Whats Looking good May 2024

The first rule of instructions is ...

1. Read all the instructions.

That even comes before ...

2. Don safety goggles!

 

And make sure you have a first aid kit or good supply of plasters nearby!

 

Rhodohypoxis ...



Sambucus niger ...



Geranium phaeum 'Lisa' ...



Mammillaria heliosa ...



Echiveria pulidonis ...



Some more small Mammillarias ...



Euphorbia milii (it is actually bright red) ...



Sedum spathifolium purpureum ...



Pelargonium ...





Osteospermum ...

 

Oh my, that little Lisa geranium is pretty! Are the leaves sticky, @Michael Hewett?

I have never heard of lots of your other plants. This site is an education. The Mammillaria is astonishing!

 

I don't think they're sticky @ViewAhead but next time I go down the garden I shall check.

 

Thank you, @Michael Hewett. I find Johnson's Blue and Mrs Kendall Clark geranium leaves hard to touch, but I really love Magnificum and Album ones. I'm neutral about Hexham White - neither sticky nor softly tactile.

My Magnificum are just starting. Here they are with Phalaris, a tall Veronica and a tall Campanula.

 

My pepper plant on the 19th ...

today ...

 

Rose in container, variety not known -- this morning.

 

Two Brugmansias center and baby Brug in front of Cycas (sadly no buds yet) ...

 

Melaleuca (Callistemon) Inferno and Perth Pink /

 

How hardy is Perth Pink please @strongylodon ?

 

No they're not sticky @ViewAhead, they're nice and soft. I just checked

 

@CarolineL up until this year I thought it was hardy but it had damage due to a couple of -6/7cs in January and some leaves browned and a branch died but it is still a decent looking shrub. Surprisingly M violaceus was untouched which I thought was less hardy.

 

Brilliant! Thank you.