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Post by Jasmine on May 29, 2015 16:15:50 GMT
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Post by bagpuss on May 31, 2015 16:38:32 GMT
Flowers on my green dogwood  |
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Post by Tig on Jun 2, 2015 15:54:13 GMT
Iris germanica which was supposed to be Frost and Flames - but is more like Florentina I think  And anemone japonica White Swan  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 3, 2015 6:13:13 GMT
  It might not what you thought Tig but it's beautiful. Has your White Swan many blooms on it? Mine has'nt bulked up a lot but does have a few buds on it and looks healthy. This is it's 3rd year..... I'm wondering if it's in the right place but would be afraid to move it. Jilly or Jasmine have one as well, I'd be interested to know how theirs are doing.. |
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Post by Amber on Jun 3, 2015 6:23:01 GMT
It might not what you thought Tig but it's beautiful. Has your White Swan many blooms on it? Mine has'nt bulked up a lot but does have a few buds on it and looks healthy. This is it's 3rd year..... I'm wondering if it's in the right place but would be afraid to move it. Jilly or Jasmine have one as well, I'd be interested to know how theirs are doing..
Oh my, isn't it gorgeous !!
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Post by Jilly on Jun 3, 2015 7:27:29 GMT
Wow what a beauty  I never did get a white swan in the end Ladygardener, I'm sure that Jasmine, had one in a pot last year though.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 3, 2015 19:07:35 GMT
My White Swan sounds like yours Ladygardener, it hasn't grown much but it has buds...and it comes back reliably! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 4, 2015 5:08:02 GMT
Good to know mine is'nt the only one then Jasmine, I just hope it does'nt get eaten before it blooms. |
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Post by Tig on Jun 4, 2015 8:52:17 GMT
Mine have been reliable, but not spread itself about much.
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 4, 2015 9:59:55 GMT
Sounds like we're all in the same boat with our White Swans.  |
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Post by bagpuss on Jun 12, 2015 19:00:13 GMT
This is my saxifrage which is either a fortune or epiphylla. Not sure which. Can anyone help ID? The underside of the leaves are purple fading to a more pinky colour, and it is quite `hairy'! Jasmine, bagpuss, Tig, Ladygardener, Amber, Jilly, andy |
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Post by andy on Jun 13, 2015 6:04:52 GMT
It looks like what i've always known as Strawberry Saxifrage or S. stolonifera.....although i thought that was a house plant
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 13, 2015 8:09:29 GMT
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Post by Jilly on Jun 13, 2015 10:22:06 GMT
Can't help I'm afraid, I've only got one Sax & it's not that one, very pretty though.
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Post by Tig on Jun 13, 2015 10:38:32 GMT
I agree with andy, I have saxifraga stolonifera cuscutiformis which has very similar flowers, although they are born on red stems. Mine is hardy, and spreads itself about.  |
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Post by bagpuss on Jun 13, 2015 10:51:43 GMT
Thanks Tig, andy, for your help with the ID. Mine is definitely hardy and does spread as well tig. It seems to like shade and a bit of damp. |
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Post by Barbara on Jun 13, 2015 11:35:08 GMT
 My first rose of the season. iceberg. |
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Post by Barbara on Jun 13, 2015 11:38:59 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 15, 2015 6:02:12 GMT
Barbara, do you find that there is a strong scent of Iceberg? Jenny is looking for a high scent white Rose. Love the little Osteospermum.
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Post by Barbara on Jun 15, 2015 7:40:31 GMT
I like the scent of this one Ladygardener, not overpowering, when I bought it there was a discussion on here about scent, someone said the one they had didn't smell at all. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 15, 2015 10:36:36 GMT
I tried to smell a standard one in Dobbies at the weekend but could'nt smell anything either. Spider lily in bloom this morning.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 17, 2015 12:21:15 GMT
I tried to smell a standard one in Dobbies at the weekend but could'nt smell anything either. Spider lily in bloom this morning. Love the Osteospermum Barbara !! Gorgeous Ladygardener, -  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 17, 2015 17:35:31 GMT
Thanks Rosefriend, I have 3 blooms open now.  |
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Post by Jilly on Jun 18, 2015 10:20:53 GMT
Gorgeous Ladygardener, you are clever, I've tried growing them twice & I've had some lovely foliage  , so I've given up on them now, well I say that, but you can bet if I see any more bulbs & I'm in the mood, I'll try them again. |
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Post by bagpuss on Jun 18, 2015 11:49:50 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 18, 2015 19:15:58 GMT
Jilly, bagpuss, thanks for the noms, glad you like them. It's sheer luck that makes them flower I think, don't give up. 
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Post by Jilly on Jun 23, 2015 11:48:15 GMT
This is my highly scented White Rose Ladygardener, theinsidegardener Margaret Merril, although as it came from a just P&P GW offer via T&M it could just be any highly scented white rose   Talking of highly scented I've got this Nemesia Wisley Vanilla in a hanging basket to better appreciate the incredible perfume... just like custard or very nice body lotion.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jun 23, 2015 17:19:32 GMT
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Post by Tig on Jun 26, 2015 10:56:34 GMT
My surprise this morning was finding this dierama flowering! I think it is one I grew from seed supplied by your Mum quite a few years ago bagpuss   Will share a few others - deutzia Pride of Rochester  Pentas Lanceolata New Look White  and the clematis Princess Kate  |
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Post by bagpuss on Jun 26, 2015 12:43:12 GMT
You have some beautiful white's there Tig,. Princess Kate is on my wish list! I did have Princess Diana but I think I have lost that one. Good news with the Dierama, what a lovely surprise. I will let Mum know, I am sure she will be really pleased. |
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