One might say that there are not many plants there, perhaps... but what's there is choice!! ;D
Great shots. You already know my penchant for that Silene (or whatever we last concurred was the correct name), but what's the delightful Erigeron? Is it E. humilis?
Thanks, Mark! The plants are Crepis nana, Silene uralensis, and my first thought for the last was Erigeron humilis but I see some lobing on the leaves... need to check it out further.
Yes, it is, with plants nicely spaced to draw one's attention from one to the next! You're welcome!
Here is another photo of the third plant... from keying it out, the main factor being the leaves (Moss & Packer, Flora of Alberta: "leaves... oblanceolate to spatulate, up to 2.5 cm long, some of them 3-lobed at apex, with broad rounded lobes"; all else seems to fit too) , I believe it's Erigeron purpuratus ssp. pallens. Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong.
In the geologic sense, yes, but not in recorded history... but here are some nearby glaciers: In the distance (center of photo) is Hector Glacier on Mount Hector:
And here is a rather closer view of Crowfoot Glacier (about 1 2-3 km?? away as the crow flies, and on the other side of the highway) from up there, and the more usual view of it from the hike up.
Yes, the little Erigeron is a beauty! No, I have not grown it... it's the first and only one I've ever seen (or at least, identified!) The eFlora of BC site is very useful, I agree! It's excellent that it includes the description and line drawing. I see that there is no photo for Erigeron pallens though... I'm thinking I may offer the photos of this plant, and if they determine that the ID is correct, perhaps it could be added to the site.
We have about 1600 glaciers and 1% of the country is permanently covered by ice. But the glaciers melt away - in 100 years almost all will be gone if this melting continue as fast as now. Fun if you get your photo in the eFlora ;)
It rained here on Monday, and snowed in the mountains... the overnight low was 3 degrees C on our thermometer! There was still fresh snow on the flanks of Mount Bogart today...
Now snow here but heavy rain! This weekend we are at our summerhouse. Friday morning (before we arrived) heavy rain damaged the path from the pier to the house. Never seen such damage before. However we arrived in sunshine and the sunshine continues.
The sloe (Prunus spinosa) has no flower now, however the drupes are ripen but unpalatable.
Well, there it is... right from flowering, fruiting, a bit of chemistry, to the making of jam/jelly/sloe gin... ? (I dunno... there is no narration.) Amazing what one can find, Rick!
Is that the fruit used to flavour "sloe gin"? (... Something I have never tasted but am curious about!)
Yes, you can use the berries to make a strong astringent liqueur. I have done it once but in my opinion other fruits are better suited to make drinks of! The colour however was superb.
Just got back from my seed-collection trip...some nice stuff for the NARGS exchange this year!
Our weather has turned...perhaps too late but we have had 6 days of sun and no rain forecast for the next week at least! Finally drying out but I did loose all my summer-dormant type lewisia..rediviva, glandulosa, stebbinsii, brachycalyx are no more :(
Some campanula are still blooming and not rotting! C. makaschvilii, C. raddeana and C. zangezura
Trond, C. raddeana forms a mound about 20 cm in height but the wiry flower stems arise to about 30 cm. Not recommended for a trough or crevice garden as it is too large for that, but fine for a standard rockery.
Haplocarpha rueppelii. a pretty daisy that covered large patches on somewhat moist soil on the high slopes of Mt Kenya. 3500-4000m. They experienced subzero temps almost every night! Unfortunately I did not find any seed.
Todd: I believe your Symphyandra is armena and not zangezura... It is a very lovely plant, don't get me wrong. But it is biennial. Symphyandra zangezura is the only perennial I know of in this genus (which has been sunk back into campanula I believe...we can ignore that). S. zangezura has really distinctive wider than taller lyre like leaves.
I am posting what I believe is the correct S. zangezura first. Second is Symphyandra wanneri, one of my faves...
This is what I grew from seed as Campanula (Symphyandra) armena, too. Four were biennial and one lived for three years (blooming the second and third year).
