What's looking good in June 2010

Thanks Melinda.

Victoria - that Plumbago is lovely. I have seen that you can get seeds of that named variety. So that's definately on my list for next year.

ClaraLou - I also find names fascinating. The Latin names seem boring, but they usually have some deeper meaning. For some time I have grown a border perennial - Francoa sonchifolia, which has dandelion type leaves. And I always thought it had a silly name. Then this year I was given some seeds of Sonchus congestus, which I had never heard of. Its a giant, six to twelve foot high, dandelion from Madeira! I was thinking how similar the leaves of these two plants were. Then suddenly the penny dropped. My Francoa sonchifolia is called that because it has Sonchus like foliage.

 

Peter, did you mean the red named variety or the one I have?

I just love all these 'firsts' ...

My first Peach Canna opening ...



My first Agapanthus opening ..

 

Victoria - I was referring to your Plumbago 'Royal Cape'. I remember you saying that it was a better colour than the species. Some time ago I had a google and found that someone was selling seeds of that variety. I haven't had a look since, but it was nice to know that 'Royal Cape' could be grown from seed.

I am still only slowly digesting the seeds that I planted this year, so I haven't started to think about next year yet. But a list is forming in my head.

 

A wonderful and colourful show everyone - :gnthb: I've enjoyed them all several times, thanks.

Woo, your rose pic could well go in a catalogue as it is excellent! :gnthb:

I just have a few taken down near the sea here (and still needing names) -











Think this one is called something like "Gailliard" -

 

Lovely and bright Sis.

Not sure about your Daisy, the second one is definitely a Gaillardia and the third a wild pea of some sort ... I shall have a lookie in our bookie ... :luv:

 

Thanks Sis. I have decided against sowing the Sweet Pea seeds, after reading that it can get very invasive - thanks again Alice.

 

Ive come back again today to enjoy your photography. I love the quality of the light.

 

Whats looking good..?
A few blooms in my little front garden.. thats what.

 

My beautiful Eden Rose..

 

Lovely rose, Roders.

I've grown lots of clematis over the years but I've come to the conclusion that this one, 'Etoile Violette', takes a lot of beating. It's a really good 'do-er' which flowers for ages, never sulks and produces masses and masses of intense velvety purple flowers with golden anthers. It's extremely vigorous but in a good way - it never becomes a nuisance. Admittedly, the flowers are smaller and simpler than some of the showier varieties, but less can be more in plants as in so much else!



I also like this double cranesbill, 'Summer Skies'. Again, it flowers for a long time. I just wish it dropped its dead flowers instead of holding on to them!

 

Some fantastic flowers everyone, keep them coming.:gnthb:

My three yellow Bottlebrushes.
Callistemon Salignus.


Callistemon Pallidus.


Callistemon Sieberi.

 

Capney,Woo,Clara,Strongy,and everybody,isn't it just great that we can set our plants,watch them grow,enjoy them ,photograph them and show them to friends.......AND then put them on Gardeners Corner then hundreds of people can see and enjoy them........You know life's not so bad is it?