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Post by bixaorellana on May 2, 2022 22:14:26 GMT
Tod, if I manage to get bulblets, obviously one will have your name on it.
I laughed at your comment, Casimira, having planted two red carnations just today. As far as staking, the very tall leaves of the Sprekelia are have a stake in front of them to keep them tidy. The flower stalk is too short in my opinion. The link says the flower stalks are typically only @a foot. As a landscape plant, I think it would be better in some sunny spot where it could naturalize -- some place like Tod's garden, for instance.
When I lived in Louisiana, it seemed that every dogwood that bloomed had at least one person beneath it, breathing in tones of awe, "A dogwood!" I felt the same way, along with the disappointment that they never bloomed in abundance, nor were the very big. I have seen them blooming nicely in North Carolina, but nothing will ever beat the fabulous blasts of blooms put out by the ones I saw in England.
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Post by casimira on May 4, 2022 14:42:19 GMT
I love carnations!! Had no idea that they thrived there Bixa. I have never tried them here nor have I ever seen any. Since dianthus do well here perhaps carnations may be worth a try. I adore the aroma they emit.
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Post by tod2 on May 4, 2022 16:18:41 GMT
Casimira - my favourite uncle grew carnations. I wasn't enamoured with them because I was a stupid 13yr old and did not appreciate the trouble he went to. For instance a special wire frame supports the flower as it is so heavy it cannot cope. All this fuss made no appreciation for me, but I do remember the smile he got when a flower was perfect and the perfume so sweet. RIP dear Uncle Herbert.
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Post by casimira on May 4, 2022 16:20:22 GMT
A sweet memory Tod.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 4, 2022 17:32:54 GMT
Carnation is my favorite flower scent.
I have two of them in one of the giant pots holding a Lady Banks rose & they have thrived there. Whenever I see carnation plants, I sniff them before buying and am usually disappointed. Too often they are devoid of aroma. Those two are a very deep salmon-almost-red and, because they're elevated in the pot I can enjoy sniffing them at will.
The kind mostly sold around here are fairly short and bushy, with very narrow grayish leaves (a plus). They get covered with buds and flowers and as long as the old flowers are removed, they keep blooming.
Your uncle sounds like such a lovely man, Tod.
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Post by fumobici on May 5, 2022 14:40:59 GMT
Carnation is my favorite flower scent. I have two of them in one of the giant pots holding a Lady Banks rose & they have thrived there. Whenever I see carnation plants, I sniff them before buying and am usually disappointed. Too often they are devoid of aroma. Those two are a very deep salmon-almost-red and, because they're elevated in the pot I can enjoy sniffing them at will. The kind mostly sold around here are fairly short and bushy, with very narrow grayish leaves (a plus). They get covered with buds and flowers and as long as the old flowers are removed, they keep blooming. I as well. Carnations and Dianthuses have a spicy clovey note that adds a nice layer to the usual floral sweet scent notes.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 12, 2022 12:09:17 GMT
Aquilegias in one of the gardens I work in.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 12, 2022 18:00:37 GMT
Is it supposed to be there or is it supposed be pulled out?
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Post by mickthecactus on May 12, 2022 18:33:01 GMT
Both. That’s a gooseberry bush by it btw.
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Post by bjd on May 12, 2022 18:55:33 GMT
I have lots of those blue aquilegias (columbine) in my garden. I brought seeds from my Toulouse garden and they flourish even more here. A bit less leggy than yours, Mick.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 13, 2022 8:30:15 GMT
I grew some from seed years ago and they've self seeded everywhere..even some of my neighbours have them!
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Post by kerouac2 on May 19, 2022 15:40:54 GMT
I like the idea of plants spreading around, but I also very much understand that it is not always the best thing that should happen.
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Post by bjd on May 19, 2022 17:11:38 GMT
Thought I should take pictures of some roses before the heat makes them sag. Moving them was a good idea this year.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 19, 2022 17:22:51 GMT
It is definitely rose season in France (May), but it won't last as long as usual due to climate change. We have now had more than 30 consecutive days of temperatures exceeding seasonal norms.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 19, 2022 17:45:34 GMT
They sure look happy! Bjd, would mulching beneath the rosebushes help them stay cooler?
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Post by bjd on May 19, 2022 17:49:00 GMT
Right now, it's the weeds keeping them cooler. And here are some unusual escholtzias
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Post by mickthecactus on May 19, 2022 17:53:29 GMT
Lovely colour bjd.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 19, 2022 18:30:17 GMT
I love Calif. poppies, with their delicate silky petals which don't mind the sun. The foliage is great, too.
Those flamin' two-toners are wonderful.
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Post by tod2 on May 20, 2022 8:15:28 GMT
It is definitely rose season in France (May), This got me wondering what spectacular show must be in full bloom at Roseraie de L'Hay gardens in the small town of L'Hay-les-Roses. We made a trip out of Paris one day to see this special garden but of course it was around July as far as I can remember so no great number of roses in bloom.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 22, 2022 9:52:00 GMT
Arum lilies
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Post by tod2 on May 22, 2022 10:22:44 GMT
Those are beauties Mick. Do they also grow wild in the grassy areas in valleys where there might run a small stream? They do here. I'll try to capture the scene when next I see them along the roadside in a ditch or further up on a grass bank next to the road.
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Post by bjd on May 22, 2022 11:00:28 GMT
Arum lillies are almost invasive here. I have a bunch in my garden but didn't plant any of them. In fact, I ripped some out. In this area they grow in ditches too.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 22, 2022 11:12:00 GMT
THe white ones can be but mine is very restricted and can’t roam
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Post by lugg on May 22, 2022 19:43:15 GMT
Bootiful blooms all .. I love Arum lillies ; i wish mine would be more invasive
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Post by bixaorellana on May 22, 2022 22:21:24 GMT
Ditto on that, Lugg!
My purple one came back from last year, but it's still all foliage. I gave a piece of the bulb to a friend & she in turn gave me a little bulb of a yellow one which has one leaf so far. I've seen them naturalized up in the mountains here & remember a yard in Pacific Grove, Calif. which had been taken over by them. I'd be happy with a stocky potted plants with several blooms.
How much sun do yours get, Mick?
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Post by mickthecactus on May 23, 2022 6:34:11 GMT
Full sun until about mid afternoon.
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Post by bjd on May 27, 2022 13:37:02 GMT
I took a couple of photos this afternoon, but these are the only two that look good. The others looked better in person. Two roses and some hotlips sage. Pentstemon
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Post by bixaorellana on May 27, 2022 14:12:08 GMT
Ooooo ~ those roses are so old-fashioned rosily beautiful & the sage is giving its all.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 27, 2022 15:57:31 GMT
It is always nice when the more "ordinary" plants start blooming. The spectacular ones are always great, but the simple ones are closer to my heart.
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Post by Kimby on May 28, 2022 17:16:32 GMT
The native pin cherry trees are blooming in my neighborhood. (They don’t seem to set fruit though.)
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