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Post by Amo on Apr 20, 2008 20:16:11 GMT
They seem ok now thank you Shrub  . I did plant them with a host of creamy white ones but they have a 100% no show this year! Fickle things these tulips!  |
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Post by purplejulia on Apr 26, 2008 14:56:37 GMT
My Queen of the Night have finally appeared having had a few yellow ones come up by mistake!   PJ |
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Post by Shrubrose on Apr 26, 2008 17:53:57 GMT
They're looking lovely PJ. I might almost be tempted to get some after seeing yours and Amo's. But I am pretty useless with bulbs TBH. Are they 'easy'?
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Post by Ruthie on Apr 26, 2008 19:55:35 GMT
As this thread seems to be almost exclusively tulip "Queen of the night" here's my contribution. For some reason a lot later than some. BTW I haven't edited this pic in any way. This one really is very dark!  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Apr 27, 2008 8:44:12 GMT
Scrumptious.
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Post by purplejulia on Apr 27, 2008 10:12:13 GMT
They're looking lovely PJ. I might almost be tempted to get some after seeing yours and Amo's. But I am pretty useless with bulbs TBH. Are they 'easy'? Tulips are so easy to grow - in the ground or containers. I've had the wrong colour tulip coming up - yellow instead of black and also I forget where I have planted them and put a fork in the bulbs. I do love tulips and Queen of the Night are my favourite. I have just found the packaging for my tulips in the shed. I bought the bulbs in Focus on special offer last Autumn. PJ |
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Post by Shrubrose on Apr 27, 2008 10:16:17 GMT
Well, I'm very good at buying 'blind' bulbs. ;D Either that or I'm not planting them correctly. The only thing that really does well for me are iris siberica. They're spreading quite nicely now. But anything bigger -  . Mind you, I did do ok with hyacinths in pots last winter. |
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Post by Weeterrier on Apr 27, 2008 21:31:48 GMT
Were they outdoor hyacinths Shrubby? They are going to be a must-have for me from now on, because they flowered beautifully and their scent has filled the garden. Meanwhile, an Auricula I have had in the border for years is massed with blooms this year.  |
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Post by Plocket on Apr 28, 2008 7:04:35 GMT
Wow that is lush! So velvety! I want a really black auricula (they grow well in my garden) and I've seen green ones that I find rather tempting too. |
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Post by Weeterrier on Apr 28, 2008 8:26:03 GMT
I particularly like the green ones too Plocket.
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Post by Shrubrose on May 3, 2008 5:40:56 GMT
I grew the hyacinths indoors Wee Your black auricula is just lovely! |
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Post by Missredhead on May 3, 2008 5:45:02 GMT
Were they outdoor hyacinths Shrubby? They are going to be a must-have for me from now on, because they flowered beautifully and their scent has filled the garden. Meanwhile, an Auricula I have had in the border for years is massed with blooms this year. This is gorgeous WT.... |
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Post by Weeterrier on May 3, 2008 9:15:59 GMT
Imagine an evening dress in velvet like that. Dreamy. |
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Post by Tig on May 7, 2008 15:16:15 GMT
Not as posh as Weets auricula, but the closest thing to black in my garden ..  |
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Post by carolann on May 7, 2008 19:18:53 GMT
My Queen of the night have only just started to flower.  |
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Post by Weeterrier on May 7, 2008 19:27:58 GMT
Not as posh as Weets auricula, but the closest thing to black in my garden .. If you could see my wee Auricula in the flesh, you wouldn't say that  It has done so well that I have a dilemma. It is so lovely, should I move it to a more prominent position? But if I did, would it be as happy as where it is now? And would it be so good again? When in doubt, do nowt  Two lovely pics girls. |
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Post by Ruthie on May 13, 2008 20:03:10 GMT
I know it's not black (well none of them really are are they) but it's called Black Widow. Geranium phaeum.  |
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Post by Amo on May 14, 2008 6:17:11 GMT
I know it's not black (well none of them really are are they) but it's called Black Widow. Geranium phaeum. Now that's gaaaaaawjus!!!!!  |
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Post by Weeterrier on May 14, 2008 19:34:25 GMT
Here is the tulip 'Black Hero', and one which is really a browny colour, Arisarum proboscideum, the mouse plant.   |
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Post by Plocket on May 14, 2008 20:04:05 GMT
Ahhhhh THAT's the mouse in your "wildlife" photo!!!
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Post by Weeterrier on May 14, 2008 22:15:06 GMT
Yes, but there was no fooling you |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 15, 2008 6:14:12 GMT
I have never seen a mouse plant them before Wee - they are really rather nice and I could just have the spot for one....if I thought about it hard enough!!
RF
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Post by Tig on May 15, 2008 15:26:29 GMT
I thought the same RF It needs moist soil apparently, and shade, so I'm not sure where I would put it? Where you got yours growing WT? x Tig |
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Post by Weeterrier on May 15, 2008 17:18:40 GMT
Tig, it is growing in full sun and in quite dry soil. And I have large clumps of it all over the garden. All from a 9cm pot a few years ago. I have no shade, yet am growing Hellebores, Trilliums and Meconopsis with no problem. We have a great deal of rain during months of the year, but at the moment, the soil is really dry. I wonder about planting instructions sometimes. Though I try to mulch with leafmold every Autumn, just in case. |
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Post by Tig on May 15, 2008 22:57:21 GMT
Thanks for that Wee, I would have probably passed on it based on the info, but if I see it in the nursery or GC (dependent on the price of course ) I will add it to my basket! x Tig |
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Post by Amo on May 16, 2008 7:44:43 GMT
I found a pot of that and planted it and I now have clumps of foliage about 6 inches high and the 'mice' at soil level. Do they not actually appear above the leaves and you have to keep looking for them WeeT??
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Post by Weeterrier on May 17, 2008 20:20:17 GMT
The flowers stay at ground level, and I cannot see my mice unless I lift the leaves. This is a stunning flower, from my neighbour's garden. It is much much darker in the flesh.  |
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Post by Amo on May 18, 2008 6:39:30 GMT
That's the one I tried growing from bulbs but nothing came of them and I bought the 'mouse' ones in the green instead. ;D |
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Post by Weeterrier on May 18, 2008 8:00:07 GMT
My neighbour would buy this as a plant, I'm sure. They are retired and spend their time going to nurseries. And they really nurture their plants. Despite that, if I even comment on something favourably, they offer to dig a bit up for me. Very generous. but I rarely accept, in case it would die on me. Anyway, I wander round her garden all the time, she has some little treasures.
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Post by Chuckles on Jun 16, 2008 20:29:19 GMT
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. I did plant them with a host of creamy white ones but they have a 100% no show this year! Fickle things these tulips! 
. Mind you, I did do ok with hyacinths in pots last winter. 
It has done so well that I have a dilemma.
