailing geranium in the same shade. I took a pic, but it must still be on the camera. If I find it, I'll foist it on share it with you all here. I don't think I've ever grown ornamental alliums, but it's sure tempting me now. Fantastic photo! I'm not familiar with Jacob's Ladder, but it's an absolutely lovely plant. Is it very tall? Is that this year's muguet display, Mick? Wow! This hollyhock is blooming more now ~ Here's a white Catharanthus which hitchhiked in on another plant, but is very welcome ~ More hitchikers -- the little rose bush and the regular "Madagascar periwinkle" -- keeping company in the round bed ~ This plant is really proving its worth, with that yellow enhancing all other colors on the patio ~ And, around the neighborhood, Delonix regia ~ View from my corner ~ Not flowers, but thought y'all would like to see fruiting things my neighbors have planted across from their house. Immature mangoes: and pirul -- Schinus molle -- ubiquitous around here. This is the tree from which pink peppercorns come. These are still green, but you can see last season's red ones on the right.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 6, 2011 7:52:30 GMT
That's a stunning Hollyhock Bixa. Nothing like the ones we have here in the UK.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2011 21:15:28 GMT
YES!!!!!! I want it real badly.....NOW!!!!!! I have never seen anything like it either!!!! Bixa's Hollyhock that I want!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by bjd on May 8, 2011 16:37:01 GMT
I just went out to take pictures in the garden, but am having some trouble with Tinypic, so will just post this one:
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Post by bixaorellana on May 8, 2011 17:18:55 GMT
Fabulous border, Bjd! What a wonderful combination of color and form. Are the pink flowers peonies? It's just beautiful. I've had trouble with tinypic lately also, which is owned by Photobucket, which was also recently temperamental. Just to have a back-up photo host, you might want to check out Imgur: imgur.com/It doesn't have a bulk uploader, but does have a useful drag & drop feature, plus is pretty fast. Speaking of photos, I see Wizard has been through this thread deleting quoted pictures. It would be really good if people would not quote photos in this thread, as it's already so picture-heavy.
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