What's looking good in September 2017

Tigridia Pavona




Don't know what's happened here.

These always flower in June but this rogue one has just decided to flower now.

 

Beautiful surprise though KFF.

 

You can say that again @Verdun .
i saw the stem last week and have been thinking " come on now you, it's not too cold " Lol

 

Ok, so talking to plants does work

 

Sometimes.....

I still talk to ( usually threaten actually ) my Strelitzia ( Bird of paradise ) even though its 10years old , 5 ft high and 4 ft across and has never flowered.

 

My fruits...........Spot the odd one out.

 

Hi Armandii - yes, I've got some glads in full flower! Also this nerine Alexander -
And my mimosa in the garden has been flowering for a month or two - but seems to be getting into its stride...

 

Hi @ARMANDII ,

No Gladioli but, there's my Tigridia ( see post above ), and, i've had a Centauria Montana in flower since April ( i've usually cut that back by now ! ). Now the Aubrieta , and Alyssum Saxatile have started to flower and the Muscari are coming up into leaf.

 

The mystery spring blooming plant that I referred to earlier in the thread that is producing new flower heads now is my Pleione. I'll try to get a photo tomorrow.

 

You have already persuaded me to grow pleiones longk. Yep, a photo would be good
Do you have any probs sowing seed? The "knowledge" is they are a little tricky?

 

I've never grown them from seed but as the first pod has split I'm having a go. The seed is like dust so all that I've done is to scatter it on the surface of the pot that they grow in. I'm not holding my breath over these!