Oxford Botanic Gardens (piccy heavy)

Thanks! They were a little rushed today though as I had Sue with me...................

 

I used to get in for free

 

Another visit today.

Eucomis vandermerwei..............


Alamanda cathartica..................


Brassia verracusa................


Impatiens sodenii.................


Buddleja madagascariensis


Arisaema consanguineum................


I was trying to trace where the perfume was coming from in the passageway and one of the glasshouses. Finally I traced it to the small flowers of Murraya paniculata....................

 

More from today.

Ceropegia stapeliaformis................


Disa uniflora................


Disa kewensis..................


Disa watsonii...............


Clerodendrum splendens.................


Unknown Vanda....................


Achimenes ambroise..................

 

Bauhinia glauca.............


For @PeterS - Thunbergia mysorensis..................


The Lily pond................


This Penstemon was notable for its huge blooms...............


Linum narbonense..............


And finally some Eremurus...................

 

Lovely pictures LongK. I envy you in having such a place within visiting range.

I still haven't heard anything about my Thunbergia mysorensis. I e-mailed them again earlier this evening. But my T. battiscombei is lovely - still small but every now and then putting out a beautiful dark blue flower.

You kindly sent me some seeds for Bauhinia variegata, and I have three nice small plants, thank you. I have also found 5 small Bauhinia galpinii that I grew from seed last year - I hadn't realised I had got them. Looking at internet pictures of variegata and galpinii I am pleased to see that they seem to be quite different colours, whilst B. glauca is another new one for me.

That Clerodendron is gorgeous. I thought mine (thompsoniae and wallchii) had died as they lost all their leaves not long ago, when everything else was sprouting. But thankfully they have put on new leaves now - so I am looking forward to my first Clerodendron flowers some way off in the future. I would love to find a splendens - though I think its gets pretty big.

And I love pictures of Eremurus. I have tried but they won't grow for me. They hate clay and they hate pots - and I have pots of both.

 

It is the passageway and grown in similar conditions to what I would guess that you are aiming for. Interestingly, it appears to have more of a climbing habit.

That was blooming well too, but the passageway was too busy for me to get a decent shot. My baby T.gregorii is coming along nicely - amazing how rapidly they grow once they get going.

Isn't it just! Like the Bauhinia and Thunbergia it grows in the passageway. Quite big, but not huge.

They're growing in a bed that is zero maintenance. Seed was chucked down a couple of years ago and the plants survive or self seed. Not a good look, but really interesting to see what thrives, what dies out and what just plods along.

 

Took a proper day off today and went to the botanic gardens. There was still plenty to see even with the ongoing maintenance (this time the orangery was shut and several beds sealed off).

Indoors first;
Hamelia patens..................


Clerodendrum splendens..............


Allamanda cathartica...............




Vanda (orchid)....................


Another orchid - Phragmipedium Les dirioulles.................


The deliciously fragrant Eucharis amazonica...................


Fruits forming on Passiflora quadrangularis (Giant Grenadilla).....................


And the first makings of Dragon Fruit................


The absolute daddy of the Agaves - Agave ferox...............


There was also a couple of interesting new plants in the arid house;
Ceratotheca triloba................


And Oxypetalum coeruleum....................


Colchicum agrippinum..................


For @PeterS - Thunbergia mysorensis.................


More to follow.

 

The blue on the Oxypetalum coeruleum is stunning
Great pics @longk

 

I've found seeds!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oxypetalu...lue-Star-Milkweed-Vine-10-seeds-/360571534377

http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_1265g_tweedia_caerulea_heavenborn_seeds

Thanks!

 

More from indoors;
Cubanola domingensis.................


Whitfieldia longifolia.................


One for @Kristen - Solanum wendlandii (a vine)...................


Hibiscus schizopetalus..................


Haemanthus albiflos................


Outdoors to follow.

 

Moving outdoors, there were lots of Ricinus in flower..................


Some scraggly Amarathus..................


This unknown (to me) Salvia.............


This rather charming Cupphea...............


For @joolz68 , @pete , @strongylodon , @JWK and all the other Canna growers I offer up Canna Panache...................


And now JRR Tolkiens Black Pine.......................


If you click here you can read the notice about it. There is a lot of damage the other side of the wall where there is a lot of Salvia.