What's looking good in January 2016

The rather architectural Echium fastuosum (syn. candicans) at Ness Botanic Gardens.

 

Looking good and smelling wonderful...Luculia gratissima.

 

No photographic "proof" (had my confidence knocked on the photo front, so don't do that any longer) but I have primroses blooming, polyanthus in full bloom (raffle prize from November time) and all my bulbs are way ahead of time (just not blooming quite yet).

@Zigs : that glass of red looks "blooming" inviting I must say! What rose is that smiling away?

 

Know all about having confidence knocked after last year, just grit your teeth and wade back on in there

Everyone behind the bar knows I drink "a bucket of Merlot"

No idea what the rose is, it's at the National Trust garden where I volunteer

 

It's finally sprouted in my potting shed ☺I bought the bulb last spring!

 

You'm growing a Triffid?

 

Hmmm, it looks like a palm, but not growing from a bulb. Thinking back Joolz, you were either in Holland or Belgium last spring, did you buy it while you were there?

 

The tag ive wrote says vulgaris,so as i can about remember i bought it a few miles from here,its been in the greenhouse all summer but done nothing and ive no idea what to do with it now? fetch it in?

 

Is this it @joolz68 ? On the web it says it grows from a tuber.

Dracunculus Vulgaris

 

Spot on Sheal!
All my babies are poking their heads out too Joolz but my biggies are smarter than that and are waiting.

 

Are they supposed to sprut now? @longk Any advice welcome before i end up killing it off...you know what im like!

 

It's a bit early. My potted ones are being kept rather dry as I don't want them to rot if it turn cold. If it does turn they'll die back but reshoot later in the year.

 

Thanks @longk ,how fast does the bulb grow? i wont need to repot it anytime soon will i? x
Im still in shock its grown after all the time its been in the pot x