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Post by Rita on May 20, 2022 19:07:14 GMT
Himalayan Blue Poppy  |
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Post by Rita on May 20, 2022 19:10:28 GMT
Clematis Josephine  |
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Post by Rita on May 20, 2022 19:12:55 GMT
Salvia  |
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Post by mickthecactus on May 21, 2022 9:57:17 GMT
That Clematis is a beauty.
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Post by Rita on May 21, 2022 10:00:02 GMT
It certainly is Mick. 😎
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Post by bixaorellana on May 21, 2022 11:23:39 GMT
Beautiful flowers, all. Never saw a clematis like that before!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 22, 2022 20:11:39 GMT
I've just sent for some Himalayan blue poppy seeds (Lingholm). I understand it's a long term project but I'm hoping that they end up as lovely as the one in your photo  |
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Post by kerouac2 on May 22, 2022 21:12:47 GMT
Delightful, but I was expecting a show of your underwear.
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Post by Rita on May 24, 2022 21:12:51 GMT
My latest purchase… Angel Wings aka Senecio candidans  |
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Post by Rita on May 24, 2022 21:17:06 GMT
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Post by Rita on May 24, 2022 21:17:48 GMT
Delightful, but I was expecting a show of your underwear. So sorry to disappoint… 😂
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Post by Rita on May 24, 2022 21:20:33 GMT
I bought 5 plants last spring and crossed my fingers, I was thrilled to see them reappear this spring and that one was going to flower. They are very picky - this is my second attempt by the way.
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Post by Rita on Jul 4, 2022 19:51:45 GMT
I love this gorgeous tiny flowering plant. It’s Ivy Leaved Toadflax. It grows in places you’d think are totally inhospitable, dry cracks and crevices for example. I’ve admired it for years, wishing it would grow in the crevices of our block paved drive and footpaths. I found some seeds online, which I sowed in 3” pots today, once established I’ll place the pots strategically close to the drive and footpaths, cross my fingers and hope Mother Nature will do the rest. 😎😊🤞  |
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Post by Rita on Jul 4, 2022 20:00:10 GMT
I adore this plant, it self seeds readily. The petals change colour as they age and die. Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard'  |
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Post by Rita on Jul 4, 2022 20:04:45 GMT
New purchase, so far so good. 😎 Acer palmatum 'Beni-maiko'   |
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 4, 2022 20:22:19 GMT
You're doing well, Rita!
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Post by Rita on Jul 4, 2022 20:35:12 GMT
Thanks… keeps me busy. 😊
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 4, 2022 23:00:49 GMT
That Senecio is out of this world!
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Post by bjd on Jul 5, 2022 6:09:32 GMT
I planted a few pink oenotheras two years ago. They indeed self-seed.
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Post by lugg on Jul 5, 2022 20:14:55 GMT
Wow Rita - so many lovely blooms . I just adore the angel wings plant -I don't think I have seen this before. good luck with your self seeding toadflax - it is indeed very pretty
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Post by fumobici on Jul 6, 2022 10:36:24 GMT
I've never seen an Oenothera that looks like that before, it's beautiful. If it's like the ordinary yellow ones I've grown, it's an easy plant.
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Post by Rita on Jan 4, 2023 9:07:25 GMT
Physalis aka Chinese Lantern - isn’t nature wonderful! It’s growing amongst a fern.  |
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 4, 2023 14:17:06 GMT
Those are amazing.
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Post by Rita on Jan 4, 2023 15:24:31 GMT
Indeed, but the flowers are very small and insignificant.
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Post by lugg on Jan 4, 2023 19:44:26 GMT
Envious - just lovely
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 4, 2023 23:22:34 GMT
Does that variety have more of a solid "bell" over it before it gets all lacy like that? Also, is it edible? Very striking.
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Post by Rita on Jan 5, 2023 14:45:20 GMT
Does that variety have more of a solid "bell" over it before it gets all lacy like that? Also, is it edible? Very striking. Yes there is a covering, not my photo by the way -  I’m growing a non edible variety - Physalis alkekengi. Edible variety is Physalis edulis known as Cape Gooseberry - www.rhs.org.uk/plants/127419/physalis-edulis/details
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 5, 2023 18:13:20 GMT
Most interesting! I've never grown gooseberries, nor even eaten them. I have grown tomatillos -- sometimes by default, as they volunteer so readily out of the compost. When I looked up Physalis alkekengi, I found it has changed its name: It’s a bit ironic that bladder cherry was the original “physalis,” because it has now been booted out of the genus of the same name. While it was previously classified as Physalis alkekengi, its preferred new classification was changed to Alkekengi officinarum in 2012 after a genetic analysis of Chinese lantern and its relatives.
Not all sources have adopted this new classification yet, so you’ll often still see it called P. alkekengi. It’s sometimes referred to as P. franchetii, as well. sourceClicking around google, it would appear that P.alkekebgi is still the more used of the two names. |
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Post by Rita on Jan 5, 2023 18:21:59 GMT
Common plant names obviously vary around the world - common plant names are fascinating but cause confusion…. My go to is the Royal Horticultural Society… I tend to trust them as do most uk gardeners I reckon. www.rhs.org.uk/search?query=Physalis |
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Post by Rita on Jan 5, 2023 18:25:51 GMT
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