Gardens look a bit shabby, but some plants keep their own schedules. One year in garden, colchicum in full sun. Planted about 6 cultivars as are readily available, so far others appear disappointing. Lithuanian Bulb garden listed some new ones this year, so something to think about in 2012. Charles Swanson NE MA USA z6A +/-
Ok, sorry I'm terrible with keeping track-- someday I'll do better, I hope. I'll go digging for the label, hopefully I can find. Unfortunately there are other diggers in the garden. Planted one bulb a year ago -- guessing 2 bulbs now.
I've always grown Colchicums in sun, inspite of the directions for part shade. Does anyone know how they grow in the wild? Growing Corydalis solida in full sun too. Though NE USA springs are hardly "full sun".
Well that one, or a cultivar like it, has leaped into my want list. I only grow C. agrippinum (or x agrippinum), but have a dozen or so little bulbs that now flower each year. None have emerged this late summer yet...
Todd: I believe your Symphyandra is armena and not zangezura... It is a very lovely plant, don't get me wrong. But it is biennial. Symphyandra zangezura is the only perennial I know of in this genus (which has been sunk back into campanula I believe...we can ignore that). S. zangezura has really distinctive wider than taller lyre like leaves.
I am posting what I believe is the correct S. zangezura first. Second is Symphyandra wanneri, one of my faves...
This is Campanula (Symphyandra) zangezura. The first 2 pictures are taken in the Botanical Garden, Utrecht, the Netherlands. The last 2 pictures are taken in my garden. This Campanula is biennial, but easily sowing out in the garden. You will never lose it. It's origin is Armenia.
Campanula zangezura is a 'forgotten' species. A plant from 'the good old days', a 'grandmother's' plant. Mine grows for decades in my garden and I nearly had forgotten it. I thought it was as common just like weed, until I discovered, that nobody knew this plant. Part of the problem, C.zangezura is biennial. Most people don't want that. They prefer the modern perennials with spectacular colors, big flowers and a short flowering period. Many of those new introductions disappear after a few years. The money in the pockets of the breeder. I can recommend everybody this species. Put it on the edge of an embankment, in order to let the lovely bells hang over. After a rainy period the plant looks somewhat sad, but after some days with sunshine he recovers quickly. Blooming period: several months. Look out for seedlings, you will find them everywhere, store them in a pot and plant them in the fall, for a new generation. I donated a lot of seed to the SRGC-seeddistribution so you can obtain this easily germinating seed there.
This is one of the most remarkable plants I have ever seen - Philesia magellanica at the Logan Botanic Garden in south-west Scotland. Logan is exceptionally mild, much like many of the Cornish and Irish gardens and has a wondrous collection of plants, especially species from the Southern Hemisphere. It has a very isolated position on the peninsula pointing down towards the Isle of Man and Ireland and has to be one of the best kept secrets in Scotland, a land renowned for its gardens. A few other highlights are the fine collection of Blechnum ferns, the Andean tree Polylepis australis and some restrained and attractive use of stone. More images on the AGS website.
Tim interesting you enjoyed seeing the philesia in that when we visited Logan about 30 years ago it is one of the plants we remember there. I have it in flower in the garden at the moment where it survived last winter when all my lapageria were killed outside.
I grew C. zangezura last year...I think they came from the AGS seed exchange. Several flowered this year but others did not, instead they put on a second season of leaves...they should be very impressive next year. I hope those that flowered this year self-seed. I never heard of this one but I must say it puts on a great display for at least 2 months.
All my Colchium flowers are completely damaged by heavy rain! On the bright side: All reservoirs are filled to the brim and electricity costs are all time low - less than a cent per kWh :o
I remember Polylepis woods along rivers high up in the Andes in Ecuador. They seemed frost tolerant there but they experienced low temperatures during nightime and high temps during daytime. I wonder how they had fared here?
I have tried Philesia several times at home but they succumb in hard winters. Now I have several seedlings waiting for coming to age. They are slow growers. Philesia seedling:
Seeing the wonderful Philesea pic Tim was a trigger for me consider repotting my plant--i only get a small number of flowers each season ,maybe it needs releasing ...... Cuttings taken from the runners that come up at the edge of the pot I find like your seeds Hoy ,to be very slow.
