Close-ups of flowers

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  1. LunarSea

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    Spent several hours wandering around Sheffield Botanical Gardens last week.

    I found this small 'rockery' Allium particularly attractive. The nearest match I can get to is unifolium. Anyone?

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    Cornus kousa

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    Tradescantia virginiana

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    Sisyrinchium striatum

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    Hesperantha coccinea 'Major'

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      @LunarSea I have allium unifolium Eros and it looks like a good match to me.
       
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      Thankyou @pitter-patter
       
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Hymenosporum flavum.
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        Leucospermum "tango"
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        Epiphyllum.
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          Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'

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          Anemone rivularis 'Glacier'

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          Pink Peony

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          White Peony

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          Helianthemum (Rockrose)

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            Certainly looks like Sisyrinchum striatum to me. We sell a lot of them as they are quite popular. They divide well but also seed well but I can't see it having seeded so well suddenly.
             
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            Just a commercial variety of Regal Pelargonium, Burghi. So frequently some really nice cultivars can be had amongst the stuff sold for baskets. Same applies to all the hardy fuchsias that can be had for under £2. PXL_20240612_092423853.jpg

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              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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              Leptospermum silver sheen.
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              Aesculus californica.
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                The eyes have, the eyes have it
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                  More of that Selfheal.
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                    Seems my wife has been sneaking new bulbs into the beds. And I'm not complaining.

                    Allium amplectans 'Graceful Beauty'

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                    Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'

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                    Nameless but very fragrant white Rose

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                      Opium poppy
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                      • On the Levels

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                        Seed head of Jack go to bed by noon
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                          Very windy so difficult to photo the flowers of our kiwi.
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                            Screenshot_20240615-162153.png Very windy here too. In crossing one of the fields nearby, I tried to photograph the flower of the crop.
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                            Flax.
                             
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