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Post by Dutchy on Apr 22, 2007 19:09:32 GMT
Yummy indeed, Is that Alpina?
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 22, 2007 19:25:54 GMT
Here's my contrib - dont know what it is - been in a pot for ages and planted it out in my raised bed a few days ago  |
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Post by Plocket on Apr 23, 2007 10:38:28 GMT
That is really sweet Jenny! Here's my ceanothus just coming into flower:  |
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Post by isabella on Apr 23, 2007 18:46:13 GMT
My Clematis is macropetala 'Lagoon' Your picture is really lovely jenny  I love Ceanothus plocket - which variety is it? |
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 24, 2007 5:39:10 GMT
Love your Lagoon isabella, mine has a couple of flowers on, thought I'd taken a pic but can't find it  That little blue flower is cute Jenny, wonder what it is. I have loads of Forget me Nots at the moment, but everytime I take a pic it turns out blurred   |
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Post by Plocket on Apr 24, 2007 7:54:38 GMT
I'm not sure Isabella but it will be the most common one! ;D My muscari are finished now and I forgot to take a photo!  |
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 24, 2007 8:08:43 GMT
Here's my contrib - dont know what it is - been in a pot for ages and planted it out in my raised bed a few days ago Looks like a Brunnera Jenny. ( false forget me not or Caucasian forget me not ) |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 26, 2007 6:08:42 GMT
Thanks Dutchy - I have a little box in my Summer House that I keep ESPECIALLY FOR LABELS - but when I want to find one I never can |
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Post by isabella on Apr 26, 2007 19:22:51 GMT
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Post by Plocket on May 1, 2007 17:30:02 GMT
Hia - Jennywrenn could we go back to your lovely blue forget-me-not-ish plant? I'm afraid I don't think it is a Brunnera - I saw some today with Margi and we think it's called Omphalodes Verna. |
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Post by JennyWrenn on May 2, 2007 18:21:02 GMT
Oooh thank you Plocket I may go into summerhouse and search for a label that says this
jenny x
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Post by owainglyndwr on May 2, 2007 18:36:16 GMT
My Ceanothus  |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 2, 2007 18:43:46 GMT
Beautiful WB - I am still waiting for mine to flower.
RF
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Post by owainglyndwr on May 2, 2007 21:37:13 GMT
Hiya RF Everyone's telling me to get rid of it, as it's starting to get pretty big (5yrs old) it's already invaded an entire border and bushing onto the patio area now  I've had to attack it the past week because you couldn't see through the kitchen window ;D and it was starting to block the central Heating flue. When it's flowered I'm going to try and weave a bit of artistic pruning on it. |
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Post by Plocket on May 3, 2007 8:20:32 GMT
I wouldn't get rid of it Welshy - they are fussy and your's is obviously happy. They do respond well to pruning though. What are you going to sculpt then - a dragon???  |
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Post by Plocket on May 3, 2007 17:10:09 GMT
My ceanothus:  |
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Post by Dutchy on May 3, 2007 17:34:25 GMT
Hia - Jennywrenn could we go back to your lovely blue forget-me-not-ish plant? I'm afraid I don't think it is a Brunnera - I saw some today with Margi and we think it's called Omphalodes Verna. Eh Plocket you are right it is more likely to be the Omphalodes Verna. Which means that that is wat was given to me and not the Brunnera. Ha we live and learn. Thanks |
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Post by Plocket on May 3, 2007 18:08:02 GMT
I thought it looked like Brunnera until I spotted the Omphawhatsit at Dunham Massy - it had nearly finished flowering but there were a few blue flowers idential to those Jenny photographed. I have to admit that it's something I'd like to have in my garden now - it made glorious ground cover. I do like my Brunnera Jack Frost though |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 3, 2007 18:38:38 GMT
Clem. Vyvyan Pennell I am not sure whether it classes as Blue or Purple so I am putting it in both.  RF |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 3, 2007 19:01:30 GMT
I have just found another one.  RF |
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Post by Plocket on May 3, 2007 20:03:32 GMT
The buds on my Vyvyan Pennell are just about ready to burst! I'll post a photo when they do |
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Post by jean on May 5, 2007 21:07:05 GMT
The president has arrived  its beautiful |
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Post by Spruance on May 8, 2007 21:11:29 GMT
Ceanothus with pieris to the left and cotoneaster horizontalis to the right.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 9, 2007 18:16:21 GMT
Gorgeous Spruance - my Clematis Fujimusume has just come out!  RF |
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Post by Dutchy on May 9, 2007 19:11:14 GMT
I just realized I only have blues in Spring. hm I might want to do something about that. These blues are lovely Spru and RF. Mind you I do not like ceanotus in general, to frilly small leaves and the flowers have a greyness to them. However as Ceanotus goes, that is one very impressive shrub you have Spru. Does well with the Pierris too. ( another shrub I won't plant ) As for the clem is it really that blue without the stripe you get for instance in the President? Pitty I have to take too many precautions to prevent wilt in the big flowered clems. Not for my garden either these. Good I can enjoy them on here |
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Post by Plocket on May 10, 2007 10:44:58 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on May 10, 2007 17:37:20 GMT
Plocket that is really beautiful - thank you. Dutchy - two days after I took the photo of the first C. Fujimusume it came out a little softer - but no stripes.  RF |
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Post by Plocket on May 10, 2007 17:51:21 GMT
It's the first aqui I ever bought, and was from Hever Castle in Kent. I've still got the label for it somewhere but it's never self-seeded |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 10, 2007 18:05:24 GMT
That it hasn't self- seeded is a shame Plocket - I must say that really is exquisite - really beautiful.
RF
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Post by Plocket on May 10, 2007 18:14:52 GMT
I've had it for years and I agree that it is a beauty - but yes it's a shame it hasn't self-seeded. Mind you I've never bothered to collect the seed and play God |
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