While weeding the garden this morning i came across a pleasant surprise---a seed pod of Lilium mackliniae which i had over looked during the autumn clean up.........
When Peter Korn was here in Minnesota giving a presentation, he told me that it was not unusual for him to find Lilium mackliniae seeds germinating while still in the (I assumed still upright) pod. I am very envious, Dave. I have germinated seed of more than 25 Lilium species,but twice I have tried germinating these seeds with no success. Peter wondered if the seeds were viable to begin with.
Great find! And they're already germinating! I'm sure you gave those seeds an assist :D
Damn ! I gave them away to a visitor this arvo before reading Rick's reply Mark. :(
RickR wrote:
When Peter Korn was here in Minnesota giving a presentation, he told me that it was not unusual for him to find Lilium mackliniae seeds germinating while still in the (I assumed still upright) pod. I am very envious, Dave. I have germinated seed of more than 25 Lilium species,but twice I have tried germinating these seeds with no success. Peter wondered if the seeds were viable to begin with.
I've seen a similar thing here while out in the 'hills' very late in the season of Celmisia germinating in an upright seed head still attached to the plant .(i have a pic of that somewhere which i 'posted 'on the SRGC forum way back.....).
I generally have heaps of viable seed of the Lilium.PM me with your snail mail details if interested.
Rick, I do like the Hieracium villosum, so lovely and fuzzy. I tend to have a very soft spot, no pun intended! for many of the grey/blue hairy fuzzy leaved plants. I love some of the verbascum and salvia with felty foliage, they certainly aren't alpine, but then again, my gardens are quite the mix!
Slugs and rain damage the Colchiium and Crocus flowers in the moist weather we have now but Rhododendrons are happy!
Rh. fortunei (or a cross - it is a seedling) has produced several flower buds waiting for spring. Another twig has big fruits that ripen later this fall. The buds of Rh bureavii is almost hidden among the hairy petioles while an unknown seedling has put out a new shoot - the second this year, as it does every year.
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Mark McDonough
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/13/2011 - 8:06amGreat shots. You already know my penchant for that Silene (or whatever we last concurred was the correct name), but what's the delightful Erigeron? Is it E. humilis?
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/13/2011 - 8:37amThanks, Mark! The plants are Crepis nana, Silene uralensis, and my first thought for the last was Erigeron humilis but I see some lobing on the leaves... need to check it out further.
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/13/2011 - 11:55amNow that's a BIG rock garden!
Thanks, Lori!
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/13/2011 - 11:02pmYes, it is, with plants nicely spaced to draw one's attention from one to the next! You're welcome!
Here is another photo of the third plant... from keying it out, the main factor being the leaves (Moss & Packer, Flora of Alberta: "leaves... oblanceolate to spatulate, up to 2.5 cm long, some of them 3-lobed at apex, with broad rounded lobes"; all else seems to fit too) , I believe it's Erigeron purpuratus ssp. pallens. Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong.
Here's the eflora of BC entry:
http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Erigeron%20pallens
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 08/14/2011 - 1:03amLori, has the glacier recently receded?
That Erigeron is a very gardenworthy plant. Have you ever tried it?
Mark McDonough
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 08/14/2011 - 7:41amI agree with Trond, such a wonderful garden-worthy little Erigeron!
The link to the eFlora of BC reminds me just how good the eFlora of BC site is; all floras should be as good as that one.
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 08/14/2011 - 4:25pmIn the geologic sense, yes, but not in recorded history... but here are some nearby glaciers:
In the distance (center of photo) is Hector Glacier on Mount Hector:
And here is a rather closer view of Crowfoot Glacier (about
12-3 km?? away as the crow flies, and on the other side of the highway) from up there, and the more usual view of it from the hike up.Yes, the little Erigeron is a beauty! No, I have not grown it... it's the first and only one I've ever seen (or at least, identified!)
The eFlora of BC site is very useful, I agree! It's excellent that it includes the description and line drawing. I see that there is no photo for Erigeron pallens though... I'm thinking I may offer the photos of this plant, and if they determine that the ID is correct, perhaps it could be added to the site.
