What's Looking Good March 2025

This is smelling divine in our next door neighbours garden.
A variegated Daphne
jenny namaste

 

Love Tiger Eye violas!

 

Just seen this hebe flowering in a local garden!

 

I find some Hebes flower most of the year, I think they are often overlooked.

 

Well they died in my garden, but I think I'll try again after seeing this.

 

I am now trying to save my monkey cup carnivorous plants. You water them from the top and let them drip the excess water out. Nice sunny day a few days ago so left them in the sun and yes I forgot about them. Two nights of heavy frost and leaves and cup turned mostly brown. I am cheesed off as I just purchased some of them. After researching this problem it is just a case of keeping fingers crossed and keeping them warm. Not sure what has happened to my typing.

 

We have one in a tub that's been in flower (sort of) all winter.

 

I assume you are talking about Nepenthes?
If so they are mostly tropical plants and really should have an absolute minimum of 10c, 15c would be better.

 

But if @waterbut has sarracenia @pete (they may be labelled wrongly) then hopefully they should recover. I have left my sarracenia outside all winter and although the current pitchers are a bit bashed about, it should start new ones soon.

@LunarSea - gosh. Definitely worth re-evaluating - I love some of the colours of them

 

Yes Sarracenia are hardy, but I googled monkey cup and it came up with Nepenthes. I would have thought Sarracenia would be not damaged by frost.
Just goes to show common names cause confusion.

 

Thanks for all the replies I have Sarracenias, Venus Fly Traps, Cobra Lillies and Sundews which are doing fine. It is my Nepenthes that I stupidly left out in the overnight frost that I am now trying to rescue.

 

My Sarracenia have lived outside for quite a few years, the majority are hardy. The trumpets get battered and mine are due a tidy up soon, even if you lose the pitcher the stolons survive and reshoot.
Nepenthes are a different kettle of fish altogether, some will go down to 4°C, but need warm days c 20°C to cope with the cool nights. I've never tried them as I've never had a greenhouse with an area I could keep at a minimum of 10°C over winter. To me they are up there with tropical orchids.

 

Euphorbias gearing up for their display.

E. Baby Charm.



E. myrsinites, a trailing variety.

 

That is a sweet little thing, @Plantminded. I didn’t know Euphorbia went in for trailers.

 

This is one of them (Donna) photographed in late November, but there have been flowers right through til' now.