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 08/14/2011 - 11:53pmWe have about 1600 glaciers and 1% of the country is permanently covered by ice. But the glaciers melt away - in 100 years almost all will be gone if this melting continue as fast as now.
Fun if you get your photo in the eFlora ;)
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 10:10pmIt rained here on Monday, and snowed in the mountains... the overnight low was 3 degrees C on our thermometer!
There was still fresh snow on the flanks of Mount Bogart today...
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 1:04pmNow snow here but heavy rain! This weekend we are at our summerhouse. Friday morning (before we arrived) heavy rain damaged the path from the pier to the house. Never seen such damage before. However we arrived in sunshine and the sunshine continues.
The sloe (Prunus spinosa) has no flower now, however the drupes are ripen but unpalatable.
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 3:28pmIs that the fruit used to flavour "sloe gin"? (... Something I have never tasted but am curious about!)
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 7:03pmWell who would've thought...
A one minute video of Prunus spinosa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw8bdvk2tJ4
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 08/20/2011 - 7:13pmWell, there it is... right from flowering, fruiting, a bit of chemistry, to the making of jam/jelly/sloe gin... ? (I dunno... there is no narration.) Amazing what one can find, Rick!
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 08/21/2011 - 12:53amYes, you can use the berries to make a strong astringent liqueur. I have done it once but in my opinion other fruits are better suited to make drinks of! The colour however was superb.
deesen (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 08/21/2011 - 1:59amFor Lori:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sloegin_7722
Todd Boland
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 08/21/2011 - 4:49pmBeatiful scenery and plants Lori!
Just got back from my seed-collection trip...some nice stuff for the NARGS exchange this year!
Our weather has turned...perhaps too late but we have had 6 days of sun and no rain forecast for the next week at least! Finally drying out but I did loose all my summer-dormant type lewisia..rediviva, glandulosa, stebbinsii, brachycalyx are no more :(
Some campanula are still blooming and not rotting! C. makaschvilii, C. raddeana and C. zangezura
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Wed, 08/24/2011 - 12:34pmTodd, nice "bluebells"! I particularly like raddeana . Do you have a picture of the whole plant?
Todd Boland
Re: Image of the day
Thu, 08/25/2011 - 3:54pmTrond, I have a terrible habit of taking closeups , ignoring the whole plant.
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Fri, 08/26/2011 - 8:07amWell Todd, if you don't picture it you can use 1000 words to tell me about its size!
Todd Boland
Re: Image of the day
Mon, 08/29/2011 - 3:19amTrond, C. raddeana forms a mound about 20 cm in height but the wiry flower stems arise to about 30 cm. Not recommended for a trough or crevice garden as it is too large for that, but fine for a standard rockery.
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Fri, 09/02/2011 - 2:07pmThanks Todd! I like the flowers so I'll look for seeds orplants ;)
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Fri, 09/02/2011 - 3:54pmThanks, David.
Here's one from August 19th... fireweed and Dasiphora fruticosa and foothills:
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 09/04/2011 - 1:03pmNo sun for several days - this summer has been the wettest ever they say :o
Still the fuchsias seem to like wet summers.
Fuchsia magellanica riccartoni and F. m. molinae are the toughest of the genus surviving all the bad weather both summer and winter.
And Rick, here you see my rosthornii lilies in flower. Some weeks later than yours!
Todd Boland
Re: Image of the day
Mon, 09/05/2011 - 4:34pmI'm jealous Trond...I've tried F. magellanica but it can't survive MY winters!
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 5:04amTodd, they got through the last two very hard winters here! I know some gardeners here that have to weed Fuchsia seedlings!
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 12:29pmNot a recent pic but I got the identity today ;D
Haplocarpha rueppelii. a pretty daisy that covered large patches on somewhat moist soil on the high slopes of Mt Kenya. 3500-4000m. They experienced subzero temps almost every night! Unfortunately I did not find any seed.
Lori S. (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 12:58pmBeautiful plant, Trond.
I think I saw lots of sloe plums (a recent topic) on the recent trip to France... I didn't take any pictures of them though.
Panayoti Kelaidis
Re: Image of the day
Wed, 09/07/2011 - 7:59pmTodd: I believe your Symphyandra is armena and not zangezura...
It is a very lovely plant, don't get me wrong. But it is biennial. Symphyandra zangezura is the only perennial I know of in this genus (which has been sunk back into campanula I believe...we can ignore that). S. zangezura has really distinctive wider than taller lyre like leaves.
I am posting what I believe is the correct S. zangezura first. Second is Symphyandra wanneri, one of my faves...
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Image of the day
Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:54pmThis is what I grew from seed as Campanula (Symphyandra) armena, too. Four were biennial and one lived for three years (blooming the second and third year).
Margaret Young
Re: Image of the day
Thu, 09/08/2011 - 10:45amThe wide "pagoda" shape of the Symphyandra zangezura flowers in PK's photo are scrumptious. Is that typical? I've never grown it...
Maggi
externmed (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 09/11/2011 - 9:26amGardens look a bit shabby, but some plants keep their own schedules. One year in garden, colchicum in full sun. Planted about 6 cultivars as are readily available, so far others appear disappointing. Lithuanian Bulb garden listed some new ones this year, so something to think about in 2012.
Charles Swanson NE MA USA z6A +/-
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 09/11/2011 - 8:48pmWonderful color and nice tessellation on that one, Charles.
How many bulbs is that, and what cultivar is it?
externmed (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Mon, 09/12/2011 - 3:02amOk, sorry I'm terrible with keeping track-- someday I'll do better, I hope. I'll go digging for the label, hopefully I can find. Unfortunately there are other diggers in the garden. Planted one bulb a year ago -- guessing 2 bulbs now.
I've always grown Colchicums in sun, inspite of the directions for part shade. Does anyone know how they grow in the wild? Growing Corydalis solida in full sun too. Though NE USA springs are hardly "full sun".
Charles
externmed (not verified)
Re: Image of the day Colchicum
Mon, 09/12/2011 - 4:47pmThink it's Colchicum Disraeli
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Image of the day
Mon, 09/12/2011 - 6:33pmWell that one, or a cultivar like it, has leaped into my want list. I only grow C. agrippinum (or x agrippinum), but have a dozen or so little bulbs that now flower each year. None have emerged this late summer yet...
gerrit (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Tue, 09/13/2011 - 2:42pmThis is Campanula (Symphyandra) zangezura.
The first 2 pictures are taken in the Botanical Garden, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
The last 2 pictures are taken in my garden.
This Campanula is biennial, but easily sowing out in the garden. You will never lose it.
It's origin is Armenia.
WimB (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Wed, 09/14/2011 - 12:07amWow, Gerrit, love your third picture, very nice!
gerrit (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Wed, 09/14/2011 - 4:29amDank u Wim.
Campanula zangezura is a 'forgotten' species. A plant from 'the good old days', a 'grandmother's' plant. Mine grows for decades in my garden and I nearly had forgotten it. I thought it was as common just like weed, until I discovered, that nobody knew this plant.
Part of the problem, C.zangezura is biennial. Most people don't want that. They prefer the modern perennials with spectacular colors, big flowers and a short flowering period. Many of those new introductions disappear after a few years. The money in the pockets of the breeder.
I can recommend everybody this species. Put it on the edge of an embankment, in order to let the lovely bells hang over. After a rainy period the plant looks somewhat sad, but after some days with sunshine he recovers quickly. Blooming period: several months. Look out for seedlings, you will find them everywhere, store them in a pot and plant them in the fall, for a new generation.
I donated a lot of seed to the SRGC-seeddistribution so you can obtain this easily germinating seed there.
Tim Ingram (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Wed, 09/14/2011 - 9:13amThis is one of the most remarkable plants I have ever seen - Philesia magellanica at the Logan Botanic Garden in south-west Scotland. Logan is exceptionally mild, much like many of the Cornish and Irish gardens and has a wondrous collection of plants, especially species from the Southern Hemisphere. It has a very isolated position on the peninsula pointing down towards the Isle of Man and Ireland and has to be one of the best kept secrets in Scotland, a land renowned for its gardens. A few other highlights are the fine collection of Blechnum ferns, the Andean tree Polylepis australis and some restrained and attractive use of stone. More images on the AGS website.
Tony Willis (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Wed, 09/14/2011 - 1:50pmTim interesting you enjoyed seeing the philesia in that when we visited Logan about 30 years ago it is one of the plants we remember there. I have it in flower in the garden at the moment where it survived last winter when all my lapageria were killed outside.
Todd Boland
Re: Image of the day
Fri, 09/16/2011 - 4:59pmI grew C. zangezura last year...I think they came from the AGS seed exchange. Several flowered this year but others did not, instead they put on a second season of leaves...they should be very impressive next year. I hope those that flowered this year self-seed. I never heard of this one but I must say it puts on a great display for at least 2 months.
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Fri, 09/16/2011 - 11:52pmAll my Colchium flowers are completely damaged by heavy rain! On the bright side: All reservoirs are filled to the brim and electricity costs are all time low - less than a cent per kWh :o
I remember Polylepis woods along rivers high up in the Andes in Ecuador. They seemed frost tolerant there but they experienced low temperatures during nightime and high temps during daytime. I wonder how they had fared here?
I have tried Philesia several times at home but they succumb in hard winters. Now I have several seedlings waiting for coming to age. They are slow growers.
Philesia seedling:
Toole (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 09/17/2011 - 6:28pmSeeing the wonderful Philesea pic Tim was a trigger for me consider repotting my plant--i only get a small number of flowers each season ,maybe it needs releasing ......
Cuttings taken from the runners that come up at the edge of the pot I find like your seeds Hoy ,to be very slow.
While weeding the garden this morning i came across a pleasant surprise---a seed pod of Lilium mackliniae which i had over looked during the autumn clean up.........
Cheers Dave
Mark McDonough
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 09/17/2011 - 8:33pmGreat find! And they're already germinating! I'm sure you gave those seeds an assist :D
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 09/17/2011 - 8:58pmWhen Peter Korn was here in Minnesota giving a presentation, he told me that it was not unusual for him to find Lilium mackliniae seeds germinating while still in the (I assumed still upright) pod. I am very envious, Dave. I have germinated seed of more than 25 Lilium species,but twice I have tried germinating these seeds with no success. Peter wondered if the seeds were viable to begin with.
Toole (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 09/18/2011 - 12:28amDamn ! I gave them away to a visitor this arvo before reading Rick's reply Mark. :(
I've seen a similar thing here while out in the 'hills' very late in the season of Celmisia germinating in an upright seed head still attached to the plant .(i have a pic of that somewhere which i 'posted 'on the SRGC forum way back.....).
I generally have heaps of viable seed of the Lilium.PM me with your snail mail details if interested.
Cheers Dave.
Richard T. Rodich
Re: Image of the day
Thu, 09/22/2011 - 7:18pmThanks so much, Dave.
Image for today, a Hieracium villosum:
WimB (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Fri, 09/23/2011 - 2:09amVery nice, Rick. Looks warm and hairy :P :rolleyes:
Here's one which had catched my eye yesterday:
Colchicum 'Lilac Bedder'
Schier (not verified)
Re: Image of the day
Sat, 09/24/2011 - 4:36pmRick, I do like the Hieracium villosum, so lovely and fuzzy. I tend to have a very soft spot, no pun intended! for many of the grey/blue hairy fuzzy leaved plants. I love some of the verbascum and salvia with felty foliage, they certainly aren't alpine, but then again, my gardens are quite the mix!
Trond Hoy
Re: Image of the day
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 11:53amSlugs and rain damage the Colchiium and Crocus flowers in the moist weather we have now but Rhododendrons are happy!
Rh. fortunei (or a cross - it is a seedling) has produced several flower buds waiting for spring. Another twig has big fruits that ripen later this fall. The buds of Rh bureavii is almost hidden among the hairy petioles while an unknown seedling has put out a new shoot - the second this year, as it does every year.
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